This is what we bought for just $14.07: red beets, romaine lettuce, a yellow and red pepper, 2 limes, 2 lemons, brussels sprouts, broccoli and one large beefsteak tomato. For $20 more, Jason got his favorite beef jerky - a great protein-rich snack he can take anywhere. We also bought a gorgeous purple hydrangea, one of my most favorite flowers since seeing them in Costa Rica on our honeymoon.
It was so nice to see people really supporting local growers and businesses, both in the farmer's market and along Plant Street. People also seemed more relaxed and there was plenty of easy conversation between us customers while waiting in line to pay for our bounties. Why wouldn't you want to do your produce shopping this way?! Baxter was quite a hit too with kids and adults who couldn't help but smile when they saw him walk by!
So, to help all of you find farmer's markets in your area, I researched quite a large list of markets where I have family and friends. Forgive me for the lengthy list and if there are some listed that are no longer in operation. Please, do you part by supporting local farmers and businesses! While supporting them and their families, you're buying fresher, healthier foods and you are helping the environment since goods have not traveled as far to reach your table. It's educational too. Take your kids and teach them about the different fruits and vegetables available and try something new!
If you know of a farmer's market not on the list below and want to share it with others, please post the information. Also, I want to hear what you like best about farmers markets.
Cheers!
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Farmer's Markets (by location)
Central FL:
Apopka Foliage and Fresh Market
Saturdays 8am-1pm (October 2012 - May 2013)
Kit Land Nelson Park. 10 North Forest Avenue, Apopka Fl 32704
Saturdays 8am-1pm (October 2012 - May 2013)
Kit Land Nelson Park. 10 North Forest Avenue, Apopka Fl 32704
Audubon Park Community Market
Mondays 6pm-10pm
1842 E. Winter Park Rd
College Park Farmers Market
Thursdays 5pm - 9pm
Infusion Tea, 1600 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804
FAVO Market
First Fridays 5pm-9pm
Faith Arts Village Orlando, 221 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando, Florida 32801
Kissimmee Valley Farmers Market
Tuesdays 4pm - 8pm
Lake Eola Farmers Market
Sundays 10am-4pm
Lake Eola Park
Lake Mary Farmers Market
Saturdays 9am - 1:30pm
Lake Mary City Hall, Corner of Lake Mary Blvd & 4th Street
100 North Country Club Road, Lake Mary, FL
Maitland Farmers Market
Sundays 9am-2pm
Lake Lily, 17-92 at Maitland Ave
The Mount Dora Village Market
Sundays from 9am - 2pm
125 Edgerton Court, Mount Dora, FL
On the Lakefront in beautiful Elizabeth Evans Park
Odessa Farmers Market
Sundays 10am-3am
8701 Gunn Hwy, Odessa, FL 33556
Oviedo Farmers Market
First Saturday of each month, 9am - 2pm
Historic Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway, Oviedo, FL
Saturdays
7am - 2pm
1101
Lloyds Lane, Oviedo, FL 32765
Plaza Theatre Farmer's Market
Saturdays 9am-2pm
425 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Sand Lake Farmers Market
Saturdays 9am-2pm
Dr. Phillips Marketplace on Dr. Phillips Blvd. at Sand Lake Rd in the Sand Turkey District.
Sanford Farmers Market
Saturdays 9am - 2pm
E 1st St & Magnolia Ave, Sanford, FL 32771
Sustain Natural Market Farmers Market
Sundays 10am - 2pm, Sustain Natural Market
3060 E Semoran Blvd, Ste 100, Apopka, FL 32703
Winter Garden Farmers Market
Saturdays year-round 9am-2pm.
300 West Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Ocala, FL Area:
Ocala
Farm Market is held every Saturday from 8:00am to 1:00pm on the Downtown Square
Sarasota, FL Area:
Address: 1517 State St, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone:(941) 225-9256
Closed on Friday.
Tampa, FL Area:
Seminole
Heights
Held
on the Second Sunday of Each Month, October thru May.
9:00AM – 2:00PM
Hillsborough High School, 5000 N. Central Ave. Tampa,
FL 33603
Hyde
Park Village
Held
on every First Sunday of Each Month, Year Round.
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Inside Hyde Park Village, 742 South Village Circle,
Tampa, FL 33604
Northeastern
Pennsylvania:
Bloomsburg, PA
This is a year-round indoor market with fresh, locally gown products.
Main and Market Streets in downtown Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Dates
Tuesdays, 7am - 1pm
Thursdays, 7am - 1pm
Saturdays, 7am - 1pm
June - October
This is a year-round indoor market with fresh, locally gown products.
Main and Market Streets in downtown Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Dates
Tuesdays, 7am - 1pm
Thursdays, 7am - 1pm
Saturdays, 7am - 1pm
June - October
Hazelton, PA
This is a seasonal open air market.
