Where is the best place to get produce in and around Atlanta?
We have our winners.
YOUR PICKS
You say, “You should always phrase these questions as ‘Besides the Dekalb Farmers Market who has the best…’ There really is no place that runs a close second.”
2) Sherry’s Produce in Tucker
3) Burger’s Market in Marietta
4) Peachtree Road Farmers’ Market
OUR PICKS
1) Morningside Farmers’ Market
Dining critic Meridith Ford Goldman says, “Morningside Farmers’ Market’s all-organic offerings are fresh-from-the-farm, ripe and ready to eat.”
2) Peachtree Road Farmers’ Market
4) Sherry’s Produce
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Paul S
July 13th, 2009
8:42 am
Piedmont Park Farmer’s Market, every Saturday morning!
Turd Ferguson
July 13th, 2009
9:52 am
Ingles supermarket.
rambeaux
July 13th, 2009
10:22 am
Food Depot – Bankhead Hwy – Tell PETA they have the best meats! LOL
Rosalind W
July 13th, 2009
12:18 pm
DeKalb Farmer’s Market by far!!
Trevor Ritter
July 13th, 2009
1:49 pm
Piggly Wiggly. I love their cucumbers!
6Digitballin
July 13th, 2009
1:59 pm
Wayfield Foods on MLK & Food Depot on Bankhead have the best rutabagas! ya heard me?
Sara
July 13th, 2009
1:59 pm
DeKalb Farmer’s market year round. I like Piedmont Park’s fares on Saturdays, but it’s hard to get there regularly and only open in the summer
Pat Baker
July 13th, 2009
2:00 pm
Detinitely (Your) Dekalb Farmers Market – they have a huge selection and it alls stays fresh a long time.
sd
July 13th, 2009
2:43 pm
You should always phrase these questions as “Besides the Dekalb Farmers Market who has the best…”
There really is no place that runs a close second.
catlady
July 13th, 2009
2:54 pm
For most things, my garden. For other stuff, R and A Orchard on highway 52 E outside of Ellijay.
Love Veggies
July 13th, 2009
3:04 pm
Sherry’s Produce..Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker & Publix of course..
Love Veggies
July 13th, 2009
3:05 pm
And DeKalb Farmers Market is OVER RATED!!! All the food there has a funny taste..Gross!
The Truth
July 13th, 2009
3:23 pm
I have always had good luck at Whole Foods and Harry’s in Marietta. Yet the Food Depot on Bankhead does intrigue me…..
cg
July 13th, 2009
3:32 pm
DeKalb Farmers Market, without a doubt.
JFC
July 13th, 2009
3:49 pm
If you live in Smyrna, the International Farmers Market on Spring Road has the best selection and cheapest prices!!!
cowo
July 13th, 2009
4:00 pm
The Quonset Hut place in Dillard/Mountain City (hard to tell when you leave one and get to the other) – we stop there on the way home from Highlands every time. Luscious Lady Peas, sweet Corn, actually dark green Pole Beans (the “green beans” around Atlanta are more of a grayish-green), tender Okra that fries up perfectly, the biggest, most beautiful heads of Cabbage you’d ever see (pretty enough to photograph and frame), tomatoes that don’t taste at all like the pretenders the grocery stores carry. We get bags of stuff, bring back for friends as well.
MR
July 13th, 2009
4:21 pm
The Morningside Farmers’ Market, every Saturday morning, picked by farmers the day before and all organic. On North Highland Ave. in Morningside neighborhood.
MN
July 13th, 2009
4:40 pm
Burgers Market in Marietta
jake
July 13th, 2009
5:12 pm
Dekalb Farmers Market. Although if you head up to Elijay, stop at R & J Orchard (or maybe it’s R&G). It’s on the right hand side of the road just before you get into town. AWESOME!!
Avery
July 13th, 2009
5:22 pm
R&R Produce, smack in the middle of 5 Points (next to the Andrew Young GSU building). The employees are friendly, try to get to know each customer personally, and have great prices. Great customer service and great produce.
Miss_Lola
July 13th, 2009
5:26 pm
Dekalb Farmer’s Market….if you can’t get it there, you can’t get it in the Metro….
Susan
July 13th, 2009
7:11 pm
The Dekalb Farmers Market is the BEST place to get your produce.
