SoHo farmers market starts back Saturday, adds breakfast options

Local growers will return to SoHo on Saturday mornings starting May 30, but there will be a new addition to the farmers market. Picnic tables, ready-to-eat breakfast food, live entertainment and kids activities will be added to the festivities with the hopes that those who come to the market will stay and enjoy its atmosphere.  

“Every year we like to improve the market in some way, and we want this to be a first stop for an enjoyable Saturday in Homewood,” Urban Cookhouse Owner Andrea Snyder said. “Homewood has so much to offer through its parks, the community pool, restaurants and shops. We want to add the Homewood Farmers Market to that list of things to do in Homewood by making it a family event. “

At the market, Urban Cookhouse will be offering a farm egg breakfast burrito, fruit and strawberry lemonade for breakfast.  

Like previous years, the market will feature 15-20 vendors each week. All produce and crafts are made in Alabama, and most come from an 85-mile radius of Homewood. In addition to fresh tomatoes, peaches, corn and other produce, those who come will find jewelry, canned items, honeys, soaps, wooden cooking spoons, local meats, dog biscuits and more. 

“I think it’s a great opportunity to connect the community to local farmers and artisans so you can support them,” Market Manager Lyndsi Hughes said. “I enjoy relationships I have developed with vendors and learning their stories and backgrounds. Urban Cookhouse wants to support the local farmers, so it’s a good to connect them with the community.”

The market runs every Saturday except July 4 from 8 a.m.-noon in the Soho Parking Lot at 2850 19th St. S. For more information, visit urbancookhouse.com/farmers-markets.