Diane B.
Yelp
I am the first to support local farmers whenever possible. I have enjoyed attending the Prescott market for many years.
However, the folks who are operating this venue have clearly become excessively rigid, punitive & heavy-handed, in violating religious freedom, & also personal rights.
Our 15 pound, severely epileptic dog, comes with us, into the market, tethered in a dog stroller. He must be watched at all times, and is never out of our sight.
However, he was booted out of the market recently. We spoke with the management, & their strict, no-dogs-allowed policy would not allow him there. No exceptions, even though WE are HIS caregivers.
I have attended farmer's markets in many locations, including California, I have never attended a farmers market that did not allow dogs!
On a second note, when I recently went looking for more of my favorite goat milk based body lotions (who have been at the market for five years), they were no longer there.
When I went on a search for this elderly couple, who are supplementing their social security with sales from their products primarily at this venue, in addition to various ministries they've been supporting through these funds (such as the flooding disasters in North Carolina, the fire victims in california, etc)...i discovered that in early December of 2024, they had been alerted by the board of Prescott Farmers Market, that there would no longer be any religious verbiage, icons, artifacts, etc allowed at the market.
This meant that the Bible scriptures that this couple had been including on their packaging for many years, would have to be removed for THIS venue. Really?
Well, it goes on from there, but I would just say that, by my observation, something is very much amiss with the management at thE Prescott Farmers Market.
We will not be returning.