Market Details

When: Saturdays, May - October, 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine
Where: Central Station, S. Front Street at GE Patterson in the Historic South Main District, Downtown Memphis. Free Parking adjacent to the market.

2009 Winter Dinner Tour

Announcing the Memphis Farmers Market 2009 Winter Dinner Tour

Popular local chefs take on the challenge of creating locally sourced meals throughout the Winter and Spring. We invite you to attend the dinners to dine on delicious fresh and locally grown produce and meats and support the market. Make your reservations early as these dinner tours are selling out fast!

Upcoming 2009 Dinner Tour Schedule:

Sunday, January 18, 2009, 6:00 PM
The Inn at Hunt Phelan 533 Beale St.
Reservations 901-525-8225

Sunday, February 8, 2009, 6:00 PM
Sole Restaurant Westin at Beale St.
Reservations 901-334-5950

Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:00 PM
Chez Philippe The Peabody Hotel
Reservations 901-529-4188

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 6:00 PM
Encore Restaurant
150 Peabody Pl.
Reservations 901-528-1415

Sunday, April 19, 2009, 6:00 PM
McEwen's on Monroe 122 Monroe Ave.
Reservations 901-527-7085

The Dinner Tour is a fundraiser for the Memphis Farmers Market with 30% of the evening's proceeds donated to the market. The Dinner Tour is a tasty way to share the bounty of the market with friends and encourage the use of local produce in inventive and delicious ways. We invite you to make your reservation soon as seating is limited.

To receive information on how to get involved, weekly events, vendor and sponsor highlights and more!

2008 Harvest Celebration

International Paper's Bob Rehm accepts the Community Spirit Award at the Memphis Farmers Market Harvest Celebration Sunday, November 4, 2008. Presenting the award to Mr. Rehm are MFM Board Chair Linda Cornish and MFM Market Manager Maryanne Lessley.

The Harvest Celebration marked the end of the market's third successful season and was a time to honor the market's volunteers, sponsors, members and vendors. This year over 350 people attended the event held at Bridges, 477 North 5th Street. The Harvest Celebration is the market's only fundraiser and provides the money to fund the 2009 season which opens in mid-April. Silent and live auctions raised over $20,000 for the not-for-profit market.

Stay tuned for our first edition of the Memphis Farmers Market Cookbook to be published this fall. We've collected lots of great recipes from our patrons and vendors that highlight all the locally grown market foods we provide throughout the season.

Are you interested in sponsoring our first cookbook? We still have plenty of ad space to highlight your business to market patrons. For more information, download the Cookbook Sponsorship packet above.

Become a Friend of the Market

The MFM is a volunteer, not-for-profit market that works on a small budget that must support a large array of operating expenses that include insurance, permits, licenses, signage, utilities, site improvements, marketing, promotions, a part-time market manager, and more. We meet these needs through vendor fees, fundraising, market memberships, foundation grants, and sponsorships.

Te MFM has not met its 2008 operating budget and, without your support, the MFM can not continue to grow. Please help us continue to bring our community the highest quality local produce, flowers, baked goods and artisan crafts.

Visit the MFM membership table at the market to find out how you can become a Friend, or >>click here.