Farmers Markets near Saucier, MS

Saucier's market runs along Old Highway 49 in this inland Harrison County community north of Gulfport. The area sits near the De Soto National Forest, and South Mississippi's mild climate gives it a long growing season. Local growers bring produce through much of the year.

Long Beach holds its farmers market on Jeff Davis Avenue, a block off the Gulf in this Harrison County beach town between Gulfport and Pass Christian. The coastal climate gives South Mississippi one of the state's longest growing seasons, and vendors bring warm-weather produce. Jeff Davis Avenue runs through Long Beach's small downtown near the harbor.

This Stone County market runs on Hall Street in Wiggins, a Piney Woods town surrounded by the De Soto National Forest in south Mississippi. Local growers bring seasonal produce. Wiggins sits along U.S. 49 midway between Hattiesburg and the Gulf Coast, in longleaf-pine and timber country.

Biloxi

The Charles R. Hegwood Community Market — Biloxi's farmers market — sets up under the I-110 bridge overpass on Howard Avenue, open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting. Run by the City of Biloxi Parks & Recreation office, it's named for the longtime Notre Dame High School football coach who once managed the market at Point Cadet Plaza.

Waveland's market sets up on Coleman Avenue, the rebuilt main street of this Hancock County beach town that took the brunt of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in 2005. The Gulf Coast's mild climate supports a long growing season, and vendors bring produce and local goods. Waveland sits next to Bay St. Louis on the western Mississippi coast.