Its nice but its definitely not one of the larger ones in the area. Wouldn't be my first recommendation for one trying to find "local gifts." Try like a Makers Market or maybe the Bryan Park farmers market.

Yeah the Bryan Park one is more gift type stuff than actual farmers.

Yeah this is my problem especially as we are this late in the season.

Honestly the market that has been great for me has been azalea flea market. There are a couple of farmer's market shops like a dude with his pickup truck of watermelons. Some definite stand bys for cheaper than any grocery store and then instead of boutique pop ups it's random goods for cheap.

>pickup truck of watermelons.

If your goal is to get cheap produce then buying from those guys is great. But if you are trying to support local small farms keep in mind that those guys are typically just reselling wholesale stuff much like a grocery store.

I mean they are buying from a farmer locally. Right. I mean the big shops at Bryan Park are likely bigger.

But also I mostly just visit a couple of the farmers there driving within the area.

>I mean they are buying from a farmer locally.

If you actually know that then that's awesome. It is not the norm though with those kind of vendors.

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Thanks for putting me onto Bryan park! Are they open regularly?

Every Saturday morning until noon

I went last Saturday morning and there were maybe 6 vendors and the pumpkin vendor wasn’t there, the pumpkins were, I just couldn’t buy them. It was disheartening!

That’s one of the reasons we continue to support the r/AshlandVA Farmers Market. Everything sold there is grown within a fairly small radius. Reselling produce is not allowed.

Thank you :)

I keep hearing that one is good! I need to make it out there

You should visit both! Bryan Park is great for gifts, prepared foods, and crafts. Lakeside is great for produce!

Perfect thank you :D

It’s small but it’s a nice market and everyone there is local. We usually grab coffee and breakfast at Ashland Coffee and Tea before shopping. Makes for a nice morning. There are only 2 more markets (this Saturday and next) before it closes for the season.

There is a very cute store right by the lakeside market that sells some homemade things. I think it’s called Twig, it’s right on the corner in the little shopping center there.

Smaller market that was there before rva big market moved to Bryan park. Lakeside market easier to get in and out of. I like the produce overall better at lakeside especially the one in the middle that the name is escaping me. Javier on the far end is super friendly and the small acre at the entrance has good peppers. There used to be a coffee shop in the shopping center but no longer. Rva big market has coffee. Both open Saturday morning.

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I’ve been wondering how all of these “Consignment” stores are able to operate in such a small area. Just in that part of Lakeside alone I think there are 6 and another 10 or so heading down Lakeside towards Bryan Park. Figure rent is between $700 and $3k, plus payroll, and maintaining stock how are they surviving? I would be really interested in hearing from an employee or owner of one of these places.