Our Local Markets

Whether you’re in the area for a weekend, a week, a season, or a year, you should make visits to our local farmers’ markets a regular event.

Locally Grown on the Green farm stand and local market is held every Wednesday from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M. at The Village Green Commons in Cashiers. The Highlands Marketplace is held every Saturday morning at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. We recommend visiting them both if time allows.

Whether you visit Highlands Marketplace on a breezy, sunny Saturday morning or Locally Grown on the Green on a sunny afternoon, there’s something uplifting and jubilant about a farmer’s market. It’s that sense of being alive and surrounded by the best our area has to offer, not to mention that it’s a proven mood elevator to see all those smiling faces, happy kids, and prancing dogs (on leashes, of course) strolling about and taking time to enjoy the moment.

Each of these fresh markets provides access to in-season fresh produce, locally produced meat, fresh dairy items and eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies, honey, pickles, freshly baked breads and baked goods, granolas, homemade spreads and dips, and so much more.

When you pair the love of the growers with your own dash of love when preparing these foods, you’ll agree that it makes the meal a little more special.

In addition to fresh foods, you’ll find local artisans and craftsmen selling their creations from fabrics and fashion, to jewelry and art. You’re never quite sure what new treasure will await you.

You’ll enjoy an opportunity to talk to the people who grow and produce the food, learning how it’s grown, where it’s grown, and why it tastes so delicious. These hard-working vendors work tirelessly to bring us the very best our region has to offer and when you speak with them, you’ll hear that it’s a labor of love.

Don’t miss fresh flowers and arrangements for your home and plants and flowers for your gardens. Just imagine Mother Nature’s vivid landscape of colors and you’ll find them right next door at your neighborhood farmer’s market.

Shop locally and shop weekly. Fresh food and an exceptional shopping experience await you.

by Mary Jane McCall