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→ Local Market
Makes National News... ← The
Downtown Farmers' Market of Fort Pierce is the subject of the June 2008 feature article and video
at the website www/OnlyatFarmersMarkets.com Click on the link to read about the Fort Pierce Farmers'
Market click "Play the Video" to see the
short, 4-minute presentation.
OPEN 8 am to 12 noon EVERY Saturday YEAR ROUND! Call 772-940-1145 for information

Come join us as we celebrate over 10 years in Downtown Fort
Pierce on the waterfront!! This is the official website of the Downtown
Ft Pierce Farmers' Market. We are continually updating products and events so we hope you will bookmark this site and visit
it often.
Please use the Navigation Buttons on the left for information about us, our vendors and their products, where we
are located, upcoming events and more.
The outdoor market, located in Historic Downtown Ft Pierce, is open
EVERY Saturday morning YEAR ROUND 8:00 a.m. until noon, rain or shine. Farmer's
markets create an important alternative marketing outlet for farmers and food producers. According to AMS 2000 Data:
- U.S. farmers' market sales = $888 million
- Average sales per market
= $312,000
- Number of farmers' market vendors = 66,700
- Average sales
per vendor = $12,000
- 19,000 vendors (28%) sold their farm products
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