Sunday Jacksonville Farmers Market Now Open!

Jacksonville Farmers Market Organizers - Nick Mahood, Elizabeth Worcester, Emma Abby and Kurt Holmes

Jacksonville’s Fabulous Farmers Market

On Sunday’s from 10am-2pm, the Jacksonville Farmers Market is THE place to shop for best and freshest local produce available!

Held on the historic Courthouse lawn, dozens of vendors offer the finest produce, breads, eggs, cheese, meat, baked goods, honey, olive oils, prepared foods and more.

Now in its third year of operation, the Jacksonville Farmers Market has caught the attention of locals, many of whom now include a stop at the market on their mandatory “to-do” list on Sunday through October. The vast majority of produce available at the Sunday market is grown at Hanley Farm, meaning your food travels a couple of miles, not hundreds as is the case with most grocery store produce.

The J’Ville Farmers Market includes a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, as well. Both the market

By George Farm

and CSA are operated by Nick Mahood and his partner Elizabeth Worcester. They are fortunate to be working alongside Elizabeth’s parents, Chad and Lea Worcester who provide marketing, business and communications support. Well-known local chef and foodie Kristen Lyon is also a member of the farm team, running the Farmers Market’s kitchen and assisting with a host of other duties. This year, Nick and Elizabeth have been joined by fellow farmers Emma Abby and Kurt Holmes, who are helping them farm the 2-acre Hanley Farm plot and helping care for a multitude of goats, sheep and donkeys on 20 acres of Hanley Farm pasture land.

Little Heathen Honey

This year, several new farm vendors including Little Heathen Honey and Lara Knackstedt’s Rogue Olive Oils, will be at the Sunday Market, joining The Coquette Bakery, By George Farm, Colluna’s Kitchen/Walker Creek Farm, Salant Family Ranch, and others. 2013 market goers will also find a larger selection of fine crafters and artists offering fiber arts, garments, gourd art, home-baked dog treats, soaps, hand-crafted cutlery, fine art photography, knitted items, plants, raw foods, wood and metal arts, cards and more.

Your Sunday treat is waiting for you!

For those unable to shop at the Sunday Market, Nick and Elizabeth offer a weekly CSA pick-up program – full shares are $600 and half shares are $400 and may be picked up at Hanley Farm Stand on Saturdays. They also offer and operate the Hanley Farm Stand, located on the grounds of Hanley Farm, open Saturday’s 10am-2pm. For more information on the CSA Program, Sunday Market or Hanley Farm Stand, please visit www.jacksonvillefarmersmarket.org.