Don’t miss these immigrant vendors at your next visit to the farmers market

It’s farmers market season, and there are markets almost daily in different parts of the metro area, selling everything from local farm grown strawberries to fresh corn tortillas to chicken shawarma. We’re always updating our roundup of immigrant-run businesses and vendors sharing their eats and treats at local community farmers markets. Notice an error? Have a new suggestion? Send us an email.

Black River Juice Bar
Named for her grandparents’ hometown of Rionegra, Colombia, founder Biviana Delgado’s Black River Juice Bar offers a range of different juices and smoothies using classic ingredients like apples, spinach, and ginger, but also less common ones like bok choy, kumquats, and guanabana, a fruit native to Central and South America.

Kennesaw Farmers Market: Mondays, 3:30pm – 7pm
Decatur Farmers Market: Wednesdays, 4pm – 7pm
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market: Thursdays, 4pm – 8pm
Oakhurst Farmers Market: Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates may vary. Follow their Instagram for updates.

Aleppo Kitchen
Started by Barwin and Yaser, who moved to Clarkston from Syria in 2016, this family-owned business has been a regular at local markets for years. Expect to find baba ganoush, hummus, fattir (spinach, meat, or chicken pies), shawarma, and desserts like traditional baklava and cream cheese and gaimar baklava. They also offer full-service catering. 

East Atlanta Village Farmers Market: Thursdays, 4pm – 8pm
Oakhurst Farmers Market in Decatur: Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
Avondale Estates Farmers Market: Sundays, 10am- 1pm

Buenos Dias Pupusa
Ken and Jeannette Flores-Katz are the mastermind chefs behind Sylvan Hills specialty grocery store La Bodega and Buenos Dias Café y Pupuseria, a to-go restaurant known for their handmade, gluten-free Salvadorian pupusas of vegan, vegetarian, and meat options.

Piedmont Park Green Market: Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
Freedom Farmers Market: Saturdays, 8:30am – 12pm
Grant Park Famers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow their Instagram for updates.
https://www.labodegaatl.com/

Caribe United Farm
Gabriel and Tamita run a Caribbean style farm in Crawford, Georgia, where they raise pigs and chickens. You can find them at local markets selling farm fresh non-gmo eggs, sausages, and “Caribbean goodies.”

Grant Park Farmers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm
Oakhurst Farmers Market: Saturdays, 9am -1pm

Casa Cardoza
Founded by Chef Zachary Basto in honor of his abuelos, Casa Cardoza is best known for its warm, flaky, and savory South American empanadas with roots in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.

Morningside Farmers Market: every other Saturdays, 8am – 11:30am. *Farmers market locations and dates vary. Check website for updates.

EstoEtno Fine Bakery
Tiina D’Souza was frustrated when she moved to Atlanta and couldn’t find pure rye bread, like the kind she grew up eating in Estonia. So she took matters into her own hands and started EstoEtno, which sells traditional Estonian style breads, cakes, and pies (“with less sugar than traditional American desserts”).

Avondale Estates Farmers Market: Sundays 10am – 1pm 
Grant Park: Sundays, 9am – 1pm
Piedmont Park Green Market: Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
Alpharetta Farmers Market: Saturdays, 8:30am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Check website for updates.

Grand Prix Bakery
This Bosnian family-run business with a brick-and-mortar in Lawrenceville has been serving up its signature pillowy flatbread leinja since Yugoslavia-born founder Raso Isovic founded the speciality bakery in 2002. “In Bosnia, bread is a really big deal,” Raso’s daughter Inera told 285 South. “It’s nice to bring that into the community here.” 

Virginia Highland Farmers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm

Herbs & Kettles
Mumbai native and doctor Poorvi Chordia and her husband, Abe, also a physician, launched their tea business in 2021. “We travel to small sustainable farms in different regions of India to directly source the best single origin, single batch teas we love and trust,” reads their website. Among their best-selling teas include rose cardamom chai, blue chai, and Assam golden needle. 

Piedmont Green Market: Saturdays, 9am – 1pm
Grant Park Farmers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm (once a month)
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow Instagram for updates.

