By Randy Rice

Special to Gravette Community Guide

This year marks the 16th year the Gravette Farmers Market has been in operation . The highly popular Saturday morning tradition began in 2008 . The market is organized and run by local volunteer farmers who also sell their products at the market .

Beth Patton , of Patton Farms , is the co-manager of the Gravette Farmers Market , as well as a vendor .

“ We have a co-manager situation and hold meetings throughout the year ,” said Patton . “ It was a great venue for us to sell what we produce , plus we all felt the market had become an important part of the Gravette

community .” Currently there are 16 registered vendors who setup at the Gravette Farmers Market every Saturday morning from mid- to late-April through the first freeze in the fall .

“ We also sometimes have a vendor that might just be there for a weekend ,” she noted . “ For instance , last year the Benton

County Master Gardeners Association came and put up a booth and was handing out informational material about gardening and related topics . Another example is a vendor who comes only in the spring to sell berries .”

One thing that sets the the Gravette Farmers Market apart from other markets is that all of