With fall fast approaching, Mother Earth provides us with an abundance of fruits and vegetables commonly eaten during colder weather. Some of the best ways to get the necessary nutrients to stay healthy over the next few months of what we call winter is to visit your local farmers market. You can buy fresh produce, flowers and other natural foods and plants.
Below is a list of Farmer's Markets in the North Central Florida area. Typically the foodstuffs are grown or produced within a 50 mile radius of Gainesville. Support your local growers and the local economy.
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The Alachua County Farmers' Market (ACFM), is open every Saturday, year-round, from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm or until all products are sold, whichever comes first. The market is located at 5920 NW 13th Street in Gainesville, Florida at the corner of State Road 121 (NW 13th St), and U.S. 441 in an open air metal pavilion. Handicap accessible restroom facilities are provided. Parking is available in a paved lot adjacent to the building, in a grassy lot behind the building, and in the Alachua County Tag Office lot. -
Haile Plantation Farmers Market, Haile Plantation Village Center ,Gainesville, Florida
Contact: Rose Koenig, (352) 331-1804, Seasonal October 15-July, Saturday, 8:30 am-12:00 pm -
High Springs Farmers Market - http://farmersmarket.highsprings.com for more information. Year-round, Thursdays, 2:00 pm. to 6:00 pm. April through July Saturdays, 11:00 am. to 3:00 pm. -
Suwannee County Farmers Market ,Coliseum/Ag. Complex ,302 Southwest 11th Street, Live Oak, Florida , Contact: Raymond Popko, (386) 776-2362, year round, Saturday, 9:00 am.-1:00 pm. -
Starke State Farmers Market, 2222 North Temple Highway, Starke, Florida 32091
Contact: Terry Driggers, (904) 329-3713, Fax: (904) 329-3771, year round -
Trenton State Farmers Market, 830 Northeast State Road 47, Trenton, Florida 32693
Contact: Terry Driggers, (352) 963-5903, Fax: (352) 463-3142 seasonal
To find out about other farmers markets, by county throughout the state go directly to http://www.florida-agriculture.com then click on the Info for Consumers tab.
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