May 29, 2026
Where to Shop Farm-Fresh Goods in Maryville
Written by: Emily Huffstetler
Maryville shoppers have two farmers market options this season.
Rural King’s Blount County Farm Days brings local crafters, homestead vendors, small-scale farmers, food vendors and makers to Rural King twice a month. Downtown, the Maryville Farmers’ Market operates Saturdays at Founders Square with a formal, producer-only structure.
Rural King’s Blount County Farm Days
Rural King’s Blount County Farm Days started in Maryville in 2022. Store manager Bryce Freebury came up with the idea to bring the community together and celebrate the farm lifestyle.
The market gives local crafters, homestead vendors, small-scale farmers, food vendors and other makers a low-cost place to sell directly to shoppers. Vendors aren’t charged for a spot, but they do sign a liability waiver to use the parking lot.
Ashley Sparks of Sparkswood Farm created the market’s Facebook page, helping Rural King’s Blount County Farm Days reach a wider community audience.
The market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Vendors can set up at any time, usually by 10 a.m., and the market runs until vendors pack up. The next one is June 13.
The lineup changes by date. On the farm side, shoppers may find chicken eggs, quail eggs, hatching eggs, chicks, poultry, goats, livestock feed or homestead classes from vendors such as Hobby Hen Farms, Ada’s Quailery, Lil’ Scruffy Homestead, Naked Goat Farms TN and Sulfur Springs Hatchery.
Food vendors include Knead for Speed, which focuses on fresh-milled sourdough and kitchen classes; Mandar’s Cakesicles and She’s a Dandy Bakery, both cottage-baked sweets vendors; Tammy Duncan, who makes jams, jellies, breads, salsa, relishes and baked goods; and Shearer Marketplace, which sells jams and jellies.
The market also includes handmade and home-based products. Kriddy’s Kreations sells candles, wax melts, room sprays, soaps and salves. Ashley Family Made makes tallow soaps, whipped tallow, bug repellent, laundry soap and dog shampoo. Marvin’s Metal Works creates furniture and art pieces from repurposed metal barrels. StitchinRita crochets plushies, farm animals, keychains, horseshoe decor and accessories.
Those interested in participating can join the Blount County Farm Days Facebook group.
The Maryville Farmers’ Market is the established downtown option. The 2026 season runs Saturdays through Nov. 14., from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monthly craft days are scheduled during the season, with Holly Day Market dates set for Nov. 7 and 14.
The market has a formal vendor structure. Categories include farmers and growers, small food manufacturers, processors, prepared food vendors and artisans. Farmers and growers must sell products they grow themselves, products from a family farm, or products grown on land they lease or rent. Members can’t resell products.
Produce becomes a larger part of the market as summer begins. Octagon G Farm sells vegetables like corn, heirloom beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, potatoes, peppers, okra, greens and beets, depending on what’s in season. The Plant Trolley brings houseplants, and Honey Rock Herb Farm offers herbs.
Shoppers can also find meat, eggs and locally made food products. Wandering Walnut Meadows, a small farm in Greenback, raises pastured chicken, turkey, duck, eggs, pork and grass-fed lamb. C&C Beef is another local meat producer. Smokey Ridge Apiaries sells raw honey and products made with honey or beeswax.
Prepared foods and specialty products round out the weekly shop. Depending on the date, shoppers may find baked goods from Blount County Bakery, barbecue sauce from Duane Paul’s BBQ and hot sauce from Tennessee Red Man.
The market has closed vendor applications for the 2026 season.
Born and raised in Maryville, Tennessee, with roots tracing back to Cades Cove, Emily Huffstetler is a proud Maryville College graduate and storyteller of the Greater Smokies region. She holds a Master of Science in Conservation Education from Mississippi State University.