I was told that the little farmstand in Alton (behind McDonald's) closed this year due to a family illness. I hope they are back, but they also didn't have a lot of organic/natural products, which are my preference.
So, are we talking farmer's market here, or the farmstand (which was a private business)? The farmer's
market used to be in Alton Bay, but I think it closed well before Hannaford opened.
I don't think that Hannaford would be much of a threat to a weekly farmer's market - we love having Hannaford here, but a market would offer produce that the store doesn't even carry or sell here.
For example, I
tried (and failed) to find fresh basil there today to add to my homegrown organic heirloom tomato salad
(for some reason, I didn't grow basil this year) ...