After a successful summer of pedaling produce and baked goods in the Dedham Square parking lot, vendors say they would be happy to return to the farmers market next year.
As one curious patron browsed the tomatoes and edible flowers at the Neighborhood Farm tent yesterday, owner Kate Canney said she's enjoyed chatting with residents.
"It's been great," she said of business. "And it's been really nice meeting all the people. They love to talk to us about gardening."
The farmers market, which is sponsored by Dedham Square Circle, will continue every Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. through October in the Eastern Avenue parking lot.
Organizers Louise Reohr and Adina Astor opened the market in July hoping that it would draw enough residents to justify bringing it back in the future.
"I think the vendors are very, very happy. I think it has been slow the last couple of weeks, but we kind of put that down to vacation," said Reohr, who anticipates that business will pick up next month.
"Local business in Dedham Square have told us that since the market has been there they've seen more traffic through their stores," she said. "It's not a beautiful site, but at least it's doing its job."
Standing over a table of quiches, pies, cranberry and peach scones, pastries and bread, Fanni Reznikov, a Big Sky Bakery partner, said the Dedham farmers market is one of the best in the area.
The Newton-based bakery also sets up a table at markets in Cambridge, Boston, Newton and Waltham.
"We definitely will (come back next year)," said Reznikov, who couldn't decide which treat was the bakery's finest.
"People like our pies because they're like strudel and they love them ... They like our macaroons, we sold two trays in one hour today, and there are our scones ... And I don't think you've ever seen anything like Big Sky bread, it's unique," she said, holding up a loaf of olive bread larger than her head.
C.N. Smith Farm of East Bridgewater and Freitas Farm of Middleborough also had tents set up that sheltered crates of corn, tomatoes, beans and other fresh produce.
Two hundred to 300 people have frequented the market each week, said Reohr, who has also brought singing, dancing, reading and environmental events to the market to attract families.
Reohr is working with the Dedham Board of Health to get approval for local restaurants to provide samples at the market, and also hopes to bring in a fifth vendor, Springbrook Farm, to sell meat and eggs.
Daily News staff writer Lindsey Parietti can be reached at lindsey.parietti@cnc.com.
