“The market is one of my favorite things about La Grande. Farm fresh produce, plants, sauces, baked goods plus live music and lots of smiling faces.”

— Kelly Belton Ducote

“Quality fresh produce, great live music, a really sociable time carousing amongst the booths/vendors—visiting with the locals & meeting new friends and all that good stuff!”

— Jeni Kaybee

Once again, you all made this successful!

Our annual Fruit Pie Festival and Sale was a HUGE success! With your continued generosity and support, La Grande Farmers Market made over $1,000.00!!!!!
To those who baked and/or donated pies, THANK YOU! To those who bought pies, THANK YOU! To those who donated their time to make this a success, THANK YOU!!
Below are some wonderful pictures of our pie donors and our amazing Board members!

The mission of the La Grande Farmers' Market is to enhance the economic sustainability of our region's farms by providing a venue for the exchange of quality locally grown goods while creating a vibrant community gathering place.

The 2024 season opened Saturday May 11th!

The 2024 Market season is in full swing! Saturday May 11th, 2024 was OPENING DAY, and this season goes until Saturday October 19th, 2024!
The Market runs on Saturdays from 9 am to Noon AND Tuesdays from 3-6 pm! We are excited for the new season and to see all of you!!

LGFM always welcomes sponsorships!

We are always looking for sponsors of the La Grande Farmers Market! There are expenses to running the Market so, if you or your business or organization would like to become a sponsor, please contact us or visit the **sponsor/donate** tab above! Thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness! We simply could not do this without YOU! We offer a fun and interactive way to say thank you for your sponsorship! Call Candi to LEARN MORE!

We want to be sure to say THANK YOU to all of the community members, organizations, and businesses who have donated and/or sponsored LGFM already! We appreciate your kindness and amazing generosity!

We at LGFM engage in active inclusivity, respect, and support for all people from all walks of life.

LGFM welcomes ***all persons,*** including applicants and employees, to the market regardless of age, gender, gender identity, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Any action that is not in keeping with a welcoming environment (assault, harassment, and intimidation) will not be tolerated by the organization. Any violation of this policy should be immediately reported to the market manager and/or board. Any person exhibiting behavior that is unwelcoming will be asked to leave the market immediately. Any vendor who exhibits unwelcoming behavior may be suspended or banned from the market, at the discretion of the market manager.

Meet the Assistant Manager!

There’s a newish face behind the table on Tuesday markets, our Assistant Manager Meghan Moore. Meghan works primarily to manage the Tuesday market and supports Saturday market as needed. She brings a passion for local food and is excited to help LGFM grow.
***In her personal life she enjoys trail running, finding free fruit and figuring out how to live in a converted school bus with her family.***
***Come say hi to Meghan!***
*Picture totally taken from Facebook!

Say Hi to one of our amazing volunteers!

This, ladies and gents, is Lance Nielsen. He is the husband of Candi, our Farmers Market manager. You will see him at the Info Booth in his signature green Market shirt handing out tokens and taking payments and being an all-around great help at the market.
Lance is from Union, Oregon and grew up there after living in all kinds of places in Oregon, as his dad was in road construction. His family settled on a beautiful piece of property above the Union Cemetary, where they raised sheep, chickens, horses, turkeys, and had an amazing garden each year. He and his wife (Candi) and their 2 daughters moved to La Grande in 1997, where they raised their family. Lance is an EOU graduate (class of 2019) and loves spending time fishing, hunting, and traveling.
Please be sure to stop by and say HI to Lance!!

July 19, 2021

Air Quality Policy

July 19, 2021/ La Grande Farmers Market

La Grande Farmers Market will continue to implement the 2020 Air Quality Policy during the 2024 season! Please read for details…

The market will be open every Saturday and Tuesday as normal unless the air quality reaches levels outlined below. Please read the policy carefully:

If the air quality is projected to reach the "Very Unhealthy" level, the market will be open but will close at 11 AM instead of noon. This level is represented by any number 201 and above on the Air Quality Index. By shortening the market, our customers still have access to healthy food and our vendors are able to make the income they depend on.

If the air quality is projected to reach the "Hazardous" level, the market will be closed that day. This level is represented by any number 301 and above on the Air Quality Index. Hazardous air levels make it unsafe for all persons to be outside for any period of time.

We will provide our vendors and customers with 48 hour notice. Changes to market operations due to air quality are based on the forecast provided on IQ air. You can keep an eye on the air quality projections using the same resource LGFM uses. The link is included for your convenience below.
Follow the air quality in La Grande here!

