The Austin Farmers Market – Triangle is the place to be if you love fresh produce.
You will find Triangle Park at The Triangle at 4600 Lamar (46th Street and Lamar), with plenty of free parking at surface lot next door and The Triangle retail parking garage down the street.
The Austin Farmers Market at the Triangle is on Wednesday
Austin Sustainable Food Center Farmers’ Market at The Triangle
Open Year-Round, Rain or Shine
March – September, 4 pm to 8 pm – Wednesdays
October – February, 3 pm to 7 pm – Wednesdays
Take Your Whole Family to Support Texas Growers
Your kids will love the Farmers’ Market at the Triangle on Wednesdays. They will find real fruit icees, succulent tacos, and a cool water feature to play in at the park.
If you have a pile of ‘em like we do, getting there can be a real production, complete with sibling rivalry about who gets to carry the bags (or, more realistically, who HAS to carry the bags), it’s important for them to understand better that our food can’t, and shouldn’t, just come from the big stores. Especially when that food has been trucked cross-country, or worse, from out of the country.
Supporting Texas growers is essential - it helps keep our local economy healthy as we keep ourselves healthy, too. On the way, we discuss why we’re willing to pay more for the produce, and what organic means, and so on. The time in the car is well-spent on these topics, and I hope they’ll record these trips in the fond part of their childhood memories, much like I have for the 7am trips to the farms stands on the summer Saturdays of my own childhood. I hated getting up early but the corn and beefsteak tomatoes were worth the sacrifice.
If you can, consider adding a weekly trip to one of these locations for the Austin Farmers Market – Triangle – support your local Texas growers. The food tastes better because it IS better – fresher, frequently organic, tastier.
You can find a full list of the regular vendors (not all vendors attend all market days) on the Austin Farmers Market Vendors list.
About BigMama
Hey! I’m a Texas girl myself!
I’ve never been to the Austin Farmer’s Market but it is now on my list of ‘must visit’ places. If it’s anything like the other Markets I’ve visited I’m sure I’m in for a treat. I have really fond memories of growing up around produce markets like this. I even remember the smells. 
We often go to an organic farmer’s market on alternate weekends. My fav is the real salty and soft boiled peanuts. Yum.