May-October, Saturdays 7-11am, Wednesdays 8am-1pm

Midtown Farmers' Market is in full swing

Mid-Town Farmers’ Market will be open each Saturday May through October (7-11am).  In addition, the Wednesday market will be open each week (~8am to 1pm), beginning on a Wednesday to be announced.  The first Saturday of each month will be a children’s day conducted by Sue Castens, with face painting and other fun activities usually beginning around 8 am. We also have live music every week--see below for a schedule and links to more information about the musicians.

You can find the most up-to-date information about what will be sold at Mid-Town market by visiting our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mtmarket), along with additional content such as photos and videos from our vendors and from the market itself. You can also receive weekly updates on expected vendors and food at the market by joining our e-mail list (see below).

**Please note that Bost Farm will accept EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) for payment.  If you know anyone who receives food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program), please let them know that they can now use EBT to purchase fresh local foods at Mid-Town Farmers’ Market.

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Here is a selection of some of the vendors and their products from recent weeks at the market:

  • GroundUp Oxford: organic juices
  • Zion Farms: chicken, pork, and eggs
  • The  Original Grit Girl: grits, cornmeal, masa, and polenta
  • Errol and Sue Castens from Providence Farm: hummus, Fire & Ice Pickles, maybe some pesto, Peach Muffins, English Muffin Bread and Yeast Rolls, Mexican Wedding cake, and Fresh Apple Cake
  • Welcome Valley Farm: Home grown Panola County tomatoes, spring onions, rape, turnips and squash
  • Little Bird Bakery: apple tartlets, cherry tartlets, petit chocolate babka loaves, petit pecan loaves, and assorted cookies
  • Cathy Field: rosemary focaccia, olive with parmesan cheese focaccia and basil pesto with goat cheese and tomato focaccia
  • Wise Bend Farm: brown eggs, kale, Swiss chard, gladiolas, cone flowers, Queen Ann’s Lace
  • Yokna Bottoms Farm: snow peas, shelling peas, garlic, carrots, beets, lettuce, broccoli, kohlrabi, chard, and a few cabbages
  • Brewer Farm: lettuce,  onions, mustard, collard greens, English peas, new potatoes, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, and turnip greens
  • Bost Farm: yellow squash, zucchini squash, new potatoes, English peas, beets, cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, and beautiful Lantana plants
  • Sunlight Springs Certified Organic Produce: peas, lettuce, kale, beets, cabbage, turnips, baby potatoes, salad mix, garlic, English peas and some carrots
  • Mardis Honey: honey
  • Sherry@ 7D Farm: whole wheat, whole wheat/quinoa,oat,challah,sour-dough,soft-butter rolls,brioche,blueberry,monster cookies,grits pie, apple cinnamon biscuits & chocolate muffins
  • Linda Boyd: lettuce mix, romaine mix, butter-head lettuce, arugula, beets, chard, assorted fresh herbs, blueberry jam, rosemary lemon jelly
  • Pontotoc Ridge Blueberry Farm: jams and jellies, blueberry muffins, and blueberry & peach fried pies

Music at the Market

 

Nearly every week during the market season, Oxford-area musicians entertain at Mid-Town Farmers' Market, working for tips and produce. Below is the line-up for the 2013 season. Click on the artist/band name for more information about them and their music.

May 4      Love Cannon
May 11   Down South
May 18   Paula Miller
May 25   Greg Johnson
June 1     Wendy Garrison
June 8     The Blues Doctors
June 15   Don Squared
June 22   Greg Johnson
June 29   Ryan Miller
July 6       Love Cannon

July 13     Tate Moore

E-mail Updates

 

If you'd like to receive periodic updates on the Midtown Farmers' Market, including a weekly preview and reminder about the Saturday market during the season, please contact board member Jason Hoeksema (jason.hoeksema 'at' gmail.com).

Vendor & Volunteer Information

  • Vendor Application
  • MDAC Vendor Requirements
  • Mid-Town Farmers' Market welcomes applications from all prospective vendors--please see the documents linked above.
  • Volunteers are needed each Saturday during market season, to help a farmer's market board member run the market tent. Duties include selling coffee, sitting in the shade, and meeting a bunch of neat people! If you'd like to volunteer, please e-mail volunteer coordinator and board member Betty Crouther (arpate 'at' olemiss.edu).

Thank you!

The coffee served at the market tent is High Point Coffee, roasted and generously provided for us by Right Bean Roasting, LLC. Please consider visiting their website to purchase coffee or learn about their retail locations.

 

Certification

In 2011, the Midtown Farmers' Market recently was certified by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce as part of their Mississippi Farmer’s Market Certification Program. Essentially, the certification means that the Mid-Town Farmers' Market is getting official recognition for something that has always been central to its mission: It is a true venue for Mississippi farmers and food artisans to sell their locally-produced food. Some markets allow vendors who re-sell vegetables that they have purchased from wholesalers or other 3rd parties.  At the Mid-Town Market, you can always count on buying a Mississippi product from the Mississippian who made it.

Mid-Town Farmers' Market Board of Directors

 

The Mid-Town Farmers' Market is directed by a volunteer board, consisting of vendors and non-vendors, which currently consists of the following members:

Aileen Bost (executive director)

Freddy Bost

Larry Carr

Charles Church

Betty Crouther

Jason Hoeksema

Pat Lowe

Ann McCullough

Larry McCullough