Douglass Loop Farmers Market

I love that I can walk here and enjoy the music and sweet atmosphere. Keep in mind this is a small market, not many fruit vendors, mainly greens and some home made soaps/​candles/​crafts. Sometimes Blue Dog bakery has a booth here, but not many bakery vendors.
Tip: I find new ways to prepare meals by asking the vendors about the odd produce items I’ve never seen. They are really helpful and share their recipes, which makes it fun to come up with new meals I never would have tried before!

This is just the greatest Farmers Market, prices are reasonable and the quality is better than Kroger’s. Just wish they had more selection.

This is my favorite farmers market, because it’s so fun and chill. You can really take your time and enjoy your morning here. There’s live music, lots of samples, a wide variety of vendors (from indigenous plants to artisinal horseradish) and plenty of food trucks. There’s no pressure to buy anything, and everyone just seems so relaxed and happy. It’s definitely one of the best ways to spend an early Saturday morning, in my opinion.

My favorite farmers market in Louisville! I try and go every Saturday. Great produce, wonderful flowers by Hazlefield Farms, dog treats by Rockos Rewards, food by various other vendors, live music, sometimes they have featured guests/​events. All in all you have to check it out if you are a farmers market fan!

I just discovered this place last weekend and I believe it will become my new weekend ritual. It has a good variety of vendors and the people are always nice. It’s right down the road from Bardstown Road FM so you can hit both since this one closes later at 2 pm. The best part is they are dog friendly so mine loves getting to take a field trip every weekend. If you do go hit up the stall that sells hydroponic lettuce. It is so good and lasts so much longer than store bought.

Spent the morning touring Farmers Markets in the Highlands area today. After 3 stops I must say — this is by far my favorite. Friendly people, phenomenal selection, and very dog-​friendly.
If the Ky Kombucha people are there you HAVE to give their lemongrass Kombucha a fry.
The few weeks I’ve been there produce has been rotating, which is refreshing. They also have some more staple booths that you can count on being there.
Always live music, plenty of food-​truck options, and a playground for the kiddos if they want a spot to play while you shop. This is a winner and an awesome use of your Saturday morning/​afternoon.

Scored kamboucha, local honey, and Bibb lettuce today!!! This was my first trip and I will be back!!!

This is my favorite place to picnic on a Saturday afternoon. Under the big trees, surrounded by local products, and sun-​ripened produce, you’ll find your second home. I love saying hello to my favorite vendors, and getting to know my Louisville neighbors. I recommend this farmers market 1000 times over. There are typically 1 – 2 food trucks, a dairy farmer, a raw cold pressed juice vendor, a garlic gardener, specialty popcorn vendor station, and sometimes even an organic snocone vendor. Yeah, it’s great. And for you first-​timers with kids: there is a large plot of grass that all the vendors circle around which creates a nice extra barrier to the side road. It’s set in far enough from bardstown road that you’ll wonder if you’re in Cherokee. Live music, a playground, and bottled kombucha make this place everybody’s little bit of heaven!

Of all the farmers markets I’ve visited in town, this one is definitely my favorite. It’s set in a nice fenced-​in green space, so it’s easier to roam from one vendor to the next and still feel like you’re in a park while you’re browsing.
Music, homemade lemonade, and kettle corn complement the festive atmosphere and free samples of different foods that are offered by vendors. Dogs are allowed (unlike some other farmers markets), and I’ve never seen one misbehave while at the farmer’s market.
I could rave on, or I could let you go see for yourself, why this is one place you will always find me when I’m starting off my weekend right!

This Farmers Market is one of the best locations and has a wide variety of fresh local breads, produce, honey, cheese, olive oils, flowers, plants, food trucks and live music.
Old 502 Winery had a tasting table set up which was very nice. I tasted 3 wines for $ 2. Derby City Dog Rescue was there doing a fundraiser with adoptable dogs on site.
The fresh, local produce is relatively inexpensive– I would say better prices than going to Kroger and it supports the local farmers. The best part is that it keeps going past Spring and Summer. So, as the crisp fall weather approaches– go and grab some local coffee or hot apple cider. Spiced wine maybe? :)

I appreciate the vast selection of Heirloom tomatoes and organic greens here. The food trucks are a nice touch with a backdrop of live music, kids playing on the playground, and a friendly neighborhood feel. I only wish there was more seating and better prices, hence the four not five star rating.

