What: About 25 permanent vendors plus a smattering of guest vendors offer a wide variety of goods, from Alaskan-caught salmon to homemade cakes and pies to all the in-demand, in-season produce you can think of. Where: outdoors at the PA Military Museum parking lot along Routes 322/45 in Boalsburg Tuesdays from the beginning of May to the first week of November Tip: Don’t miss the food trucks, including grass-fed beef burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream and other goodies. What: More than 30 vendors line the Home Depot parking lot on summer Saturdays with everything from salmon and trout to fresh produce, breads, and even in-season fruit (peaches, cherries, pears, apples, depending on what’s in season) from a farmer in Bloomsburg. Where: The Home Depot parking lot, North Atherton St. Tip: Parking in any of the municipal parking garages can be validated at the market. What: About 20 vendors sell fresh pasta, fresh bread, fresh pastries, fresh flowers, and all the usual produce, meats, cheeses and other products farmers market patrons have come to count on to keep their kitchens stocked. first Friday in May to last Friday before Thanksgiving What: Local produce, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, dairy products, wines, flowers, baked goods, sauces, organic soaps and personal products, and more can be found each week in downtown State College.ĭon’t Miss: The fresh flowers and pretty plants that catch the eye of passersby are a weekly purchase for many.ĭowntown State College Outdoor FRIDAY Market Here’s a look at where you can grab fresh produce, meat, eggs and so much more just a few miles from home.įor an Official Visitors Guide: Click Hereĭowntown State College Outdoor TUESDAY Market “The best thing about going to a farmers market here, from a consumer’s standpoint, is if you have any questions at all about something, those questions are going to be answered by the person who planted it, grew it and harvested it,” Musso says. “Local farmers need community support more than ever,” Musso says.Īnd in this area, all the farmers markets are producer-only markets, so everything that’s sold there has to have been grown or made by the vendors. We can enjoy the fruits of their labor at several area farmers markets each week year-round – and we should, says Tony Musso, owner of Nittany Valley Organics and president of the Downtown State College Indoor Farmers Market. Here in State College, we’re lucky to live near a plethora of picturesque farms whose owners till the soil and tend the herds to produce fresh veggies, dairy products and meat – all for us! Locally sourced food is appealing to a growing number of consumers across the country.
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