From Our Farmers' Gardens to You,
Since 1992

HAPPENING NOW at the High Desert Farmers Market! 🌱☀️

Come take a walk down Farmers Row with us! 🍅🥬🍑🌽

Our farmers are here, the produce is fresh, and market morning is in full swing. If you’re reading this between 8 AM and 12 PM on a Thursday, WE’RE OPEN! ...🙌

And just a reminder: we’re still here! 💚 The High Desert Farmers Market will remain at Victor Valley College’s Lower Campus until we have to move. While we continue working toward our future home, you can keep finding us right here every Thursday.

So come shop Farmers Row, grab your favorites, see what’s in season, and support the farmers and small businesses that make our market what it is. 🌱🛍️

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8 AM–12 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

We’re open. We’re here. And we’ll see you Thursday! 💚

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #HappeningNow #FarmersRow #ShopLocal #SupportLocalFarmers #Victorville #HighDesert

📣 MARKET UPDATE

Victor Valley College has approved extending our lease-signing period until after the September 8 Board of Trustees meeting, and the High Desert Farmers Market has been placed on the meeting agenda.

We sincerely appreciate the additional time and the opportunity... to discuss the future of the market with the Board.

Please come out on September 8 and show your support for our farmers, vendors, small businesses, and the community we have served for more than 35 years. 💚

We will share the confirmed meeting time, location, and additional details as soon as they are available.

And remember------we are OPEN TOMORROW!

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Thursday
⏰ 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

Please continue following our page for updates and details.

THE FACTS BEHIND THE PROPOSED VVC AGREEMENT

We believe our community deserves clear and factual information about the financial terms presented to the High Desert Farmers Market.

Our current rent at Victor Valley College is $2,000 per month. Under the proposed two-year agreement, ...it would increase to $4,000 per month.
Doubling our rent.
A 100% increase before accounting for other required expenses.

The proposed agreement also requires HDFM to pay $80.75 per hour for a dedicated Campus Police officer during market events. Based on six hours of coverage each Thursday, that equals:

• $484.50 per market day
• $1,938 in a four-Thursday month
• $2,422.50 in a five-Thursday month

This expense is separate from the proposed $4,000 monthly rent.

We were also verbally told that HDFM would be invoiced separately for $400 per month in general grounds and custodial support and $400 per month in standard restroom cleaning. An additional $800 per month. This used to be included in our monthly rent at a rate of $200.

Based on the proposed agreement and the separate charges communicated to us verbally, the estimated monthly VVC-related cost would be:

• $6,738 in a four-Thursday month
• $7,222.50 in a five-Thursday month

That is approximately 47% of the market’s gross revenue before accounting for HDFM’s many other operating expenses.

Our intention has never been to create conflict or misrepresent our longstanding relationship with VVC. Our responsibility is to be transparent about the financial and long-term realities facing the market.

We remain willing to meet with the appropriate VVCCD representatives and Board of Trustees to discuss whether a financially sustainable solution can be reached.

At the same time, we are actively searching for a new long-term home for the High Desert Farmers Market. We are evaluating all viable options that will allow the market to remain accessible to our community and sustainable for our vendors.

If you have a serious property lead, please email management directly at [email protected] with the property address, the name of the best person to contact, and their email address and/or phone number.

Any new agreement or location must be sustainable for the High Desert Farmers Market, our vendors, and the community we have served for more than 35 years.

The market remains OPEN every Thursday from 8 AM–12 PM at the VVC Lower Campus while we work toward a sustainable solution and search for our future home.

📺 If you missed us on NBC News…watch the full segment above! ☝️ (If anyone caught the Telemundo coverage, please share)

Thank you to NBC4 for helping share the High Desert Farmers Market’s story and our search for a long-term home.

We are also incredibly grateful to ...everyone in our community who has shared our posts, submitted property leads, contacted potential partners, and offered words of encouragement. Your support has reminded us just how much this market means to the High Desert. 💚

We are searching for approximately 20 acres within three miles of our current location and are open to discussing a long-term lease, purchase, partnership, or other possibilities.

The High Desert Farmers Market remains OPEN at Victor Valley College while we conduct this search.

Have a qualified property lead? Please email [email protected] with the property address and the best contact person’s information.

Please continue sharing. One connection could help us find the market’s future home!

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

📺 Tune in tonight!

NBC4 and Telemundo 52 are helping share the High Desert Farmers Market’s story and our search for a long-term home where we can continue serving our community.

Watch the segments tonight:

📺 Telemundo 52 at 5:30 PM
📺 NBC4 at approximately ...5:55 PM

We are grateful for the opportunity to bring greater attention to this search and reach potential property owners, organizations, brokers, and community partners who may be able to help.

We are looking for approximately 20 acres within three miles of our current location. We are open to discussing available land, long-term leases, purchases, partnerships, and other possibilities.

The High Desert Farmers Market remains OPEN at Victor Valley College while we conduct this search.

