Purdue Farmers Market returning Thursday

Starting this week, the campus community is once again invited to the Purdue Farmers Market every Thursday through October. (Physical Facilities Communications) Download image

The Purdue Farmers Market will reopen Thursday (May 3) at the north end of Memorial Mall along Oval Drive.

Each Thursday from May 3 through July 26, the market will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; from Aug. 2 through Oct. 25, the market will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. The market may be canceled due to severe weather.

The Purdue Farmers Market is organized by Purdue Campus Master Planning and Sustainability in conjunction with Greater Lafayette Commerce and includes a variety of fresh produce, herbs, plants and flowers, meats and locally prepared food, including lunches and sweets. 

Due to nearby construction, patrons will not be permitted to drive on Memorial Mall Drive or Oval Drive surrounding the market. Guests and individuals without a parking permit may pay to park in the Grant Street Parking Garage. Those with an “A” permit may park in the Grant Street Parking Garage or the lots between Marsteller and Sheetz streets.

The Purdue Farmers Market is one of three local market locations. Details for the other two farmers markets follow:

* Historic Lafayette Farmers Market. Open 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays from May through October on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia streets in downtown Lafayette.

* Sagamore West Farmers Market. Open 3:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays from May through October in Cumberland Park at 3101 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette.

More information about the community farmers markets is available at www.lafayettefarmersmarket.com. More information about the Purdue Farmers Market also is available on Facebook and Twitter.