Forsyth Farmers' Market

Step-Up Savannah is one of the partners tied directly to Forsyth Farmers' Market’s food-access work, including online SNAP/EBT enrollments offered in collaboration with the organization. That partnership sits alongside the Saturday market in Forsyth Park, where the market describes itself as Savannah’s food-only, producer-only market and says 60-plus vendors can be on hand on a given Saturday. The result is a market with two clear identities at once: a weekly shopping stop for produce, meat, bread, and prepared foods, and an organization using the market format to widen access to fresh food in Savannah.

Why it matters locally

Savannah’s food-only, producer-only market sets the tone here: vendors must grow or produce what they sell, and the market maintains a 60% farm product to 40% prepared food ratio to keep farmers at the center. That structure matters because it shapes the market into more than a craft fair with a few vegetables mixed in; the emphasis stays on agricultural products, horticulture, and food made by the people offering it.

Forsyth Farmers' Market also links that producer focus to year-round public-health and food-access work. The market partners with Step-Up Savannah on online SNAP/EBT enrollments, works with Wholesome Wave Georgia to help double SNAP/EBT dollars, and hosts the monthly 912 Food Farmacy nutrition and cooking classes with the Coastal Georgia Department of Public Health.

What you'll find there

The mix leans wide without drifting from food and farm products. Raw ingredients, pantry staples, plants, beverages, and ready-to-eat vendors all fit inside the market’s producer-focused rules, so a single Saturday can cover a full grocery run plus breakfast or lunch.

• -Pick up pork and beef from 920 Cattle Co..
• -Find mushrooms from C-Port Mushrooms.
• -Shop produce from Franklin Citrus Farm.
• -Browse plants from Little Plant Things.
• -Add mushrooms from Swampy Appleseed.
• -Stock up on produce from Adam’s Farm.
• -Bring home rice from Carolina Plantation Rice.
• -Look for produce from Gannon Organics.
• -Choose pecans from Alake’s Georgia Pecans.
• -Take home honey from Readee’s Bees.
• -Pick up flowers from Wilmore Farms.
• -Sip Hayes Value Added Watermelon Juice’s watermelon juice.
• -Grab microgreens from Savannah Microgreens.
• -Shop produce and seafood from Billy’s Botanicals.
• -Find produce and eggs from Clark & Sons Organic.
• -Buy meat from Hunter Cattle.
• -Explore goat products from Bootleg Farm.
• -Take home jelly and jam from J.R.’s Unique Jelly & Jam.
• -Pick up bread, cheeses, and pasta from Castra Rota Fine Foods.
• -Pour coffee from PERC Coffee or Tusk Coffee.
• -Warm up with dumplings from Rainbowl Dumplings.

Beyond shopping, the market’s calendar includes the weekly Saturday market, the Youth Booth program focused on healthy eating and agriculture, monthly 912 Food Farmacy nutrition and cooking classes, and special park events such as Market Tales: An Afternoon with Local Writers.

Forsyth Park is central to the way this market feels on the ground: the Saturday market is held in the park at the intersection of Bull Street and Park Avenue, and volunteer shifts include loading an average of 35 vendors into the park before opening. That park setting meets a very specific market identity. Forsyth Farmers' Market calls itself Savannah’s food-only, producer-only market, with 60-plus vendors on some Saturdays, while a recent visitor described it as “A Saturday tradition in Savannah” built around buying produce and meat from local small farmers. The strongest thread here is scale with focus: many vendors, but all inside a format built around food, farm products, and the people who actually produce them.

Know before you go

No dogs is the rule most likely to change your plan, especially in a park setting where some visitors may assume pets are fine. Forsyth Farmers' Market is held at 1 West Park Avenue in Forsyth Park, specifically at Bull Street and Park Avenue, and it runs on Saturdays rather than multiple market days each week. The market is also a sizable one, claiming 60 vendors and describing 60-plus vendors on some Saturdays, so it functions more like a full weekly market run than a quick produce stand stop. For on-site operations, the staff includes Executive Director Asia Harold and Saturday Market Manager Cami Sockow.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Forsyth Farmers' Market, and the market’s food-access work goes further than simple acceptance. It partners with Step-Up Savannah to offer online SNAP/EBT enrollments and receives support from Wholesome Wave Georgia that helps the market double SNAP/EBT dollars. The staff also includes a bilingual community outreach and SNAP coordinator, Cristina Carrascal.