Southlands Farmers Market — Local services in Aurora

I'm all about buying organic and was excited for my first visit to this farmers market since I'm staying nearby. I was disappointed to find that none of the vendors here sold organic fruits or veggies.

I noticed the main stand that sold veggies looked like resellers - they had boxes from various different brands near their truck. If you don't mind non-organic veggies, they're a reasonable price, but I'm not sure if the vegetables come from local farmers. I'll stick with grocery stores until I'm able to find a farmers market nearby that offers local organic fruits and veggies.

The tomato vendor here, however, is local and their tomatoes are big, plump, and sweet. It's not organic, but it's difficult to find organic tomatoes anywhere. It's also a little pricey, but you get what you pay for. I'll definitely be back for...

We finally made it out here on a Saturday and enjoyed our time. We got fresh sourdough, some veggies, and ingestable essential oils.

The only word of caution is that some produce stands buy bulk from a grocery store and sometimes aren't honest about it. There was one where I saw multiple opened and emptied cherry tomato packs that you can buy from Costco or Sam's club...there stand name mentioned a farm so I assumed everything was farm fresh until I saw those packs. I could be...

So not one person who is involved in this event would update Google after the last weekend to now say it's temporarily closed??? & I love how the summer waterpark is still open but not the farmers market, because there just aren't ANY fall-themed produce, foods, nor crafts to sell. What a waste of an opportunity during this beautiful...