Heathsville Farmers Market

Sponsored by Rice's Hotel / Hughlett's Tavern, the Heathsville Farmers Market offers fresh Northern Neck produce and meats, bread and baked goods, flowers and nursery plants, gourmet peanuts, local handcrafts, and more.

An Earth Day celebration will also take place in an adjacent field. This activity is sponsored by NAPS (Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship).

Over 40 vendors have signed up so far, and more are expected. Shoppers will find Garner's Produce, local meat from Summer Duck Farm and Village Farms, Mooch's BBQ Sauce, locally-roasted coffee from Reedville Coffee House, Whitley's gourmet peanuts, homemade baked goods, and oyster spat and floats from Capt. Tom's Oyster Gardening. The Chesapeake Bay Garden Club will be selling plants, as will several other vendors.

Also on hand will be sellers of handmade jewelry, wreaths, quilted items, soaps, pottery, embroidered items, bird houses, baskets, artwork, Windsor chairs, face masks, knitted items, and more.

Inside the historic Tavern itself, the "Heritage Arts Center" gift shoppe will be open for business. Shoppers will find artists working in their studios, and locally-made artisan wares for sale. The Tavern Café will be serving light luncheon fare, homemade by the volunteers of the Tavern's Culinary Guild. Special on Market Day, the café makes glazed donuts, hot from the fryer.

Dating back to the 1700's, historic Rice's Hotel / Hughlett's Tavern is home to four active artisan guilds, which will be on-site that day, demonstrating and selling their wares. This includes the Quilt Guild, Blacksmith Guild, Woodworkers Guild, and the Spinners & Weavers Guild.

The Heathsville Farmers market is the centerpiece of the "Make It a Heathsville Saturday" community initiative, which promotes local interesting shops, attractions, eats and historical sites. This includes Ye Olde Book Shoppe, a used book store run by the volunteers of the Northumberland Public Library, thrift shops run by St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and Light of Christ Anglican, and Kathy's Korner. Heathsville United Methodist Church will be selling homemade ice creams. Pick up an Historic Heathsville Walking Map at the Tavern, and wander past homes and structures from every century since the 1700s.

In response to state mandated COVID-related heath restrictions, the public should be prepared to wear face masks and practice social distancing. All Farmers Market vendors and Tavern volunteers will be wearing face masks. Special signing and dedicated hand sanitizer stations will be available on-site. Extra precautions are being taken in an attempt to keep everyone safe.

A non-profit run entirely by volunteers, Historic Rice's Hotel / Hughlett's Tavern is located at 73 Monument Place in Heathsville, hidden just off Route 360 behind the old Northumberland Courthouse. All other sites participating in "Make It a Heathsville Saturday" are located directly on Route 360 in Heathsville.

The Heathsville Farmers Market takes place on the third Saturday of the month, April through October. There are new vendors at every market.