The Salt & Soil Marketplace, an online farmers’ market based in Haines, will open to online food orders June 1, with pickup of goods starting Saturday, June 3 at the fairgrounds during the traditional farmer’s market.

A pilot project – started this year in Juneau and Haines – is administered locally by the Takshanuk Watershed Council.

Salt & Soil is intended to improve the connection between consumers and producers of local foods, allowing shoppers to…