Plenty of farmers markets stay open through fall

Though some markets wrap up this week, you can still get your weekly veggie fix
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Winter at Marietta Square Farmers Market

Image courtesy of Marietta Square Farmers Market

It used to be that Labor Day signaled the end of white clothing until the following Memorial Day. (That’s the way it once was, you know.) In more recent years, what’s made me sad each Labor Day is that seasonal farmers start winding down until the following spring.

This year, though, I’m feeling pretty cheerful. It’s still true that some markets have already closed for summer, and more will close this week. But just like those old rules of fashion, the lines have blurred for farmers market seasons, too. We’re seeing more and more markets continue to operate right up to Thanksgiving and even Christmas. Several markets—including Decatur, Marietta, and Peachtree City—never close at all.

With school back in session (that’s another thing that used to happen at Labor Day) family life may have gotten more hectic, but that’s no reason to stop buying locally produced food. So go ahead: Put on your favorite white outfit and head to one of the markets listed below.

SUNDAY MARKETS
Clarkston Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Last market Oct. 27
Grant Park Farmers Market: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Last market Dec. 15
Marietta Square Farmers Market: 12-3 p.m. Last market Nov. 24
West End Farmers and Artisans Market 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TUESDAY MARKETS
Emory Farmers Market: 12 to 5 p.m. Market follows academic calendar.
Farmers Atlanta Road Market: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Last market Sept. 24
Kennesaw Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last market Oct. 29
Suwanee Farmers Market: Closed for season
Whistle Stop Farmers Market: 4 to 8 p.m. Last market Sept. 24

WEDNESDAY MARKETS
Decatur Farmers Market: 4 to 7 p.m. Open year round (winter hours 3 to 6 p.m.)
Douglasville Farmers and Artisans Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Last market Oct. 30
Dunwoody Green Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Nov. 13
Peachtree City Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last market Oct. 30
Truly Living Well farm stand (East Point): 2 to 6 p.m. Open year round

THURSDAY MARKETS
Drive-Thru Farmers Market at Old Five Points: 3 to 8 p.m. Open year round
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market: 4 to 8 p.m. Last market Dec. 12
Farmers Market at Sweet Apple Village: 3 to 7 p.m. Open year round
Georgia Tech Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Opens Sept. 5; last market Nov. 21
Mableton Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Last market Sept. 5
Peachtree Center Green Market: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Last market Oct. 31
SWOOM Atlanta: 4 to 8 p.m. Last market Oct. 24
Tucker Farmers Market: 4 to 8 p.m. Last market Dec. 19

FRIDAY MARKETS
Acworth Farmers Market: 7 to 11 a.m. Last market Oct. 25
Brookwood Farmers Market: 4 to 7 p.m. Last market Sept. 27
Farmers market at Vickery Village (Cumming): 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Last market Nov. 22
Lilburn Farmers Market: Closed for season
Truly Living Well Farmers Market (Wheat Street): 2 to 6 p.m. Open year-round

SATURDAY MARKETS
Alpharetta Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Last market Oct. 12
Brookhaven Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last market Nov. 23
Canton Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Oct. 26
Chamblee Tucker Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Oct. 19
Cherokee Fresh Market: Closed for season
Cotton Mill Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12 pm. Last market Oct. 26
Decatur Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open year round
East Lake Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last market Oct. 26
East Point Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 23, Dec. 21
Johns Creek Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Last market Sept. 7
Lawrenceville Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Sept. 7
Main Street Woodstock Farmers Market: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Last market Oct. 26
Marietta Square Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Open year round
Morningside Farmers Market: 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Open year round
Peachtree City Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open year round
Peachtree Road Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Dec. 14
Piedmont Park Green Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last market Dec. 14
Riverside Farmers Market (Roswell): 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Sept. 14
Sandy Springs Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Nov. 2
Serenbe Farmers & Artisans Market: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Oct. 26 (plus special market Nov. 23)
Smyrna Fresh Produce Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Sept. 28
Snellville Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Sept. 28
Suwanee Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last market Oct. 5

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