Collards are back. Bring your BIGGEST market bag yet!
Holiday preorders, fresh flowers, mushrooms, local creators, and our Fall Harvest Festival!
Hi, neighbors!
Collard greens are back at multiple farm booths, and we’re pretty happy about it. Our favorite green deserves a little attention this week—along with some vendors you might want to add to your usual Saturday rounds.
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First stop: the farm tables
Pick up a bunch of collards, ask your farmer how they like to cook them, and see what else is freshly harvested. Whether you cook yours low and slow or slice them thin for a quick sauté, it’s good to have them back on the menu.
Planning meals for the holidays? Fruitful Earth Farms takes preorders for beef and lamb. Talk with their team about cuts, availability, and pickup arrangements. And stop by Marcinek Farms for beef, pork, and chicken—a good place to start planning Sunday dinner or stocking the freezer.
Don’t walk past the mushrooms.
Mushrooms might be one of the most underrated things at the market. We’re lucky to have Lucky Buddha and Flying Frog, two excellent vendors worth knowing.
Ask what they’ve brought and how they recommend preparing it. A hot skillet, a little butter or oil, and enough room for the mushrooms to brown can turn a simple purchase into the best part of dinner.
Flowers for your table—or someone else’s
Visit Flatwood Flowers and Feather & Fern for fresh flowers. Bring some home for the kitchen table, take a bunch to a friend, or ask about flowers for your Thanksgiving gathering. You don’t have to wait for a special occasion.
A few gifts to start thinking about
Before the holiday shopping gets hectic, take a lap through our makers’ booths.
Spend some time with Remarkable Blooms, Silvestre Designs, Stones & Shells, B3 Woodworking, Ari Uberti, and Fluidity by Amber. There’s a lot to discover when you slow down and look—and you get to meet the person behind the work.
For the candle people on your list, visit Emi’s Candle Co. and The Daily Burn. Choosing a scent in person is half the fun. Buying one for yourself is understandable.
And here’s an errand your future holiday-cooking self will appreciate: bring your kitchen knives to Bevelworship for sharpening.
A few things for the cupboard
With holiday visits and sniffle season ahead, it’s a good time to restock a few household favorites.
Find local honey at Cross Creek Honey and Sweet Southern Bees—for tea, toast, baking, or a small gift. Visit North Florida Elderberry Farm for elderberry products, and talk with Southern Sun about their CBD offerings and any product questions.
Keep those Thanksgiving plans moving.
Check with Eggsotics about remaining turkey preorder availability, and talk with Vine and Uppercrust about holiday breads, pies, ordering deadlines, and pickup details.
A few conversations this Saturday can save a lot of last-minute running around.
Twenty-five creators—and counting
Since launching at the start of the summer, our Creator-In-Residence program has collaborated with more than 25 local creators, artists, and market patrons.
We’ve loved seeing what catches your eye and how you share the people and everyday moments that make this market ours. Thank you to everyone who’s taken part. Check out last week’s Creator-In-Residence, Isabella Salemi’s incredible artwork and our new embroidered pins from @
Want to apply? Get in touch with @hailefarmersmarket, apply here, and tell us a little about yourself, what you create, and how you’d like to take part.
Save the date: November 21
Our Fall Harvest Festival is next Saturday, November 21, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, with additional vendors, kids’ crafts, and more. See the announcement.
See you this Saturday. Bring your bags, your knives, and someone who hasn’t been to the market lately.
Haile Farmers Market
Saturday, November 14 • 8:30 a.m.–noon
Haile Village Center • 5213 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville