Thursday Market
Make plans to attend the Thursday Red Stick Farmers Market at 7248 Perkins Rdfrom 8 am to noon. You can pick up beautiful veggies, pasture-raised pork, poultry, eggs, artisan breads, local honey, strawberries and more local goodies each week. The Thursday Market operates every week, weather permitting.
Geaux Green at the Market
Learn new ways to geaux green at the Markets each Saturday in February! Look for the East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners this Saturday for tips on composting and compost bin construction as part of their gardening education program. Stop by their booth and learn how to turn your food waste into valuable soil for your vegetable garden. Shoppers will also be excited for the return of the Arts Market after their break in January. Over 60 artists from the Gulf Region will join the Farmers Market from 8 am to 12. Always remember, the Red Stick Farmers Market and Main Street Market operate every Saturday, rain or shine. The farmers and artists move inside the parking garage in cases of inclement weather.
Main Street Market Recycling
If you have been inside Main Street Market lately, you have no doubt noticed the new bright blue recycling bins. We encourage market shoppers to place recyclable glass, plastic and paper products in the blue bins located at each entrance to Main Street Market. Please note that recyclable containers must be free of food waste and styrofoam products are not allowed in the blue bins. We sincerely appreciate support from Cordell & Ava Haymon to underwrite the implementation of the new recycle bins.
Nino's Cooks at the Market Chef Elton Hyndman returns to Main Street Market this Saturday with suggestions for preparing seasonal menus with fresh ingredients from the Red Stick Farmers Market. As the chef and owner of Nino's Italian Restaurant as well as Oscar's Pizza & Ice Cream Joint, Chef Hyndman loves to use fresh products in his Italian fare. He will show shoppers how to utilize all parts of your vegetables to create delicious homemade stock. Join host Chef Celeste and Chef Hyndman at 10 am this Saturday in the North Street seating area of Main Street Market to sample his market dish.
