In society today, where people are overworked and overwhelmed, a healthy (and fresh) diet often falls by the wayside. Who has time to stop for fresh fruits and vegetables every day when you can buy canned or frozen?

Unfortunately for our bodies, we’ve entered an epoch of grub packed with preservatives, like the much-maligned high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oil, both of which prolong foods’ shelf life.

In an effort to combat the potentially body-harming effects of our food system, some Philadelphians have worked to make fresh foods more easily accessible—you guessed it—through farmers’ markets. In the seasonal months, especially May to October, farmers’ markets have been popping up all over the city, so no one has an excuse not to stop in and fill up on fresh stuff.

To help you eat a little more fresh and a little less frozen, here’s a list of the some of the biggest, smallest, oldest and newest farmers’ markets in and around the city. Now’s the time to tell the ole’ MSG to hit the road and get the fresh-food fever. It’s what’s hot.

IN THE CITY

29th & Wharton Market
Where: 29th and Wharton streets
When: Seasonal, 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays

33rd & Diamond Market
Where: 33rd and Diamond streets
When: Seasonal, 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays

Broad & Snyder Market
Where: Broad & Snyder streets
When: Seasonal, 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays

Chestnut Hill Farmers Market
Where: Winston Road and Germantown Avenue
When: Seasonal, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays

Clark Park Farmers’ Market
Where: 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
When: Year-round, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays; seasonally, 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays

Dickinson Square Farmers’ Market
Where: Dickinson Square Park on Moyamensing between Tasker and Morris streets
When: Seasonal, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays

East Falls Farmers’ Market
Where: Under the Route 1 overpass, between Kelley Drive and Ridge Avenue
When: Seasonal, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays

Fair Food Farmstand
Where: 12th and Arch streets, inside Reading Terminal Market
When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays

Fairmount Market
Where: 22nd and Fairmount streets
When: Seasonal, 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays

Fitler Square
Where: 23rd and Pine streets
When: Year-round, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays

Fountain Farmers’ Market
Where: East Passyunk Avenue, at 11th and Tasker streets 
When: Seasonal, 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays

Gorgas Park Farmers’ Market
Where: Ridge Avenue at Acorn Street
When: Seasonal, 2 to 6 p.m. on Fridays

Greensgrow Farm Market
Where: 2501 E. Cumberland Street
When: Year-round, 2 to 7 p.m. Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays

Headhouse
Where: 2nd and Lombard streets
When: May 1 through December 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays

IBC Farmers’ Market
Where: In the courtyard at the Independence Blue Cross building, 1901 Market Street
When: Seasonal, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays

Jefferson Farmers’ Market
Where: Chestnut Street east of 10th Street
When: Seasonal, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays

Mount Airy Village Market
Where: On Carpenter Lane at Greene Street
When: Seasonal, 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays

Overbrook Farms
Where: Lancaster and City avenues
When: Seasonal, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays

The Porch Farmer’s Market
Where: Between the south side of 30th Street Station and Market Street
When: Seasonal, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays

Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market
Where: 18th and Walnut streets
When: Year-round, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays

South & Passyunk Farmers’ Market
Where: On Passyunk Avenue, off South Street just east of 5th Street
When: Seasonal, 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays

Suburban Station Farmers’ Market
Where: 16th Street Concourse between Market and JFK
When: Year-round, noon to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays

University Square Farmers’ Market
Where: 36th and Walnut streets
When: Seasonal, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays

Walnut Hill Farm Stand
Where: 4610 Market Street
When:Seasonal, 3 to 6 p.m. on Fridays

Wyck House Farmers’ Market
Where: Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane, Germantown
When: May to November 20th, 2 to 6 p.m. on Fridays

IN THE ‘BURBS

Bala Cynwyd Farmers’ Market
Where: GSB building parking lot, on Belmont Avenue near St. Asaph’s Road, Bala Cynwyd
When: Seasonal, 2:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursdays

Bryn Mawr Farmers’ Market
Where: Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Avenue, in front of the Bryn Mawr train station
When: Year-round, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays

