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Attention prospective new vendors:
All vendors must complete an application before
selling at either location of the Staunton/Augusta Farmer's Market.
Click here to download the application form (pdf
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Verona location - Wednesday afternoons; Noon- 5:00 PM Staunton location - Saturday mornings; 7:00 AM - Noon
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| Breads, cakes, pies and other baked goods | Hanging baskets | Vegetable and herb plants | Lettuce, spinach, and salad greens | ||
| Strawberries | Greenhouse tomatoes | House plants | Trees and shrubs | ||
| Wines from local vineyards | Asparagus | Annual and perennial flower plants | Farmstead cheeses | ||
| Local beef, pork, chicken, lamb, rabbit, and goat | Soaps | Jams and jellies | Honey | ||
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Cut flowers |
Farm fresh eggs | Fruit leathers | Local wool and alpaca fiber | ||
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Hours
of operation:
* All photos above © copyright Tom Womack
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"Music at the Market" schedule: |
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Saturday market Live music from 9-11AM |
Wednesday market Live music from 2-4 PM |
| May 17th - Trent Wagler and Steel Wheels | May 14 - Dave Fisher -- Cowboy folk with a touch of Irish |
| May 31st - Steve DeVenny and the Last Minute Band | May 28 - Holly Allen -- Bluesy vocals and guitar deliver an eclectic array of songs |
| June 14th - Loose Gravel | June 25 - Afton Amblers -- Toe-tapping tunes from a multi-talented old-time string band |
| June 28th - The Left Over Biscuit Boys | July 23 - Back Porch Players -- Keeping alive a love of the melodies, lyrics, and history of early folk music |
| July 12th - The Afton Amblers | August, September & October - TBA |
"Home-grown and home-made from local producers"
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Producers: are you on our mailing list? If you are a market vendor (or have an interest in becoming a vendor) and are not currently on our e-mail distribution list, contact us and request to be added to the "Staunton/Augusta Farmers' Market e-mail list." |
2008 Market Poster - click poster to see full size
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Wednesday Market
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"Verona:
On market days the squares are
piled high with garlic and most
every sort of vegetable and fruit.
The people shout, throw things,
scuffle, laugh and sing all day
long. The mild climate and cheap
food make life easy for
them." J.W. Goethe (circa 1787) |
Hours: Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Season: The first Wednesday in April until the last Wednesday in October
Location: At the Market dock (on the south end) of the Augusta County Government Center on Rt. 11 in Verona, VA.
Saturday Market
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - noon
Season: First Saturday in April until the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving
Location: At the Wharf Parking Lot on Johnson Street in historic downtown Staunton.
Contact Information
Telephone
Office at City Hall: (540) 332-3802
Saturday market: Tom Womack (cell phone) 448-1937
Wednesday market: Susan Randall (cell phone) 448-2364
Market Committee Chair: John Matheny (540) 337-3867
Vendor representatives for 2008 are:
Susan Randall 363-5152
John Oakes 249-5096
Chris Watts 886-5779
Peg Davis 885-6706
Susan Roepke 377-9877
Ken Bird 337-0669
Customer representatives for 2008 are:
Polly Smock 886-7583
Jennifer Coffman 942-7819
Other Committee members include:
Sarah Butterfield 886-4506
Betty Hawpe 363-5594
Jeff Ishee 363-3938
OTHER POINTS-OF-CONTACT:
VDACS Bureau of Food Inspection (540) 857-7344
Organic Certification - Catherine Cash (540) 377-9945
Dept. of Weights and Measures (540) 786-2476
Farmers' Market mailing address:
P.O. Box 58
Staunton, VA 24402
Electronic mail