Farmer’s Market opens in new location

     The Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market celebrated its new home along Meadow Walk on June 14. The market, which had been on New Barn Road nearly every Saturday since April 2021, was relocated to accommodate construction on drains and paving in downtown parking lots.

     At the new site that is next to Graham Park, between Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North, 45 vendors sold food, clothing, jewelry, plants and other goods on Father’s Day weekend.

     Shown above, Councilman Ray Garcia (in the flowered shirt) leads the countdown as Diego Caiola of Florida Marketplace Group (holding scissors) and his son Justin Caiola cut a ribbon. Florida Marketplace Group runs the market.  From left, Jessica Zaldivar of Drip Health MedSpa; Jaylin Vasquez of Vellu Laser; Rodolfo Blanco, legal counsel, Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce; Tico Casamayor, president of Public Relations for the chamber; Matthew Casamayor, chair, Economic Development Committee; Public Safety Committee Chair Carlos Andres (behind Diego Caiola); Janel Baez of The Rich Reporter and Anne Marie Little, vice president, commercial property management, The Graham Companies.