Kingston Farmers' Market

Kingston Farmers' Market foregrounds more than shopping: its own materials point visitors to mission, board and staff, a Power of Produce Club, Market Greens, community groups, and sponsors alongside vendor lists and events. That mix gives the market a distinctly program-driven shape in Uptown Kingston, where a Saturday visit can mean produce, pantry goods, prepared food, and food-access support in the same stop. In winter, the market shifts indoors to Bethany Hall at the Old Dutch Church on Wall Street, tying its seasonal rhythm to one of Kingston’s named Uptown landmarks.

Why it matters locally

The market’s food-access work is built into its weekly operation: SNAP/EBT, Fresh Connect Checks, FMNP checks, Power of Produce bucks for kids, and Market Greens are all part of the currency system used at the market. That means the market is organized not only around vendor sales, but also around ways for Kingston shoppers to use nutrition benefits and program dollars on foods including fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, cheese, bread, pastries, sauces, and prepared foods.

The local footprint is also specific to the Hudson Valley and nearby New York producers. Vendors come from Kingston, Kerhonkson, Gardiner, Orange County’s black dirt region, Chester, Montauk, and other New York locations represented in the market mix. Sponsors and partners tied to market programs include Ulster Savings Bank and Radio Kingston, reinforcing that the market’s programming extends beyond the stalls themselves.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix runs unusually wide without losing its regional footing: native plants, black-dirt vegetables, orchard fruit, goat dairy, seafood, breads, soups, herbal goods, spirits, and handmade textiles all appear in one market roster. The range also gives Kingston’s winter market real meal-building depth, from raw ingredients to ready-to-eat food.

• -Browse Barkaboom Native Plants for New York State native plants from a licensed Catskill Mountains nursery.
• -Pick up Asian produce and culinary herbs from Dirt Dance Farm’s regeneratively grown vegetable stand.
• -Find apples, ciders, pears, peaches, grapes, berries, and vegetables at Maynard Farms.
• -Choose vegetables, flowers, and herbs from Rise & Root Farm, a cooperatively owned farm in Orange County’s black dirt region.
• -Add sprouts and micro-greens from Solid Ground Farm, along with seasonal vegetables, roots, greens, and tomatoes.
• -Look for farm-raised venison, ostrich, buffalo, rabbit, wild boar, quail, sausages, and jerky at Highland Farm.
• -Stock up on organic beef, pork, chicken, and eggs from Liberty Farms.
• -Bring home ocean-caught fish, live lobsters, crab cakes, and chowder from Pura Vida Fisheries.
• -Taste pastured goat milk and cheese from Cotton Hill Creamery.
• -Grab levains, sourdoughs, baguettes, challahs, and pastries from Kingston Bread + Bar.
• -Try sweet and savory pies and pastries with seasonal flavors from Little Rye Bakehouse.
• -Pick up Oaxacan tamales, moles, salsas, fruit drinks, and horchata from Las Camelias.
• -Order samosas and Indian street-food dishes from Samosa Shack, made with Hudson Valley seasonal ingredients.
• -Shop locally grown or foraged herbal medicines from Gnome Apothecary.
• -Pour Hudson Valley coffee from Rondout Roasting Company, a Kingston small-batch roaster.
• -Explore handwoven textiles by La Pequeña Textiles, created by Kingston-based weaver Sara Collazo Romay.

The market also hosts one-off events tied to vendors and community groups, including pie dough workshops with Catarina from Little Rye Bakehouse before fruit season and an autumn clothing swap with Trans Closet.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest policy detail likely to change a visit plan. Winter market shoppers head to Bethany Hall at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street in Uptown Kingston. For the outdoor market setup, parking is directed to the County Courthouse parking lot at 285 Wall Street, with entrances on John Street between Crown and Wall and on Wall Street between Main and John. The market lists no restrooms in its visitor details, so it helps to plan that stop elsewhere before arriving.

Payments & SNAP

Kingston Farmers' Market accepts SNAP/EBT, Fresh Connect Checks, FMNP Checks, Power of Produce bucks for kids, and Market Greens. SNAP benefits are redeemed at the market tent between 9am and 1pm for eligible food purchases with participating vendors, including produce, meat, fish, poultry, cheese, bread, pastries, sauces, and prepared foods.