Hazel Park at 260 Washington Avenue in Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Dates
Wednesdays, 2 - 6pm
Fridays, 2 - 6pm
July - October
This is a seasonal open air market.
Hazel Park at 260 Washington Avenue in Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Dates
Wednesdays, 2 - 6pm
Fridays, 2 - 6pm
July - October
Lewisburg, PA
This is a seasonal open air market
Hufnagle Park in downtown Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Dates
Fridays, 11am - 5pm
April – November
This is a seasonal open air market
Hufnagle Park in downtown Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Dates
Fridays, 11am - 5pm
April – November
Scranton, PA
This is a seasonal open air market featuring home-grown and freshly picked produce.
900 Barring Avenue, off Providence Rod and Albright Avenue, in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Dates
Mondays, noon - 7pm
Wednesdays, noon - 7pm
Fridays, noon - 7pm
July-November
This is a seasonal open air market featuring home-grown and freshly picked produce.
900 Barring Avenue, off Providence Rod and Albright Avenue, in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Dates
Mondays, noon - 7pm
Wednesdays, noon - 7pm
Fridays, noon - 7pm
July-November
Sunbury, PA
This is a year-round public market.
Location
436 Market Street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Dates
Fridays, 7am - 4pm
Saturdays, 7am - 1pm
year-round
This is a year-round public market.
Location
436 Market Street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Dates
Fridays, 7am - 4pm
Saturdays, 7am - 1pm
year-round
Wilkes-Barre, PA
This is a seasonal open air market.
Location
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Parking Lot in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Dates
Tuesdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm
June - September
This is a seasonal open air market.
Location
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Parking Lot in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Dates
Tuesdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm
June - September
This is a seasonal open air market.
Location
Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Dates
Thursdays, 10am - 4pm
June - November
Richmond, VA: (Richmond has
it going on with Farmer’s Markets!)
Saturdays, (Growers' Market) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday (Vintage & Growers' Market) 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., May to December.
Sunday (Vintage & Growers' Market) 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., May to December.
Ashland Farmers Market
101 Thompson St Ashland, VA 23005 (on Duncan Street Behind Town Hall)
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., May to October. with
a Thanksgiving Market on November 19th and a Holiday Market on December 3rd.
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., May to October
Hull Street and Old Hundred Road
Hull Street and Old Hundred Road
Byrd House Market
224 South Cherry St Richmond VA 23220 (x S. Linden St & Idlewood Ave, behind William Byrd Community House)
Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m., May to October.
Carytown Farmer's Market
3300 W Cary St Richmond, VA 23221 (x S Dooley Ave)
Carytown Farmer's Market
3300 W Cary St Richmond, VA 23221 (x S Dooley Ave)
Sundays, 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m., August to
November.
Carytown Cleaners parking lot
Carytown Cleaners parking lot
Saturdays,
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May to October.
Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., April to
December.
Hugenot Road Entrance
Hugenot Road Entrance
year round
Goochland Farmers Market
2955 River Road West Goochland, VA 23063 Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-noon, May to October.
Grace Episcopal Church
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., April to October
Great Big Greenhouse Lakeside Farmer's Market
6110 Lakeside Ave Richmond, Virginia 23228 (Lakeside Towne Center) Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m.-noon and 3:00 PM-7: 00 p.m. and Saturdays, 8AM-noon, April to December.
One block south of Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.
Monday, 5-9 PM, April to October.
GrowRVA 1st Fridays @ Quirk Gallery
311 West Broad St Richmond, VA 23220 Fridays, 1st FRIDAY of each month from 5:00-9:00 pm Year Round (except January).
McGuire VA Farmers Market
1201 Broad Rock Blvd Richmond, Virginia 23224 Fridays, 12:00-3:00
1201 Broad Rock Blvd Richmond, Virginia 23224 Fridays, 12:00-3:00
Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-noon, May to October.
Richmond's First Baptist Church Corner of Monument Avenue & North Robinson Street
Richmond's First Baptist Church Corner of Monument Avenue & North Robinson Street
Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-noon, May to October.
Behind the Bank of Essex
Behind the Bank of Essex
Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m., May to September.
Saturdays, 7 a.m.-noon, April to October.
under the MLK Bridge near the Union Train Stn on River St
under the MLK Bridge near the Union Train Stn on River St
Pole Green Produce Stand
6547 Pole Green Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
April
through Thanksgiving
Powhatan Farmers Market | Vendors
3835 Old Buckingham Road Powhatan, Va 23139 (Roundabout in the Historic Village of Powhatan County) Thursdays, 4 pm-7pm, April to October.
South of the James Market
Forest Hill Ave & 42nd Street
Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-noon, May to December
South of the James Winter Market
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts
3411 Semmes Ave, Richmond VA 23225
Saturday, 10 am-noon, December to April
Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-noon, May to October
Thursdays, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., June to November
Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m., May to September
Gayton Road & Ridgefield Parkway
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