The Farmers Market

Visiting 1810 Beaver Street was a treat while growing up.  Our small family lived on Lowell Avenue only a couple of miles from the market.  We spent many a day there, picking up fruit, tasting the samples provided and walking away with greens and corn for a Sunday dinner.

The Farmers Market is one of the oldest markets in Florida.  It began in 1938. From dawn to dusk you can find vendors of all kinds selling produce, including honey, corn, onions, greens, watermelons, oranges, apples, berries, squash, a variety of beans, sugar cane, and more.  On Apple Maps, it indicates the hours to be 7am-5pm.   This is a big man’s delight and a dieters haven.  In 2019, the Jacksonville Farmers Market won the “Jax Best” seal so congrats and with that it touts having over a million visitors each year.

It’s located in the Rail Yard District on West Beaver Street.  Back-in-the-day, one of my best friend’s family, the Napoli’s had a bay.  We spent a lot of time helping set up things, shine the produce and sit and wait for customers.  Well, mostly we played. Ha!  Fun times though, for sure.

I hope you go visit and…

See you tomorrow,