Gresham Farmers Market
Sat, Sep 06
|Gresham Arts Plaza
The Original Gresham Farmers Market features local produce, fruit, flowers, nursery stock, handcrafted food items and baked goods, homemade toiletries, wine, artisan crafts, fresh food and live music in a family friendly atmosphere.
Time & Location
Sep 06, 2025, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Gresham Arts Plaza, 401 NE 2nd St, Gresham, OR 97030, USA
About the event
The Original Gresham Farmers Market features local produce, fruit, flowers, nursery stock, handcrafted food items and baked goods, homemade toiletries, wine, artisan crafts, fresh food and live music in a family friendly atmosphere. Every Saturday
May through October
8:30am - 2:00pm History
Gresham once boasted a multitude of farms, which grew various cane berries, strawberries, and blueberries. With the abundance of farms, canneries became a necessity. For generations, one could make a living growing or processing the bounty that Gresham offered.
The seeds of the GFM grew from the foresight of Polly Casterline, who at the time was the Legislator for District 10. After visiting Europe, Ms. Casterline was enamored by the charm of how local farmers and merchants operated markets through street vending. It was through this vision that the beginnings of the Gresham Farmers Market were cultivated.
Throughout the country, the popularity of farmers markets grew during the 1980’s, in…