Charlotte Regional Farmers Market is a farmers' market in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] [2] [3] It is also called Yorkmont Farmers Market because it is located on Yorkmont Road. [4] The market sits on a 22-acre site. [5] It opened in 1984, and it has expanded several times with the addition of a craft building in 2005. [1] When it first opened, there were few local farmers market in the city. [5] It is currently the largest farmers market in the county. [6] It is operated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. [5] [6] It is one of four state-operated farmers' markets, the other ones being in Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh. [5] [7]
The farmers' market has two retail produce buildings, one wholesale produce building, a craft building, and a greenery shed. [1] The market is divided into five sheds, designed A through E. [5] The three primary sheds are Building A, B, and C, whereas building D is empty wholesale space and building E is for nursery plants and food concessions. [5] Building A contains goods from North Carolina. [5] Many local growers have organized together and congregate on Saturdays in Building B. [1] This is the most heavily trafficked building. [5] Nevertheless, non-local and international goods can be found at the market. [5] Building C has local products from South Carolina, crafts, and overflow from Building A. [5] Overall, there are more than one hundred vendors that sell a variety of goods, such as meats, cheeses, produce, preserves, and baked goods. [7] It is open Wednesday through Sunday. [8] It operates all year round. [6]
In 2023, Charlotte Regional Farmers Market celebrated its first Harvest Festival. [9]
Charlotte Regional Farmers Market is a farmers' market in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] [2] [3] It is also called Yorkmont Farmers Market because it is located on Yorkmont Road. [4] The market sits on a 22-acre site. [5] It opened in 1984, and it has expanded several times with the addition of a craft building in 2005. [1] When it first opened, there were few local farmers market in the city. [5] It is currently the largest farmers market in the county. [6] It is operated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. [5] [6] It is one of four state-operated farmers' markets, the other ones being in Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh. [5] [7]
The farmers' market has two retail produce buildings, one wholesale produce building, a craft building, and a greenery shed. [1] The market is divided into five sheds, designed A through E. [5] The three primary sheds are Building A, B, and C, whereas building D is empty wholesale space and building E is for nursery plants and food concessions. [5] Building A contains goods from North Carolina. [5] Many local growers have organized together and congregate on Saturdays in Building B. [1] This is the most heavily trafficked building. [5] Nevertheless, non-local and international goods can be found at the market. [5] Building C has local products from South Carolina, crafts, and overflow from Building A. [5] Overall, there are more than one hundred vendors that sell a variety of goods, such as meats, cheeses, produce, preserves, and baked goods. [7] It is open Wednesday through Sunday. [8] It operates all year round. [6]
In 2023, Charlotte Regional Farmers Market celebrated its first Harvest Festival. [9]