Lawrence Farmers Markets

Lawrence Farmers Markets centers food access as much as shopping: SNAP households can use HIP benefits on eligible fresh fruits and vegetables, with the benefit added directly to an EBT card for use at farmers markets, farm stands, CSAs, and mobile markets. Groundwork Lawrence runs the market program as part of its broader food work, linking the market to an organization focused on changing places, lives, and systems. In season, the market operates across three weekly locations, including the Friday stop at Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen, alongside Wednesday and Saturday markets in Lawrence.

Why it matters locally

Groundwork Lawrence hosts and runs these farmers markets as part of a larger set of food and community programs, not as a stand-alone retail event. That local role shows up in the way the market is tied to food access tools, including SNAP/EBT, WIC, senior farmers market coupons, and Groundwork Lawrence market coupons. The organization is also involved in the Merrimack Valley Food Resiliency Partnership with Merrimack College and Lawrence General Hospital, a regional effort focused on understanding food access assets and gaps in the Merrimack Valley. In other words, this market sits inside a wider local infrastructure around agriculture, health, and neighborhood access rather than operating on its own.

What you'll find there

This market page emphasizes the network around the market more than named farm vendors, with the clearest on-the-ground details coming through its weekly sites and related food programming. For a visitor, that means the strongest specifics are where the market sets up and what kinds of support services connect to it.

• -Find the Wednesday market at Campagnone North Common, in front of the Center at 155 Haverhill Street in Lawrence.
• -Stop by the Friday market at Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway, Route 28, in Methuen.
• -Catch the Saturday market at O’Connell South Common, in front of Pronto Pizza at 65 South Union Street in Lawrence.

Groundwork Lawrence also offers cooking classes on March 11, 18, and 25 and April 1 and 8, 2025, from 6pm to 8pm, extending the food program beyond market-day shopping.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit rule likely to change your plan before heading out. The Friday Methuen market runs at Nevins Memorial Library, while the broader Lawrence Farmers Markets program also includes separate Wednesday and Saturday locations in Lawrence, so day and site matter when choosing where to go. The listed market season is July through October. For orientation, the market program is associated with Groundwork Lawrence at 50 Island Street, and the visitor address provided for this page is 70 East Street. Restrooms are not available in the visit details provided here. If you are planning around the wider organization calendar, Groundwork Lawrence also runs events such as the Greenway 5K, Spicket River Cleanup, Groundwork Earth Day, and the June Kite Festival / S.A.L.S.A..

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Lawrence Farmers Markets. The market materials also state that farmers accept debit, credit, and cash, along with Groundwork Lawrence market coupons, WIC, and senior farmers market coupons. HIP benefits can be used on eligible purchases of fresh fruit and vegetables, with the benefit added directly to SNAP households’ EBT cards.