Reviews for: Durham Farmers' Market

It has an overwhelmingly tantalizing array of beautiful, healthful, local food, crafts, and now juice! You hardly need a grocery store after shopping there. Plus, I know so many of the wonderful farmers who sell there and enjoy catching up with them and running into nearly everyone else I know in Durham. But I have to admit, this vote was a tough choice between Durham and Carrboro, where I used to shop when I lived that side of the Triangle. Hence, my name is "Anonymous."

The plants, the produce, the bison, the wooden bowls, the woven baskets, the honey, the bees wax candles, the goat cheese - the fresh vegtables, ETC!!!!

Great produce, great atmosphere! Could not be better resource for our community.

best produce available, sublime eggs and honey and cheese and chocolates and coffee and pastries and pots, occasional music, and the onlyburger truck most saturdays. a little slice of heaven in durham.

It's so important for us to support our local farmers!! And it's so great to know that the goodies we buy come from local sources and are not shipped from across the country or from other countries. Save on fuel and have so yummy fruits/veggies/baked goods/etc for our family!

delicious vegetables of all sorts, nice vendors, organic produce is delicious if eaten the same day purchased!!

I love all the fresh, local food and the vendors are always very nice and polite.

I love going to the farmers market and getting all the wonderful fresh fruits, vegetables and other food items. The vendors are always courteous and the whole market has a very cool vibe to it. I also get to try new things I would not be exposed to normally! Overall its a great market!

I love the Durham Farmer's Market! There's nothing better to do on a Saturday morning than browse for beets, kale and cantaloupes all from close-by farms. If you go there long enough you get to know the vendors and the regular customers. And did I mention the great music? It's so pleasant to walk along and listen to fabulous musicians.

It has excellent local produce, meats, and other products and is a great way for the community to gather and shop together.

The really needed one centrally in our community and supporting our local vendors. Thanks.

Fresh produce and meat.... Support of the local Farmers... Variety of offerings.

They have the most unique things - and great music, chefs in the market, etc. My husband and I love to go together and look forward to it all week!

Because one shows support by what one buys. I want to support my local farmers.

They always have the best fruit, vegetables, eggs, meats and homemade breads. I look forward to going every week.

The market in Durham has great selection and prices, but the main strength is that it's real community. It's familiar and accessible. Feels like family feeding family.

It's local, it's affordable, it's delicious, it's organic, it's artistic! and it's a good place to run into your hippie friends!

Durham Farmers Market rocks!! They always have so many booths with many options and everyone is so nice.

They have wonderful selection and variety. They support our local economy and provide healthier food to our community.

I love this market! Owner-grown food only, lots of organic, enthusiasm and very kid-friendly. It's also the home market for SEEDS - an urban gardening project to help at-risk kids learn new, healthy skills. While our other local market in Carrboro gets all the attention, Durham tries harder! :-)

Always good greens, fruits and meats. And they are all such lovely people that love what they do. They have made me a healthier person!

I love the Farmer's Market in Durham. It is a great location with lots of friendly vendors. I like knowing the food I buy there is locally grown and much fresher safer than what has been transported hundreds of miles or grown with pestisides. I especially love buying healthy beef, pork, and chicken at the DFM as that is much harder to find than organic fruits and veggies. Thanks DFM!!

It's the best and covers everything from veggies to eggs and meat. Better yet, the farmers are friendly and I can get most everything organic.

They used to be three blocks from our home. I see so many old friends when I am back in town there!

The shitake mushrooms, Scratch Bakery's collard tarts, Stanley Hughes' collards, David Fruchtenicht's honey, SEEDS, Elodie Farm cheese, Will Endres' herbs, great music, etc., etc., etc. It's where I go to see everybody!

Wonderful selection of everything imaginable. Friendly vendors from beautiful local farms.

Wonderful produce, arts and crafts, baked goods, great farmers and the cheeses are unbelievable. I fear I go at least as much for the cheese as the vegetables....

I love to visit this market when I visit my daughter in Durham. The fruits and vegetables are the freshest you can find!

They always have a great variety and it is always very fresh. Best veggies I have ever bought and that cheese is great also.

we love it! On Wednesdays we pick up our CSA and enough veggies to last us for all our meals every week.

They have the freshest products and the most wonderful vendors! We hate it when we miss a Saturday!

It has a great mix of fresh veggies, local meats and cheeses, flowers, honey, and arts and crafts! I love the open air covered market; I always know that I can go even in the rain! Great people watching spot as well.

I love the Durham Farmers Market. It's a great place to get local veggies and meet up with friends!

It's awesome! It's got a lot of variety of food and crafts, and I know most of the vendors live within 25 mi of my market. DFM rocks!

Durham's Farmers Market is the best because they have a wide variety of produce and meat, including never frozen chicken, beef, and lamb. Also they have arts and crafts and food tastings made from the food at the market that day. It is large enough to support our needs yet small enough to meet and talk with farmers and local people.

Fabulous meat and produce, much of it sustainably grown. Bread, plants and flowers, chocolate, soaps, candles, etc. You name it. A craft market, too. Friendly, knowledgeable local farmers. Great location. Easy parking. Centerpiece of urban redevelopment. THE place to be on Sat. mornings.

