We’ve grown a lot in 10 years and now we could use your help. Are you a big fan of the market? Sign-up to be added to our volunteer pool to sell merchandise, help with parking and work special events. We’ll e-mail you with other opportunities too. Thank you!
The Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market (LFAM) is not merely a market. LFAM serves as a transformative force for Acadiana – providing the space for small businesses to thrive, fostering a sustainable, local food ecosystem, and empowering the people of Acadiana with rich cultural and educational experiences. For LFAM, accessibility is paramount. We believe that everyone, regardless of income level, deserves access to fresh, wholesome nourishment. In addition, the Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market – rain or shine –provides a weekly space to build relationships and strengthen the fabric of our community and culture.
We go to the market every Saturday. We can shop for the next week, eat a healthy breakfast and let the kids run around and dance to Cajun music. It’s a great way to spend the morning.
Jason B.
Your donation directly supports a healthy local food system, providing a sustainable livelihood for small family farmers and making fresh, healthy food accessible to everyone. Join us in cultivating a healthy local food system with a donation today.
The Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
In early 2013, then Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel brought together a diverse group of folks, all with one goal in mind: To develop a Farmers and Artisans Market at the city’s newly-acquired Horse Farm property in the center of Lafayette. After months of planning the Market Advisory Committee gathered at the Horse Farm before 6:00 a.m. on June 1, 2013 to welcome 45 vendors to the first Lafayette Farmers and Artisan Market.
In June 2023 we celebrated 10 years of servicing the community. Market Director Mark Hernandez has said, “The object is to give farm-based vendors an opportunity to sell their wares at a good price. Each week we have over 60 vendors who come out from 24 different parishes. The great thing about being at a farmers market is it allows them to get to know their customers and for the customers to know their product.”
As the market grows, our board will seek to maintain our unique balance of produce, crafts and ready-to-eat food. We look forward to increasing our educational outreach and hosting more events at the market. But the biggest change will be the area around us, as Moncus Park develops into a first-rate city park. The large hill created for the park is now the highest point in Lafayette and the master plan calls for additional forest plantings along the edges of the fields, rows of new live oak trees throughout the park, shading trails and other family areas, and a cypress forest along the edge of the wetland pond. Very exciting stuff!