Booth’s Corner Farmers Market
Where: 1362 Naamans Creek Road, Garnet Valley
When: Year-round, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays

Doylestown Farmers’ Market
Where: 25 South Hamilton Street, Doylestown
When: April 21 through November 17 (excluding Sept.15) 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays

Historic Eastern Market
Where: 308 East King Street, Lancaster
When: May through end of November, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays

Lansdale Farmers’ Market
Where: Railroad Avenue at Main Street, Lansdale
When: May through November, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays

Lansdowne Farmers’ Market
Where: Lansdowne Avenue parking lot at Lansdowne and Baltimore avenues, Lansdowne
When: May 26 to October 27 (plus November 17), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays

Media Farmers’ Market
Where: Media Theater Parking Lot on State and Gayley streets, Media
When: May 10 through November 15, 3-7 p.m. on Thursdays

Norristown Farmers’ Market
Where: Main Street at Swede Street, Norristown
When: June through October, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays

Oakmont Farmers’ Market
Where: Oakmont municipal parking lot, 2419 West Darby Road, Havertown
When: May through Thanksgiving, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays

Phoenixville Farmers’ Market
Where: Under the Gay Street Bridge, accessible via Taylor Alley
When: May 5th through November 17th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays

Swarthmore Farmers’ Market
Where: In the Borough Hall parking lot at Darthmouth and Park avenues, Swarthmore
When: Seasonal, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays

West Chester Growers Market
Where: Corner of North Church and West Chestnut streets, West Chester
When: May through November, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays; December through April, 10 a.m. to noon on first and third Saturdays

West Reading Farmers’ Market
Where: 500 block of Penn Avenue, Reading
When: May through end of October, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays

Wrightstown Farmers’ Market
Where: 2203 Second Street Pike, Wrightstown
When: May through November, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays

IN NEW JERSEY

Burlington County

Bordentown City Community Farmers’ Market
Where: 209 Crosswicks Street, Carslake Community Center, Bordentown City
When: June 6 through September 26, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays

Burlington County Famers’ Market
Where: 500 Centerton Road, Moorestown
When: May 19 through October 6, 8:30 a.m. through 1 p.m. on Saturdays

Columbus Farmers’ Market
Where: 2919 Route 206, Columbus
When: May through November, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays

Camden County

Berlin Farmers’ Market
Where: 41 Clementon Road, Berlin
When: Year-round, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays;  10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays

Camden AHEC Community Farmers’ Market
Where: 1600 Hadden Avenue, Camden
When: June 29 through October 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays

Collingswood Farmers’ Market
Where: Between Collins and Irvin Avenues, Collingswood
When: May 5 through Thanksgiving, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays

Merchantville Farmers’ Market
Where: 9 South Centre Street, Merchantville
When: June 2 through November 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month

Voorhees Town Center Farmers’ Market
Where: Somerdale and Burnt Mill Roads, Voorhees
When: May 19 through October 27, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays

Westmont Farmers’ Market
Where: Haddon and Stratford Avenues, Haddon Township
When: May 2 through October 31, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays

Gloucester County

Woodbury Farmers’ Market
Where: 101 Cooper Street, Woodbury
When: May 11 through September 21, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays

Mercer County

Capital City Farmers’ Market
Where: East State Street, Trenton
When: July 12 through October 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays

Hightstown Farmers’ Market
Where: Memorial Park (center of town), Hightstown
When: June 8 through September 28, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays

Hopewell Community Farmers’ Market
Where: Off Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell
When: Year-round, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays

Princeton Farmers’ Market
Where: 55 Witherspoon Street, Hinds Plaza, Princeton
When: May 17 indefinitely, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays

Robbinsville Farmers’ Market
Where: Corner of Route 526 and Highway 33, Robbinsville
When: June 11 through September 24, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays

Trenton Farmers’ Market
Where: 960 Spruce Street, Trenton
When: Year-round, May through October hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, November through there are no Sunday hours

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