The Sankofa Farmers Market - Fresh local produce, seafood and baked goods!

Holy Angels Complex, 3500 St. Claude Avenue (at the corner of Gallier Street and St. Claude Avenue)

email: sankofafarmersmarket@gmail.comphone: 504.872.9214

Attention Vendors

To participate in the Sankofa Farmers Market, you must first register here to complete your online application. Upon approval of your application, the Sankofa Farmers Market Manager will contact you. If you would prefer to apply using a paper application please contact the Market Manager at 504.872.9214.

Download the Market Rules and Regulations.

Recipe of the Month

Sweet Potato Soup
By Chef Octavio Ycaza of Rio Mar

Ingredients
2.5 lbs sweet potatoes
1/2 cup chopped red onions
1/4 cup minced garlic
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions
Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes, dice onions and mince garlic.

In a large pot, heat up the oil, add garlic and toast slightly. Add onions and cook until translucent (about 3-5 minutes). Add salt and potatoes and enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are soft enough to break apart with a spoon (about 15 minutes).

Strain the solids from the liquid and save the cooking liquid. In a blender, add equal parts solid and liquid in your blender. Once all the soup is blended, you may discard any remaining liquid.
Pass your soup through a strainer and add the cream. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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VOLUNTEERS

Volunteer at the Sankofa Farmers Market! If you are interested in volunteering 1 hour to many hours, email us with your name and contact information.

CONTACT US

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SUPPORTERS/CONTRIBUTORS

Thank you to the following investors who have contributed resources to help bring the the Sankofa Farmers Market to our community:

United States Department of Agriculture Farmers Market Promotion Program
Milagro Foundation
New Corp, Inc.
New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation
Holy Angels Complex
Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project

Ever Saturday 10 a.m. - 2p.m. -- Fresh local produce, seafood and baked goods!

The Sankofa Farmers Market serves as a community anchor for the New Orleans Ninth Ward, empowers the New Orleans community with information about and access to healthy local foods, stimulates economic activity, and provides health and wellness education resources.

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Our Vendors

Beaucoup Bouquet Beauchamp, New Orleans, LA
Mike Beauchamp
504.237.6255
Fresh Cut Flowers

Blue Tara Organic Blueberry Farm, Poplarville, MS
601.795.0034
info@pickaberry.com
organic blueberries

Cajun Grain, Kinder, LA
Karen and Kurt Unkle
337-207-0966
Brown Jasmine Rice

Cal's Crops, New Orleans, LA
Calvin and Nathalie Alexander
phone: 504.701.5519
seasonal vegetables and starts

Earline's Pralines, New Orleans, LA
Earline Coleman
k2914katrina@yahoo.com
phone: 504.234.5223
pecan, chocolate, and coconut pralines

Frederick Douglass Garden at KIPP Renaissance High School, New Orleans, LA
Brennan Dougherty
brennan.sankofacdc@gmail.com
seasonal produce, flowers, and herbs from school garden

Grilling Shelling, New Orleans, LA
Richard Shelling
504.615.8590
grilled burgers; ribs; hormone, antibiotic free stuffed chicken breast; and grilled tilapia

Indian Springs Cooperative, Petal, MS
Ben Burkett
phone: 601.543.0900
benburkett@earthlink.net
traditional southern vegetables, herbs, watermelons, sweet potatoes, greens and root vegetables, wild honey, pecans

Lamanche Urban Farm, New Orleans, LA
phone: 504.278.1240
mustard greens, arugula, swiss chard, collards

Langston Hughes Academy School Garden
Amy Zellweger, Garden Coordinator and Educator
206.734.8042
seasonal vegetables

Laughing Buddha Nursery
Grant Estrada
504.877.4336
vegetable, herb, and landscaping plants; soil; compost tea, herb simple syrups

Mauthe's Progress Milk Farm, Progress, MS
Kenny and Jamie Mauthe
our facebook page
whole milk, naturally reduced milk, chocolate milk, creole cream cheese, cream cheese pies

Monica's Okra World, Garyville, LA
Christine Monica
phone: 504.577.1542
traditional southern vegetables

Nature Provides, New Orleans, LA
Elmer Hathaway and Connie Ward
phone: 504.488.4460
tallnsassy1961@yahoo.com
pecans (shelled and whole), pecan pies, blackberry jelly, starter plants

Paruga Seafood, Arabi, LA
George Barisich
phone: 504.439.2013
wild caught Louisiana shrimp

Perilloux Farm, Montz, LA
Timmy Perilloux
phone: 985.652.3672
seasonal Louisiana produce

Sally's Country Gourmet Foods, New Orleans, LA
Sally Cobb
sallycobb47@gmail.com
phone: 504.415.3360
vegetarian black bean and corn tamales, salad dressings, hummus, pepper jelly, fig preserves

Schwarz Organic Citrus, Braithwaite, LA
Fred Schwarz
phone: 504.289.4633
organic satsumas, grapefruit, Louisiana sweet oranges, Louisiana navel oranges, tangelos

St. David Catholic Church, New Orleans, LA
pralines, cakes and cookies

SUA (Supporting Urban Agriculture), New Orleans, LA
Jamal Elhayek
phone: 510.299.2376
seasonal produce, flowers and herbs from urban and community gardens in New Orleans

Sugerman's Bagels, New Orleans, LA
Laura Sugerman
phone: 203.858.2259
bagels and scones

Sugar's in the Bywater, New Orleans, LA
Clare Loughran
clare@sugarsnola.com
phone: 202.714.4876
freshly baked goods

Today's Special LLC, New Orleans, LA
Jamal Elhayek and Erin McAdams
phone: 510.299.2376
salsas, salad dressings, pies and seasonal popsicles