RM
July 13th, 2009
8:07 pm
Thompson Market in downtown McDonough on Keysferry. The best produce and best service I’ve ever had.
Mr. Green jeans
July 13th, 2009
10:57 pm
Good Groceries in Madison,Ga. Everything’s organically grown.
Gary
July 13th, 2009
11:25 pm
P&W Produce on Beaver Ruin in Lilburn. Their tomatoes are always good and they have a great selection of fresh produce as well. They have been in business for years so they must be doing something right!
Debbie
July 14th, 2009
1:25 am
Truly Living Well Natural Urban Farms on Washington Road in East Point. Everything is organic and grown with soul. The best locally grown vegetables year-round; the best selection of organic herbs anywhere in Atlanta. A community gathering place on CSA pickup and market day (Wednesday), and great place to visit with your kids any time.
Tone LaRone
July 14th, 2009
1:30 am
Burgers Market in Marietta, Douglasville, or Dallas
Robert
July 14th, 2009
7:28 am
Sherry`s at the corner of Brockett Road and Lawrenceville HWY.
Daily fresh and guaranteed.
Mark
July 14th, 2009
8:01 am
Certainly not Publix.
The Voice
July 14th, 2009
8:31 am
Grown with soul?????????? I did not realize that cucumbers had a soul….does your pastor know this?
Cliff Walker
July 14th, 2009
9:32 am
The Osage Farms in Raburn Gap, GA., located at 5030 Highway 441 North.
We stopped by there on our way back home from Highlands, NC. We “loaded up” on corn, peas, green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, watermelon, cantalope, onions, cukes, squash, peaches, blackberries, and much more. All items are locally grown and harvested beginning July 1st.
It’s the best anywhere!
Tom
July 14th, 2009
10:29 am
I agree with Cliff. Osage Farms has the freshest and best produce anywhere. Wait until you’re there while a farmer is unloading freshly picked Silver Queen corn, still warm from the sun.
Melinda
July 14th, 2009
12:26 pm
Easy! Burger’s Farmer Market in Marietta — it’s where all the little old ladies in Marietta shop for their Southern-style veggies. Alton Brown also said it’s one of his favorite places for produce.
MM
July 14th, 2009
12:32 pm
Peachtree Road Farmers Market! Great farmers and produce–wonderful variety and freshness. Lots better than Piedmont Park’s!!
Melissa's Mom
July 14th, 2009
12:49 pm
Sherry’s Produce on Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker. The tomatoes are always wonderful and they have a nice selection of fresh shelled peas and beans (my personal summertime favorites). The unblemished okra and squash are to die for and don’t get me started on the small cucumbers! Plus the prices are the very reasonable compared to some other vegetable markets. Think I’ll stop on my way home from work and then make some of my delicious iron skillet cornbread to go with it. Yum yum!
Maggie
July 14th, 2009
12:56 pm
H market in Riverdale or Adams Farms near Peachtree city
Lothar
July 14th, 2009
1:28 pm
Adam’s Family Farm in Fayette County on Highway 54. Fresh from the field! Tomatoes, berries, butter beans, and delightful pickled treats.
Jen
July 14th, 2009
1:41 pm
Well, I love Dekalb Farmers Market…it has a lot of cool stuff, a great variety of international foods. But, for locally grown fresh produce it’s not the best.
I like roadside stands and The Mercantile (on Dekalb Ave) for fresh and locally grown. Though The Mercantile doesn’t have a huge supply or variety and it’s expensive…however they do have the best baguettes in town (better than Alons).
Mando
July 14th, 2009
1:52 pm
I’m reticent to let the rest of the city know about the great treasure we in Fayette County have in Adams Farm. We don’t need any more traffic and you have to shop early in the day already as they may run out of a choice item until the next day’s picking comes in. Monday-Saturday sale of fresh produce, grown right there on-site. Family-owned and staffed, I can’t imagine a better place to get high-quality, fresh, delicious vegetables. Their tomatoes are just starting to come in —ripe and consistent, and their butter beans and pink-eyed peas are incredible.
jenny
July 14th, 2009
2:31 pm
Sherry’s Produce in Tucker. The nicest people, great prices and the produce is wonderful. You can run across the street to Wilke’s Meat Market and completely skip a trip to the grocery store.
susie q
July 14th, 2009
2:44 pm
Love the Country Store on Tara Blvd. at Tara Rd. Can’t beat the garden grown tomatoes, peaches, cantaloupes and they always have sweet watermelons at a good price. I go there several times a week…it;s like having my own garden without all the work.
