Our Hours:
Saturdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
NOW OPEN ALL YEAR!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Harvest Fresh Packages will be available to pick up curbside at RFM. In an effort to help maintain "social distancing" during the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak we are making products available for "online purchase" and curbside pick up.
Please click on the link and make your choices, pay securely online then pick your package up Saturday at the tent outside the RFM building from 9-1.
We ask that you PLEASE make your online purchases before 5:00 pm on Friday, March 27th, and consider a donation to help keep RFM going during these tough times.
http://www.rustonfarmersmarket.org/harvest-fresh.html
The market WILL be open, you may of course go inside and do your shopping, as usual. There will be items available inside that are not available for online purchase. We just ask that you follow all Covid-19 safety protocols.
Please click on the link and make your choices, pay securely online then pick your package up Saturday at the tent outside the RFM building from 9-1.
We ask that you PLEASE make your online purchases before 5:00 pm on Friday, March 27th, and consider a donation to help keep RFM going during these tough times.
http://www.rustonfarmersmarket.org/harvest-fresh.html
The market WILL be open, you may of course go inside and do your shopping, as usual. There will be items available inside that are not available for online purchase. We just ask that you follow all Covid-19 safety protocols.
After being in contact with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain's Office, and Mayor Ronny Walker's Office the past couple of days it has been determined that RFM and the fresh food we offer does indeed fall into the category of the essential workforce while responding to COVID-19 as set forth by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This is most definitely not ideal for anyone, but we feel that it is the right thing to do for the safety of our customers, vendors, volunteers, and staff.
- The only products that will be sold at the market shall be fresh food,vegetables, fruit, and meat.
- No cottage food (home-baked) products, no arts and crafts.
- The only prepared foods that will be allowed will be jarred, prepared in a certified commercial kitchen and prepackaged.
- No foods may be prepared on-site.
- Vendors dealing in beverages served "ready-to-drink" on site will not be allowed.
- No samples!
- Vendors will be spaced much further apart than what we are accustom to.
- Curbside service will be made available. Customers can call/text the market phone (318)957-1305 to place an order. We will have "runners" in place to get the orders from the vendors and take payments. bear with us as we try to make this work.
- Coffee will not be available at the market.
- The "social feel" of the market will not be present. (no live music, no kids art table, ETC.
I am certainly all ears if you have any other suggestions or concerns. We will get through this, our RFM family is a tough and resilient bunch. Watch your emails and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Please be safe,
Tom Faber
Market Manager
FIND OUT WHO WE ARE
FIND A VENDOR
Ruston Farmers Market is a program of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, North Louisiana Farm Fresh. Its mission is to provide direct producer to consumer sales opportunities, support the development of a local food network, and conduct educational outreach of sustainable agriculture, health, and nutrition throughout North Louisiana.
In 2019, our vendors reaped almost $308,000 in total sales, with over $2,700 of that total in SNAP sales. That's money that stays in our community, which keeps our community thriving.
Please help us sustain the market and grow new programs by making a tax-deductible donation through our secure PayPal Donate button below. For more information on North Louisiana Farm Fresh, visit our NLFF page.
In 2019, our vendors reaped almost $308,000 in total sales, with over $2,700 of that total in SNAP sales. That's money that stays in our community, which keeps our community thriving.
Please help us sustain the market and grow new programs by making a tax-deductible donation through our secure PayPal Donate button below. For more information on North Louisiana Farm Fresh, visit our NLFF page.
COME VISIT US!
WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE MARKET
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.
SUPPORT THE RUSTON FARMERS MARKET
In order to do what we do, the market needs continuous support from the community. Please consider making a contribution. The market is run by North Louisiana Farm Fresh (NLFF), a 501c3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible. See our Support page for more information.
NORTH LOUISIANA FARM FRESH
North Louisiana Farm Fresh (NLFF) is the 501(c)3 nonprofit 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.
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