Stay tuned to our newsletter, social media, and website for the most up to date information going forward.

March 08, 2021

We LOVE our vendors!!!

March 08, 2021/ La Grande Farmers Market

January 30, 2021

It’s never too late to apply for the 2024 Season! We would love for you to join us!!!!

January 30, 2021/ La Grande Farmers Market

We are so excited to again partner with our vendors in bringing fresh local food, produce, and unique craft items to our community. We would love to help new vendors turn their passion into a small business.

Our 2024 vendor application is still available to interested vendors! Market season opened on May 11th and is sure to be a FUN season and we want you to know that we just LOVE our vendors! Pricing is dependent on what size of booth you want and what day(s) you want to sell on! We offer both Tuesday and Saturday booth pricing! You can simply pay to be a “daily” vendor, where you only pay for the days you choose to sell at the market or you can pay for the whole season up front, which offers AMAZING savings!

Please view our “apply to be a vendor” tab above for more details and to fill out an online application through the Google Form. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Market Manager, Candi at 541-805-4572.

Yay for the 2024 Market Season! The season runs from Saturday May 11, 2024 to Saturday October 19, 2024!!

Nella mae’s Farm Greenhouse, August 2020

August 19, 2020

Want to continue to support our market? Help us celebrate many, many more years of La Grande Farmers Market!

August 19, 2020/ La Grande Farmers Market

The La Grande Farmers Market will be celebrating over40 years of being your one-stop shop for fresh local produce, delicious beef and chicken, eggs, local artwork, crafted items, and SO much more this coming 2024 season!

LGFM THANKS YOU!!!

For Many, Many Wonderful Years and Many More to Come!

We need your continued support to ensure that the market community of agriculture and small business continues to flourish. We are asking for your support in this continuing effort!

Your support accomplishes:

A consistent source of fresh, nutritious, local food for La Grande residents.
Support for necessary grants including the SNAP and DUFB programs.
Continued and ongoing training for managers and staff.
Consumer education about crop seasonality, storage, and use.
Market equipment, including supplies, signs, permits, etc.

Live MUSIC at the market!

You can donate online by clicking the tab above titled “Sponsor & Donate”, or by choosing any of the three ways listed below:

In Person @ Market:

Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM (from May 11th to October 19th, 2024)
Tuesday 3 PM to 6 PM (from May 14th to October 15th, 2024)

Or drop off at our partner, Community Bank (just tell them it’s for La Grande Farmers Market!

Or…By Mail
P.O. Box 981
La Grande, OR
97850

June 05, 2020

Say HELLO to the LGFM Manager!

June 05, 2020/ La Grande Farmers Market

Here is La Grande Farmers Market’s Market Manager!!

This is LGFM’s manager! Her name is Candi Nielsen, and she started out as a volunteer with the Market and then was the Assistant Manager for several seasons and then she became the manager a couple of years ago. You probably have seen her at the Info booth, handing out tokens, taking questions, helping vendors get settled and being a constant presence at the market.
Candi was raised here locally in beautiful Union, Oregon, where she lived with her family on a small family farm with a vegetable garden, honeybee hives, fruit trees, a greenhouse, chickens, lambs, pigs, horses and many other animals. She spent her childhood learning how to preserve the vegetables and fruit harvested, fixing fences, exploring the woods outside Union, as well as hunting, fishing, foraging for mushrooms and gathering huckleberries with her family. She was an avid horseback rider and was part of her local 4-H club and high school FFA club. She has many fond memories of traveling to La Grande and going with her mom to the Farmers Market and recalls it being what she fondly calls a weekly “pilgrimage” for her family. She continued this same ritual with her own daughters and now continues the tradition with her grandchildren.
Be sure to stop by and say HI to Candi, your friendly LGFM manager!

April 24, 2018

We are LOVING having Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR!

April 24, 2018/ La Grande Farmers Market

STRETCH YOUR FOOD DOLLARS WITH DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS!

Double Up Food Bucks is a triple win! It helps feed low income families, gives farmers a financial boost, and helps grow Oregon’s economy! See…TRIPLE WIN!

DUFB is a nutrition incentive program that matches SNAP benefits to enable participants to purchase additional fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.
Farmers markets are for everyone!
Spend $20 in SNAP, get $20 in Double Up Food Bucks free!

This is a simply wonderful program that benefits so many of our community members and is once again back in 2024!