Buyer’s Guide

The Overland Park Farmers Market gives shoppers access to the freshest local in-season produce, meats, cheeses and prepared foods.

Vendors are required to label all products with one of the following terms, meant to help you understand the differences in origins of products they bring to the Farmers’ Market:

  • USDA-certified organically grown: Grown by a USDA-Certified organic farm.
  • Homegrown: Planted, raised and harvested by the farm vendor on their farm or property.
  • Locally purchased: Purchased by the farm vendor directly from a farmer who has planted, raised and harvested the produce within a 150-mile radius of the Farmers’ Market.
  • Regionally purchased: Purchased by the farm vendor directly from a farmer or auction house outside a 150-mile radius of the Farmers’ Market.
  • Warehouse: Purchased by the farm vendor from a wholesale supplier and/or large manufacturer.

Signs at each vendor’s space will explain the type of produce, the price of the item, the origin of regional produce and the name of the warehouse where the item was purchased.

What's In Season

Spring

Asparagus
Arugula
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Carrots
Collards
Green Onions
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mesclun
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Peas
Radishes
Rhubarb
Spinach
Sprouts
Strawberries
Turnips

Early-Mid Summer

Apples
Apricots
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Chard
Corn
Green Beans
Green Onions
Kale
LimaBeans
Melons
Mushrooms
Okra
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Radishes
Strawberries

Late Summer

Apples
Basil
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cantaloupe
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Green Beans
Melons
Peaches
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Radishes
Squash
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Swiss Chard
Zucchini

Fall

Asparagus
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Celery
Garlic
Leeks
Lettuce
Onions
Parsnips
Pears
Persimmons
Pumpkins
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips

Food Safety

Food safety is of the utmost importance at the market.

All vendors are required to abide by all city, county, state and federal public health regulations and adhere to safe food handling practices in regard to the preparing, handling, presenting, storing, sampling and selling of all food items for sale.