This market is always fun to go to with its variety of vendors and offerings. I especially like…read morethe authentic Italian cheese vendor.

Fair-sized farmers market, with about 40 vendors, that pops up on Saturday mornings…read more Things you should know: I. PARKING There's plenty of nearby, free parking in the lots of the adjacent businesses. Stress free. II. SERVICE Open from 8am-12pm. They have a variety of vendors ranging from freshly made beverages, to bakery items, pottery, flowers, etc. III. QUALITY Everything is locally sourced IV. CAPACITY There's a fair number of families asking around, but it's not too incredibly crowded.

Today the University of Louisville students get a five dollar token to spend with vendors…read more My second market food truck, candles, homemade bread candy and shaved ice. Shaved ice reminded me of "snow" cream I would hear my grandmother talk about

Thursdays in the summer are a blessing if you're in the hospital area. This market is awesome…read more Not only do you have several farm vendors to get your produce, eggs, meat, cheese, honey, etc., but they offer several excellent options for prepared lunches. Dreamcatcher Farm has a great burger ($5) and quiche and I'm enamored with their tomato pie, which only seems to show up some of the time. Kassidy's Kackle House offers $4 sandwiches with freshly (and locally) made chicken salad or egg salad (among others). This week a Texas-style tamale stand showed up. And Cake Flour is always there with their breads and sweets. Plus, you can get your soaps and flowers and baked goods, canned goods, if that's your thing. I think the market has acquired enough of a following that the number of vendors is only going to improve. It's great to have access to fresh, locally grown food in the downtown area. And to have another good & affordable lunch option. Runs mid-May through October.

One of the best kept secrets in this area is the Shelby County Farmer's Market. It closed for the…read moreseason on October 25, 2014. Mark you calendars ahead of time because this treasure will reopen for the 2015 season on April 25, 2015. It is held at the Coots Barn at the Shelby County Fairgrounds each Saturday morning and late afternoon on Wednesdays. In 2001 it started with a few farmers with fresh produce. It has grown steadily with 30 farmers and artisans as participants in 2014. You'll find a wonderful assortment of fresh vegetables and fruit. Additionally, there are producers of meat (lamb & chicken), eggs and honey. Also available are fresh herbs and beautiful flowers. This farmers market goes one step farther. You can find jams, jellies, and home baked goods. In recent years the farmer's market has included artisans such as jewelry and soap. You'll have to wait out the winter but I highly recommend a visit to this farmer's market.

We went to the first market of the season and I was impressed with the variety if goods available,…read moreeven so early in the year. There was fresh meat and eggs, jams and jellies, wine, veggie starts, and a scant selection of vegetables. It was pretty crowded, even though we went early, but, everyone seemed in good spirits despite the gloomy day. I look forward to checking it out later in the season when there's more veg and fruit available!

This Farmer's Market is still in its infancy, but it's got a great nucleus of vendors. If you live…read morein the area and you're not stopping in, you're missing out. The staples are all here. Several farms come loaded with veggies. Three good breadmakers (including Klaus and his famous pretzel loaves). A couple places to buy eggs. Grasshoppers. Steel City Pops. Monnik crowlers. Kombucha. Quiches. We came home with an armful of pawpaws last week. Are you scared off by expensive farm-raised chickens? Well, $1 might still get you a watermelon or a pair of bell peppers or cucumbers. You're more into cocktails than drum circles? Well, last week at the market we had a demonstration from a local Maker's Mark rep, showcasing market ingredients. Yes, cocktail sampling. I can't promise that will happen frequently, but I can promise that the leadership behind this market isn't sleeping on the job. I'm so happy this market is taking shape.

This rating may seem harsh, but I am hopeful I will be able to bump in up soon enough…read more I moved to the neighborhood just under a year ago and was excited when I realized there was a weekly Farmers Market so close to my home. I just have to, you know, wake up early enough on the weekend to get to a Farmers Market in time to enjoy it. I stopped by a couple times over the summer. It is still pretty small and seems like it is still establishing itself. I hope it continues to grow and gets bigger and better. As it stands, there were a few CBD booths, a couple bakery/pre-made stuff booths (muffins and quiches and cookies, oh my!), sometimes a meat booth, and usually one produce booth. There is also a sort of pop-up food booth so you can get something for breakfast or brunch and eat it there. The vendors and all the people I have encountered while here are super friendly and nice. There just haven't been the kind of stock or variety that I am hoping for. Still, it all just feels small and incomplete. And I will absolutely be back! I really hope it grows and becomes more established and draws both more vendors and more customers!

Sitting outside of St. Francis of Assisi Church on Bardstown Road on Sundays from 10 am to 12:30…read morepm, this farmer's market is one of the few Sunday farmers markets in town--and the only one in the highlands area. It runs from July through September and is part of a program that gives refugees agricultural opportunities in Kentucky. Super awesome! I went here for the first time this morning and was surprised and impressed at the variety of food. Lots of different types of tomatoes, squash, greens, onions, potatoes and more. Heads up: it's all veggies, so it's not a one stop shop. My favorite thing: since this market features vegetables from just one farmer, I didn't have the price/produce quality comparison that happens at other markets where I end up buying potatoes from one vendor and greens from another. Nope, all my purchases went to support one farmer and it was a nice relief not to have to pick through all the stands selling tomatoes to figure out which one to buy from. All of her food is locally grown (her farm is somewhere off of 264) and chemical-free, yay! Oh also, I hadn't seen purple tomatillos at any other markets recently and they were recommended by everyone hanging around so I grabbed several for a salsa. I love seeing out of the ordinary crops, so I couldn't resist. Plus, I'm a sucker for a recommendation.

