Food 101: Where are the best farmer's markets in Fredericksburg?

June 11, 3:45 PMFredericksburg Food ExaminerTrevy Thomas

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Buying produce from local farms means getting freshly-picked fruits and veggies, supporting the local economy, choosing produce firsthand, getting a tastier product and having some fun shopping outdoors instead of one more air-conditioned, closed-in chore that seems to dominate our lives. Try each one of these Fredericksburg area farmer's markets and enjoy the abundance of summer.

Nectarines.  Photo: Craig Jewell

Fredericksburg City Farmers' Market
900 block Prince Edward Street
Fredericksburg, VA
Contact: Brenda Martin, 540.372.1010
E-mail: bmartin@fredericksburgva.gov
Open-Air/Year-Round (Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sundays, 12:30-4 p.m., Prince Edward Street side only)

Spotsylvania Farmers Market
Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the commuter parking lot at the intersection of State Route 3 and Gordon Road. Market runs May through October.

Orange County Farmers Market
Saturdays 8 a.m. until noon at the Orange Firemen’s Fairground at the intersection of U.S. 15 and State Route 20. Market runs May 11 through Sept. 14.

Miller Farms Market
12101 Orange Plank Road

Locust Grove, VA 22508
540.972.2680
Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., daily, (Closed Sundays)

Belvedere Plantation
1410 Belvedere Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
800.641.1212
E-mail: info@belvedereplantation.com

C&T Produce
Ferry and White Oak Roads
Stafford, VA 22405
540.371.7246
E-mail: ctproduce@cox.net
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, April 1-December 24.

Spotsylvania Courthouse Farmers' Market
Route 208 across from Spotsylvania Courthouse
540.842.2331
E-mail: haredom@juno.com
Hours: 3-7 p.m., Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, last Saturday in April through October.

Spotsylvania Five Mile Fork Farmer's Market
Route 3 and Gordon Road
Spotsylvania, VA
540.842.2331
E-mail: haredom@juno.com
Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, last Saturday in April through October.

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