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Matthews Community Farmers' Market is the largest and most diverse growers-only farmers' market in the greater Charlotte area. Customers buy food directly from local farmers - that's as fresh, tasty and nutritious as it gets. The market provides the community with locally raised foods and, in turn, market goers help preserve the tradition of small farms in the area.

The market is conveniently located on North Trade Street in historic downtown Matthews, NC. (directions).

Parking is free.

Hours: 7:15 am until noon every Saturday through November

Our offerings include certified organic, naturally grown and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables, grass fed beef, pastured pork, soft goat cheese, oyster mushrooms, fresh baked goods, local honey, candies, jams, pickles, hot pepper products, vinegars, barbecue sauces, eggs from free-range chickens, fresh-cut flowers, herbs, bedding plants, goats milk soaps, herbal soaps, handmade pottery, handmade baskets and other farm craft items. All foods are grown, raised or made within 50 miles of Matthews.

Choosing great things to eat and getting to know your local farmers are only part of a fun morning at the market. Enjoy cooking demonstrations by top local chefs, relaxing live music and farm craft presentations. Our special events schedule is always full of family friendly activities.

Be sure to sign up for our freeweekly e-newsletter (click the button at the top of this page) so you are in the loop on what produce farmers expect to bring to market, our special events schedule and more.

What's In Season

Farmers expect to have the following produce on Saturday, May 17. Looking ahead? Check out our crop chart.

Produce: strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, golden oyster, brown and blue tree mushrooms, broccoli, kale, spinach, collards, field-grown lettuces, green onions, shallots, arugula, Swiss chard, salad mix, Chinese cabbage, mustard greens, pac choi, baby pac choi, tot soi, bamboo shoots, zen, radishes, beets. carrots. turnips, broccoli raab, upland cress, greenhouse grown lettuces (bibb, green oak leaf, red oakleaf, French crisp, Lollo Rossa) greenhouse vegetables and herbs (zucchini, cucumbers, squash blossoms, chervil), microgreens (mixed, cilantro, arugula, curly cress, celery and basil) popcorn shoots, assorted fresh-cut culinary herbs

Meats: pastured pork

Other farm products: eggs from free-range chickens, soft goat cheese, local honey

Fresh-cut flowers: stargazer lilies, snapdragons, dianthus, red hot poker, veronica, canterbury bells

Baked goods and candies: bagels, pies, tarts, pound cakes, cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls, muffins, scones, yeast breads (French, Italian, white, rye, sourdough, whole wheat, spelt and more) muffins, granola, European pastries, toffees, brittles, barks

Plants: heirloom tomato plants, certified organic vegetable seedlings, blueberry bushes, seedless grape vines, thornless blackberry and raspberry bushes, herb plants, lenten roses, hostas, hypertuffa planters, Japanese maple trees

Other products: hot pepper products, hand-made pottery, handmade baskets, goats milk soaps and lotions, natural herb soaps, farm crafts

Charlottean Betty Lee (above) won our Whole Grain Bread Baking Competition on May 3 with her whole wheat bagels.

Her bagels also won the "People's Choice" segment of the competition.

Whole grain loaves by Carolyn Eberly of Waxhaw and Roxanne Morgan of Marvin took second and third place awards, respectively.More details and photos...

Check out their winning recipes.