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The Cattle Drivers entertained the crowd with big smiles and beautiful songs. Pictured: Kevin Keady (center), Don Groover (left) and Robbie Soltz (right). — Siobhan Beasley

Curtis Friedman (right), along with his nephew Julian Rowe, sells local sea salt harvested straight from South Beach. The salt water is brought to a greenhouse in VIneyard Haven, where the water it evaporates for 3 weeks. Curtis runs Martha's Vineyard Sea Salt with his wife Heidi Friedman, not pictured. — Siobhan Beasley

Martha's Vineyard Sea Salt sells a wide variety of flavors, like the Smoked Oak pictured here. — Siobhan Beasley

Tea Lane Farm brought a beautiful display of specialty cut flowers to the West Tisbury farmers market. — Siobhan Beasley

Alisa Javits of Tea Lane Farm in Chilmark sells specialty cut flowers to a happy customer. — Siobhan Beasley

Sandy Bernat, of Seastone Papers in West Tisbury, sells her handmade paper goods. Many of the fibers she uses are from local and recycled fibers, like seaweed, flowers, and denim jeans. — Siobhan Beasley

Tucker Pforzheimer of MVM in Chilmark sells locally grown Hana Shitaki mushrooms, as well as Wine Caps and Oyster mushrooms when they are in season. — Siobhan Beasley

Andrea Roger's local lavendar sachets can be used to add fragrence to a drawer or closet, or serve as a useful sleep aid when placed under a pillow. — Siobhan Beasley

Philip James of Brooklyn, NY and Chappaquiddick visits the West Tisbury farmers market everytime he comes to the island. — Siobhan Beasley
The West Tisbury Farmers’ Market opened for the summer season last Saturday at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. The popular Island gathering includes locally grown and raised vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy in addition to baked goods, flowers, herbs and spices, personal care products, and sundries. The market, which runs from 9 am until 12 noon every Wednesday and Saturday, is a one-stop venue for groceries, gift shopping, and a healthy dose of local color. For more information, visit thewesttisburyfarmersmarket.com of find the market on Facebook.