Wonderful. Just wonderful. You must check it out any time of year but particularly during…read morestrawberry season.

Over 40 years of feeding the community. The diversity of the food here is absolutely amazing from…read moreScratch sodas to bread to green beans to peaches to pork to mint tea to tomatoes to Coffee to mushrooms to grass-fed beef to homemade noodles to chicken to eggs to an all gluten free bakery. although only a couple Farmers are organic it is all local and you can talk to the person who grows it. If you are a people Watcher this is the place to be on Saturday mornings as there's a huge crowd

If you're in the area, check this market out! They've got a little of EVERYTHING here!!! And,…read morewhat's really nice is they have stands/trucks to feed your face from... 'Cause once you start checking out all their produce, meats, baked goods, you WILL get hungry. An altogether great farmer's market!!!

The market runs on Thursdays 2-6PM, April through November…read more There's fruits, veggies, plants (including tomato, veggie, herb and flowering plants). Fresh baked goods...bread, cookies, pecan pie!!!, oatmeal brownies, cupcakes, zucchini bread. There's a stand with a guy making fresh donuts. There's honey, jams (Pear Jellyand Tomato Jam, for example). Fresh cut flowers. Gourds. Teas. Cheese. And lots more! I've been here several times, and everybody has been super nice. There's tons of parking and it's really close to the food stands.

Fresh fruit and veggies, hand made soap, cup cakes, donuts, goat cheese, plants, honey and more! I…read moretried goat cheese curds with basil and onion--it was delicious! There was plenty of parking. Everyone was very friendly. Prices were reasonable.

The Lipe Orchard is an adorable little neighborhood local grown shop/market to get fresh fruits and…read morevegetables. The jams, pickles, peppers, salsa's and honey are all local grown, spiced and sealed in the area. It was such a delight to meet and chitchat with the owners Sara and Laura. The watermelons are your choice for $7.50 each and it comes with the fresh farm flavor. I'll definitely be back soon!

I tried a wide variety of local peaches in Southern Illinois this season. Hands down the best…read morepeaches I had were Lipe's.

(in the parking lot across from Bel-Air) Sat. 8 am - Noon;…read moreMay - Sept There were lots of fresh fruit and veggies--strawberries, blueberries, beets, lettuce, tomato plants, etc. The Pie Safe vendor was there, so I indulged in a delicious very cute heart shaped pie pop. There were lots of pies, cookies and other baked goods to choose from. There were nuts, honey, and chocolate (yum). There was some fabulous art and jewelry available, too. There's street parking available.

Lots to chose from besides veggies. Some of the same vendors that are at Thursday's market -…read moreespecially the ones from Cobden, IL

Great fresh food and veggies. Plants for the garden are very good. Nice variety of merchandise with…read morea helpful staff

Great way to catch a beautiful sunrise and get a delicious breakfast. This place serves the best…read morebreakfast and the service is amazing. Such a clean shop with so much to offer! A real surprise coming in March, a petting zoo!!

Whenever I want a really good steak, I head straight to Mileur Orchard. The produce is excellent as…read morewell especially their tomatoes. One of my favorite meals is one of their steaks, a sliced tomato and a baked potato. Major Yum! Wendy S

This is a nice, little road side stand type spot. It's a small local orchard, and I think has…read moreseasonal hours. So call to check before driving out. It's not like the big family destination spot orchards - so check your Eckert Family Farm expectations at the door as you drive down the blacktop highway. There is a small food kitchen connected to it that was cooking and selling food, but I didn't try it. This is one place you can sometimes get Mutsu apples -- the BEST apples for baking! And they're so delicious! During my latest visit I got apple butter, fresh apples, cider, peaches, and an apple pastry to go. They had pies and donuts, but they were already sold out - good sign, right!?! It was a nice stop as we drove through the southern Illinois area. I feel fortunate when we can time it right, driving through, and get some good ol' southern Illinois orchard goodies! YUM!

