Heirloom Farmers Market- Oro Valley

Heirloom Farmers Market- Oro Valley pairs a mission-driven market model with a long-running Saturday setup at Steam Pump Ranch, where Heirloom Farmers Markets highlights outreach, volunteering, sponsorship, and nonprofit work alongside its vendor roster. Since 2004, this Oro Valley market has supported local farms, ranches, and small food purveyors at the ranch along the Northwest Oracle Road corridor, with the Catalina Mountains’ Pusch Ridge rising nearby. The setting adds more than scenery: Steam Pump Ranch also showcases historic buildings, farming artifacts, and heritage gardens while the market is underway.

Why it matters locally

Steam Pump Ranch has hosted this Saturday market since 2004, giving Oro Valley a regular outlet for local farms, ranches, and small food purveyors in one place. That local emphasis is reinforced by the market’s broader nonprofit programming, which includes outreach, volunteering, sponsorships, and employment as part of Heirloom Farmers Markets’ public-facing mission structure.

Food access is part of the market’s local role too. SNAP/EBT is accepted here, and shoppers using SNAP/EBT can use the Double Up Arizona Farm Bucks program on fruits and vegetables. WIC families and income-eligible seniors can also use FMNP benefits accepted at Heirloom Farmers Markets, with coupon distribution beginning March 1 and applications handled through the AZFMNP website.

What you'll find there

The Oro Valley lineup reaches well beyond raw produce, with farmers, bakers, prepared-food vendors, pantry makers, wellness-focused sellers, and a smaller craft mix sharing the grounds at Steam Pump Ranch. You can shop for ingredients, pick up ready-to-eat items, and add a few practical home or personal goods in the same trip.

• -Find garlic-focused food products and health and wellness items from Catalina Garlic & Co.
• -Pick up churros and other ready-to-eat baked goods from Churros Inzunza.
• -Order tamales and other prepared food products from Del Cielo.
• -Shop farm offerings from E&L Growers.
• -Grab prepared items from Elif Gozleme.
• -Choose produce and plants from Wild Child Gardens.
• -Stock up on kimchi and other ready-to-eat food products from Happy Kimchi.
• -Bring home baked goods from Natalka Bakery.
• -Browse farm products from NV Pro Farm.
• -Add fermented and wellness-oriented goods from Oracle Ferments.
• -Stop for ceviche and other ready-to-eat offerings from Queen Ceviche.
• -Take home coffee-related food products from Red’s Roasters.
• -Look for spices and jams from The Spice Jam.
• -Browse kitchen craft and home goods from El Mesquite.
• -Get knives or tools serviced through Iverson Sharpening’s kitchen craft and sharpening services.
• -Shop jewelry from Unusuals.

Summer Safety Month runs June 10 through June 28. The market also lists a weekly Taste of the Market booth focused on food literacy and education, plus a Market Ambassador in a bright green apron to help shoppers navigate the market.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, a rule that can change plans before you leave home. If you need help locating a vendor or figuring out what is happening that day, head to the Market Info booth, where staff can point you to specific sellers and current market activities. Shopping early is also useful here because the best selection goes first, especially for seasonal specialties such as berries during their short window.

The market takes place at Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 North Oracle Road, and the grounds also feature historic buildings, farming artifacts, and heritage gardens during market hours.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Heirloom Farmers Market- Oro Valley. The market also participates in Double Up Arizona Farm Bucks for fruits and vegetables for SNAP/EBT shoppers. Heirloom market tokens are sold on site at any Heirloom Farmers Market location, come in $5 wooden tokens, can be spent at all Heirloom markets, and do not expire.