Charlotte Regional Farmers Market is afarmers' market inCharlotte, North Carolina.[1][2][3] It is also calledYorkmont Farmers Market because it is located on Yorkmont Road.[4] The market sits on a 22-acre site.[5] It opened in 1984, and it has expanded several times with the addition of a craft building in 2005.[1] When it first opened, there were few local farmers market in the city.[5] It is currently the largest farmers market in thecounty.[6] It is operated by theNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.[5][6] It is one of four state-operated farmers' markets, the other ones being inAsheville,Greensboro, andRaleigh.[5][7]
The farmers' market has tworetailproduce buildings, onewholesale produce building, a craft building, and a greenery shed.[1] The market is divided into five sheds, designed A through E.[5] The three primary sheds are Building A, B, and C, whereas building D is empty wholesale space and building E is fornursery plants andfood concessions.[5] Building A contains goods from North Carolina.[5] Many local growers have organized together and congregate onSaturdays in Building B.[1] This is the most heavily trafficked building.[5] Nevertheless, non-local and international goods can be found at the market.[5] Building C has local products fromSouth Carolina, crafts, and overflow from Building A.[5] Overall, there are more than one hundred vendors that sell a variety of goods, such asmeats,cheeses, produce,preserves, andbaked goods.[7] It is open Wednesday through Sunday.[8] It operates all year round.[6]
In 2023, Charlotte Regional Farmers Market celebrated its first Harvest Festival.[9]
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