Nov. 8 marks the opening of the Village Farmer's Market which will bring locally grown flowers, fruits, vegetables and other goods to the Western Communities.

"This is going to be a true farmer's market," said Jaene Miranda, CEO of Palms West Chamber of Commerce. "It will give our local growers the opportunity to really feature their products. We're not looking to sell sunglasses and things like that."

The Chamber has been working to bring the idea to fruition. They found Peter Robinson to run it. He brings years of experience running farmer's markets to Royal Palm Beach. He used to be in charge of a market in West Palm Beach and currently runs the Ocean Side Farmer's Market in downtown Lake Worth on Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. He said he even had a farmer's market in Wellington about 10 years ago at the Wellington Community Center.

"We consider [Peter] a true farmer's market expert," Miranda said.

The market will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, November through April, in the west side of the parking lot at the Southern Palm Crossing shopping plaza at 11001 Southern Blvd.

Robinson said he likes his markets to resemble European markets, which he said are cozy and social and where everybody grows their own products.

One difference in the RPB market will be its hours. Most markets end at noon or 1 p.m. and open early in the morning. Robinson said he thinks there's a later crowd in the Western Communities.

The grand opening will feature Jeannette Parssi from the local nonprofit organization ArtStart. She will demonstrate her art using actual vegetables to paint landscapes, abstract, and still life’s in bold colors on recycled paper.

The market will have everything from fresh potted herbs and vegetable plants, orchids, artisan breads, locally grown lettuces and Asian greens, assorted and exotic fresh mushrooms, nursery plants, bromeliads, Bonsai trees, fresh fruit smoothies, local raw honey to gourmet pickles and all-natural dog biscuits.

Robinson said he doesn't think the economy will have an impact on the market.

"Markets are more strongly attended now because they're free events," he said. "I think it will do incredibly well out here. There's already a lot of buzz."

Visit www.villagefarmersmarket.org for more information.