The sights and smells of fresh produce, baked goods, homemade soaps and more filled the air May 19 at this year’s Northampton Farmers Market opening.

Vendors from around the Northampton area filled the pavilions at Northampton’s Municipal Park, 1401 Laubach Ave.

This year’s market will have a little bit of everything, from grass-fed beef and pork to produce, baked goods, ready-made meals, soaps and lotions.

“This is the first year in a long time that we have the second pavilion open with vendors,” said Pat Knopf, farmers market manager. “It has usually been one pavilion, but we increased our vendors so much that we now have two pavilions.”

For longtime vendors such as Janice Graver, of Graver Farmstead in Moore Township, the farmers market means a chance to reconnect with customers buying items such as their grass-fed beef and pork.

“I love seeing the people,” Graver said. “I mean that sincerely. We have repeat customers every year, and it is so great to see them every year in the spring and summer.”

The community aspect also draws Nellie Laudenbach, of Bath, who makes homemade cakes and pies and has attended the farmers market for the last five or six years.

“I’ve been a teacher all of my career, so I just love to be with people,” Laudenbach said. “I just like to see the smiles on people’s faces, especially on our first day back after the winter.”

Meanwhile, new vendors are excited to become part of the yearly summertime tradition.

“I think it is a great thing to be part of the community,” said Karen Deichman, of Deichman Farms, Bath. “We really appreciate the people that are running the farmers market, and it is just a nice place to showcase what we have, like herbs and produce. We will have more later as the season goes along.”

For Julie Gooch, of the Gooch Coop, becoming part of the farmers market provides an opportunity to share something that started with her family — sourdough bread — with the larger community.

“It has snowballed, and here I am,” Gooch said.

Exploring all the vendors and what they have to offer is a highlight for longtime farmers market customers like Vicky Richards, of Northampton.

“We are out here regularly,” Richards said, referring to herself and her husband. “We enjoy the opportunity to support local growers and people who make their own local products.”

“I think it’s important for people to be able to get farm-to-table and not have to just rely on the grocery store,” Knopf said. “Everything here is freshly made or fresh from the farms.”

Customers can also participate in the loyalty program at the farmers market, which enters people who spend $40 at the farmers market into a drawing for gift cards to be used at the market, Knopf said.

The Northampton Farmers Market takes place 3-6 p.m. every Tuesday, rain or shine, through the end of September under the pavilions along Smith Lane at Municipal Park.