Starting on the big holiday, Saturday, July 4th, Batesville’s Main Street Farmers Market will be open weekly. The Market is held in Batesville’s Pocket Park on Main Street from 8am to noon on Saturday mornings.
Vegetables will be in high season for the July Market days and farmers will be selling beautiful tomatoes with heirloom varieties, onions, sweet and hot peppers, summer squash and zucchini, sweet corn, White County peaches and sugar baby watermelons. Five Acre Farms, Clark Farms and Price’s Farm from Pleaseant Plains, Mahan Farm in Southside and Beyond the Garden Gate Herb Farm from Judsonia and Victorious Cross Ranch from Bald Knob will all be at the Saturday Markets selling freshly picked, no spray and sustainably raised vegetables, eggs, goat milk lotions, and baked goods.
Garden Girl Farm Fresh Produce and More out of Pleasant Plains will be at the July Markets the first and third weekends, July 4th and 18th, selling her homegrown vegetables as well as local, pasture raised beef, pork and chicken from Freckle Face Farm and Holy Cow Farm as well as local cheeses, herb vinegars, baked goods and canned goods.
Brood Farm out of Cave City will also sell on the first and third Market Days of the month offering hand made goat milk soaps and fresh eggs from free running chickens.
Local craftspeople will be selling baskets, gourds, wood crafts and jewelry.
For the July 4th Market Day “Pretty Little Miss”, a local band, will be playing Bluegrass and Folk tunes on the Market Stage. Check the Main Street Batesville Facebook page for any changes and up to date Market events.
Main Street’s restaurants, fabulous antique shops, as well as Earth Station Nursery, the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery, Gallery 246 at their new location, and the Chill Factory, Main Street’s new ice-cream shop, will all be open on Saturday. Come and find fresh and healthy foods, support your local farmers, and enjoy all the fun at the Main Street Farmers Market in Batesville.
For more information on Batesville’s Main Street Farmers Market please contact Market Manager, Jean Larson, at 208-869-1445 or email her at jeallo16@gmail.com.
