Rivertown Farmers Market

Rivertown Farmers Market is part of the Crescent City Farmers Market network, where Market Umbrella frames its markets as places where shoppers and food producers connect and where farmers markets help drive economic and community health in the region. In Kenner, that gives this market a clear identity: direct exchange with growers, fishers, ranchers, dairies, bakers, and other food producers rather than a general retail mix. The vendor roster ranges from farms and seafood sellers to bread bakers, pasta makers, coffee roasters, and prepared-food specialists, giving the market a strong food-first focus.

Why it matters locally

Market Umbrella operates the Crescent City Farmers Markets as an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3), and its stated mission is to cultivate the power of farmers markets to support economic and community health in the region. That local role is also reflected in the market model itself: Crescent City Farmers Market began in New Orleans in 1995 as a producer-only farmers market connecting customers directly with farmers, fishermen, ranchers, dairies, bakers, and others who make food for the region. Programs tied to the market deepen that access, including the Farmers Market Nutrition Program for eligible seniors and WIC recipients and Market Match for SNAP shoppers buying fresh fruits and vegetables.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix reads like a working food market rather than a single-category produce stop, with farms, seafood, dairy, mushrooms, bread, coffee, tea, spices, and prepared foods all represented. The names on the roster point to both staple shopping and specialty stops in the same trip.

• -Find gluten-free cookies, pies, bread, and pastries at Girlfriend Bakery.
• -Pick up seafood from Pete & Clara's Seafood.
• -Shop Anna Marie Seafood for another seafood option.
• -Look for fresh bread from Leo's Bread.
• -Choose Viola’s Heritage Bread for another bakery stop.
• -Bring home pasta from Costantini Pasta.
• -Add Que Pasta NOLA to a market run centered on pantry-ready meals.
• -Start with coffee from Applied Arts Coffee.
• -Try Coffee Science NOLA for another coffee vendor on the roster.
• -Sip botanical blends from NOLA Botanical Tea.
• -Pick up kombucha from Gingerbooch.
• -Shop mushrooms from Mycelium Express.
• -Add greens from Local Lettuce Heads.
• -Look for okra at Heads Monica's Okra World.
• -Stock up on honey from Powers Beekeepers.
• -Shop dairy from Southern Maids Dairy.
• -Find another dairy vendor at T&R Dairy.
• -Add spices from Sassy Cajun Spices.
• -Pick up tamales and produce from Isabel's Tamales & Produce.
• -Browse fruit from Amanda's Fruit Specialties.

Beyond the vendor lineup, the market network also runs Music at the Market and publishes Market Morsels each Monday to help shoppers plan for the week.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest policy to plan around. Rivertown Farmers Market is located at 303 Williams Blvd in Kenner, and the weekly schedule spans three separate market windows: Tuesday morning, Thursday afternoon, and Sunday morning. Payment options are set up clearly, which helps if you are combining regular grocery shopping with incentive programs. One practical limitation: restrooms are not available. If timing matters, the Thursday market runs later in the day than the Tuesday and Sunday markets, so the market week is split between morning and afternoon shopping windows.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Rivertown Farmers Market, and Market Umbrella also runs Market Match, which matches SNAP dollars spent at market for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. The market network also participates in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, with vouchers for eligible seniors and WIC recipients.