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We could use your help to finish the renovations to our new covered space. Please consider a contribution to the Ruston Farmers Market. The market is run by North Louisiana Farm Fresh (NLFF), a 501c3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

To donate by credit card or PayPal, click the Donate button, which will take you temporarily to the PayPal site.
You may also write a check. Checks can be made payable to NLFF and mailed to 411 S. Sparta St., Ruston, LA 71270. Please indicate if your company has a matching contribution program.

To inquire about sponsorships or to become a Community Partner, please call Jean McWeeney at 318.255.9175.

Thank you for your continued support as we look forward to our ninth year!

What's Happening

We are always on the hunt for new vendors, so if you are interested, the application and rules can be found on the Vendors page of this site. Not-for-profit organizations may also schedule booth space at the market. Specific questions can be directed by email to info@rustonfarmersmarket.org or by contacting Lauren Jennings, market manager, at (318) 957-1305.

Market Info

Market hours are from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at 220 East Mississippi Avenue in Ruston, Louisiana. For a weekly list of what our vendors will have to offer, sign up for our mailing list and see the At the Market section of this page. The Ruston Farmers Market accepts SNAP/EBT/Louisiana Purchase cards for eligible products sold by our vendors. For more information and to get SNAP tokens, come to the Welcome tent.

The mission of Ruston Farmers Market is to provide a dedicated space for the development of a sustainable food system that allows Louisiana vendors to sell their goods, and community members to directly purchase local and wholesome products. 

Our desire is to always provide high quality, fresh, locally grown produce; plants; flowers; and value-added goods to Ruston and the North Louisiana region. Sign up for our newsletter (at the top of this page), or follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RustonFarmersMarket), Twitter, Instagram, or keep in touch by email: info@rustonfarmersmarket.org.

North Louisiana Farm Fresh

North Louisiana Farm Fresh (NLFF) is the 501(c)3 non-profit umbrella for the Ruston Farmers Market. All donations to NLFF and the market are tax deductible. For more information, visit our NLFF page, read about what we do, and help us make North Louisiana a great place to live and shop.

Why Buy Local?

  • The food is delicious.
  • Spending your money where you live keeps your community thriving.
  • North Louisiana is particularly blessed with a booming community of small farms and food producers.
  • Locally-grown food obviously does not cause as much pollution due to less travel time.
  • Keeping family farms alive keeps rural landscape alive, supporting less sprawl.
  • As a tourist looking for local flavor, it makes your visit more authentic. Folks don't travel to Italy looking for a good burrito. If you come to Ruston, taste what we grow.

And if all of this is not reason enough, think of the health and safety of you and your family. Small, local farms are less likely to use hormones and more likely to raise grass fed or free-range animals and organically or naturally grown vegetables.

If you know your farmer, you know where to ask questions; the shorter the route from the farm to your table (at home or in a restaurant), the more knowledge you have at hand and the more flavor you have on your plate.

Our Location

We have moved to our new covered space at 220 E. Mississippi. It's just east of Bonner and the Historic Fire Station in downtown Ruston. Parking is available along N. Sparta in front of the warehouse and in the Historic Fire Station parking lot.
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Location and Directions:
Our New Building at
​220 E. Mississippi Ave
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WE ACCEPT SNAP!
Be sure to visit our SNAP page to learn how to stretch your Louisiana Purchase dollars. This program was funded by Lincoln Health Foundation. 
The Ruston Farmers Market is participating in 
a joint project run by the Farmers Market Coalition and Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project is called Indicators for Impact: Farmers Markets as Leaders in Collaborative Food System Data Collection and Analysis
From I-20, exit 85:
  • Take exit 85 south down N. Trenton/167 South
  • Look for Mississippi Ave on your left, about 3 blocks south of the Ruston Police Department and the Civic Center
  • Take a left on Mississippi and go 2 blocks to N. Bonner
  • Take a quick jog to the right and then left to continue on Mississippi
  • Ruston Farmers Market will be on your right in the big blue warehouse, just past the Historic Fire Station; park along N. Sparta or in the Historic Fire Station parking lot

From I-20, exit 86:
  • Take exit 86 south down Farmerville Hwy/Hwy 33
  • Farmerville Hwy turns into E. Georgia Ave/Hwy 80
  • Take a left on N. Bonner St.
  • Go 2 blocks and take a left on E. Mississippi
  • Ruston Farmers Market will be on your right in the big blue warehouse, just past the Historic Fire Station; park along N. Sparta or in the Historic Fire Station parking lot

From S. Vienna St. and W. California Ave:
  • Head north on S. Vienna St.
  • Take a right on W. Park Ave after crossing the railroad tracks
  • Parking is available at the Historic Fire Station parking lot; walk down the hill to the big blue warehouse