There is no reason not to buy fresh and buy local! There is a Farmers Market in almost every city in the surrounding area. Find one closest to you and have fun!
Farmers Markets
East Side of Cleveland
- North Union Farmers Market- Shaker Square Open Saturdays 8am-noon, April 3-December.
- North Union Farmers Market- Indoor Winter Market at Shaker Square Saturdays 9-noon, January 9- March 27
- North Union Farmers Market- Chagrin Falls Sundays 10-1, check back for new dates!
- Coit Road Market- (located at Coit and Woodworth Rds. in Cleveland) Open year round on Mondays 4-7 Saturdays from 8-1, and Wednesdays from 10-3 Mid April- Mid December
West Side of Cleveland
- North Union Farmers Market- Lakewood (At the intersection of Aurthur and Detroit Rd.) Wednesday 10-2, July- September
- North Union Farmers Market- Parma (Sterns Farm) Sundays 10-1, July 12-September 2
- North Union Farmers Market- Crocker Park Saturdays 9-1, re-opening April 10
- Kamm's Corners Farmers Market (Fairview Park, moved indoors for the winter months November-May) Second Sunday of every month 10-2
- Strongsville Farmers Market (Strongsville Town Commons, by the Library) Thursdays 2-6, August- October
Medina
- Medina Farmers Market (Medina City Square) Saturday 9-1, Mid June- Mid September
Downtown Cleveland
- North Union Farmers Market- The Cleveland Clinic Wednesdays 10:30-2:30, check back for new dates!
- North Union Farmers Market- Cleveland State University (downtown campus) Thursdays 10:30-1:30, Check back for new dates!
- West Side Market- (Ohio City, Cleveland) Monday and Wednesday 7-4, Friday and Saturday 7-6.
- Ohio City's Open Air in Market Square- (beside the West Side Market in the square) Saturdays 10-4
- Tremont Farmers Market (Lincoln Park) Tuesdays 4-7, May 4- October 26
Geauga County
- Geauga Fresh Farmers Market- (South Russell, on Chillicothe Road) Saturdays 9-1, Late June- late October
Summit County
- Countryside Farmers Market at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Thursdays 4-7, June 26- October 16
- The Market at Lock 3 (South Main Street, Lock 3) Fridays 11:30-1:30, June 5- September 25
- HomeGrown Saturday Mornings (South Main Street, Lock 3) The last Saturday of each Month 9-1, May- October
- Canton Farmers Market (Cleveland Ave. N between 5th and 5th Streets NW) Saturdays 8-11:30 Mid June- Mid October
- Market on the Square- Richfield Farmers Market (On the Green, on the corner of Broadway and Rt. 303) Wednesdays 3-6, June 2- October 6
- Countryside Farmer's Market at Howe Meadow (Peninsula) Thursdays 4-7, June 25- October 15
- Countryside Winter Farmers Market (Peninsula, at Happy Days Lodge) November 21. December 19, January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, Saturdays 9-noon
- Hudson Farmers Market (Hudson's Village Green) Saturdays 8:30- noon, June 20- September 26
- Haymaker Farmers Market (Kent, West side of Franklin Ave. between College and Summit Streets) Saturdays 9-1, Early June- October
- Twinsburg Farmers Market (Twinsburg Township Square) Thursdays 3-7, July- September
- Barberton Farmers Market (West Park Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Street) Wednesdays 3:30-6:30, July- September
"City Fresh seeks to meet the needs of both urban and rural communities by improving access to fresh locally grown food for urban residents and marketing opportunities in the city for local farms. The City Fresh program impacts the local food system through the development of neighborhood food centers, nutrition education, urban market garden training, and the cultivation of direct farm to business connections...
The Fresh Stop offers a way for neighbors to easily connect with food that is locally grown by farmers within the City and in the countryside... All food available at a Fresh Stop is picked up directly from participating farmers and brought to your neighborhood."
Fresh Stop Locations - Cuyahoga County
Fresh Stop Locations- Summit County
Your blogs are FANTASTIC and your pictures make my mouth water. Seriously, you're an artist, Amie! I can actually smell the grapes and apples above. Mmmmmmmmm, thanks for that!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hannah! Those pictures were taken last fall at Mapleside Apple Farm. The grapes were so huge and just about bursting with juice, they were amazing. Yummmm. I can't wait until it is time for fresh produce again! I need to check out some of these Indoor Winter Markets. Could be a perfect thing to do to get out of the Wintertime Blues, you know? Have you ever been to one?
ReplyDelete*Correction- those pictures were actually taken at Red Wagon Farms! They are both such wonderful places, I somehow mixed them up.
ReplyDeleteLocal Farmer's Market Season is right around the corner - next weeek, May 1 in Atlanta. I wanted to give you another reason to frequent them. I found 3 new cookbooks this spring that give you ideas on how to pick fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as ideas and recipes for cooking and preserving. All 3 books are informative and they all have beautiful photos -- and if that is not enough to entice you to buy fresh and local -- I don't know what is....
ReplyDelete"COOKING FROM THE FARMERS' MARKET - shop cook & eat" William Sonoma
"FARMERS MARKET COOKBOOK - a fresh look at local flavor" Southern Living - Oxmoor House
"EATING LOCAL - the cookbook inspired by America's farmers" Sur la table / Janet Fletcher
I guarantee if you read any of these books, you will be inspired to go the farmers market to find the vegetables and fruit featured in the recipes. The food is just that fresh -- like Amie's pictures on this blog.
Kathleen, I just requested all three of those books from the library. I can't wait to get my hot little hands on them! I am so excited to make a Saturday morning ritual of hitting up the fabulous farmer's markets this year. I know that Jackson will get a kick out of it, and the idea of eating wonderful local stuff gets me giddy.
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