The Prince George County Farmers’ Market will open for its fourteenth season on May 2, according to an April 29 announcement. The market, located at 6380 Scott Park Memorial Drive, will begin its season with Youth Entrepreneur Day and a tomato planting event sponsored by the PG Master Gardeners.
The farmers’ market provides opportunities for local vendors to offer produce, honey, bread, plants, handcrafted items and other goods. It also features programs such as the Senior Farm Nutrition Program for residents aged sixty and older who qualify to receive fifty dollars worth of free fruits and vegetables. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) matching incentives are available through Virginia Fresh Match for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Several activities are planned throughout the season including Scaly Tails RVA, Juneteenth Day, Kids Day, First Responders Day, Wellness Day and a Fall Festival. The Power of Produce (POP) Club returns this year for children ages three to twelve; each week from ten a.m. until noon children can earn vouchers and receive free fruits and vegetables at the market.
The announcement highlights partnerships with local vendors as well as sponsors like the Prince George Farm Bureau and PG Master Gardeners. Events such as tomato and pumpkin planting contests are among those supported by these sponsors.
According to the Virginia Department of Education, Prince George County Public Schools District enrolled 6,181 students during the 2023-24 school year. Prince George High School had the highest enrollment among seven schools in the county that year with 1,818 students enrolled. White students represented the largest ethnic group in county schools, totaling 2,765 or about forty-four point seven percent of enrollment; Black students followed at thirty point four percent or 1,880 students.
Total enrollment in county schools increased by one point two percent over the previous year. North Elementary School enrolled forty-six pre-kindergarten students—twenty-seven point seven percent of all pre-kindergarteners—and one hundred nineteen kindergarten students—twenty-five point one percent of all kindergartners in Prince George County according to state data.
The farmers’ market will operate every Saturday from May 2 through October 31 between nine a.m. and one p.m., with a special Holiday Market scheduled for November twenty-one.
