Vendor Products
At Memphis Farmers Market, you’ll find a huge variety of products that all share a common characteristic – they’re all locally-grown, locally-raised, locally-produced. In other words, you won’t find resale products at the Memphis Farmers Market. Why? Because it is important to us that you know where your products came from. This is also the reason you won’t some of common produce found in local grocery stores, such as bananas or citrus. These goods generally aren’t produced locally; they are transported to Memphis from other areas.
At the market, you’ll find locally-grown, locally-raised, locally-produced fruits and vegetables, fresh cut flowers, plants, herbs, gardens, meats, farm-fresh eggs and dairy products, organic produce and meats, heirloom produce, baked and prepared foods, snacks, sandwiches, and coffee. You’ll also find a variety of artisan and natural value-added products including pottery, metal art, products made from recycled goods, garden art, whimsical designs, wooden art forms, birdhouses and birdfeeders, decorative gourds, handmade soaps and body products, candles, gift baskets, and honey products.
Memphis Farmers Market Harvest Calendar
Many of our patrons wonder why they don’t see much produce at the market in the early season. This is because the growing calendar in the mid-south area is seasonal. This means that early-season crops you'll find in May and early June need cool weather (warm days/cool nights). Examples of early crops at the Market are greens, lettuce, cabbage, onions and strawberries. The season starts to peak in late June and July when such crops as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and peppers become available. Soon after you'll find sweet corn, melons, peas and late summer tomatoes. The season winds down in September, repeating the cool weather cycle of lettuces, cabbages, broccoli and radishes while fall's cooling weather brings pumpkins, gourds, pansies and mums.
Browse the alphabetical list of products and date ranges of availability below to see when your favorite products are in season at the market. Or, download the Memphis Farmers Market Harvest Calendar.
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Apples June 15 – Dec. 1
Asparagus April 20 – May 30
Autumn Olive August – Sept.
Bok Choy Oct. 1 – Nov. 15
Beets July 1 – July 30
Bell Pepper July 7 – Oct. 10
Blackberries June 7 – Oct. 10
Blueberries June 21 – Aug. 21
Boysenberries June 21 – Aug. 21
Broccoli May 10 – June 10 & Oct. 1 – Nov. 15
Cabbage May 7 – Nov. 15
Cantaloupe June 25 – Sept. 10
Cauliflower May 10 – June 10
Chinese Cabbage Oct. 1 – Nov. 15
Cherries June 15 – July 31
Carrots May 1 – July 1
Cherry Tomatoes June 15 – Oct. 15
Collards April 1 – June 1
Cucumbers June 15 – Sept. 30
Dried Apples Aug. 1 – Dec. 1
Elephant Garlic June 15 – Aug. 31
Eggplant July 10 – Sept. 30
English Peas July 1 – Oct. 15
Field Peas July 1- Oct 15
Garlic June 15 – Aug. 31
Gooseberries June 15 – July 31
Gourds Year-round
Grapes July 25 – Sept. 15
Greens Apr 15 – Jun 21 & Sep 21 – Nov 20
Herbs Year-round
Honey Year-round
Hot Peppers July 1 – Oct 31
Indian Corn Year-round
Irish Potatoes July 1 - Oct 1
Kale May 1 – Jun 21 & Sep 25 – Nov 20 |
Leeks June 1 – July 31
Lettuce May 1 – June 21
Limas July 10 – Oct 15
Muscadine Grapes July 25 – Sept 15
Mushrooms Year-round (depending on type)
Mustard May 1 – June & Sept 21 – Nov. 20
Nectarines July 1 – July 20
October Beans July 15 – Oct. 15
Okra July 15 – Oct. 10
Onions May – Aug. 31
Peaches June 1 – Sept. 15
Pears Sept. 1 – Oct. 10
Pecans Oct. 1 – Dec. 31
Pimento Peppers July 7 – Oct. 10
Plums July 1 - July 31
Polebeans June 20 – Sept. 20
Popcorn Oct. 1 – Nov. 31
Pumpkins Sept. 15 – Oct. 31
Raspberries May 20 – Oct. 10
Rhubarb May 1 – June 30
Grapes July 25 – Sept. 15
Shelly Beans June 10 – Oct. 1
Snap beans June 10 – Oct. 1
Sorghum Syrup Oct. 1 – March 31
Snow Peas May 1 – June 10
Spinach May 1 – June 21
Sugar Peas July 15 – Sept. 15
Sweet Potatoes Plants May 1 – June 10
Sweet Potatoes Aug. 21 – March 31
Squash June 1 – Oct. 31
Strawberries May 1 – June 10
Sweet Corn June 25 – Sept. 25
Tomatoes June 15 – Oct. 15
Turnips Sept. 10 – Nov. 20
Watermelons Sept. 10 – Nov. 20
Wax Beans June 20 – Sept. 20 |