Not Deer Park Farmers Market…read more Try not to confuse this lot with the Deer Park Farmers Market, as I started to in my reviews in photos. I have attended this Farmers market and found they have a great selection of produce, but there are less vendors then Deer Park. Great thing is that these are all a couple blocks from each other and they are open Sunday's. Yay for Farm to Table!

Having Bardstown Farmers Market is such a good idea. Prices are reasonable. Venders are friendly…read more Various produce and excellent quality. Recommend to arrive early before the heat wave hits.

ALL I can really say is the sandwiches are worth the price you pay. The soups are great!read more

Garden Gate Farmer Market Review... (I don't recommend Garden Gates Gift Baskets and Fruits and…read moreVeggies.) My family has enjoyed Garden Gate for the last 30 plus years. I thought I had a great relationship with the Garden Gate family. Over the last few years... Dale has been selling conventional fruit as organic fruit et veggies from the Amish. Charging big prices for conventional fruit. The apples and other fruit is obvious gmo with apeel. I bought two expensive fruit baskets for my two mothers... and they provided me with two baskets that didn't have the items I purchased... I bought the baskets for the banana bread loaf and other high quality items. I was disappointed when I picked up the Fruit Baskets on Mother's day??? I lovingly mentioned to Dale... I bought these baskets for the banana bread and other high end items... which they didn't have included. Dales, reply? Get over it... You'll be fine? He replaced the Bread with two small blue berry muffins? I didn't buy a basket with banana's, muffins or grapes... Dale wasn't even gracious and offer to replace these items. He told me to give over it? And, laughed at me... My mother's don't care for banana's, grapes, or muffins... the basket's I ordered didn't have these items in them??? What the heck? So, if you frequent Dales market (Breckenridge Lane, Lou, Ky)... organic fruits starts with a #9 on the fruit and veggies... the water melons aren't ready until the middle of the summer... I bought 1/4 of a watermelon from Dale... cost me $8 and wasn't ripe at all. The apples started with a #3... this means conventionally grown with pesticides. Bugs, birds, rodents, etc.. won't eat conventionally grown fruits or veggies. When you order a basket... take the order and compare it to the order you bought... it says what's included in each basket. I'm not shopping there anymore... Buyer beware.

Very glad that I live near the Phoenix Hill (NuLu) Farmer's Market. It is held on Tuesday…read moreafternoons from 3pm to 6 pm. It is located in the Fresh Start lot bordered by East Market, Baxter and Jefferson Streets. It is a small to medium sized market but the vendors carry a wide selection of fresh veggies, fruits and also baked and canned goods. The lot offers plenty of parking.

If only the apple cider station had been open on time as promised in my weekly emails! The NuLu…read moreFarmer's Market is absolutely phenomenal. EVERY TUESDAY (MAY 8TH - OCTOBER 30TH) 3:00 TO 6:30 PM (for the 2012 season). Check the website for more info in the coming spring. This past Tuesday I loaded up on the last of the season's heirloom tomatoes (or tomAhtoes, whichever you prefer) as well as some fresh greens and pumpkins of course. Between this farmer's market and Bardstown's on Saturdays I can find literally anything I will be needing- seasonally speaking. This market features live music (usually performing after 4pm even though they open earlier) of a local artist. The last time I went there was a FREE CHILI COOKOFF tasting. SEVEN chili vendors from local restaurants on Market St. It was delectable. Picture curiously sampling warm, reddish brown saucy goodness by the spoonful (seconds were also free) with some free ice water and bright yellow, moist jalepeno cornbread to cleanse the palate between chili's. I have spoken to at least three farmer's at this market as well as an awesome bread baker. She has ultimately the best bread I've sampled of late (and I'm a huge fan of bakeries, just not their calories) due to her unique flavors. I've tried the Hot Chocolate Jalepeno Zucchini bread, the Cranberry Cantelope, and this week's- Blueberry Lemon with sweet icing on top. The best part about this market is the LOCATION and the TIME (Tuesday's are uber productive for me now that I can do this in tandem with mass that evening when the weekend get's too hectic). Parking is in the same lot as the market which puts this one ahead of the rest in regards to availability. Prices are average for a local market- four bell peppers to a pound and $3 for a pound; $1.50 for a pound of locally grown apples (VERY inexpensive considering the crop year that we had due to a late frost in the spring); and SMOOTHIES for $4 made will all local ingredients (minus the strawberries at this time of year). Didn't see that one coming did you? Yes- I enjoyed a watermelon, cucumber, peppermint smoothie (NO ICE- the watermelon was pureed and frozen so it wasn't diluted)- just add gin... I mean, whipped cream? By Sweet and Savory (soon to be food truck in February). Overall, I have tried this market twice and plan to return. The farmers are nice (and cute if you're into that kind of produces his own food thing ;-) ), the food is quality, affordable, parking is excellent, and music is usually strumming. I will be sad when October ends.