![]() The first 120 guests to visit the Information Tent at Pavilion entrance will receive a FREE, reusable commemorative City of Winter 120th Anniversary tote bag as a gift! (supplies limited) July 1: Independence Day Celebration The Winter Garden Farmers Market is turning 15 and your are invited to its party! Visit the Winter Garden Farmers Market on SATURDAY, JUNE 3, for free birthday-related activities(9:00 am - 12:00 pm) such as face painting, kids’ crafts, giant lawn games, and live music. All ages are encouraged to play a fun round! June 3: Farmers Market 15 th Birthday Celebration While at the market, enjoy the miniature golf course and other fun outdoor games on the lawn adjacent to the Downtown Pavilion. Gather family and friends to celebrate National Miniature Golf Day at a free pop-up event (9 am - 12 pm) at the Winter Garden Farmers Market. Visit the EBT/SNAP tent at the entrance of the Pavilion before shopping for details and to redeem benefits.įollow on Facebook and Instagram for timely announcements and updates.īring the whole family (even your four-legged friends) and experience what makes the Winter Garden Farmers Market so special! The Winter Garden Farmers Market accepts EBT/SNAP for eligible items at the market, helping to provide nutrition benefits to supplement the food budgets of those in need. and delicacies to handmade crafts, artwork, jewelry, home décor, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal items, and more. ![]() It offerings are vast from locally sourced produce, gourmet provisions, baked goods. Voted the Best Farmers Market in the state and in the country by American Farmland Trust, it attracts 4,000+ locals and visitors each week. Special programming is are offered at the market on select dates. Live music fills the air at the market, and guests are welcome to bring a chair for a front row seat. A KidZone offers complimentary hands-on activities plus family-friendly games on the lawn provide fun for all ages. The award-winning market is a community staple with 100+ vendors (including 20+ local farms) offering a large selection of fresh produce, plants and flowers, food and beverage, artisan creations, and merchandise. The Winter Garden Farmers Market is your hometown market open every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in beautiful Historic Winter Garden. It is a destination not to be missed! Of course, everyone can enjoy a sample of the seasonal fresh fruit and fresh squeezed orange juice.Downtown Pavilion, 104 S. The farm store features a gift shop full of gourmet dressings, dips, sauces, local honey, farm fresh eggs and produce, souvenirs, sweet delicious Florida taffy, and more. Children will enjoy visiting chickens and other farm animals and participating in a “Squirrel Treasure Hunt” amongst the trees and animals to receive a prize at the end. A visit to Peterson Groves is a step back in time. Vero Beach natives, Eric and Tiffany Barkwell took over the operation in 2013 where they continue to grow and sell a large variety of produce in addition to their own fresh squeezed juice and fruit, including the increasingly rare blood oranges. The Peterson’s first settled the property over 100 years ago. This historic citrus operation, only a mile from the Indian River Mall, contains an assemblage of eclectic farm buildings, including one of the oldest citrus packing houses in the county. And on your way out try your hand at launching an orange from the life sized sling shot into the Schacht’s picturesque pond.Ĭountryside Citrus, Photo: Julia Phillips Peterson Groves No discerning citrus shopper should leave without a container of freshly made orange sorbet and a bag full of honey bells and ruby red grapefruits, my favorite, both in season for much of the winter. At the farm store you can watch the juicing process through a picture window while you sip Schacht’s daily squeezed orange and grapefruit juices. and his wife Janet ran the operation for three decades before handing the reigns to his son Louis 15 years ago. and his family moved to Florida before air-conditioning and mosquito control were common in the sunshine state. Start with a taste of the best orange juice in the world my daughter says it’s like drinking liquid sunshine! Schacht Groves first began its operations in the 1950s when Henry Schacht, Sr. When you visit this third generation family farm, only five miles from downtown Vero Beach, you won’t be disappointed. ![]() Vero Beach Citrus Museum, Photo: Tammy Lee Bradley Schacht Groves ![]()
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