Quarry farmers market close to finding new home

2000 x 1333~~$~~In this Sunday, March 30, 2014 photo, people stroll, shop and eat at the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market in San Antonio, Texas. The farmers market in the San Antonio shopping district known as the Quarry will be closing next month amid concerns about traffic and parking issues. It draws between 2,500 and 4,000 people each Sunday to the parking lot near a supermarket. less 2000 x 1333~~$~~In this Sunday, March 30, 2014 photo, people stroll, shop and eat at the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market in San Antonio, Texas. The farmers market in the San Antonio shopping district known ... more Photo: Marvin Pfeiffer, AP Photo: Marvin Pfeiffer, AP Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Quarry farmers market close to finding new home 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

After word got out that the popular Quarry Farmers and Ranchers Market was being kicked out of its Sunday home of three and a half years, market owners David Lent and Heather Hunter said they received "hundreds" emails from across the city offering them locations to relocate to.



They've not yet made a final decision but, according to Lent, they hope to be up and running in their new location on December 14. This coming Sunday, December 7, will be the market's last in the parking lot of the Alamo Quarry Market.



"We've got two potential locations we're looking at seriously, and we may get a few more offers," said Lent. "We hope to make a final decision tomorrow (Wednesday)."



Lent said all the locations under consideration are within a mile or two of their current home.

"We don't want to leave Alamo Heights. People here have been incredibly supportive."



Lent said he expects all of the market's current vendors to follow them to their new location.



He added that the many offers they received have led him and Hunter to contemplate the possibility of starting a new Saturday market elsewhere in the city.



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