Farmers market season has officially begun, with weekly pop-ups springing up like dandelions across north central Ohio.
If you’re ready to cut out the middleman and get your own juicy fruits and crunchy vegetables, vibrant bouquets, baked goods, crafts and local honey straight from the source, keep reading.
Farmers markets allow producers to receive more for their goods, while customers get access to the freshest items and boost their local economies, according to the Farmers Market Coalition.
We’ve compiled a list of farmer’s markets in Ashland, Knox and Richland counties.
Ashland County
Ashland Mid-Week Farmers Market
- Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m.
- 663 East Main Street
- June 3 through Sept. 16
Trinity Baptist Church Farmers Market (Ashland)
- Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
- 891 State Route 511, Ashland
- May 28 through mid October
- Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon
- Central Park (at the corner of Main Street and Market Street)
- May 30 to Sept. 26 (except July 4th)
Knox County
Heart of Ohio Farmers Market (Centerburg)
- Thursdays from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
- Bell Park
- June 4 through Sept. 3
- Thursdays from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
- Central Park (at the corner of Main Street and Sandusky Street)
- June through August
- Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon
- Public Square (at the corner of Main Street and High Street)
- May through October
Richland County
- Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon
- Village Green at the corner of Main Street and Church Street
- April 25 through Oct. 3
- Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m.
- 202 North Thoman Street
- May through October
- Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- 320 East Main Street (Elks Lodge #2554 parking lot)
- May 20 through Oct. 14
North End Farmer’s Market (Mansfield)
- Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m.
- New location: 486 Springmill Street
- June 18 through September
- Saturdays from 9 to noon
- Black Fork Commons
- Runs June through August
- Second Sunday of the month from noon to 2 p.m.
- Downtown Plymouth
- June through October