Russ
July 14th, 2009
4:51 pm
Chitwood’s in Lavonia, right off I-85
Randi
July 14th, 2009
5:18 pm
Just finished a perfect nectarine from the Dekalb Farmers Market. One stop shop for the best produce in town!
Bradsher
July 14th, 2009
6:42 pm
I LOVE LUCY’S MARKET! This family run business, located on Roswell Road 1 block south of Wieuca Rd.) offers the best in fresh produce, friendly service from Kim, Hope, Richard & son, and wonderful prices. Their tomatoes are the best in town and their fine selection of green beans, cantalopes, watermelons, okra, squash, cucumbers, corn (bought daily at the farmer’s market), and fresh cut herbs would have made their grandmother, Lucy, proud.
They have my bet for best produce in town, but they also sell and deliever firewood and pinestraw, and their boiled peanuts are to die for.
Lawk
July 14th, 2009
9:50 pm
Osage in Rabun Gap. Worth the short drive from Atlanta. The produce is still damp from the morning dew where it was picked from the fields and the BBQ, avaialble only on weekends, is some of the best around. Great local breads, jams and jellies too.
Love Veggies too
July 14th, 2009
10:02 pm
And they smell funny too – from the Farmer’s Market.
koko
July 14th, 2009
10:30 pm
Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market
HERBIE
July 14th, 2009
10:42 pm
hey “love veggies”" you must have had bad breath when you went to dekalb farmers market. It smells okay to everyone else
Alejandro Gonzalez
July 15th, 2009
7:00 am
Best place to get produce is at State Farmers Market and to be especific La Merced Produce. The have the best Mexican produce in the whole state. The best Mexican avocados, the best roma tomatoes and the hottest peppers! Definitely a trip worth your time and money.
Heidi
July 15th, 2009
7:56 am
For Fayette County, it’s Adam’s Farm. Also, Market on Main in Senoia –they do co-op style ordering, but you get to pick exactly what you want.
Pamela
July 15th, 2009
8:14 am
Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market at St. Phillips Cathedral parking lot. Has parking, shade, fresh coffee, meat, sweet potato pies, plants for sale, and other unusual items. Also often includes various artists’ and photographers’ work.
Mireille
July 15th, 2009
8:52 am
Whole Foods and Fresh Market now carry the BEST Georgia Peach I have ever had–the Ga Fuzzy grown by Pearson Farm–anything with the Pearson Farm sticker is absolutely amazing!!!
jennifer
July 15th, 2009
8:54 am
Any of the true producer markets around the state – Peachtree Road, Morningside, East Atlanta Village, Norcross, and Decatur all have fabulous produce grown by our own farmers!
The Big Maru
July 15th, 2009
8:59 am
Thanks to everyone for pointing out some of the less well-known places that might get overlooked. I’ve found a few new places to check out.
Regarding Dekalb Farmers Market – it’s a fun place to shop, and they have a lot of interesting stuff, but I’ve never found the quality of their produce to be as good as I would hope. It’s reliable, and they have almost anything you might want, but the quality doesn’t compare to what you would find at a market where farmers are selling their own hand-picked produce.
Sydney
July 15th, 2009
9:04 am
I get wonderful farm fresh produce from Moore Farms and Friends CSA and they are delivered to me every week at East Atlanta Ace Hardware (one of many delivery areas). CSAs not only bring you fresh produce but also support local farmers! Check them out on line http://www.moorefarmsandfriends.com. Also, the East Atlanta Farmers Market is every Thursday afternoon in the Ace Hardware parking lot. Lots of fresh produce, baked goods, honey, etc. Check it out also. Buy and eat local!
Bill Smith
July 15th, 2009
9:34 am
Flying biscuit, of course. Even if they don’t sell produce, they are still the best
sheila
July 15th, 2009
12:14 pm
Fairburn Farmers Market every Saturday , May through October at the train station on West Broad Street/Hwy 29 in Fairburn , Ga
Also Scharko Farms in Fairburn they are also at the Farmers Market but sometimes they open their little farm stand on Pine St in Fairburn. Off East Campbellton Rd.
