Farmers’ Market grand opening brings first-time vendors, steady traffic

The Dispatch

Farmers’ Market grand opening brings first-time vendors, steady traffic

COLUMBUS – It wasn’t too long into Saturday morning’s Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market Krystal Staats made her first sale. Her booth, Embers of Joy Clean Creative Fun, offered homemade play dough in an array of colors and sensory kits for children.  “(It’s) just an alternative for screens,” Staats said, “something that gets kids to use their imagination.” Though the Columbus resident said she’s made the “Joy Dough” for the last few years – mixing an…