Farms to Grow, Inc.
Grow It, Eat It, Love It!
Pea Shelling Contest at Freedom Farmers Market
Freedom Farmers' Market
Join us for the Summer Season July 8th - November 11th
2nd & 4th Saturday - 9am - 2pm
Location: 4521 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
The Freedom Farmers' Market serves as a gathering place that is creating harmony while offering a variety of produce, fruits, and healthy foods. People come to the Market not only to shop, but to socialize and to reconnect with a history that ties food to land, culture and community building.
SUMMER SEASON EVENTS 2023
JULY 8TH
SEASON OPENING
JULY 22nd
FFM - Watermelon Eating Contest
12 Noon
AUGUST 12th
FFM - Budding Poet "Community Open Mic"
Suggested Topics: BIPOC Farmers, Environmental, Food, Natural Resources, Horticulture, Farming and Social Justice.
Market Day -Show up & Signup: 10 am - 11:30 am
Community Open Mic: 11:30am - 1:30 pm
For more info email marketing@farmstogrow.com
AUGUST 26th
Kids Play at the Freedom Farmers' Market
CONNECT 4 Competition: 10 am - 12 pm
Shop, Engage and experience community in a safe space.
SEPTEMBER 9th
Chess Champ Competition
It's a Chess Game playoff, last person standing is the Freedom Farmers' Market Chess Champ. Board opens at 10 am, winner announced at 1pm.
TROPHY and CASH PRIZE.
OCTOBER 14th
Variety Talent Show at the Freedom Farmers Market
Calling all dancers, poets singers, magicians, musicians, comedians, live art performers, scientist, inventors, and all talent. We would like to showcase your talent. Prize for the audience's favorite talent.
Sign up Window, 10am - 1pm
Performances: 11:30am - 1:30 pm
For more info email marketing@farmstogrow.com
NOVEMBER 11TH: End of the Season
Sweet Potato Tasting Contest
Looking for the Best in the West
Vendor Application
Click the link below to fill out and SUBMIT the "Vendor Application"!
JOIN the Volunteer Team
Freedom Farmers' Market Videos
The Freedom Farmers' Market Watermelon Eating Contest
Freedom Farmers' Market - Sweet Potato Pie Tasting Contest
The votes are in 2021 Best in the West WINNER!
By supporting farmers markets, you support a local economy and healthier sustainable agroecosystem. We believe that farmers markets are strategies communities can use to empower themselves to eat healthier.