8/1/2009
We’ve focused on area markets that have the most robust and diverse selections, as well as two that began this year and deserve encouraging support.
Alpharetta Farmers Market
More than two dozen vendors sell produce, baked goods, homemade candy, spice blends, boiled peanuts, and cheeses. Open Saturdays, April–October, 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; downtown Alpharetta (in the street at Old Roswell Street and Jones Avenue)
404-402-5389, alpharettafarmersmarket.com
Decatur Farmers Market
Organic and sustainable vendors include J&J Farm (grass-fed eggs), Whippoorwill Hollow Farm (stunning produce), and Magnolia Bread Company. Open Wednesdays, year-round, summer hours 4–7 p.m., winter hours 3–6 p.m.; 163 Clairmont Avenue (at the corner of Church Street and Commerce Drive), Decatur, 404-377-0894, decaturfarmersmarket.com
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
The market was just awarded a grant that doubles the value of food stamps spent here. Cheese from Antico Mercante and bread from H&F Bread Co. and Bernhard’s Bread Bakery, among other vendors, round out produce from Greenleaf Farms, Gaia Gardens, and Rhyme and Reason Farms. Open Thursdays, May–November, 4 p.m.–dark; 470 Flat Shoals Avenue, farmeav.com
East Lake Farmers Market
This first-year market offers a small selection of produce, teas, and Taj Ma-Hound organic dog treats. Open Saturdays, May–October, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; intersection of Second Avenue and Hosea L. Williams Drive, eastlake.org/committees
Green Market at Piedmont Park
Purchase grass-fed beef, flowers, and produce from an impressive mix of growers, then stick around for a cooking demonstration. Open Saturdays, May–December, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; 1071 Piedmont Avenue (at the Twelfth Street gate), 404-876-4024, piedmontpark.org
The Local Farmstand at Westside Urban Market
To the left of Star Provisions’ entrance sits this small business operated jointly by Crystal Organics and Love Is Love Farm. The owners sell produce from their farms and others, plus artisan products such as stone-ground grits and cotton honey from Hidden Springs Farm. Open Tuesday–Saturday, year-round, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; 1198 Howell Mill Road, 404-423-8639, thelocalfarmstand.com
Marietta Square Farmers Market
Nearly sixty vendors fill the market, offering produce and goods that range from raw, unpasteurized honey from Kennesaw’s Hometown Honey to granola and cookies from Pure Bliss Bakery. Open Saturdays, May–September, 9 a.m.–noon; located on North Park Square on Marietta Square, 770-499-9393, mariettasquarefarmersmarket.net
Morningside Farmers Market
At Morningside, the serious shoppers (a number of prominent chefs among them) swarm the stands by 8 a.m. Among the stellar, all-organic options, look for English peas from Cimino Farms, tomatoes and greens from Crystal Organics, and pork chops and grass-fed beef from Riverview Farms. Open Saturdays, year-round, 7:30–11:30 a.m.; 1393 North Highland Avenue, 404-313-5784, morningsidemarket.com
Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buckhead’s ever-growing farmers market curves around the Cathedral of St. Philip’s parking lot. Seek out such producers as Flat Creek Lodge and Sweet Grass Dairy, Pine Street Market charcuterie, and Via Elisa pasta. Open Saturdays, April–October, 8:30 a.m.–noon; 2744 Peachtree Road, peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com
Serenbe Farmers and Artist Market
This sustainable, organic market showcases the bounty from Serenbe’s five-acre community farm as well as vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers from other local growers. Open Saturdays, April–November, 9 a.m.–noon; Serenbe community, near The Hil restaurant at 9110 Selborne Lane, Palmetto, 770-463-9319, serenbefarms.com
Smyrna Fresh Market
Ten to fifteen vendors per week attend this market in its first year, including Yoder Family Farm and Hometown Honey. Expect peaches, cut flowers, and birdhouses for sale in August. Open Saturdays, May–September, 8 a.m.–noon; located in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church on King Street, off Concord Road, 770-431-2863, smyrnacity.com
Photograph by Iain Bagwell
This story originally appeared in the August 2009 issue of Atlanta magazine
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