Farmers Market coming to Ross Bridge

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Ross Bridge Farmers Market

Fresh produce and a selection of artisanal foods and crafts will be available at Ross Bridge on Friday evenings this summer. A new farmers market will run from 3-7 p.m. starting May 29 in front of the Ross Bridge Welcome Center.

“The Ross Bridge Farmers Market provides the opportunity for the Hoover community to get to know and support small family farms and local businesses in a fun and inviting atmosphere,” said Lyndsi Hughes, who is managing the market with her husband, Tim. “We encourage people to attend and to get to know the farmers and where their food comes from, as well as shop with their families and enjoy the summer season.”

The market will feature a mix of growers and artisans as well as a kids activity area and live entertainment. Lyndsi also hopes to bring in at least one food truck and brewery each week. 

“We want people to come and bring picnic blanket, let their kids play and enjoy summer Friday afternoons,” she said.

Vendors at the market will include Vanzandt Farms, Smitherman Farms, Southern Oaks Farms, Sprout & Pour juicery, Spoon & Ladle Soup Co., Murphy’s Pepper Jelly, BB’s Bread, Garden Honey Bee and Marble Creek Farmstead.

The Hughes have lived in Hoover for the past five years and enjoyed the market that was previously held at Ross Bridge in the summer. In the years since, Tim’s tailgate equipment rental company, Gameday Done Right, had provided tents and other equipment for farmer’s markets at The Summit and in downtown Homewood that were run by Urban Cookhouse. During that time, he and Lyndsi developed relationships with growers that they are now using to bring them to Ross Bridge. 

“A lot of vendors participated in the Ross Bridge market a few years ago and are excited to come back to the area,” Lyndsi said. 

The Hughes hope fill a void in Hoover for a farmers market and grow it each year.

“Bringing growers and artisans and small businesses together does a lot for the growers,” Lyndsi said. “It supports Alabama and local businesses, and that’s what we should continue to do.”