One can buy everything there, meat, dairy, fruits and veggies, bread, flowers! Good variety, good prices, great quality. Beautiful location downtown and plenty of parking.

Healthy food and good people, plus supporting more sustainable agriculture in our economy and landscape.

Local organic produce, meats and cheese taste better. The lower carbon footprint due to shorter transport distance also appeals to me as well as supporting my local economy. I like knowing the names of those that produce my food as well as them knowing mine. Shopping in this manner is a much more personal experience than visiting a grocery store chain.

It has lots of choices on organic produce as well as meats and eggs. The produce is always big and fresh. They have a great central location under a canopy. I can always count on the farmers being present. I have the same farmers who are dependable and they are friendly. They also help me with any gardening questions I have and helped me start my own organic garden.

The best farmer's market that I have been to is Ithaca NY, but Durham is close, and growing, and as a Durham resident I appreciate the new pavilion and adjacent park, and the emphasis on poison-free produce and meats from small-scale growers within 70 miles of Durham, and also good local wine and excellent baked goods. The quality of produce and the facilities make it the best in the Raleigh-Durham area, including Carrboro...in my humble opinion.

A wide variety of produce and other agricultural and artists/craft products, locally produced and fresh, available Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings. The market is so thriving that more and more vendors are participating, which in turn draws more customers. The patrons range in age from newborn infants to senior citizens, and customers are regular and faithful. The location is central, on the edge of downtown Durham, and near other great businesses and attractions so that it's easy to accomplish a number of errands without much car travel. Many people are able to walk or bike to the market, meet friends, take walking tours of historic Durham, visit vendors of prepared foods, listen to live music, take a free outdoor yoga class, meander through a public garden, walk across the street to the Scrap Exchange (a local business that recycles industrial and household scrap items for artistic or other uses), walk a block to a historic feed and garden supply business and refurbished baseball stadium, walk a couple of blocks to Durham Arts Council, Carolina Theater, a downtown hotel and convention center ... there's always a lot going on. The market is also open in colder months on a more limited schedule.

All items produced within 70 miles of the market. Great vendors and great community support - and the wonderful Garden of Eatin' make the Durham Farmer's market a "must" every weekend.

It is convenient, always have what I am looking for, premises are clean, people are friendly and helpful, and I can take my two dogs with me shopping.

A wide range of produce and products and great local food. also a wonderful location and social space.

I love the fresh, local, organic & seasonal offerings at great prices grown by people I enjoy getting to know! It's my Saturday morning ritual to ride my bike to the market, fill my bags with amazing food, ride home and cook a delicious meal for my family - it's a true celebration of life for me! And we eat well the rest of the week, too, thanks to the market, as well as enjoy a high level of health & well-being! Thank you Durham Farmers Market!

The produce are so fresh. In addition, there are eggs, cheese, chicken and beef, much better than the store. The farmers are so nice.

Durham Farmer's market is a lively place to go, with local farmers selling their veggies, fruits, cheeses and specialty items. Artisans offer soaps, pottery, photos, and other crafts. Friends meet each other, musicians play, children play, and grassroots groups share their messages. A good place to meet new friends and neighbors.

It has a wide variety of food from local area farmers that is great, and it is in a great central location in downtown Durham for people in south Durham like me, as well as the people living in north Durham.

Not only do they have an astonishing selection of fruits, vegis, dairy, soap, etc, but they offer us the best (and of course, naturally produced) meat I've ever tasted.

The Durham Farmer's Market has become more than a source of great, local food for us. It is a family tradition. My kids love getting a taste of cheese from Chapel Hill Creamery, the "chicken lady" where we buy our chickens every week always has a kind word for my boys, we all enjoy tastes of fresh baked bread, and each Saturday is a hunt for new treasures. This past week, we were delighted to find one of the last watermelons of the season waiting for us. Durham Farmer's Market has fair prices, and the farmers make me feel like I am back home in Appalachia.

My sister, Dominique, is one of the founding members. She sells the very delious ice coffee with coffee ice cubes. Everybody be sure to buy a cup when you visit the Market.

Perfect location...a great place, right in the heart of downtown Durham and next to Durham Central Park.

it's great food, supports farmers, fresher and more delicious, important! it's wonderful to go down to it - like a festival every week - joyful, healthy - happy!

it's great food, supports farmers, fresher and more delicious, important! it's wonderful to go down to it - like a festival every week - joyful, healthy - happy!

This is an incredibly community oriented and richly diverse market in its products, vendors, customers and it fits beautifully into a green community space in the heart of Durham.

One of the most diverse and vibrant places I've ever been - from vendors, the artisans, citizens of durham etc. It is more diverse than many of the most cosmopolitan cities I've been to.

It's family friendly and always features a great variety of produce, fresh meat, and handicrafts!

Attracts the most diverse crowd and has the most diverse vendors. Durham market is in a location where it cannot be accused of preaching to the crowd; it's mere presence enables it to be a source of education and community buiding.

