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The market continues to work with local partners in Berea — MACED , Grow Appalachia , Health Department and more — to improve access to good healthy food and increase creativity and spaces for social connection .
Madison County Farmers Market has been serving the community for over 20 years . They provide produce , dairy , meats , flowers , baked goods and crafts from area vendors .
Dozens of booths regularly displayed some of the best locally grown produce and food .
The market is set up from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . each Saturday at White Oak Pond Church , 1238 Branes Mill Road , from May 4 until October 26 .
On Thursdays from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m ., the Madison County Farmers Market sets up Eastern Kentucky University Carter Building parking lot , Kit Cowan Drive , from June 6 until September 12 .
In the winter , the market
moves indoors on Saturday mornings .
The last Saturday of each month , the vendors will donate to a raffle basket . Customers receive a raffle ticket for any item purchased from each vendor .
To keep up-to-date with the Madison County Farmers Market happenings and what ’ s fresh at the market , find the market on Facebook or visit www . madcountyfarmersma . wixsite . com .
Kelly ’ s Fruit Market and Warren Farm Greenhouse both located in Madison County , were accepted into the 2024 Kentucky Farm
Bureau ( KFB ) Certified Farm Market Program .
As members of this prestigious program , these markets have committed to providing top-quality products and services to their customers . This certification ensures that each market meets the highest standards of quality , freshness , and marketing appeal .
Located at 476 Eastern Bypass in Richmond , Kelly ’ s Fruit Market offers a variety of Kentucky homegrown products , including tomatoes , halfrunner beans , greasy beans and other mountain
varieties , baby cucumbers , squash , zucchini , lettuces , corn , peaches , nectarines , cantaloupes and watermelons . The market also offers bedding plants , hanging baskets , ferns , vegetable plants , houseplants , nursery stock , fruit baskets , honey , sorghum molasses , jellies , maple syrup and firewood . Visit www . facebook . com / KellysFruitMarket for more .
Warren Farm Greenhouse , located at 2325 Barnes Mill Road in Richmond , offers a selection of annuals such as bedding plants , hanging baskets , pouches , succulents , ferns , 50 varieties of tomato plants and other vegetable plants . The farm has six greenhouses , growing houseplants , perennials , shrubs and trees , as well as 60 different varieties of mums in the fall . It also offers pansies , ornamental cabbage and kale , and a large selection of pumpkins . For more , go to www . facebook . com / WarrenFarmGreenhouse .