Produce and other goodies from Reno / Tahoe farmer's markets aren't necessarily the cheapest around, but they are the freshest. You'll know what I mean when you taste a farmer's market peach or fresh Nevada grown vegetable. Compared to the supermarket stuff, it's no contest. There's a farmer's market going somewhere near you almost every day of the week during summer and early fall. Here are the dates and times for the 2013 season. More will probably be added, so check back often.
Sparks Hometowne Farmer's Market
The undisputed champ of Reno / Tahoe farmers' markets is Sparks Hometowne Farmer's Market, held in Victorian Square Plaza on Thursday afternoons and evenings through the summer. Besides the produce, there is free entertainment and vendors offering a variety of food, drink, crafts, and other products. Thousands of people attend this market every week.
Reno
Tuesdays:
The Summit, S. Virginia and Mt. Rose Highway
The market will be in the parking lot next to Starbucks.
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., June 4 to September 24
Wednesdays:
Somersett Farmers' Market, Somersett Town Square, 7650 Town Square Way
4 p.m. – 8 p.m., beginning on June 12
Fridays:
Tamarack Junction Farmers' Market, 13101 S. Virginia St. near Damonte Ranch Pkwy.
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 7 to September 27
Saturdays:
Village Shopping Center Farmer's Market, California Avenue near Booth Street and Keystone
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 1 to September 28
The Summit, S. Virginia and Mt. Rose Highway
The market will be in the parking lot next to Starbucks.
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., June 1 - September 28
Sundays:
Midtown Farmer's Market, 1311 S. Virginia Street (S. Virginia and Arroyo, in the Statewide Lighting parking lot).
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., starting June 2
Sparks
Tuesdays:
East Sparks Farmers' Market, United Methodist Church, 1231 Pyramid Way
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 5 to September 25
Thursdays:
Sparks Whole Foods Hometowne Farmer's Market, Victorian Square
3 p.m. - 8 p.m., June 7 to August 23 (except Aug. 9 during Hot August Nights)
Saturdays:
Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Lake Highway
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., June 29 to September 14
Carson City
Saturdays:
Saturday Morning Farmer's Market, corner of 3rd and Curry Streets
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 8 to September 21
Gardnerville
Wednesdays:
Lampe Park Farmer's Market, Waterloo Lane, 1 block west of Hwy. 395
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 5 to September 11
Minden
Tuesdays:
Minden Farmers' Market, Esmeralda Avenue in downtown Minden
4 p.m. - 8 p.m., May 21 to September 10
Fallon
Tuesdays:
Tuesday Night Farmers Market, 310 South Taylor Street
5 p.m. - 8 p.m., June 4 to September 17
Dayton
Thursdays:
Dayton Farmers' Market, Community Roots Nursery & Landscape, Highway 50 and 2nd Avenue
3 p.m. - 6 p.m., June 13 to September 26
Silver Springs
Saturdays:
Silver Springs Green Market, 3701 Elm Street
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., June 1 through October 1
Stateline
Fridays:
Lake Tahoe Friday Evening Famers Market at Kahle Community Center, Kahle Community Center, 236 Kingsbury Grade
4 p.m. - 7 p.m., June 21 through October 25
Farmer's Markets on the California Side
South Lake Tahoe
Tuesdays:
South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market, American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Boulevard (Hwy. 50)
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 4 to October 8
Truckee
Tuesdays:Truckee Farmers' Market, Truckee River Regional Park, 10500 Brockway Rd. off Highway 267
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 11 to October 8
Thursdays:
Truckee Thursday Nights Farmers' Market, Donner Pass near the train station
5 p.m. - 8 p.m., June 131 to August 22
Tahoe City
Thursdays:Commons Beach Farmers' Market, Commons Beach Road and North Lake Boulevard
8 a.m. - 1 p.m., May 23 to June 20 and August 29 to September 26
Tahoe Lake Elementary School Farmers' Market, 375 Grove Street
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,June 27 through August 22
Kings Beach
Tuesdays:Kings Beach Farmers' Market, Kings Beach State Recreation Area, Highway 28 at Bear Street
9 a.m. - 1 p.m., June 25 to August 27
