Today is the first day for the season that the Farmers’ Market at Billings Forge will be open. Last year they only ran one day each week, but now they will be open on Mondays and Thursdays from 11am-2pm. Last year I found some tomatillos and great bread there. Billings Forge is on Broad Street in Frog Hollow, close to Capitol Avenue (near the Fire Box restaurant). Besides cash, they accept Visa, Mastercard, EBT, and WIC for payment.
edited to add: There are two bread vendors, dressing, pies, asparagus, salad greens, tomato and pepper plants, herbs, granola, rhubarb, maple candy, goat cheese, and things I’m surely forgetting.
New Farmers’ Markets
Although not open yet, there will also be two new markets at different locations in the city.
There will be a market run at the Alchemy Juice Bar from May 31st-September on Fridays from 3-7pm and Saturdays from 10am-noon. There will also be an indoor winter market running in the old G.Fox building (960 Main) from November 6, 2008 through April 30, 2009 on Thursdays from 9am-3pm. Currently, vendors set up tables on Thursdays from about 10-2 (some earlier, some later) in that space, selling jewelry, sunglasses, bags, random junk and crafts.