Spring is in full swing, and it shows at the Red Stick Farmers Market.
225 Dine reports locally-grown vegetables such as cucumbers, peppers, green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, sweet corn, potatoes and varieties of tomatoes are now appearing at the market. Later this month, shoppers can look for red beans, eggplant, cantaloupe and blueberries. And if you want to dress up your home with fresh flowers, this month brings sunflowers and zinnias to the market.
If you’re interested in planting your own garden, the green nurseries offer herbs, vegetables, fruit trees, flowering plants and shrubs. Visit with members of the East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners on Saturday at the market for advice on growing your summer home garden. The monthly Baton Rouge Arts Market will also return this Saturday.
Like every other month, shoppers can also buy protein from local farmers, such as seafood, beef, pork, chicken and lamb. Goat meat is also now available through Our Family Farm at the Thursday and Saturday markets.
Summer markets will take place on the following dates and times:
- Tuesdays: 8 a.m. to noon at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
- Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to noon at Star Hill Church, 1400 N. Foster Drive
- Thursdays: 8 a.m. to noon at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, and 9 a.m. to noon at the ExxonMobil YMCA, 7717 Howell Blvd.
- Saturdays: 8 a.m. to noon at the Main Street Market, Fifth and Main streets downtown
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