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Two Vendors with Sunflowers at the Worthington Farmer's Market is a picture, with genre photograph and group portraits. Its dimensions are 4 in. x 6 in..
It was created in 1998.
Kay Gaskill is the Photographer. Julian Larson is the Contributor.
This color photograph shows two vendors selling sunflowers at the Worthington Farmer's Market. They stand behind the display of flowers on the grass, smiling at the camera. A sign reads, "Brighten the Day with Fresh Cut Sunflowers; $8.00 a bunch or $1.00 a stem." The vendors are on the southeast corner of the Village Green; behind them across the intersection of High Street and Dublin-Granville Road, the steeple for the Worthington Presbyterian Church can be seen. A stamp on the back of the photo indicates it was developed in August, 1998.
The Worthington Farmer's Market began in 1988, and was one of the first farmer's markets in central Ohio. Worthington resident Julian Larson was the first market master, and was also responsible for founding the Westerville Farmer's Market.
An article by Susan Porter in the June 15, 1988 "Worthington News" describes the upcoming premier of the market, which took place that Saturday the 18th: "This Saturday marks another first in downtown Worthington. The first in a series of 12 special events--in this case an open air farmer's market--will be held on the Village Green between 10 am and 3 pm in an effort to make more residents of Central Ohio aware of our central business district. There will be plants and herbs, baked goods and jellies and even some nature crafts."
A June 22, 1988 front-page article reflects on the event: "All types of growing and home-grown products were on Worthington's Village Green Saturday for the first ever Farmer's Market held in downtown Worthington...The event was sponsored by the Worthington Downtown Merchants Association, in order to bring more traffic to downtown Worthington."
In a June 10, 1992 "Worthington News" article, Candace Brooks interviews Julian Larson about the products for sale in that week's market. Larson promised strawberries from Crum Strawberry Farms, shortcakes from the Worthington Bakery, bratwurst, greens and other produce from The Ohio State University farms, as well as fresh and dried flowers, bread and hydroponic tomatoes.
Since its early years, the market has grown to the largest farmer's market in central Ohio, and in 2024 was named the best farmer’s market in the United States by "USA Today."
It covers the topic Worthington Farmers Market.
It covers the city Worthington. It covers the area Village Green.
You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wfm0023.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on July 23, 2025.