I'm the first to write a review for one of the best farmers' markets in the country? A vibrant and entrancing place where Eugenites from all over come to eat, drink and potentially get tazed? I'm going to take you back to Kindergarten on this one. When visiting LCFM don't forget to use your five senses: Sight: A wide variety of things can be seen at the market any week;(so long as you are not blind, or visiting the market without glasses) beautiful flowers, finely baked breads, cute farmer chicks and their smelly male counterparts. On a good sunny day this is the spot to check out body art and the beautiful people that call Eugene home. Hearing: Interacting with farmers is a blast! For many farmers, this is the only time all week that they interact with humans! Pick their brains and learn about their farm practices. Or, do them a favor and stop talking about your snooty meal plans and just cop some veggies! Touch: Caress a zucchini or too. But don't do it for too long or too vigorously, you will be escorted away from the market by EPD. Smell: Basil. Find Sweet Leaf Farm and let your lungs swell with the sweet smell of Eugene's other favorite green. After that check out Hideaway Bakery for some loveable loaves and dip your nose in a pint of Ninkasi at the beer garden. Hoppy now? Taste: Buy things. Lots of things. And eat them. Try the rose hip tea from PremRose Edibles. Score a sample from Agah of Chocolate Chewies. Buy some meat and throw it on grill. Let your taste buds lead the way young padawan. Lane County Farmers' Market operates on Tuesdays, and Saturdays at the Park Blocks in downtown Eugene and they've also started a satellite market out at Mazzi's on Thursday. A note on hearing: Also listen for the LTD man. You know the one? He rides by on his bike and screams: "L....T.....D CAN....LICK....MY....SWEATY.....NUUUUUUUUUTTTTTT..." (I'll leave the rest for your imagination) read more

I was disappointed because I was looking for fresh fruit, not vegetables. There were a lot of small hand-made tents selling jewelry, t-shirts and home made art. The area and weather was beautiful but parking was trying. read more

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We have been to farmers markets in many cities in the United States, Mexico, France, Spain, Canada, UK. Each has its own culture. I would put the local Lane County Saturday Farmers Market against any of them for local in-season fruit, produce, eggs, meats, and baked goods and many other local products. It runs 11 months of the year. I can be found there at opening every Saturday unless we are out of town. Everything sold fresh is local and in season. Prepared food is made from local ingredients, mostly organic. On any given Saturday there are four or six bakeries with very fresh baked goods available with some of the best bread, croissants equal to Paris bakeries, many, many sweet and savory pastries. Many rural farm stands are represented with their complete in-season produce, fruit and vegetables. There are always three or four booths selling foraged mushrooms in season with a great variety of cultivated ones as well. Several vendors raise and sell the best eggs I have ever eaten. If you beat me there, you might get some double yoked ones, but they sell out fast. Meat for the freezer, fresh fish and canned fish, several hot food venders and if you can manage tastes in the morning several local pot distilleries are showing up these days. Everyone is pleasant and helpful and the culture is one of cooperation and helping other venders and customers so that all are successful. Come and check it out. The new pavement makes it easy to move around, stay dry. There are tables for you to eat your hot food. Don't forget to take some flowers home for the vase from the four or five vendors who are there regularly. The large open building houses about a third of the vendors with large open doors, the rest bring their own tents and the outdoor arrangement is easy to change for the day. You come too, but save a little bit for me! read more

