Hyde Park Fresh Market Kicks Off in October

The popular Hyde Park Village FreshMarket kicks off its fourth season at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 6.  Over 100 vendors will showcase their local and regional farm and agricultural products, prepared foods and locally-made hand-crafts and offerings on the pedestrian-friendly streets of beautiful Hyde Park Village.   

The Tampa Kids Market is a recent addition to the Sunday market.  Young entrepreneurs ages 5-17 manage their own vendor booths and practice basic business principles while selling their homemade goods.

Commerce and community connect the first Sunday of every month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., year-round, rain or shine, at the free, public market where guests shop, stroll and enjoy live entertainment.  Parking is always complimentary and pets are welcome.  

“The Fresh Market is a space for people to gather and meet,” says Jocelyn Brenner, marketing director for Hyde Park Village.  “It brings the neighborhood together through the experiences of shopping, food, live music and conversation.”

New Agricultural Vendors:

• USA Produce – vegetables, fruit, pineapple and fresh juice harvested from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina + organic produce when available. 
• Green Acre Aquaponics, Brooksville – USDA organic vegetables, fruit, aquaponically grown and chemical-free herbs and vegetables, hormone-free and humanely raised, fresh Tilapia.
• City Girl Sprouts – fresh, locally grown sprouts from Plant City.
• Saxony Farms – goat milk, hand-made goat cheeses and goat milk soap from Riverview. 
• Raw Juicing and Detox of Tampa – Fresh, raw vegetables and fruits juiced with protein boosters like chia seeds, hemp seed and sunflower sprouts.

Returning Staple Vendors:

• Parke Family HydroFarms  – Hydroponically, homegrown insecticide and pesticide-free
  fruits and vegetables from Dover.
• Healthy Heritage Grass Fed Beef – Hormone, antibiotic-free and grass-fed beef, lamb and wild game + free-range, farm-fresh eggs.
• Anderson Macadamia Nursery & Grove – Macadamia nuts from LaBelle.
• Tropical Gardens – Tropical plants and orchids.
• R & S Herbs – Fresh, local herbs, sunflowers, pepper plants and micro-greens.
• Holloway Farms – Handmade chicken coops and baby chicks.
• Eden’s Nectar – Raw, local honey varieties.
• 20 Shekels Bread – Locally-baked, sprouted bread varieties and Ezekiel Bread.
• The Cheese Lodge – Imported cheeses.
• Sweet Harvest Farms – Handmade, medicinal soaps.
• Briarwood Farms – Spice blends, oils, vinegars and Marcona almonds.

Tampa Bay Markets handles all programming and vendor booking for the Hyde Park Village Fresh Market.  Prospective vendors may apply online at TampaBayMarkets.com.  The Fresh Market is sponsored by Tampa Bay Times and tbt*. 

To become a vendor, sponsor, partner or volunteer for the Tampa Kids Market, apply online at TampaKidsMarket.org.  The Tampa Kids Market is sponsored by FIT4Mom, Glazer Children’s Museum and Happy Family.

- Courtesy of Jocelyn Brenner