The Alaska Farmers Market Association has awarded the Haines Farmers Market a grant that aims to boost attendance and increase sales for vendors.

Market manager Melina Shields said the $1,150 grant will go toward printing limited edition t-shirts and tote bags, paying a local artist for a new design for next year’s t-shirts and posters and placing an ad in the 2019 Haines Visitors Guide.

The last farmers market of the season will be Saturday,…