Farmers' Markets

Farmers' Markets and Farm Markets are retail operations where farmers can sell their farm products.

We distinguish below between a "Farmer's Market", where a number of farmers sell products in a single marketplace and a "Farm Market", where a single farm has its own store to sell its wares.

Growers, ranchers, and farmers sometimes sell seasonal produce and goods in little stands alongside country roads. Farm markets typically own their land and source one product entirely from one grower, like farm stands. Farmers' markets sell only space to vendors, and thus source competing products from several growers. Categorically, farm markets are stores, while farmers markets are marketplaces. Different sections within the New York State Agriculture & Market law apply to each.

See Also

Bazaars & Flea Markets

The Fairport Farmers' Market

The Pittsford Farmers' Market The Rochester Recorder Society performs at the Pittsford Farmers' Market, August 22nd 2009

Farmers markets are open-air marketplaces where growers, ranchers, farmers, and other vendors can sell produce and other goods directly to consumers. Smaller ones spring up in parking lots almost every day of the week throughout Greater Rochester, but the largest one here is the Saturday Rochester Public Market.

Brighton Farmers Market - Sundays, 9AM-1PM, June through October at Brighton High School parking lot
Chili Farmers Market - Saturdays, 8AM-1PM, May to November at Chili Paul Plaza
East Side Winter Farmer's Market - Tuesdays 3PM-6PM and Saturdays 9AM-12PM, November through April in Penfield at 2555 Baird Rd. near Mooseberry Cafe
Fairport Farmers Market - Saturdays, 7AM-12PM, May through November at the Fairport Village Landing
Highland Park Winter Market - Wednesdays, 3PM–6PM, November through April at the Cornell Cooperative Extension
Irondequoit Farmers' Market - Thursdays, 4PM-8PM, June through October behind Town Hall
Long Season Winter Farmers' Market - Sundays 1PM - 4PM, November through ? at Brighton's Brookside Community Center off South Winton Road
Mendon Farmers' Market - Tuesdays, June through October, 3:00PM-7PM at the Mendon Firemen's Field in Mendon (101 Mendon Ionia Road Rte. 64)
Monroe Village Farmers' Market - Wednesdays, 4PM-7PM, mid-June through mid-October in Blessed Sacrament Church parking lot
Pittsford Farmers' Market - Tuesdays & Saturdays, 8:00AM-2:00PM, May-November at 3400 Monroe Avenue in rear of Pittsford Colony Plaza
Rochester Public Market - This is a Farmers market plus much more. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays year-round
Rush Farmers' Market - Thursdays, 3:00PM-6:30PM at the United Methodist Church in Rush (6200 Rush-Lima Rd.)
South Wedge Farmers' Market - Thursdays, 4PM-8PM, June through October at Boulder Coffee Co. parking lot
Victor Farmers' Market - Wednesdays, 3-7PM, May through October in Village Hall parking lot
Village of Webster's Main Street Farmers' Market - Saturdays, 8:00AM-12:30PM, mid-June through mid-October on Main St. in the Village of Webster
Webster's Joe Obbie Farmers' Market - every Saturday through the first week in November 8:00 am - 12:30 pm in the Towne Center Webster
Westside Farmers Market - Tuesdays, 4:00PM-7:30PM, late-June-September in the parking lot of St. Monica's Church on Genesee Street