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The Guide to
Eating Well and Doing Good
Around Columbia, Missouri
This guide aims to be inclusive of all who are producing, processing and selling locally grown foods around
Columbia, MO., but it’s hard to catch everyone! We apologize in advance for any folks we inadvertently left
out. We are continuing updating this listing. Please contact Sharon at 573-882-3776 to be included. Please
help us get the most up-to-date listing possible! This copy was updated on Jan/2009.
Farmers’ Markets:
Columbia Farmers Market
The Columbia Farmers Market was established 29 years ago. It is the
oldest market in the city, operating Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6 pm
and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. The Monday and Wednesday markets
last from May to October, with the Saturday market going from Mid March
to Mid-November. The market is located at 1701 West Ash St., next to
the Activities and Recreation Center at the intersection of Ash and Clinkscales.
For regular emails about events at the Columbia Farmers' Market, building project updates from
Sustainable Farms and Communities, related community announcements and opportunities to volunteer,
please email: informationcafe@yahoo.com or visit with Victoria at the Information Cafe any Saturday
morning at the Columbia Farmers' Market. You can also find a map at:
http://farmersmarket.missouri.org/detail_map.html. Most Saturdays there are music groups and community
activities scheduled along with the market. To volunteer at the market, contact the market manager at:
columbia_farmers_market@yahoo.com to visit their website go to: http://farmersmarket.missouri.org .
Boone County Farmers Market
The Boone County Farmers Market started in 2003. Its motto is ―Always fresh, always local.‖ The market
operates Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Monday and
Wednesday markets last from May through September, with the Saturday market starting the first Saturday
in April and ending the last Saturday i