State Farmer's Market Restaurant

About State Farmer's Market Restaurant:

The State Farmer’s Market Was Established Many Years Ago. Prior & During the World War Ii Era, Most of the Locals Sold Its Produce All Over the Area With No “central” Location To Display and Sell There Produce. the Farmer’s Conducted an Informal Study Only To Find A Larger,more Centralized Location Was Needed for Wholesalers,truckers and Local Farmers With Everyone’s Business Benefiting From the New Location. in 1955 the Very First State Farmer’s Market Was Constructed On A 17-Acre Site At 1401 Hodges St in Raleigh by A Private Developer. in 1958, the Market’s “farmer’s Section” Was Leased To the NC Department of Agriculture(Ncda) for Operation & Maintenance, the Ncda Purchased the Farmer’s Market in 1961 Taking Over All Operations.by the Mid 1970s, the Hodges Street Market Had Grown Beyond Its Capacity and Become Unable To Accommodate A Swelling Number of Sellers and Buyers. A United States Department of Agriculture Study in 1979 Indicated the Need for Expansion and Improved Facilities. the Site Chosen for the New Facility Was the Ncda Dairy Farm Near the Dorothea Dix Hospital. This Site Offered Access To Interstate 40 and Was Convenient for Most of the Grower Sellers. the New State Farmers Market Opened in May 1991 and Is Located On Approximately 75 Acres Adjacent To Lake Wheeler Road and Interstate 40. the State Farmer’s Market Restaurant Was Originally Opened by Jackie Watkins On Hodges St and Moved To Its Current Location in May of 1991 With Gypsy Gilliam Taking It Over in the Summer of 2002. the “market” As It Is Affectionately Called by the Many Hungry Customers Who Visit It Daily, Offers Fresh, Home-Cooked Meals Daily With A Wide Assortment of Fruits & Vegetables To Choose From Just Across the Street. the State Farmer’s Market Restaurant in 2003 Opened Its Doors To Parties,meetings or Charitable Functions During Its Evening Hours When the Restaurant Is Normally Closed. the State Farmer’s Market Restaurant Is Open 363 Days A Year Till 3pm, Closed Only 2 Days,thanksgiving and Christmas Day. the State Farmer’s Market Restaurant Opened Its Doors To Parties, Meetings and Charitable Functions During Its Evening Hours When the Restaurant Is Normally Closed. the State Farmer’s Market Restaurant Is Open Daily Till 3pm and Closed On Easter, Thanksgiving & Christmas Day…but We Are Open On Christmas Eve From 6am - 1pm So Ya’ll Come .

State Farmer's Market Restaurant is located at 1240 Farmers Market Dr in Raleigh, NC - Wake County and is a business listed in the categories Seafood Restaurants, Farmers Markets, Restaurants/Food & Dining, Eating Places, Fruit And Vegetable Markets, Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Fish & Seafood Restaurants and Fruit & Vegetables. After you do business with State Farmer's Market Restaurant, please leave a review to help other people and improve hubbiz. Also, don't forget to mention Hubbiz to State Farmer's Market Restaurant.

Categories: Seafood Restaurants, Farmers Markets, Restaurants/Food & Dining, Eating Places, Fruit and Vegetable Markets, Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Fish & Seafood Restaurants and Fruit & Vegetables

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