Visit our fabulous farmers market each Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon from the end of May through October at the lovely historic Congress Square Park in Orleans, IN. You'll find the freshest locally grown produce, yummy baked goods and unique crafts at our market. We even have fun family events each Saturday. Our market is run by a non profit, all volunteer, community service organization called Orange County HomeGrown. To learn more, visit our website http://www.orangecountyhomegrown.org
Fresh Local Produce! This is what it's all about!
Look at the crowd! The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market is the place to be every Saturday morning.
HomeGrown Volunteers Alice and Andy have loads of fun. If you'd like to be a HomeGrown volunteer, stop by the Host Tent or send us an email from our website http://www.orangecountyhomegrown.org
Jammers fill two tents! Bring your instrument and/or singing voice and join in!
Buck-a-Book Trailer Buy a book for a buck or trade two books for one book. Kids get a free book when they visit the book trailer. All of the money made at the book trailer goes to the farmers market. Many thanks to volunteers Bob and Debbie for all of their hard work each Saturday at the Buck a Book Trailer!
Chef Jackie of R Street Bistro, Bedford, IN, cooking up something yummy using fresh produce from our market in one of our Farm to Fork Chef Demos.
Chef Rags of Nick's English Hut, Bloomington, IN, showing our visitors how to use the fabulous locally grown produce available at our market to make something delicious for dinner.
Riverwatch Demonstration Volunteer Larry is showing visitors some of the critters that live in our local streams. Keeping our waterways healthy is good for us now and for future generations.
The Zucchini 500 Race is a really fun family event!
Winners of the Zucchini 500 Races! Pictured from left to right: 1st Place, Conner; 2nd Place, Gatlin; 3rd Place, Josh; Runner Up, T. J.