Published June 8, 2023
Shop Local Produce, Diversity, and Father’s Day at the 2nd Street Market
Fresh produce highlights at the Outdoor Market
The growing season is underway with local farmers bringing an array of early summer produce throughout the month of June. Rhubarb, strawberries, and green onions are coming in from Garber Farm. Spinach, garlic, and snap peas from Pay it Forward Farms CSA will be stocked with collard and turnip greens, lettuce mixes, herbs and cut flowers. Gypsy Chicks Farm is predicting snap peas, strawberries, green beans, and new potatoes. Harry’s Ole’d Country Orchard and Produce arrives weekly in June with kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and beets. Corner Hill Farms will have raspberries, green beans, zucchini, and specialty tomatoes as well. Many of the outdoor market farmers continue to stock flowering hanging baskets, vegetable bedding plants and herbs. The outdoor farmers market is open Saturdays, 9 AM to 3 PM and Sundays, 11 AM to 3 PM. Check the Market’s Facebook page for outdoor vendor updates.
Pride is at the Market
As a part of Pride month, the 2nd Street Market is highlighting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with LBGTQ+ and allied vendors, community organizations and musicians in June. Five Rivers Metroparks will be at the Market June 4 to offer the public information about our DEI strategic plan initiatives. Saturday, June 24, the Dayton Metro Library will participate in Pride at the Market, highlighting for the community their DEI initiatives. Hearthstone Psychology, a private practice mental health agency with locations in Dayton and Kettering that focuses on supporting the LGBTQ+ community as well as the community at large, will be here June 17 and June 25.
Market vendors, Wenches of Wormwood, are showing their support through their business’s local fundraising product Philanthrotea. These specialty blends are unique, limited, and numbered batches of herbal teas with all proceeds going to a local non-profit organization chosen annually. This year’s “Unitea” blend supports the non-profit organization Dykes of Dayton. Be sure to stop by their booth during regular Market hours and buy local to support local.
Celebrate Father’s Day at the Market
There are so many ways to show your appreciation for the father or father figure in your life here at the 2nd Street Market. Keepsakes & remembrances, wellness & self-care, and outdoor adventure gear along with a Sunday brunch date with one of the Market’s talented prepared food vendors make the Market the perfect place to celebrate Dad!
Programs / Workshops
- June 11, (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM) Music at the Market: Marianne Kesler playing a meld of acoustic driven pop/folk/rock music.
- June 17, (10 AM to 1 PM) Music at the Market: grit & Harmony playing original creative music, folk, blues, rock, and popular music.
- June 17, (9 AM to 1 PM) Mobile Community Blood Center will be on site. Register to donate blood with the Community Blood Center and receive a Sunshine & Savings Lives Beach towel. To schedule an appointment click here and enter code: 1125.
- June 18, (11:30 AM to 1:30 PM) Music at the Market: Kattie Dougherty-Mullins is an acoustic singer/songwriter mixing original songs that intertwine her life experiences as a teacher and student, along with some of her favorite cover songs.
- June 23, (1 PM to 1:30 PM) Story Time: Join Emily Weitz with On Our Sleeves at Dayton Children’s for family story time. Hear her read stories to help you and your child explore feelings and emotions by playing the game feelings charades.
- June 24, (10 AM to 1 PM) Music at the Market: Harmonica Neil playing authentic American roots music.
- June 25, (11 AM to 12:30 PM and 1 PM to 2:30 PM) Studio Regina Glass is hosting Fused Glass Workshops. Two sessions are available to choose from.
2nd Street Market programming and events is presented by Dayton Children’s.
Community News
For those who utilize EBT/SNAP benefits, many indoor and outdoor produce vendors accept tokens from Homefull’s EBT/SNAP exchange, as well as Produce Perks. Senior Farmer’s Market Coupons are available on Saturdays and Sundays. For those who like to shop with us at the market on Fridays, please be sure to exchange for tokens in advance, as there will be no exchange available at the market on Fridays for the remainder of the year.
