The Johns Island Farmers Market is a great place to spend a peaceful Saturday morning.  Located at 3546 Maybank Highway, close to the intersection of Main/Bohicket, the market is open every Saturday from 10am to 2pm, year round.  
     Interested in fresh, locally grown vegetables?  How about some locally sourced and cured bacon and sausage?  Is freshly made pasta your favorite treat?  Or perhaps just a berry or chocolate croissant, washed down with an iced Chai tea?
This is the place for you!
     Also offered are fresh eggs, pots of herbs and flowers,  jars of pickled okra and tomatoes made by Fruit Creations and Catering, and Olinda olive oil which is blended and bottled downtown on Meeting Street.  Bring your empty Olinda bottle and they will refill it for a smaller fee than buying a new bottle every time.  Saves money and good for the environment.  (I forgot my empty bottle so will return to the market for a refill next Saturday.)

     Live music adds to the relaxed atmosphere with the sounds of guitars, banjoes and mandolins floating in the wind as you stroll from vendor to vendor.  Small children laugh and dance, couples walk their leashed dogs, (Our bulldog helped each vendor by erasing the bottom of their chalkboard menus with his flat face.) and friends new and old chat and compare gardening tips and recipes.       

     Don't forget to bring your appetite, as food trucks parked there serve everything from fresh bread and coffee to soup and sandwiches.  A reusable shopping bag is a plus as well.  Let's keep all that plastic out of the landfills!  

     Just a ten minute drive from West Ashley, the Johns Island Farmers Market is worth a visit.