5/18/2011

The Market at Ag Heritage Park 2011 Season Opens May 26

AUBURN, Ala.—The Market at Ag Heritage Park, a growers-only farmers market held on the Auburn University campus, will open its 2011 season May 26 and will be a regular Thursday afternoon event all the way through Aug. 25. Market hours each Thursday are 3 to 6 p.m.

The Market, which was established in 2004 and is hosted by the Auburn University College of Agriculture, is located at Ag Heritage Park, on the corner of Donahue and Lem Morrison drives. The open-air market features locally grown and made produce and other products for a fresh-from-the-farm shopping opportunity.

Laura Herring, manager of The Market, said vendors will be offering a wide range of items that will vary according to what’s in season.

“As in years past, you can count on finding honey, goat cheese, stone-ground grains, baked goods and a wide variety of plants every week,” said Herring. “As the summer season progresses there will be blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, squash, corn, shelled and unshelled peas and butterbeans and much more.”

The Market also will offer educational displays and demonstrations, entertainment and other special activities throughout the season.

For more information on The Market, contact Herring at 334-321-1603 or herrilm@auburn.edu, or visit www.ag.auburn.edu/themarket.

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Contact: Katie Jackson, smithcl@auburn.edu or 334-844-5887

OFFICE OF AG COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Auburn University College of Agriculture
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
3 COMER HALL, AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN, AL 36849
334-844-4877 (PHONE) 334-844-5892 (FAX)
AgComm@auburn.edu