Providence Journal / Steve Szydlowski
An uncharacteristically uncrowded moment at the Hope High School Farmers' Market last July.

When the Farm Fresh Farmers' Markets move outdoors June 6, the vendors who've edged the driveway at Providence's Hope High School in previous years will have moved 1.6 miles north on Hope Street to Lippitt Park, the grassy triangle where Hope Street meets Blackstone Boulevard at the Pawtucket line.

Renamed Providence / Hope St. Farmers' Market, the much larger space includes abundant shade and a playground, and lots of room for the popular Saturday market to grow. It will also be a straight shot down the Boulevard to two other popular East Side markets, the original Whole Foods and East Side Marketplace.

Familiar nearby restaurant landmarks nearby include Oak, Chez Pascal, India, Ran Zan, LJ's BBQ, Garden Grille Cafe, Rasoi, Moonstar Chinese and Ronzio Pizza, all in a cluster on one side or the other of the Providence-Pawtucket line.

In tomorrow's Journal Food section, Gail Ciampa notes that "The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has announced that four farmers' markets in state parks will open on a weekly basis" beginning May 1. (Farmers' markets are back, starting May 1)

Until Farm Fresh moves outside June 6, though, Farm Fresh's Farmers' Market at Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, will continue indoors every Saturday in May from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.