Oxford Farmers Market

Oxford Farmers Market links everyday shopping with one of its clearest local ties: Johnson Family Farm’s honey operation includes leadership in the Butler County Beekeepers Association, giving the market a direct connection to the county’s beekeeping community. Set in Uptown Oxford behind Memorial Park, the market runs year-round on Saturday mornings and gathers farm vendors, bakers, prepared-food sellers, and makers in a compact downtown setting. The mix feels distinctly Oxford: local vegetables, orchard fruit, bulk meat, croissants, goat milk soap, coffee, pottery, and small-batch pantry goods all appear under one market banner.

Why it matters locally

Uptown Oxford is central to how this market works. The market is located in the city parking lot just north of Memorial Park, in Oxford’s Uptown area near restaurants, coffee shops, parks, life-sized animal sculptures, and a fountain designed for water play. That setting places farm shopping inside the town’s weekly foot traffic rather than apart from it.

The market also frames its role in education and food access. Market manager Larry Slocum invites Oxford and surrounding communities into a “Cultivating Community” challenge centered on the market. Its partner and friends list reaches beyond vendors to WIC, TOPSS Food Pantry, Oxford Family Resource Center, Ohio Farmers Market Network, and Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. Together, those ties show a market that connects local food sales with outreach, demonstrations, and regional farm support.

What you'll find there

The vendor roster stretches well beyond produce alone. Oxford Farmers Market combines staple farm shopping with breads, breakfast items, honey, nursery plants, coffee, skincare, and handmade goods, so the selection can cover both groceries and household extras in one stop.

• -Pick up locally grown vegetables from Hamm Farm.
• -Find microgreens from Bonnie Gean’s Micro Greens, described as useful in entrees, salads, smoothies, and sandwiches.
• -Shop orchard offerings from Downing Fruit Farm.
• -Look for greenhouse plants from Frankenstein’s Nursery, a seasonal wholesale and retail production greenhouse.
• -Stock the freezer with beef and pork from Gerber Meat Market, which raises animals locally and sells meat in bulk.
• -Browse honey from Johnson Family Farm.
• -Add more honey from Aryanna’s Honey.
• -Follow the smell of fresh-baked croissants to Bigham Artisan Bread & Pastry.
• -Choose baked goods from Birch Creek Bakery.
• -Start the morning with breakfast items from Loaded Goat Cafe.
• -Grab coffee from Ramblin’ Roast.
• -Bring home spice mixes from Basil Lane Blends.
• -Try pantry staples from Kofinas Olive Oil.
• -Find natural skin care products, including signature goat milk soaps, from The Taylor Farm Natural Skin Care Products.
• -Browse handmade pottery from 3 Drops Pottery or Regina Simas Pottery.
• -Look over jewelry and accessories from Silver Moon Jewelry and Josie Rose Accessories.

Seasonal events add another layer. Gardening 101 gives children a chance to make a recycled pot and plant a seed on opening day. Other recurring programs include the Oxford Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign kickoff, an Annual Salsa Contest in August during peak tomato season, and a Harvest Party on the last day of the summer season.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest policy to plan around. The market meets in a city parking lot behind Memorial Park in Uptown Oxford, with location descriptions pointing to Main and High Streets and also to the parking lot north of Memorial Park at Main and Church streets. If you are navigating by landmarks, Memorial Park and Oxford Uptown Parks are the easiest anchors.

Saturday hours run 9am to noon year-round, so this is a morning market with a short, consistent shopping window. One visitor also recalled locally roasted coffee, vegetables, apples, cider, and flowers, which matches the market’s mix of farm and prepared-food vendors.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Oxford Farmers Market. The market also points to WIC and SFMNP information among its connected resources, alongside food-access partners such as TOPSS Food Pantry and Oxford Family Resource Center. That makes this one of the easier Oxford grocery stops to plan around if food assistance is part of the visit.