I like how mad people get they don't find discount food at a city Farmer's Market. That's not how they work. Good food though, there's always a great variety. The ebt matching program makes this attainable for a treat or a smaller household to those of us on a serious budget. It's worth it for the quality. The other thing I find hilarious are the reviewers who don't understand how seasonal food works. It's not a grocery store. You're not going to find local fruit in not fruit season. Which is nice, because I get to know where things came from and what conditions they grew in. Greens are at the end and the beginning of the year. Tubers too. Preserves, dried things, meat to make your little carnivorous heart happy. Things made out of the products of their farm to decorate through the dark months or celebrate Spring getting here. Plants to plant, and eats to eat. If you don't feel that's for you, wait a month or go to the grocery store. Don't get me wrong, I love the height of it, but it is beautiful to see both the end before the sleep of it all and the Spring springing. Now that they have the big pavilion and accompanying courtyard, wow. I love being able to hit this and the Saturday market without dragging my kids multiple blocks or changing where we parked. The people are fun! The bustle is very bustley, but that's generally what I'm in the mood for on a Saturday. I love the long hours and I'm looking forward to the promise of events, more innovation and demonstrations this Summer. Also, big upgrade to bathroom facilities. Thank you. The products are solid with a great consistent range, and the hot food and beverage selection is fun and well executed for space to eat it. We are rarely disappointed, and certainly never due to the overall market itself. My kids love running around this thing, (they are eleven and fifteen, fine somewhat unsupervised), and I love letting them because I have little to no fear they will leave the block it's contained on. The atmosphere is friendly and engaging. I eat a lot of gluten free bagels. There's something for everyone, and when you're done you can pop over to the Saturday market for all that fun madness. Well done Eugene. read more

Fabulous veggies, flowers, baked goods! Try to make it a point to go every week AND the PIZZA truck is the BEST!

It has been a goal of mine to strictly purchase my produce from the Farmers Market. The produce is fresher, tastier and the money goes directly back into the community and helps support local growers. However, with its downtown location, it's not very convenient for me to get up on Saturday mornings and make the trek across town from my West Eugene home. I think I finally cracked the code to get my lazy booty to the market. I attend a yoga class at 8AM on Saturdays and then go immediately to the market. I've been doing this Saturday morning routine for the past 4 weeks and it has been a game changer. It's better for my mental health, better for gut health, and I feel like an active member of the community being up and about on Saturday morning instead of remaining in full couch potato stasis. I'm excited for their move into their new location on 8th street come June. It's a covered area so it will make shopping at the market more convenient all year round. read more

Lane County Farmers Market - Carrots at the Farmers Market - Farmers Market Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

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This is the smaller versio of what I have come to know as Saturday Market- I was please with their selection of fruits and veggies- The kids were happy and much easier to keep track of versus Saturday Market. Farmers markets are expensive-note to person in past reviews... read more

Lane County Farmers Market - Farmers Market Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

Much to my surprise this was a much larger market than I anticipated. It runs Saturdays from 10-5 April through mid November rain or shine! And it sits in the city downtown park area on 8th and Oak. The vendors were mostly veggies (greens, peppers, potatoes, fennel, kale etc), some fruits, eggs, meats, nice flowers, baked bread and cookies...but my favorite were the artisan goods and the food offerings. I found a wonderful falafel vendor and I got an order to go...all I can say Is shame on me for not tasting it...I would have ordered more! It was so light and delicious!! And I ate it cold so great job!!!! Definitely worth going back for!!! I wish I would have bought another 4 orders!!! And the jewelry vendors were true artists! I found a beautiful necklace made of sterling which is stunning! I am so glad I found this little market and I will certainly go back!! read more

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This was a nice experience. We were visiting the area and wanting to experience the local vibe. Very eclectic booths with some great items

Best Farmer's Market in America. Okay, well, I haven't seen them all, but it's better than the other ones I know. Beautiful, fresh, colorful fruits and vegetables with lots of heirloom varieties. Sweet, juicy Persimmon tomatoes, crunchy and flavorful Sweet Slice Cucumbers, golden raspberries. Makes me see why my mom always told me Oregon is paradise on earth (or maybe she just thinks that because she moved to the dreariest country in the world). But this farmer's market is about more than fruits and veggies. You'll find some of the best meat in the state here, like Biancalana's pork, or the stand that sells free range chicken, beef, duck eggs, and all kinds of other meats, sausages, and other delicious locally produced food from humanely treated animals. Don't miss Hideaway Bakery's stand for Prosciutto twists and ciabatta, Eugene City Bakery for the best croissants in town and a loaf of polenta french bread, and of course local favorite Red Wagon Creamery with their array of classics and brilliantly surprisingly and delicious ice cream combinations. If you're here at the right time, get them to make you a Caramel Corn mix, combining their Sweet Corn with Butter ice cream and their all-time favorite Smoked Salt Caramel ice cream. Oh, and no need to bring cash. Most vendors by now accept credit cards through Square, and otherwise you can buy tokens at the LCFM booth, which saves you the ATM fee. Warning: If you don't like hippies, you're going to have a bad time. Expect ample tie dye, the smell of weed pervading the air, folk musicians good and bad, and women with babies hanging from their bared nipples, breastfeeding while they handle your transaction. But this is Eugene. You probably expected that. read more

