Tucson Farmers’ Markets

The Southern Arizona region can boast of wonderful sunlit days and pleasant warm nights while serving as a home to some of the country’s best open air farmer’s markets. The region’s level, even seasonal climate provides ample opportunities for purchasing quality vegetables, fruits, nuts plus other assorted goods year around.

The Tucson Farmer’s markets operate three revolving green markets throughout the Tucson area in Oro Valley and St Phillip’s plaza on weekends, while Udall Park operates during the week. These markets are open 52 weeks a year providing a direct connection with a vibrant gathering of over 75 vendors who include farms, cheese makers, bakeries, meat and seafood providers plus a host of specialty food producers.

For a truly unique Farmer’s Market experience, shoppers will find all they need at the 17th street Farmer’s market. This upscale urban market located crosswise between S. Euclid Avenue and E. 17th Street provides shoppers with fresh and exotic fruit and vegetables such as Italian eggplant and quality international foods while providing excellent customer service coupled with an atmosphere of refined relaxation that makes for a memorable shopping experience.

One of Southern Arizona’s longest running Farmer’s markets is located off Country club, The Community Food Bank Farmer’s market. This local south side gem operates within a sustainable self enclosed farm stand providing fruit, vegetables and eggs from the center’s demonstration garden, while on Tucson’s Westside the TCFB operates one of “America’s top ten farmer’s markets” has recognized by Eating Well magazine, the Santa Cruz Farmer’s market. Service providers at Santa Cruz market provide an educational platform paired with a social atmosphere making a visit a true social event.

In these health conscience times, shoppers searching for first rate quality fruit and other goods at Farmer’s markets should use their four senses to find quality produce goods. Be sure to check the color of your fresh produce as well as take time to touch and smell it. Deeper hues, generally mean produce is nearly ripe or ripe while a lighter colored one may take more time to become ripe. Also, check for markings along the skin of the produce. Bruises or softspots are a sign that the item as been mishandled at some stage in its lifetime. Tucson’s neighborhood Farmer’s markets provide wild and organic produce at quality prices affording young and old ample opportunity to experience the finest produce nature as to offer.

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