This is a great option for fresh food at lower than the cost of a grocery store. This is a…read moreseasonal market open on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. They also accept EBT and Link. They offer a variety of items from handmade soaps, kettle corn, and fresh fruits and veggies. I have always enjoyed and shopped at the Carbndale farmers market. That is a great market, but the Marion farmers market is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

This place is such a STL Staple. Fresh produce, local food vendors, and people selling their body…read moreoils, fragrances, foods and more. Prices on everything is reasonable. It gets crowded on the weekends. If you try and stagger the time that you go, it may not be as busy. Parking is meter/paid parking, but you may luck up and find free parking. It's a must if you are ever visiting STL or if you simply want to go to the farmers market!! I love going to the Soulard spice shop. It is one of my favourites.I have a few preferred produce stands i love going to for fresh fruits and vegetables. And don't forget about the flower shop.

Review Title: 4 Easy steps to 52 Saturdays of CONTROLLED CHAOS!…read more The MUST-DO thing for all St. Louis'ians and Non-St. Louis'ians. But you gotta do it right! Step 1: Schedule a Saturday off to yourself (yes, the Market's open Wed-Sat, but you get 100% vendorship on Saturdays) Step 2: Set your alarm clock EARLY! The trick is the "when" do you get there? Wait til the later hours of the day.. and every shop will be empty that you went for! I've learned this too many times in my sleep-in days, to get there way too late to find so many of the shops sold out, or the "runts" of the sales left. So figure out Early and then getup before then! Step 3: Get in your car and go shopping!!! (Follow the map of course!) Plain and simple you want fresh produce.. this is where you go. Whether it's veggies,. meats, baked goods, coffee, soaps, sweets, snacks, and even alchy beverages if you so desire! (and you just might as the day goes on) Get there early and load up! (Just warning you, you may have to make a few runs between your shops and your car, considering what you -could- load up on. Now as stated by many, it's a smorgasboard of what you can find, all along the entire market. (but just a word of advice, whatever you buy at the market, please clean and store PROPERLY as soon as you get home, this is a farmer's market and you can lose some fresh produce REALLY QUICK!) And just remember you're going to have to fight your way through the crowds. because EVERYONE and their relative knows to come here. (Picture yourself in a demolition derby with everyone.. cause that's what it's going to feel llike... Controlled Chaos! **See I knew I'd fit the title in here somewhere*) I will admit you there are some vendors that sell the usual "touristy wares" on occasion, such as "gold jewelry", Sports uniforms (Battlehawks, Cardinals, Blues), you know the quick .. touristy stuff. But the real value is the food and the food 'trucks', including BBQ , New Orleans style cuisine, mediterranean.. you know everything you can find at a farmer's market :) STEP 4: And to top off the day. a real daiquiri or bloody mary to seal the deal! And there you have it folks... 4 steps to a Controlled Chaos of a Saturday in the Lou!!

I loved that they moved to O'Fallon. Went to get the "Black…read moreDiamond Watermelon" OMG, so juicy. Plus a few other items just because they looked so good! The gentleman behind the counter was so friendly. I WILL BE BACK!

Very very nice gentleman that checked me out. I seen the sign heading to Bruce's auto repair, so…read moresince it looked new and is a local business I decided to make a quick stop in and ended up grabbing more produce than I expected ( I was like a kid in a candy store but with produce).The man inside (I didn't ask his name) was super nice and pleasant during my store visit, Now my only bad experience was parking. Though I was in there a short 10-15mins if that caused a bit of a conflict with the woman in the bakery next door. As there is minimum parking available in the lot and street parking well I wasn't sure if it was allowed. The bakery lady went out of her to inform me that next time I visited I can't park in front of her trash cans because it's a fire hazard. I told her ok I just ran in and the man inside said it was ok. She said no it's not you're blocking my cars and my trash cans so it's a fire hazard. I just told her don't worry about it I was going to go into her bakery to spontaneously buy goodies but now I'll never give her my business!! Better yet during business hrs she should park her vehicles on the street so customers know they have a place to park! With that being said if there's no parking in the lot you'll have to park on the street but you'll then understand why I didn't. So Produce store is a good place to stop in and support a local small business