Farmers' Market
XENIA TOWNE SQUARE FARMERS' MARKET
by the Greene County Farmers' Market Association
FARMERS' MARKET 2011 - NEW LOCATION -- NEW PARTNERS! NEW TIME AND DAY!
The City of Xenia, after meetings with the Ohio State Extension Office, the Greene County Farmers' Market Association and Master Gardeners, is pleased to announce that there will be a new Farmers' Market downtown this summer. Instead of the City running this years' market, the Greene County Farmers' Market Association will hold the markets.
Instead of Friday morning markets, the new Xenia Towne Square Farmers' Market held by the Greene County Farmers' Market Association, will be TUESDAYS from 2:00 - 6:00 at XENIA TOWNE SQUARE in the lot just south of KMART.
For the last decade, the City of Xenia held a Farmers' Market at Xenia Station from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. every Friday over the summer months. However, dwindling participation by both vendors and customers and City staff reductions led the City to explore changes. With expert assistance from the OSU Extension Office surveys were conducted of both vendors and customers and the City decided to try a new approach. The Greene County Farmers' Market said they would manage the weekly event for 2011. A new day and time was developed to better suit the downtown customer, and a more visible location along E. Main was selected. To read more about the planning process read the press release. The Farmers' Market helps to promote area farmers and producers and provides customers with a variety of products.
For pictures of past Farmers' Markets at Xenia Station, view Farmers Market Photo Gallery.
Interested growers should contact Bob Irvin of the Greene County Farmers' Market at (937) 581-4087 to find out about becoming a member of the association. (Vendors must be located within Greene County to participate.)
Some examples of what you might find at the Xenia Towne Square Farmers' Market are:
- Fresh vegetables and fruits including corn, melons, beans, peppers, apples and nuts
- Certified organic vegetables and grass fed freezer beef
- Brown eggs
- Fresh baked breads, cookies, muffins and scones
- Berries, jams and preserves
- Baked goods and desserts
- Flowers
