Farmers Markets near Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga

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Chattanooga

Set up in the Northside Presbyterian Church lot on Mississippi Avenue, this market runs Saturdays 10 to 1, May through September. Growers sell non-certified organic and sustainably grown fruits and vegetables, woodland-raised heirloom pork, grass-fed beef, and locally roasted coffee, plus seasonal plants, herbs, and flowers. A rotating set of handmade goods fills out the tables.

Chattanooga

This market runs year-round at Grace Episcopal Church, on the corner of Brainerd Road and Belvoir Avenue in Chattanooga. Saturdays bring naturally grown produce, farm eggs, dairy, meat, artisan bread, and pastries, and it takes EBT and SNAP. Summer hours stretch to early afternoon; winter mornings run shorter. Church volunteers keep it going.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga's only food-focused, vendor-run market, Main Street Farmers' Market opens Wednesdays 4 to 5:30 year-round on East Main Street, closing an hour earlier December through March. Every farm and food artisan sits within 100 miles of downtown, and farms must use environmentally friendly methods to sell here. Food artisans work with local ingredients when available.

Chattanooga

The region's largest producer-only market fills the open-air First Horizon Pavilion at 1829 Carter Street on Sundays, April through December. Founded in 2001, it draws more than 300 vendors and thousands of shoppers each weekend for farm foods, local art, live music, and food trucks. A review panel checks that everything sold is grown or made by the seller. Admission is free.

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Chattanooga

Lookout Farmers' Market runs Friday afternoons 4 to 7 at the Incline Railway in St. Elmo, a producer-focused market with indoor space. Vendors bring locally grown produce and goods from around Chattanooga, and shoppers can order ahead through the market's mobile app. Some vendors accept SNAP, EBT, and WIC alongside cash and cards.

Hixson

Held on the grounds of St. Albans Episcopal Church in Hixson, this Saturday market transforms the church grounds into a hub of local goodness featuring fresh produce, handmade goods, and community gardening.

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Ooltewah

The Ooltewah Farmers Market is a community service initiative by Ooltewah Nursery, operating since 2013 to provide access to fresh, local foods while supporting small family farms. It is held every Thursday afternoon at the nursery in Ooltewah, TN.

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Soddy Daisy

Rock Spring

Set on the grounds of the Walker County Agricultural Center on Highway 27 North, this market opens for the season each May and runs into fall. Vendors sell locally grown produce, farm eggs, beef, honey, baked goods, jams, and crafts, and Saturdays often bring live music, cooking demonstrations, and displays of antique farm equipment for kids and families.

Trenton

Trenton Farmers' Market sets up at Veterans Park in Trenton, seat of Dade County in Georgia's far northwest corner — a county so cut off by mountains from the rest of the state it's sometimes nicknamed the State of Dade. Local produce here runs on the same calendar as the rest of the Appalachian foothills.

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Running since 1977, this market sits beside the Bradley County Cannery at 3110 Peerless Road NW in Cleveland. It opens in early June, Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon, with added Tuesday afternoon hours in July and August, and wraps in mid-October. Growers bring vegetables, local honey, herbs, salsas, and potted plants. Call (423) 728-7001.

North Georgia Farmers & Flea Market operates on Legion Drive in Dalton, the Whitfield County seat known as the Carpet Capital of the World for its flooring mills.

Dalton Saturday Market runs on W. Waugh Street in downtown Dalton, the longtime Carpet Capital of the World, every Saturday morning from spring through fall. Growers set up around 8 a.m. and typically pack up by early afternoon, selling produce, baked goods, and crafts. Table selection shifts with the growing season, so a June visit and an October visit look different.

Dalton

Downtown Dalton Saturday Market meets at the corner of N. Thornton Avenue and W. Waugh Street, a block or two from the Dalton Saturday Market address most directories also list -- the two names likely describe the same downtown market rather than two competing ones. It runs Saturday mornings, roughly 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., spring through fall, with produce, baked goods, and crafts typical of small Georgia downtown markets.

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