Are you spending the summer in Harrisonburg? If so, Harrisonburg offers some great opportunities to buy locally grown foods. On the Harrisonburg Tourism site, there is a list of several locations where you can “Buy Fresh, Buy Local.” I have visited a number of them. The Dayton Farmers’ Market is open year round and has all sorts of produce, meats, cheeses, jams, breads, and desserts. They also have a number of nice gift shops where you can buy locally made gifts and fair trade items from around the world.
The Harrisonburg Farmers’ Market is located in a parking lot downtown. It is currently open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 am to 1 pm. According to their site they currently have: asparagus, spring greens, spinach, herbs, greenhouse and early spring lettuces, cress, Artisan breads, delicious baked goods, meats, eggs, goat and cheddar cheeses, soups, jams and jellies, fresh cut flowers, bedding and nursery plants, select local crafts and more. I have been to this market several times and have found something interesting and delicious each time. I will be visiting the market this Saturday and will let everyone know how it is.
If you are spending the summer somewhere else, check out Local Harvest where you can enter your zip code and find any number of farmers’ markets near you.
Would love to spend some time in Harrisonburg
Although I have been in harrisonburg for three years, and here all month for my first maymester, I had never been to any of the farmers markets until today. I went to Dayton’s farmers market and loved all the fresh food and ingredients and crafts they had. i ended up finding some jewelry to give to my sister for her high school graduation and got my dad his fathers day present