Omaha Farmers Market at Charles Drew Health Center Open Through Aug. 30th

The Omaha Farmers Market (OmahaFarmersMarket.org) has returned to the Charles Drew Health Center (CDHC) at 30th & Grant Streets for an expanded season.

Every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. through August 30, 5-6 local farmers will offer farm-fresh, local produce in support of Omaha Farmers Market’s designation as a “green market” with produce as its priority. Non-profit vendors that are health related will also rotate throughout the season providing information.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) and WIC recipients can use their benefits with all Market vendors. For the entire run of the CDHC Market, the Sherwood Foundation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska provide a match of five dollars in SNAP tokens if shoppers purchase five dollars or more; more information is available onsite at the Information Booth.

The Omaha Farmers Market has expanded from a small group of vendors in the Old Market in 1994 to more than 100 vendors participating in three locations today. The Old Market location is open on Saturdays at 11th and Jackson Streets from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a Sunday Market is open in Aksarben Village (67th and Center Streets) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., both through mid-October.

Visit OmahaFarmersMarket.org or follow Omaha Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram for special events, vendor updates and seasonal produce recipes and tips.