Peggy Castine, a volunteer and website editor for the Farmington Farmers Market in downtown Farmington, stopped by to give us a preview of this year’s market, opening May 3 at 9 a.m. Opening day will feature the ringing of the market bell by a farmer from Two Tracks Acres, a new organic farm featured this year, plus a color guard, the national anthem and more. We look forward to flower day at the market on May 10, plus favorites like strawberry shortcake day in June and the second annual apple dessert bake-off in September. See the website, www.farmingtonfarmersmarket.com, for a weekly schedule of events and a list of vendors.

Michelle Neal, owner of Never Forgotten Bakery in Farmington, always has something new to share with us. This time around, she’s showcasing her Nancy Janes chocolate mint cookies, plus two other sweet treats involving bread and sprinkles. For the upcoming Easter holiday, Never Forgotten has decorate-your-own Easter cupcakes. For Mother’s Day, the bakery is offering decorate-your-own cakes, whereby customers can draw their designs and have them printed on rice paper to put on a cake. Michelle also gave us something to look forward to, as Never Forgotten’s new veggie bread is coming soon and will be available as a savory good.