A farmers market is an excellent way to support local businesses,and Hoover has great options to choose from each year!
The Ross Bridge Farmers Market, feels like a Friday‑night block party with its many “themed” events: Strawberry Day on May 8 with a strawberry shortcake bar; Flower Day on May 22 featuring a live demo from the Wild Honey Flower Truck at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m; and Peach Day on June 12 with a “special prize” for the first 50 people to attend!
All Ross Bridge farmers markets feature free kids face painting and live music. Located at 2101 Grand Avenue and open Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Farmers Market at Brock’s Gap at 500 Mineral Trace opened in March 2023 with
co-founders Regina Evans and Jena Large. Brock’s Gap features nearby vendors like Heirbloom Flower Farm (Calera, AL), Pierce Farms (Clanton, AL) and The Wyatt Farm in Helena. Open Saturdays through November from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Kim Kripps
C & J Farms brings fresh, homegrown strawberries, peaches, watermelon, squash, okra and tomatoes to many of Hoover’s farmers markets.
C & J Farms, based in Brent, is a frequent favorite at each of these markets. C & J brings a taste of Alabama’s agricultural heritage through peaches, watermelon, squash, okra and tomatoes.
This year, Enjoy Hoover would also like to spotlight two vendors:
Emily’s Heirloom Poundcakes
Emily's products are handmade with 100% butter and all-natural ingredients. Poundcakes come in a variety of flavors and sizes and can be found on Amazon, Walmart.com, at farmer markets, at trade shows, and at Sam's Club Roadshows in six Southeast states.
Emily’s Heirloom Poundcakes: Now celebrating 12 years, Emily’s Heirloom Poundcakes is a fan favorite. April McClung, CEO and owner, said the business started as a fundraiser to send her sons abroad as Student Ambassadors. She raised over $ 14,000 using her grandmother's 100-year-old pound cake recipe and was able to send one of her sons to China for 17 days and her other son to 7 countries in Europe for 20 days. Located in Pelham at 125 Hayesbury Drive, Suite C, Emily’s caters meetings and weddings and has a steady stream of customers purchasing cakes as corporate gifts.
Booked and Bounded
Booked and Bound adds an artistic touch to the market scene with handcrafted books, journals, and paper goods that celebrate creativity and storytelling.
Booked and Bound, based in Alabaster, is a mobile bookstore specializing in romance novels, thrillers and local authors. Owner Sarah Turner describes it as having a “cozy, European library aesthetic.” It brings a curated, cozy bookshop experience directly to the community. Built from the ground up inside a custom trailer, the book truck was designed to feel like stepping into a small European library, warm, inviting, and full of stories waiting to be discovered.
“I wanted to create something that feels personal and inviting,” Turner said. “One of the best compliments is when people step inside and say it smells like a bookstore.
That feeling is intentional.”
I wanted to create something that feels personal and inviting.”
— Sarah Turner
Turner said the book truck is about creating happy associations for people, whether discussing their favorite books or helping them find a new one to disappear in.
The truck is available for private arts & crafts events (like bedazzling) and travels to pop-up markets, local events, private bookings, book clubs, breweries, wineries and coffee shops.