Farmers' Markets: Enjoy Locally Produced Foods

Alice Henneman, MS, RD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

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1. Video: storing fresh produce
2. Video: foods available in the fall at Farmers' Markets
3. Farmers' Markets in Lancaster County, Nebraska
4. Farmers' Markets throughout Nebraska
5. Farmers' Markets nationally
6. Selecting, storing and preparing foods from Farmers' Markets (includes FREE PowerPoint information)

Video: storing fresh produce

View these scenes taken from Farmers' Markets in Lincoln, Nebraska along with tips on storing fresh produce.

Video: Foods available in the Fall at Farmers' Markets

Farmers' Markets in Lancaster County, Nebraska 2009

For a print-friendly copy of Lancaster County, Nebraska Markets, click HERE.

Centennial Mall Garden Market
Wednesdays, July 1 – September 30
Noon – 4:00 pm
Location: 301 Centennial Mall South
Location: 14th and M streets

Community CROPS Farmers' Market
Thursdays, June – September
4:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Pentzer Park, N. 27th & Potter Streets

Haymarket Farmers' Market
Saturdays, May 3 – October 11
8:00 am – noon
Location: 7th Street between P & Q

Havelock Farmers' Market
Wednesdays, May 6 – October 28
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: North parking lot behind the businesses between 62nd/63rd and Havelock Ave.

Jazz in June Market
Tuesdays during June, held in conjunction with Lincoln’s Jazz in June concerts, 12th and Q streets

Old Cheney Road Farmers' Market
Sundays, April 26 – November 1
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 55th and Old Cheney Road, Located at Old Cheney Center behind the Lincoln Racquet Club

Piedmont Shops Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, May – September
8:00 am – noon
Location: 1265 S. Cotner Blvd., parking lot of the Piedmont Shopping Center

St. Paul United Methodist Church Farmers' Market
Tuesdays, June 9 – September 8
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: 1144 M St.

For information about buying local foods, including from CSA’s in Nebraska, visit Buy Fresh Buy Local at http://buylocalnebraska.org/ 

Selecting, storing and preparing foods from Farmers' Markets (includes FREE PowerPoint information)

This link takes you to information on selecting and storing produce for best quality, recipes and how to freeze various Farmers' Market foods, and a PowerPoint that can be downloaded by educators wishing to teach others about Farmers' Markets. Click HERE.

 

Farmers' Markets throughout Nebraska

Scroll down the page on this link for a locations/times of Farmers' Markets throughout Nebraska (scroll down the page on this link to see a listing of locations). Click HERE.

Farmers' Markets nationally

Search for Farmers' Markets nationally through this database of the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Marketing Service. Click HERE.

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