
This year, a consortium of growers pulled out of the downtown venue and moved to Stan Hywet -- read about it here. That market is open on Thursdays, and I have yet to visit it. I would have to make a special trip across town to get there, and it just hasn't been at all convenient.
The city continues to host a minimal farmer's market at Cascade Plaza during lunch hours on Wednesday and Friday. I have made it down for this one, and have picked up some nice fruit and veggies there.

The major problem with Homegrown Saturdays is that nobody knows about it. Whether it can attract enough people to downtown on a Saturday morning is still up in the air. If you support local farms and healthy foods and you live in Akron, here' s your chance. Homegrown Saturdays have a huge list of activities and events, which you can access here.
This week's events feature some science activities for the youngsters while the adults shop.
Every week you will find the following things at Homegrown Saturdays:
Farmer's and growers from 9 AM - 1 PM
WAKR's Tom Dayton's gardening show broadcast live 8 - 10 AM
Beacon Journal cooking demonstrations from 10:30 - noon
Pancake breakfast from 8:30 - 11:30 AM -- $5
The Akron History Exhibition from 9:00 - 2:oo PM - Free!
Trolley rides on Main Street from Spaghetti Warehouse to Northside Train Station

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