Dixie Lee Farmers Market

Dixie Lee Farmers Market ties itself to Tennessee agriculture through TDA and Pick Tennessee, while keeping its own focus on buying local produce directly from the people who grew it. Created in 2008 by Jeff and Ginger Cannon, the market has been built as a family-friendly place where shoppers and vendors meet around fresh food, farm sales, and handmade goods rather than a simple quick-stop stand. That combination gives the market a clear identity in Knoxville: a Saturday market with an emphasis on direct farmer-to-shopper exchange and a setting the organizers describe as warm and family-oriented.

Why it matters locally

Since 2008, the market’s stated purpose has been to strengthen the community by giving people a place to buy local, fresh produce straight from the growers. That mission is paired with an economic aim as well as a food one: the market describes itself as creating an environment that is healthy physically and economically, while giving local farmers and gardeners an outlet for what they raise.

The market’s own materials also place artists and food makers alongside farmers, widening who gets to participate in the weekly setup. Jeff and Ginger Cannon are named as the founders, and Bloom & Gather Events appears across the market’s operations, tying Dixie Lee Farmers Market to related market activity in the area rather than treating it as a one-off pop-up.

What you'll find there

The strongest through-line here is local food sold in a family-market format, with the vendor materials describing farmers, artists, wares, and foods in the same mix. Product details are described more fully through the related Pavilion market pages, which present the kind of local farm-and-artisan selection connected to these events.

• -Find locally grown produce sold by farmers at the market.
• -Look for wares and foods from farmers and artists working within the market.
• -Shop pasture-raised meats and eggs highlighted in the Pavilion Farmers' Market materials.
• -Pick up artisanal products including fresh baked breads and pastries.

Bloom & Gather Events also runs the Pavilion Farmers' Market and The Pavilion Winter Farmers Market, extending the same market network into other days and seasons at Hardin Valley Event Center.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit-planning rule to know before heading out. The market runs at 12740 Kingston Pike in Knoxville, and the site also points shoppers to The Renaissance ~ Farragut and Google Maps as location references.

Parking rules are spelled out from the market’s operations side: each member is allowed a maximum of two parking spaces for one vehicle per membership, and extra vehicle space can bring additional parking fees. That matters if you are coordinating pickups or arriving with multiple vehicles tied to a vendor setup. Restrooms are not listed as available, and clear payment-method guidance appears in the market’s visit details even though no SNAP or EBT acceptance is specified here. If you want the broadest picture of the organization, Dixie Lee Farmers Market is part of the same Bloom & Gather Events lineup that includes the Pavilion markets.