Visitor danced to the music during a recent Friday Night Farmers' Market at Redbud Park in Clearlake, Calif. Courtesy photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Friday Night Farmers' Market at Redbud Park in Clearlake hosts its annual free ice cream social in celebration of the season this Friday, Aug. 20, during the market's regular hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For its third season, the Lake County Community Co-op's members dish up free organic ice cream for attendees of the Market.

Market goers will also be treated to the well-coordinated and musically delightful efforts of the Cobb Stompers, the "good time" string band from Cobb Mountain.

As well, Lake County's peak season local abundance will be showcased by Leonardis Organics, featuring heirloom varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchinis, as well as unique pickins' like ochra, edamame, eggplant and more.

The Friday Night Farmers' Market is a collaborative effort of the Lake County Community Co-op, the Clearlake Chamber of Commerce and the City of Clearlake and is located under the cool trees on the lakefront lawn of Redbud Park in Clearlake.

The farmers' market is part of the Lake County Community Co-op's vision for a more sustainable local food system. For more information on the market, go to www.lakeco-op.org, or call Market Manager Hileri Shand at 707-483-0785.

Now celebrating more than two and a half years in existence, the Lake County Community Co-op (LCCC) envisions cultivating an evolving community by nurturing values of social, economic and environmental responsibility.

The co-op encourages member input and participation for the continued success of its co-creation. It wishes to support local farmers and producers while providing a forum for community activities. For more information or to become a member of the LCCC, follow the links at www.lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.

Canned goods are among the many offerings at the weekly markets in Clearlake, Calif. Courtesy photo.