Lar
July 15th, 2009
1:24 pm
Another voice to say that the Dekalb Farmer’s Market is very overrated. In terms of the breads and meats they’re wonderful but the tired produce and less than stellar varieties are not impressive.
Go up Buford Highway to places like the BFM where the choices are a better buy in terms of quality, freshness and price. Seriously, five types of chives? Six types of zucchini?
KWN
July 15th, 2009
1:34 pm
Count me as another that thinks Dekalb Farmer’s Market is over-rated. I’m certain it’s no different now than the couple of times I went a year ago….
Mark
July 15th, 2009
8:59 pm
Harry’s Farmer’s Market in Marietta and the Marietta Square Farmer’s Market
Melissa's mom
July 16th, 2009
9:52 am
While you’re in Tucker, stop in Matthew’s Cafeteria for their fabulous fried chicken, vegetables and cornbread. You can also pick up a couple home grown tomatoes (usually in a box near the front) to take home for your tomato sandwich. No – I don’t work for Matthew’s! I’m just a big fan of good, simple food.
Dede
July 17th, 2009
1:43 pm
My favorite local spot has to be Sherry’s Produce in Tucker. The vegetables are always fresh, the people that work there could not be any nicer if they were family, the prices are quite reasonable and their fresh shelled pink-eye peas are divine.
Jimmy
July 19th, 2009
9:57 pm
There’s a farm up here in Forsyth County that has a self service produce stand. Take what you need, look at the price list, and put the money in the shoebox. Freshest stuff around. Especially if you step in the field and pick your own, then pay for it:-)
2 Dog
July 20th, 2009
1:16 pm
David & Anita’s Farm in Lula GA! We server their organic veggies when in season & everything is WONDERFUL!
Erin T.
July 20th, 2009
4:12 pm
Harry’s Market or Whole Foods in Sandy Springs!
Doug S.
July 20th, 2009
4:52 pm
Your Dekalb Farmers Market
Amanda
July 21st, 2009
8:57 am
I agree that everything from Your Dekalb Farmers Market has a funny taste/smell. Even after you cook it. It really bothers me.
Bobby
July 21st, 2009
9:14 am
I wonder where Whitney buys her stuff these days?
cam
July 21st, 2009
9:23 am
In the summer and fall I like to drive down to the State Farmer’s Market in East Point. I love to drive thru the stalls especially around Halloween and Thanksgiving. I normally go to Dekalb Farmer’s Market but lately their produce seems sparse.
GoodEatin
July 21st, 2009
9:38 am
The Fruitman on Trinity right in front of the State Building!
Cincinatti Bowtie
July 21st, 2009
10:05 am
We have a massive state farmers market that beats the hell out of some crap a$$ organic stand at Piedmont Park
Toledo Joe
July 21st, 2009
1:54 pm
On the corner of peachtree and forsyth street you can find a guy named Botswana Phil. He has some of the best grass produce in town. Lots of selection at a low, low price.
Kelley
July 22nd, 2009
4:06 pm
Piedmont Park’s Green Market is the BEST!!!
KJ Welch
July 22nd, 2009
8:11 pm
The “Whistle Stop Farmers Market” In Historic Norcross every Tuesday from 4-8. All locally grown!
Carol
July 23rd, 2009
7:15 am
I like P & W on Beaver Ruin good boiled penuts too
Finn McCool
July 23rd, 2009
8:05 am
Any farmers market around Atlanta that sells locally grown fresh produce.
You can’t beat something that is less than a week out of the field.
Rose
July 24th, 2009
9:46 pm
Your Dekalb Farmers Market —-they have the coolest exotic fruit ever!! If you can’t get it in Dekalb Farmer’s, you can’t get it at any other market in GA, and that’s a FACT
Rose
July 24th, 2009
9:47 pm
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Jess Luwback
July 24th, 2009
9:49 pm
Your Dekalb Farmers’ Market! Best selection of hard to find international goods. And the quality is awesome. They have a great bakery. And their beef samosas are divine in their cafeteria. Also, unlike other farmer’s market, everytime i go to this one, it’s always a diverse group of people. Always.
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