Missed my check in yesterday. I have been waiting all winter for this to open again. I love walking up here and buying fresh veggies, breakfast sandwiches and even some olive oil soap. Which is the best BTW. Everyone is friendly. You should make a point to stop by this farmers market and take advantage of the items for sale.

I know it is cold outside and memories of wine tasting, coffee and breakfast burritos have faded in your head but guess what… the Douglass Loop Farmers Market is alive and well and located at the Wallistch’s Nursery on Hikes Lane. The old regulars were there today although the crows were not. You can do it Highlanders… leave Bardstown Road and experience a great location for a winter farmer’s market and support our farmers! It opens at 10am.

It’s not just that this one is bigger than the one just down the road. It’s that it has a completely different selection. Sure, there’s produce a plenty in every shape, color, variety and flavor, but there’s more variety of everything else. Honeys, meats, breads, plants, soaps, herbs, flowers, microgreens. That is why I recommend this be visited in conjunction with the Bardstown Road Farmers’ Market. Because there is always something at one that is not at the other, and if you do not hit both of them, you will miss out.

This is by far my favorite farmers market. It’s great for grabbing anything you could want in terms of groceries with the pretty vast number of stands. There’s great music as well. Plus there’s dogs to watch!
If you have children, there’s a swing set right next to some of the stands as well. On August 3^rd, there was a breast feeding promotion going on and lots of funny cookies, cupcakes and hats to be sold, plus Whole Foods was giving out free water, apples, and snacks. My cousin’s kids had their faces painted too.
The street parking is pretty plentiful in all directions too.

I’m pretty sure that this is the largest farmers market in town.
This is wonderful because it has the most variety and selection — most importantly, there is plenty of different fruit for me to chose from. I can’t get enough of the farmers market this time of year.
Plus, they’re open until two, which I find to be especially convenient. And, to add to this convenience there are typically some food trucks (grind and holymole) lurking about.

This is my favorite farmers market in Louisville for two reasons:
1. The location (just 2 blocks from my house)
2. You’re allowed to bring dogs
I love strolling over here on Saturday mornings and browsing the selection of fruits, veggies, breads, flowers, furniture, honey, etc. They usually have a live band performing and a few different food trucks on sight.
It’s bigger than the other farmer’s market on Bardstown Road, so that’s a plus as well.

Great location. Varied vendors with great products and tasty samples. Fun live music. Asiatique had a food booth this weekend. Thumbs up!

If you didn’t know, they’re still around for a little bit longer! I guess most vendors will be moving inside soon and less of them will sign up to be there as it gets colder, but it’s great that the market must go on.
You could probably end up buying all of your weekly groceries here, but I know I don’t have the self-​control to not walk away with everything I lay my eyes on if I set out with such a grand mission. For the sake of not having a riduculous amount of food I could never eat on my own, I see the farmers market as a chance to buy a few staples to supplement my CSA.
I always make a stop at Barr Farms for their chicken, beef and eggs. Can’t go wrong with a .50 cent sample of Louisville Mead either. But its the Earthy Brown lotion stick that is becoming my BFF this winter. I’m weird and really hate the feeling of lotion all over my hands, so their stick o’ lotion is a lifesaver. And when this tube of Unilocalstick runs out I’ll be in line for their chapstick.
No cash? You could totally get away with getting a few things on card alone as many of the vendors have those handy dandy iPhone card swipers. Plus, there’s a PNC right there with an ATM.
Whatever you do, don’t leave without an Asiatique omelette. It’s $ 6. Just make sure you get the salsa on it. Really, their salsa is just magical.

As far as I know, the Douglass Loop market and the Bardstown Road market are the only year-​round farmers markets in the area. It’s a little odd that the two are within a half mile of one another, and both only open on Saturdays, but that speaks to the strength and importance of this corridor.
The Douglass Loop market is the new kid on the block — it hasn’t been open a year yet — but it already draws a lot of good vendors. One distinct advantage it has over the Bardstown Rd market is space. There is more room for vendors and even room for customer parking. I’ve been impressed that the Douglass Loop market has had a lot of good vendors all winter as well. The summertime is certainly the preferred time to go, but in the cold months you can get plenty of good meats, breads, jellies, cheeses, eggs. Open 10 – 2 during the summer (Saturdays), 10 – 1 in the winter.