Farmers Markets near Wright City, MO

Warrenton

Vendors gather at the pavilion behind City Hall, 200 West Booneslick Road in Warrenton, the Warren County seat off Interstate 70 west of St. Louis. The 'artisans' in the name signals local crafts alongside farm goods. Growers bring seasonal produce, eggs, and baked items; makers add handmade wares. The covered pavilion gives shade through a summer season that peaks from June into fall.

Warrenton

A grass-fed, pasture-raised meat farm on Lix Road near Warrenton, in Warren County west of St. Louis. Farms like this raise beef and other livestock on pasture and sell direct, often by the cut, bundle, or share, and at area farmers markets. Public listings do not spell out this farm's current products, so contact them to ask what is available and where to buy.

Washington

Growers sell straight from their trucks at this tailgate-style market on West Main Street in downtown Washington, a Missouri River town in Franklin County. Expect seasonal produce, eggs, and baked goods through the warm months, with the lineup shifting as the growing season moves from spring greens to summer tomatoes and fall squash.

This market meets at 317 West Main Street in Washington, a Franklin County river town on the Missouri River known as the 'Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World.' Growers from the surrounding farm country bring seasonal produce, eggs, and baked goods to the historic downtown near the riverfront. Summer peaks with tomatoes and sweet corn; fall brings squash and apples. It's a short walk from Washington's brick Main Street shops.

Defiance

A market held at Chandler Hill Vineyards on Defiance Road in Defiance, the winery country along the Missouri River in western St. Charles County. Growers set up on the vineyard grounds, pairing local produce and food vendors with the tasting room and the Katy Trail traffic that runs through this stretch of wine trail.

Hermann

Held in the First Bank parking lot at 208 E. 1st Street in Hermann, a German-heritage town on the Missouri River and a center of Missouri wine country. Growers from the surrounding Gasconade County hills sell seasonal produce and homemade goods a short walk from the historic riverfront and wineries.

This market runs in the Wildwood Town Center at 221 Plaza Drive, in far western St. Louis County. Wildwood growers and vendors bring produce, flowers, baked goods, and crafts to the plaza during the outdoor season, serving one of the metro's newer suburban communities.

The St. Charles Lions Club runs this market at 300 North Riverside Drive, along the Missouri River near the historic Main Street district in St. Charles. As a service-club market, proceeds typically support local Lions community projects. Growers bring seasonal vegetables, fruit, eggs, and baked goods to the riverfront setting. The eastern Missouri season is strongest from June into the fall harvest.