Toledo Farmers' Market

The Farmers' Market Association of Toledo organizes Toledo Farmers' Market with a stated goal of giving area farmers and gardeners a centralized, highly visible place to sell high-quality products directly to consumers. That mission comes through in a market that runs every Saturday year-round in Toledo's Warehouse District at 525 Market Street, with an additional Wednesday market at Westgate Shopping Center on Central Avenue across from COSTCO. The mix reaches well beyond produce alone, spanning flowers, pork and poultry, honey, apples, baked goods, soaps, candles, pottery, and stained glass from named vendors.

Why it matters locally

Toledo Farmers' Market is built around direct selling by area farmers and gardeners, which is the core purpose named by The Farmers' Market Association of Toledo. That local-selling focus is backed by a downtown Saturday market in the Warehouse District at 525 Market Street and a separate Westgate market at the Franklin Park Mall Sylvania Avenue entrance, giving Toledo shoppers more than one neighborhood access point during the season.

The market also connects food access programs to regular shopping. Its Produce Perks SNAP Match Program doubles EBT funds during the growing season, and the market directs people to United Way's 2-1-1 service for information on where to apply for benefits. On the vendor side, the market references Ohio Department of Agriculture guidelines and required permits for food sellers, tying farm and prepared-food sales to state market rules.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix combines farm staples with a notably large handmade and home-goods presence, so a shopping trip here can cover produce, meat, flowers, pantry items, and giftable crafts in one stop. Pre-orders are also part of the rhythm for several vendors, especially for apples, farm goods, and meats.

• -Browse Curbs Candles for hand-crafted aromatic candles, handmade jewelry, and specimen stones.
• -Pick up goat milk soaps, lotions, sugar scrubs, bath bombs, and natural deodorant from the vendor listed with that bath-and-body line.
• -Find homemade soaps, lip balm, and salve from the vendor identified by those products.
• -Shop Lake Erie Beach Glass Jewelry for beach glass pieces and sterling silver jewelry.
• -Look to Soldenwagner Stoneware for handcrafted stoneware, custom cutting or charcuterie boards, and functional or garden pottery.
• -See stained glass work from Yardbirds.
• -Start garden season with Hillview Greenhouse's annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, houseplants, and succulents.
• -Add flats and hanging baskets from Wenz Greenhouse.
• -Bring home perennials, herbs, and produce from Zemnicki Farms.
• -Stock up on honey and honeycomb from Myron's Honey.
• -Order ahead or shop Blueberry Hill for apples, cider, and other produce, with more than 100 apple varieties noted.
• -Choose COMDA Produce for honey, greenhouse plants, potted herbs, hanging baskets, produce, and CSA-style home-grown vegetables.
• -Reserve items in advance from Main Creek Farms.
• -Buy Duroc pork, bacon, poultry, eggs, and other meat or produce from Parrish Pork & Poultry, which also accepts pre-orders.
• -Snack on homemade potato chips and apple butter with a kick from Charsac Chip Company.
• -Pick up cut flowers, bouquets, and herbs from Vittore Farms.
• -Finish with cookies, cakes, brownies, and chocolates from the vendor listing scrumptious baked goods.
• -Grab Traditions Sauces items alongside chili-dogs, brats, polish boy, chips, and drinks.
• -Round out the visit with pita chips and pastries, plus medicinal herbal teas from two separate specialty vendors.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and the market notes that restrooms are not available, two details that can shape how long you plan to stay and who comes with you. The downtown Saturday market is at 525 Market Street in Toledo's Warehouse District, while the Wednesday market is held at Westgate Shopping Center on Central Avenue across from COSTCO.

If you're shopping specific farm products, pre-orders are available from Blueberry Hill, Main Creek Farms, and Parrish Pork & Poultry. The market also lists a phone number for the office at 419-255-6765.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted, and the market says shoppers can use credit, debit, or EBT cards at the Customer Service booth. During the growing season, the Produce Perks SNAP Match Program doubles EBT funds. For people who need help applying for benefits, the market points to United Way's 2-1-1 service.