Shop Local at 9* Farmers Markets in Sarasota & Manatee

Eat Local Guide
Written By Community Harvest SRQ
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Farm-fresh feasting and foraging for fall flavors… Grab your totes because it’s time to pair this crisp(er) weather with a prescribed weekly trip—or two—to one of the many vibrant farmers’ markets in the Greater Sarasota area.

Safely convening among friendly farmers, familiar artists, and fellow produce lovers, you can source the freshest local goodies of the season coupled with some long-awaited relief from the cloak that is summer’s heat.

The majority of the Suncoast’s local farmers markets are back open and already bustling, a tender scene to take in following the news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic’s onslaught on our fragile food system. The transparency of the crisis within the global supply chain drove a demand for adaptive, local connections. Enter: CSA programs and farmers markets, both important mainstays of a sustainable, local food economy.

Now enter: You. Shopping is discernibly different in 2020, but the quality of fresh, local food, and the kind patience of our community neighbors remains constant. So even now, using your purchasing power to advocate for our local economy doesn’t require much.

Step 1: Mask up.

Step 2: Gobble down.

Step 3: Repeat as frequently as your fall-weather clothes can stretch.

Discover all your fall fillings using the guide below to find the best farmers markets in Sarasota & Manatee counties!

*Updated 11/12/2020 with additional markets!

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Friday

Note: This image was captured prior to the CO-VID 19 outbreak.

Note: This image was captured prior to the CO-VID 19 outbreak.

Saturday

Sunday

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