Port Royal Farmers Market

Port Royal Farmers Market runs year-round on Saturdays at Naval Heritage Park on Ribaut Road, with a vendor mix that spans Lowcountry staples and ready-to-eat breakfast and lunch options. The market’s own lineup moves from Carolina Gold rice and Sea Is Red peas to shrimp without preservatives, pollinator plants, fresh-cut flower bouquets, she-crab soup, tacos, and cold-pressed juice. Even the market’s web presence feels distinctly small-scale and direct, down to a simple site created with Wix.com that points shoppers toward vendors, photos, and a weekly newsletter signup.

Why it matters locally

Naval Heritage Park gives this market a fixed public setting in Port Royal, and the vendor roster stays closely tied to Lowcountry agriculture and coastal foodways. You can shop Carolina Gold Rice, Brown Rice, rice grits, and Sea Is Red Peas from Rollen's RAW Grains, then pivot to shrimp from Buddy Roe and oysters from Lady ’ s Island Oysters in the same trip.

The market also keeps space for growers and producers working in forms that fit the region: Baker's Nursery focuses on plants suited for Lowcountry and coastal environments, Daisy Branch Farm brings organic produce, herbs, berries, and pasture-based eggs, and Adam's Farm grows local seasonal produce year round. That combination makes the market useful not only for weekly groceries, but also for coastal gardens, pantry restocks, and meals built around ingredients raised nearby.

What you'll find there

The strongest throughline here is range within a compact Saturday market: raw ingredients, garden plants, seafood, meat, breads, flowers, and hot prepared foods all appear in the regular vendor mix. It reads less like a single-category produce market and more like a place to assemble a full cooler, a few pantry staples, and breakfast or lunch before you head home.

• -Pick up Carolina Gold Rice, Brown Rice, Sea Is Red Peas, rice grits, and Sea Is Yellow Grits from Rollen's RAW Grains.
• -Find pesticide- and fungicide-free mushrooms from Lowcountry Mushrooms.
• -Shop ground cover, annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, and small trees suited for Lowcountry and coastal environments at Baker's Nursery.
• -Bring home organic produce, herbs, berries, and pasture-based eggs from Daisy Branch Farm.
• -Look for local, seasonal, sustainable produce grown year round at Adam's Farm.
• -Choose shrimp with no preservatives from “Buddy Roe” Shrimp.
• -Stock up on pasture-raised lamb, pork, beef, and chicken from HD Farm.
• -Add raw goat’s milk, drinkable yogurt, goat cheese, chevre, ricotta, and feta from Carolina Kidz Nigerian Dwarf Goat Farm.
• -Snag microgreens from Narrow Path Farm, or microgreens, tomatoes, and lettuces from Gabe's Microgreens.
• -Cut flowers show up from Wimbee Creek Farm, while Slow Road Farm adds fresh-cut flowers along with turmeric, ginger, and mushrooms.
• -Eat on site with Hank's Lowcountry She Crab Soup & Crab Cakes, Calibogue Catering’s pulled pork BBQ and grilled chicken, or Berto's Tacos & Tamales.
• -Round out the visit with artisan bread from Sprout Momma Breads, scratch-made cinnamon rolls and quiches from Yummy Buns, or cold-pressed juices from Well House Juicery.

Know before you go

Rain or shine is part of the market’s regular Saturday setup, so weather does not change the basic plan. The market is located at 1615 Ribaut Road in Naval Heritage Park, which is the key detail to plug into directions before you leave. Dogs are welcome, a useful note for anyone planning to walk the market with a pet.

Amenities are limited in at least one important way: restrooms are not available. If you like to buy broadly across categories, this is the kind of market where it makes sense to arrive ready for produce, seafood, meats, flowers, baked goods, and prepared foods in one pass, since all of those categories are represented in the regular vendor roster.