State and Local Leaders to Announce Expansion of Memphis Farmers Market

MEMPHIS – Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens will join other state and local leaders to announce a state grant for the expansion of the Memphis Farmers Market. The Memphis Farmers Market is a weekly non-profit outdoor market featuring local farmers and artisans. The market showcases locally sourced produce and food items and locally produced arts and crafts from the Mid-South region and also serves to educate the community about eating local, nutrition and food choices.

Who: 

• Commissioner Ken Givens, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• Memphis City Center Development Corporation
• Memphis Farmers Market
• Other State and Local Government Leaders
• Farmers, vendors and supporters of the Memphis Farmers Market

What: Memphis Farmers Market Grant/Expansion Announcement

When: Saturday, July 24 @ 10 a.m.

Where: Memphis Farmers Market Central Station Pavilion
               S. Front Street at GE Patterson in the Historic South Main District
               Downtown Memphis 
               www.memphisfarmersmarket.org