Visited the market Saturday, July 28. Vendors were OK. A few were so-so. What destroyed the experience and any possibllity of cognitive reasoning was the incessant drummingd and chanting from the Occupy crowd across the street. There was no escaping it. It was a major detractor. read more

LCFM provides an impressive diversity of products to the Eugene community. I must admit that, at first, I thought that it was a little pricey. I mean I could spend $20 at a local grocery store,buying produce and may end up with a few extra items in my cart at the end of the experience, but with $20 at the farmers market, I am assured that I will not be throwing the product away a day or two later because it has spoiled. Not to mention, when I cut into the tomato and subsequently add it to the salad greens I purchased at LCFM, my tastebuds will explode from the sweet tomato flavor and the variety of nutty vs spicy flavors from the mixed salad greens. The carrots will not taste like soap as they do from the grocery store; they will actually TASTE like a carrot (what a concept) and a 2 pound bag will stay edible and fresh for weeks on end in the refrigerator. Instead of biting into what looks like a strawberry purchased from the local grocery store and tasting nothing--bland and flavorless--I bite into a vibrantly red-colored strawberry, that bursts with sweetness and flavor. I cannot count the number of times I have had throw food away that was purchased from the grocery store because the product was sub-par and not edible or spoiled within a day or two after purchase. When I pay $4-5 for a melon, I want it to taste like a melon, not water. When I pay $5-6 for mixed greens, I do not want my greens slimy and flavorless. My $20 purchase from LCFM holds way more value in the long run than any produce purchased at the grocery store. I cannot remember the last time I had to throw away any product purchased at LCFM because a day after my purchase, the product was no longer viable. In conclusion, my dollar goes much farther at LCFM than at the grocery store. I know I am receiving a superior product that is way more nutrient rich than any produce I can purchase at any local grocery store chain, and my tastebuds thank me for it. read more

I love this market! I find wintergreen farm to be my main destination since i know there back history and trust everything they do out there but i also enjoy of course hideaway bakery! I just love eugene though and this is the best farmers market I've ever been too its wonderful!! read more

I go to a farmers market for FOOD. Usually because it cost less and it looks and tastes better.. But the Lane County Farmer's market is not that way.very expensive produce, I'm not willing to pay. I am not an organic food addict.. I grew up, with a parent, who, in the 50s was one of the first organic gardeners in Oregon.We had a whole orchard, and we worked hard and made our own food. But we did it because it was cheaper we were poor. And it was better for us, not to use pesticides. Now, they do it for all the wrong reasons; places like Oregon farmer markets are too expensive.nobody on Social Security can afford it. And I don't go to a farmers market to watch people.(that lets out the also very expensive Saturday farmer markets). San Francisco used to have a very affordable farmers market, you should have copied them.farmers markets like these, are only scaring away people who like good food, but are not rich. read more

Notes: there are two markets being written about on here - the Saturday Market is a crafters/artisans market and is located on the south side of 8th St. The Lane County Farmers Market is located between Oak + Park alley, along the north side of Eighth Street. As of 7/17, the Farmers Market has several 'light eating' food options, as well as a small beer garden, and many other vendors selling everything from artichokes to zucchini; kombucha to fresh, handmade pasta. To those who think buying organic is expensive: try growing it this way. It's a lot of work, and every local farmer I know struggles to break even because the public thinks $3 is too much for a head of organic lettuce. When you trash local farmers who are trying to make a living, it affects small local farms, our local food economy, and our downtown core - which, I'd like to add, is in the middle of a revitalization. I personally know many of the vendors at LCFM and I wholeheartedly support them all. read more