Boone County Farmers Market
Location:
1961 Burlington Pike, Burlington KY 41005
The market entrance is accessed from Patrick Drive: located on the large paved lot sitting between the Boone County Cooperative Extension Main Office and the Extension Enrichment Center, found on the corner of KY 18 (Burlington Pike) and 237 (Camp Ernst Road).
Hours:
Open 7 days a week from 10 AM - 5 PM
The Farmers Market will be open May 10, 2025 through October 31, 2025. Vendors attend at their discretion with most booths being open on the weekends. Produce and goods depends on the season, you can follow us on Facebook or reach out to your favorite providers for updates on what is available.
Extended hours: Memorial - Labor Day the market is open 9 AM - 5 PM
Interested in joining the market as a 2025 vendor?
Contact Robby Brockman, our interim coordinator for the Farmers Market, at rdbr232@uky.edu or 859.586.6101
A Little Bit about the Boone County Farmers Market:
The Farmers Market is an educational program at the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service and is operated by the Boone County Farmers Market Association. Currently, it has about 50 member farm families. All of the many fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other items sold at the Market were grown exclusively in Northern Kentucky, though the availability of the produce depends on the weather.
History of the Boone County Farmers Market:
As an educational program at the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service, the history of Boone County Farmers Market is also the history of the Extension Service, which is actually the informational and educational arm of both the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture and Kentucky State University.
In 1862, the Morrill Act was passed, which gave land grants to each state to establish colleges. The colleges were called “People’s Colleges” and were envisioned as a way to offer practical education for the common man, offering instruction related to agriculture and engineering. As agricultural research at these schools showed more and more promise, getting this research to farms became important. So, in 1918, the Smith-Lever Act was passed, which gave funding to programs that increased farm productivity and improved family life by giving people access to this research. So, the Cooperative Extension Service began.
Today, Cooperative Extension is located in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties and offers educational programs and information in Agriculture, Horticulture, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community and Economic Development. The Boone County Farmer’s Market is only one example of the Cooperative Extension’s service to its community.
