Shoppers can find fresh bread, cheese. Cotswold Farmers Market 309 South Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, May through October, Sat, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more.
The vendors at this market sell a variety of products, from honey, meat and vegetables to fruits, flowers and resale products. The Charlotte Regional Farmers Market is actually one of only four state markets operating in North Carolina. In addition to the South End Farmers Market, FMMS also manages the University City Farmers Market (from 9:00 to 13:00), on Saturdays from April to October), the Cotswold Farmers Market (from 8 to 12 noon, on Saturdays from May to October) and the North End Farmers Market (from 16:00 to 20:00, on Wednesdays from April to October). Located in downtown Matthews, this is one of the largest and most diverse exclusive farmers markets in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
And that's precisely what causes dozens of local vendors to set up shop every week in the 4.5-acre front parking lot of the First Baptist Church in Uptown. Today, it focuses on offering the freshest seasonal produce, as well as meats, milk, cheese, bread, prepared foods, plants and more at Union Market in Waxhaw, North Carolina. Unlike most traditional farmers' markets that are open on Saturdays, the North End Farmers Market, in Camp North End, is a weekday market held on Wednesday nights from 4 to 8 p.m. Your ideal weekend in Charlotte would consist of eating a food truck on Friday at the Sycamore Brewery, River Jam in the USNWC and a stroll through the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden.
The Matthew Community Farmers Market is the largest grower-only market in the Charlotte metropolitan area. Since 2002, White has worked in the fresh produce market industry managing farmers markets and produce stands in the region.