Our Mission Statement

The Richmond Farmers Market Advancement Association is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the 17th Street Farmers Market (Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia) as a viable, valuable, and necessary community resource, principally through the raising of funds for advertising and to supplement the operation of The 17th Street Farmers Market, both during its regular weekly markets and annual special events. In the future, we intend to expand to work with and assist other farmers markets in Richmond.

The 17th Street Farmers Market benefits the downtown Richmond community in three ways. One, it provides a family-friendly venue for customers to purchase locally-grown and often organic produce, meats, etc and locally-produced fine handicrafts. Two, it acts as a business incubator for the local, family-owned small businesses that provide these products. Three, its presence and operation enhances the efforts currently undertaken to revitalize downtown Richmond as a walk-able, citizen-friendly area, as the foot traffic generated by The 17th Street Farmers Market both bolsters and benefits from the foot traffic of surrounding shop and restaurants.