The market is the heartbeat of Durham. We love the food, flowers, farmers, shoppers, pies, cupcakes, music, kids' play area. We love it all.

when i visit my family in durham, going to the farmers market on saturdays is the highpoint of my visit. Fabulous and georgeous looking fruits and veggies, friendly people, and baked goods and cheeses and eggs and on and on ---- A great feeling of community!

I love the Durham Farmers Market because it supports local agriculture. And I am a local farmer!

I support the Durham Farmers Market for their varieties of fresh produce, display of local vendors, and their involvement with the community

Because it IS in Durham and I get to support the local farmers that service it. And I like being able to buy "in my backyard". I Iused to drive to the State Farmers Market in Raleigh all the time.

As a Durham native, I think the Farmer's Market is the perfect way to bring nutrition and locality to every table. It's affordable and, I believe, underutilized.

It lets me support local organic agriculture while enjoying all the yummy products offered by a nearby market.

Perfer the home grown fruits/vegetables over store bought and it's a great way to support our community.

Great baked goods and local produce. I like the idea of supporting local growers and eating locally and I feel good spending my money there. Plus it's become something of a social destination as well on Saturday mornings.

love how diverse it is, love kids vending, love the garden planted on the side ot the site.

Great vendors with a wide variety of wares. Great location that is family friendly and almost always has musical entertainment.

You can find almost anything in season from the many farm represented there. It's also housed in a great facility which contributes to the fantastic atmosphere there.

I love the vendors and all of the wonderful fresh produce, artisanal cheeses, and pastured poultry, beef and pork available. This is definitely I want to continue to grow and be supported by our community.

It is a vibrant, fun place to be with many venders and a wonderful set of customers.

Extensive array of fresh vegetables, other foods, plants, and crafts in central location in new sheltered housing.

The Durhaam Farmer's Market has absolutly the best local organic produce of this region available in a clean, entertaining area. What would I do with out FickleCreek eggs and Maple Springs Tomatoes! And don't even get me started about SEEDS and the most amazing sunflowers on earth! Summer Saturday mornings are so much fun with food, friends and music!

I am a vender and the customers are wonderfull. It is great to sell to people who are so friendly and supportive.

Great to know a farmers market like this exists in a city that's being revitalized.

The Durham market has a large variety of produce and wonderful people. I feel I can trust most of the farmers at the market to present a wholesome product.

It is a wonderful place to buy fresh produce and run into neighbors and friends!

Great place. The farmers are awesome. If you don't know how to prepare an item the farmers are always willing to give advice. It is the best Farmers Market that I have attended. They have recently added more handicapped parking which is a BIG plus.

Support local farmers and craftsmen! Help our economy and get some great home grown or homemade stuff too.

The vast selection of so much wonderful produce and other farm products. The wonderful vendors I see year after year. The lively and happy atmosphere. The prices that really are comparable to and sometimes better than a chain grocery store. I love my Durham farmers market. This is where I start my Saturday grocery shopping and plan the weeks' meals around what I buy there.

Love all the organic and pesticide-free options, and it's great to see the DIG/SEEDS youth there with fantastic produce!

I love the Durham Farmers' Market because it's close, the vendors are friendly and offer great food for great prices. It lasts most of the year and even offers two different days for part of the year which is convenient. I have never seen fresh flowers last so long as the ones purchased from the Durham Farmer's Market!

The Durham Farmers Market is a feast for body, eyes, ears, brain, and soul. I'm grateful for our skilled, committed, knowledgeable growers and the wonderful food and fresh flowers they bring us.

The variety of locally grown food is just amazing, as are the farmers who grow it for us all to enjoy!

It is exactly what you want in a market - downtown, a huge range of local growers, amazing range of stuff!!

Its Local, its Organic, and its beautiful! It is the center of Saturday Morning Community.

...I love the people who give their lives to giving others and themselves vital food that keeps us all healthy and whole..

This is a great place to get fresh local and organic produce that you cannot get anywhere else in Durham.

I feel that it very important to the local community to have access to fresh vegetables.

It is close to my house and always has a lot of variety, love the fresh vegetables. Also a great variety of vendors. Kids enjoy going and looking around.

friendly vendors. good food. they have mostly pesticide free or certified organic produce.

I grew up on a farm and had fresh vegetables that I had helped to grow. Once you know what real food tastes like, the over processed has no appeal. That's why I'm so glad I can get good food grown locally!

Durham is a soulful, community oriented place. The soul of Durham is palpable on Saturday mornings at the Market. Oh! And free yoga!!!

This is a must-do every Saturday morning! Great atmosphere, great farmers, great produce!

Durham Farmer's Market is the freshest, most glorious, colorful, inspiring, delicious, artistic, people gathering spot in town!

Shop it EVERY week, sometimes 2x a week. For its freshness, tasty, healthy food & to support our local community. We love Durham!

It's 3 minutes from where I live and offers a brilliant selection of raw and cooked foods!

An abundance of great, fresh food. All of the farmers, cooks, bakers, crafters who are now also our friends. The best market manager ever and the best social scene.