Bud’s Farm Market
3501 S. Weinbach Ave.
Daily through Halloween, scoop up fresh melons, cucumbers, peppers, and more from Leo “Bud” Vogt, whose tent-covered stand has been a Southeast Side staple for nearly 30 years. No purchase is complete without some of Bud’s heirloom tomatoes.
Franklin Street Bazaar
1331 W. Franklin St.
On Saturdays, the West Branch library lawn takes on a festival atmosphere with food, fun activities like yoga, and produce, plus crafts, sourdough bread and baked goods, art, jewelry, seasonings, woodwork, flowers, jams and jellies, kettle corn, coffee syrups, jerky, freeze-dried candy, meat and eggs, apparel, candles.
Mayse Farm Market
6400 N. St. Joseph Ave.
This market run by the Mayse family for eight decades feels like a general store. Open daily, shoppers can find baked goods, fruit ciders, and seasonal plants and flowers in addition to cucumbers, apples, peaches, and more. July-August, stock up on the market’s signature Silver Queen white sweet corn.
The Produce Patch Farm Market
8120 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh
Not sure what to make with all the candy onions, hot peppers, summer squash, fresh broccoli, and tart raspberries you’ve scored? The Produce Patch — open daily with a second location at 864 S. Green River Road and four more in Southwestern Indiana — offers tasty recipes online for each product.
Market on Main
601 Main St.
In Downtown, the market comes to you. Each Wednesday, shop local honey, microgreens, fresh meat and eggs, gourmet popcorn, and more. Stop by the Night Market on Aug. 8, and, new this year, the Asian Market on Sept. 12.
Can’t make it to the market? Local Source sells veggies, grains, microgreens, jams, herbs, dairy and eggs, meats, honey, and home and body products from a consortium of local growers and artisans.
