“Jude Biegert, left, is the new manager of the Bayview Farmers Market, while baked good vendor Debbie Lambert serves as secretary of the board.Jim Larsen / staff photoThe Bayview Farmers Market will open next month under a new management structure.The vendors have taken ownership of the market, said Jude Biegert, whom the vendors chose as market manager. They operate under the name Bayview Farmers Market Co-op Association.Biegert is a personal accountant and self-described advocate for home-based businesses. She has extensive experience in flea markets, street fairs and farmers markets, and managed the Freemont Market Store for the Freemont Sunday Market in Seattle.Last year, the Bayview market was operated by the ownership group at Bayview Corner which kept the market operating at its long-time site next to Bayview Hall. That group, called Goosefoot and managed by Linda Moore, turned over operations to the vendors in March, Biegert said. We lease from Goosefoot Community Fund. Next week, passersby will see workers laying hemp rope on the market grounds, marking the booth placements permanently. You can see the footprint of the market year around, Biegert said.Also next week, the market’s interim board of directors is expected to become permanent. Scott Mauk will be president, Vanca Lumsden vice president, Jude Biegert treasurer, and Debbie Lambert secretary.Biegert now describes the Bayview Farmers Market at vendor owned and vendor managed. The revenue surplus at the end of the year will be rolled over to support the following year’s operation.We’ve pledged to preserve it and keep it prosperous, said Biegert. We have so many plans and so many ideas.The Bayview market has now gone through major management changes in each of the last two years. It was started by South Whidbey Tilth, which last year moved its market about half a mile up the highway to its Thompson Road property.Opening day at Bayview will be Saturday, May 12, when farm vendors will have fresh greens, spring vegetables, flowers and starter plants, in addition to baked goods and farm and garden items.The emphasis will always be on farmers, however. Biegert said Bayview is a state-designated farmers market, and as such must receive at least half its revenue from farm products. The market missed that goal by one percent last year, she said, but intends to meet it this year. No more non-farm booths will be added. She hopes that a plan to let non-farm booths operate inside Bayview Hall under different management works out for this year.Beginning July 4, vendors will commence their second season of the Mid-week Wednesay markets that proved popular last year.Any Washington direct-marketing home farmers and gardeners are welcome to inquire about vending opportunities. Call Jude Biegert at 360-221-6903 or write to P.O. Box 902, Langley WA 98260. A Web site is now under construction atwww.bayviewfarmersmarket.com “