Molino Tortilleria Atlanta
This family-owned and operated traditional, heirloom corn tortilleria serves up locally-crafted blue, yellow, and white organic corn tortillas at markets around town and offers online ordering as well. Visit their brick-and-mortar at 3781 Presidential Pkwy Suite FP 309 Monday-Friday or catch them at an upcoming community market to get your hands on a warm batch of freshly-made authentic tortillas.

Decatur Farmers Market: Wednesdays, 4pm – 7pm
Grant Park Farmers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow Instagram for updates.

Samurai Bodega
Authentic and original, Samurai Bodega’s founders are eager to bring street-style vending beloved in their home of Japan to Metro Atlanta. You’ll find Japanese grab-and-go Onigri (rice balls) with a variety of savory fillings, milk bread sandwiches, kimchi and so much more. Know you’re swinging by an upcoming market pop-up? Pre-order via Instagram for guaranteed pick-up or ask them about catering options for your next gathering.

Decatur Farmers Market: Wednesdays, 4pm – 7pm
Tucker Farmers Market: Thursdays, 4pm – 7pm
Peachtree Road Farmers Market: Saturdays, 8:30am – 12pm
Avondale Estates Farmers Market: Sundays, 10am- 1pm 
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow Instagram for updates.

Silk Road Chai and Coffee

Newnan resident Airyonna Ayala founded Silk Road Chai and Coffee this spring in part because, outside of Starbucks, she said there aren’t a lot of places to get chai in the area where she grew up. Her pop-up sells not only classic lattes and cappuccinos, but also specialized drinks drawing on her Pakistani heritage like the “pink jade,” a matcha latte made with oat milk infused with Rooh Afza (a South Asian drink made with rose water).

Virginia Highlands Farmers Market: Sundays, 9 am- 1pm

Follow Instagram for updates.

Sincerely, by Paryani
Founded in 2019 in response to navigating her own ulcerative colitis, Sonia Paryani embraced grain-free and dairy-free baked goods to help restore her health without having to sacrifice her sweet tooth. You can purchase goods like the Almond Banana Bread or Cashew Ginger Bites online or catch Paryani at pop-ups around town.

Peachtree Road Farmers Market: Saturdays, 8:30am – 12pm
Grant Park Farmers Market: Sundays, 9am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow Instagram for updates.

Sweet Sweet Syria
Years ago, founders Ruwaida and Khaled left their home country of Syria to ensure a safer life for their children. Despite the tumult of migration, according to their website, Ruwaida made sure to bring along her beloved cookie mold — the same one both her mother and grandmother used to teach her to bake. Don’t miss Sweet Sweet Syria delicacies like the Chocolate Bettefor and Date Mamool, available to order online and in person at local farmers markets.

Avondale Estates Farmers Market: Sundays, 10am- 1pm
Emory Farmers Market: Tuesdays, 11am – 1:30pm
Tucker Farmers Market: Thursdays, 4pm – 7pm 
Lilburn Farmers Market: Fridays, 4pm – 7pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Check website for updates.

Tanbrown Coffee
Founder Marissa Childers and her friend Ethan Darla founded this Asian specialty coffee company in 2022 to champion Asian coffees and flavors uncommon among mainstream brands. Tanbrown not only offers whole bean Asian specialty coffee, but they also cater full espresso and drip as well as offer coffee education training services.

Decatur Farmers Market: rotating Wednesdays, 4pm – 7pm
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market: rotating Thursdays, 4pm – 8pm
Tucker Farmers Market: rotating Thursdays, 4pm – 7pm 
Peachtree Road Farmers Market: Saturdays, 8:30am – 12pm
Grant Park Farmers Market: rotating Sundays, 9am – 1pm
Reynoldstown Farmers Market: rotating Sundays, 9am – 1pm
*Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow Instagram for updates.

Taste of Egypt by Sahar
Sahar Alkenawy and her son run this small business that offers catering as well as sells classic Middle Eastern dishes like Egyptian style chicken shawarma and falafel wraps (the falafel are made with fava beans instead of chickpeas) at pop-ups and local markets. “She learned from her mother, and then she passed on to her all the secret recipes and everything…” Sahar’s son told 285 South.

Decatur Farmers Market: Wednesday, 4-7pm. *Farmers market locations and dates vary. Follow their Instagram for updates.

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