Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market - Valley Market

Orange County HomeGrown traces its roots to 2002, when local residents set out to create a space connecting family-owned farms and businesses with people in the community. That nonprofit mission still frames the market today: Orange County HomeGrown says its work promotes small-town neighborly values alongside the county’s natural, cultural, and recreational assets, and it now includes weekly markets as well as live, local music concerts in Paoli and West Baden during spring and summer. For shoppers in French Lick, the Valley Market brings that wider county effort into a Saturday morning stop focused on food, farm goods, plants, and handmade items.

Why it matters locally

Established in 2002, Orange County HomeGrown began as a citizen effort to connect local family-owned farms and businesses with people in Orange County. That origin matters because the market is not just a place to buy produce; it sits inside a nonprofit organization built around keeping those local connections visible and active across the county.

The group’s mission explicitly ties the market to small-town neighborly values and to Orange County’s natural, cultural, and recreational character. Its work extends beyond weekly selling days to include live, local music concerts in Paoli and West Baden during the spring and summer months, showing a countywide model rather than a single-site operation. The organization also lists a board that includes market managers Dave Arnold and Kim Arnold, giving the market named local leadership rather than an anonymous operation.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans broad rather than narrow: multiple produce growers share space with beef, eggs, baked goods, maple syrup, wine, plants, soaps, woodworking, fibers, and children’s craft items. Instead of a market built around one signature category, this one reads like a county roll call of farm stands and small makers.

• -Pick up produce and craft goods from Made With Love.
• -Find beef from Hackney Beef.
• -Browse soaps, arts, and crafts from Wildflower Cottage Soap Co..
• -Shop plant boxes and plants from Carolyn's Creations.
• -Look for lemonade, hair bows, headbands, and crafts from Isis, Cadence, Lora, & Della Spaulding.
• -Choose flowers, plants, and decorative corn from Eichmiller Landscaping, LLC.
• -Stock up on produce from Mose & Mattie Hershberger.
• -Buy produce from Glen, Naomi, & Aaron Humphreys.
• -Add produce from Ezra, Millie, John, & Lydia Glicks.
• -Take home baked goods from Katie Hershberger.
• -Find produce, baked goods, longhorn skulls, and beef at Rosebud Longhorns, LLC.
• -Pour a bottle from Hunter's Ridge Winery.
• -Get produce and maple syrup from Jacob, Anna, Fannie Hershberger, & Saloma Miller.
• -Pick up fudge, peanut brittle, and eggs from Tom & Amy Zehnder.
• -Shop eggs from Emma and Sarah Losson.
• -Watch for pumpkins from Hoffman Cattle Farms.
• -Browse wind chimes, jelly, produce, and wind chime repair from James Hensley.
• -Find hand carved green wood spoons from North Spoon Woodcraft.
• -Look for hand dyed yarns and knitted items from Evie's Craft Room.
• -Pick up plants and plant starts from Pat's Plants.
• -Finish with syrups, produce, wood crafts, and baked goods from Arnold Acres Farm.

The broader Orange County HomeGrown calendar also includes a Holiday Market at Orleans Elementary School on November 14, 2026, and a 5K Run/Walk on October 10, 2026 at Congress Square in Orleans.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan your morning. The market runs on Saturdays from 8 AM to 12 PM during the season, so this is a morning stop rather than an all-day event. SNAP/EBT is accepted, and the market also identifies a Host Tent used for registration and payments, making that tent a useful first stop if you need orientation on site.

Kim Arnold is listed as a market manager, and the market provides a direct phone number and email for operations tied to Orange County HomeGrown. Restrooms are marked unavailable in the visitor details, so plan your visit with that in mind.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market, an important option for shoppers planning to use nutrition benefits on a Saturday visit. The market materials also indicate that payment handling and registration are tied to the Host Tent, and Kim Arnold is named as a market manager in those operations.