Wiregrass Farmers Market

Wiregrass Farmers Market is hosted by the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village in Tifton, giving this Saturday market a setting tied closely to one of the city’s landmark institutions. The market runs at the pole barn next to the Country Store on Whiddon Mill Road, with the museum grounds and peanut museum folded into the same visit. Its focus stays on locally grown and handmade goods, with vendor spotlights and market posts naming farms, food businesses, and growers from the region. That combination makes the market feel rooted in both South Georgia agriculture and the museum campus that hosts it.

Why it matters locally

The Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village does more than lend its name here; it hosts the market and provides the grounds that shape the experience. The market describes itself as a community-based farmers market serving South Georgia with locally grown and handmade products. That local emphasis shows up in the farms and food businesses featured over time, from Southern Heirlooms and Wishum Farm to The Bread Heads and Towson’s Meats.

The market’s programming also reaches beyond weekly shopping. A Wiregrass Farmers Market progressive dinner was hosted at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, linking local food to a four-course event on the museum grounds. The market also points shoppers toward a South Georgia-adjusted harvest calendar from Georgia Organics, reinforcing its tie to seasonal growing patterns in this part of the state.

What you'll find there

Heirloom produce, bakery items, coffee, meats, and other farm and food vendors make up the clearest picture of this market’s mix, with several sellers appearing in market features and spotlights over time. The lineup points to a market built around South Georgia growers and small food businesses rather than a single specialty.

• -Southern Heirlooms brings heirloom tomatoes and heirloom tomato plants to the market.
• -Powell’s Produce is featured for its produce and food products.
• -Wishum Farm is included for produce and food products.
• -Easters Family Farm is featured with produce and food products.
• -Hagen Homestead appears among the market’s produce and food vendors.
• -Risen is featured with produce and food products.
• -Sunset Pines Farm is included for produce and food products.
• -Leeway Gardens is another named source for produce and food products.
• -Roaster’s Edge Coffee supplies coffee.
• -The Bread Heads is a featured bakery vendor.
• -Towson’s Meats brings meat products to the vendor mix.
• -The Wine Loft is noted for Georgia wines during a market event.
• -Georgia Olive Oil Farms is included among businesses contributing products and services for the event.
• -Sparkman’s Cream Valley is also listed among event contributors.

The market has also hosted the Wiregrass Farmers Market Progressive Dinner, a one-time four-course event at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture on March 9. Chef Chris Cantrell and Bret Wagenhorst were featured in that event lineup.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest policy detail to factor into your plans before heading over. The market is held at 1392 Whiddon Mill Rd. in the pole barn next to the Country Store, right off Whiddon Mill Road on the grounds of the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village. Saturday shopping hours are limited to the morning, from 9 a.m. until noon during the April 14 through October 27 season.

Restrooms are not listed among visitor amenities, and payment methods are not clearly stated in market materials. If you want to build out the visit, the Country Store, peanut museum, and museum grounds are part of the same setting.