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Old 07-02-2011, 06:41 PM
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Ok we are FINALLY back down in TV!! We are looking for a Farmers Market or place to buy locally grown fruits and Veggie's, is there such a place? thanks current in Hadleys, Soon to be a frog!!!
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Ok we are FINALLY back down in TV!! We are looking for a Farmers Market or place to buy locally grown fruits and Veggie's, is there such a place? thanks current in Hadleys, Soon to be a frog!!!
Hi Mike-If you look at the top of the TOTV page, the Wildwood Farmer's market has an ad and all the info on it. We plan on checking that out first weekend we are there. 6 days and counting to be full timers!
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We go there often. It is a small market but we find everything to be fresh.
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Markets of Marion; north of The Villages on 441/27. Lots of produce and a zillion other things too.
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Brown's Country Market on 301 just south of 42, right at the Marion/Sumter county line. Open 7 days a week.
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Sounds like a road trip is in order tomorrow.

Lady Doc I didn't see the ad, however we will ask around!!

Market of Marion sounds cool

Wished I could cook for you all. That will come when we are Frogs!!

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Brown's Country Market on 301 just south of 42, right at the Marion/Sumter county line. Open 7 days a week.
Callie Girl

thank you so much for the location!!

We will check it out this week
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Souns like a riad trip is in order tomorrow.

Lady Doc I didn't see the ad, however we will ask around!!

Market of Marion sounds cool

Wished I could cook for you all. That will come when we are Frogs!!

SAVE the DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi BigMike, From their ad the very top of the TOTV web site, here is the info: Wildwood Growers Market, every Saturday morning, 100 N. Main,
www.wildwood-fl.gov. The Markets of Marion has a web site. If you go to Google and type in Markets of Marion, the web site will come up. Hope you find some good veggies!
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I just discovered Browns last week and I love it.
My husband thinks I might even cook now!
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We are also but we are there in the winter and found it very hard to get any fresh vegetables anywhere. Suggestions welcome. Thanks.
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Hi BigMike, From their ad the very top of the TOTV web site, here is the info: Wildwood Growers Market, every Saturday morning, 100 N. Main,
www.wildwood-fl.gov. The Markets of Marion has a web site. If you go to Google and type in Markets of Marion, the web site will come up. Hope you find some good veggies!
Schaumburger, Finally found the link. As My Mother used to say"if it had been a snake it would have bit me!"
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Brown's Country Market on 301 just south of 42, right at the Marion/Sumter county line. Open 7 days a week.
THANK YOU!!! Just got back from Brown's and got everything I needed for the week. Great place!
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I don't think anyone mentioned that The Market of Marion's website address is:

http://www.themarketofmarion.com/
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Very nice growers market at Wildwood..fresh produce, (some organic), plants, seafood, very pleasant atmosphere..small town feeling. Enjoy going!!
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there's a farmer's market in the center of wildwood, every saturday morning, 9-
enjoy!
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