Update to Community Guidelines
First Hour Now Open to Everyone
We want to thank everyone who came out to the reopening of Palm Street! We appreciate you all following our new safety guidelines and supporting local vendors. Starting this Saturday, our first hour (8:30-9:30am) will no longer be exclusive to market patrons who are 65+. We want to be thoughtful of EVERYONE- immune compromised, veterans, first responders, pregnant women, our 65+ shoppers and more. We will continue to limit the total amount of shoppers within the farmer's market area.
New Entrance & Exit Please Review Before Attending the Market With the reopening of our Palm Street, we have established a new entrance and exit for the OHG Farmers & Artisans Market. We recommend parking in the FREE public structure on Lemon Street and walking to the market entrance, also located on Lemon Street. When you've finished your shopping, please exit onto Cypress Street. You can then walk south on Cypress one block back to the parking structure. We will have signage and volunteers to help direct you on Saturday.
Haven't Gotten Your Orange Sign Yet?
Enter For the Chance to Win This Saturday, Orange Home Grown (OHG) in partnership with Community Foundation of Orange (CFO), will be hosting an opportunity drawing for 3 individuals to win an #orangestrong yard sign! Tickets can be purchased at the farmer's market, and we will randomly select 3 winners at the end of the day. You do not need to be present to win. For more information about our yard sign project, check out this video from Freedom Writers that explains how CFO and OHG are helping our food insecure community through supporting Waste Not OC.
Please Bring Your Face Covering This Saturday
Thank You For Your Kindness and Understanding Even though we want to make our farmers market experience as normal and comfortable for everyone as possible, this is a friendly reminder that we are still enforcing our new health policies, which are based on the current CDC recommendations. Everyone is required to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose for their entire market visit, as well as space 6' apart. At this time, please do not eat on market property or bring any non-service animals. You can find a complete list of our new guidelines on the OHG website.
Food Artisans
OC Baking Co. Back This Saturday OC Baking Co. will be back at the farmer's market! They have been greatly missed by so many market shoppers. We are thrilled to welcome them back this Saturday. Stop by to say hello and to pick up some of their artisan breads.
Seed Lending Library
Pick Up Free Seeds at the Farmers Market Our friends from the Public Library Foundation will be bringing more pre-packaged seeds for you to take when you attend the market this Saturday to represent the Orange Seed Lending Library. Try your hand at gardening while you're spending time at home.
Congratulations Class of 2020
We Wish You the Best Big CONGRATULATIONS to Chapman University class of 2020! We wish you love, strength, hope, and adventure as you enter this next chapter! It’s only gonna get better! Congrats to our Chapman intern Eliana, our amazing Chapman volunteers who help with the farmer's market, the OHG Education Farm and with our special events! We love you all!
May Is EBT Awareness Month
Utilize CalFresh and Market Match with OHG Did you know that the OHG Farmers and Artisans Market accepts CalFresh and offers the Market Match program (free money to shop for healthy fruits and veggies)? You can learn more about these resources on the Orange Home Grown website.
We Need Volunteers!
Help Out at the Market on Saturdays
Orange Home Grown wants to thank everyone who has already come out to help us reopen the market. We couldn't do it without you! We currently schedule volunteers to sign up for 3-hour time slots (8-11am and 11-2pm) every Saturday. Volunteers will direct market patrons and support the new market policies. If you or a friend are interested, email: info@orangehomegrown.org to find out more.
Thank you to Chapman University, the City of Orange, our incredible volunteers, market patrons, neighbors, OHG Board & Staff, local restaurants and businesses that support the Farmer's Market each week. It takes a village!
