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Clark Park Farmers Market will soon have a new footprint, according to a recent announcement by The Food Trust, the organization that runs the market. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 12 the market will slightly move and operate on the Chester Avenue sidewalk on the park’s North Side, which is between Baltimore and Chester.

After the move the market, which has so far operated along 43rd Street, will have an L shape – it will occupy the southern half of 43rd Street and the sidewalk along the north side of Chester Avenue.

The new location of the market will be permanent due to the construction of the apartment building at 43rd and Baltimore. It will remain in effect after the construction is complete.

To accommodate the market vendors at the new location, 43rd Street will be closed to vehicular traffic and parking will not be permitted along the north side of Chester Avenue on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (see the map). Vehicles that will be found parked in this section during these hours may be ticketed or towed.

UPDATE: The move will also affect independent vendors who set up their tables on the north side of Chester Avenue and on the northwest corner of 43rd and Chester. While the farmers market is in operation, all other vendors will be asked to refrain from setting up within the new footprint (including the north side of Chester Avenue). The market operates on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, go here.