Know of a possible property or connection? Please email qualified leads to [email protected]

📍 Victor Valley College – Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

What happens BEFORE the High Desert Farmers Market opens? 👀🌱

It’s Thursday morning and our vendors are already unloading, setting up their booths, stocking their tables, and getting ready to serve the High Desert community!

And at 8 AM… it all comes to life. ❤️
...
Come see us TODAY!

📍 High Desert Farmers Market
Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
Victorville, CA
⏰ Every Thursday | 8 AM-12 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine
💳 EBT Accepted

Serving Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, surrounding areas and the entire High Desert community.

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #Victorville #VictorValley #FarmersMarket #ShopLocal #SupportLocal

📢 Help Us Find a Future Home

For more than 35 years, the High Desert Farmers Market has connected our community with Southern California farmers, local food producers, and small businesses.

We are currently reviewing our lease renewal at Victor Valley College. Under the ...proposed terms, our monthly rent would increase to $4,000 (double our previous agreement), plus an additional $3,000 in facility-related expenses, including police services. This would bring the cost of remaining open at VVC to approximately $7,000 each month.

That figure reflects only our VVC-related costs and does not include other operating expenses, such as permits, maintenance, and parking patrols.

These increased operating expenses would create a ripple effect throughout the market. To cover the additional costs, we would have to increase fees for our farmers and vendors, who may then have to pass those costs along through their prices. Finding an affordable and stable home would help us protect the accessibility of the market for our farmers, vendors, and customers.

The property may also be developed in the future, which means the market could be asked to relocate with limited notice. Because of this, we are beginning the search for a long-term home where the High Desert Farmers Market can continue serving our community and build for the future.

The market remains OPEN at Victor Valley College while we conduct this search.

We are looking for approximately 20 acres within a three-mile radius of our current location. Staying nearby would help us remain accessible and affordable for our farmers, vendors, and customers.

Do you know of a property, landowner, organization, or potential community partner who may be able to help? We are open to discussing available land, long-term leases, purchases, partnerships, and other possibilities.

Qualified leads may be sent privately to [email protected]

Please share this post. The right person or organization may already be connected to someone in our market community.

📍 High Desert Farmers Market
Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

Your Thursday morning plans are already made. 😉🌽🍓

Fresh produce, delicious food, locally made finds, and more than 100 small businesses are waiting for you at the High Desert Farmers Market!

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8 ...AM-12 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or shine

Who’s coming to the market this week? 🙋‍♀️

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #Victorville #FarmersMarket #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness

You’ll NEVER guess the secret ingredient in our Bang Bang Shrimp Salad… 👀🍤🥗

@garciasroastedpeanuts Corn Nuggets! They add the perfect salty crunch to every bite, and might just become your new favorite salad topping. 🤤

For this recipe under $55 and can feed 6, we ...combined:

🍤 Seasoned, pan-fried shrimp from A Cast Away Seafood
🥒 Cucumber
🧅 Red onion
🥑 Avocado
🌿 Cilantro
🥦 Seasoned cauliflower rice
🌶️ Bang Bang Sauce made with chili oil, yogurt, and sriracha
🌽 Garcia’s Corn Nuggets for that irresistible crunch!

Toss everything together, garnish with a little extra cilantro, and dinner is served!

Would you try Corn Nuggets in your salad? Add these ingredients to your shopping list for your next visit to the High Desert Farmers Market! 🛒

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
Bear Valley Road & Fish Hatchery Road
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8 AM-12 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine
💳 EBT accepted

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #FarmersMarketRecipe #BangBangShrimp #ShrimpSalad #RecipesUnder55 #Victorville #VictorValley #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness

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👀 Did you peep this at the market today?

International Coffee Beans has a NEW Cold Brew in a can! Perfect for grabbing and keeping your market morning moving. ☕️🧊 AND even more perfect for a little market management pick-me-up mid-market. 😋

If coffee is your ...market-day drink of choice, you’ve got options! ☕️ And if coffee is NOT your drink of choice, we’ve got you covered there, too.

From cold brew and freshly brewed coffee to tea, smoothies, fresh juices, lemonades, dirty sodas, and more. There’s always something delicious to sip while you shop. 🥤🍋🧋

And if you missed this one today, add International Coffee Beans’ canned Cold Brew to your “try it next Thursday” list! 😉

What’s YOUR go-to market drink? 👇

📍 High Desert Farmers Market
Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8 AM–12 PM
🌱 Year-round | Rain or Shine

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #FarmersMarketFinds #MarketDay #VictorvilleCA #ShopLocal SupportSmallBusiness

🚨 WE’RE OPEN! 🚨

It’s Thursday, and the High Desert Farmers Market is here! The vendors are ready, and the market is OPEN! 🙌 🥕🍓🥖🌻

Come spend your morning with us, shop fresh produce, grab something delicious to eat, discover local vendors, and support the ...small businesses that make our market so special. ❤️

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
🌦️ Rain or shine!

Come see us before noon! 🛍️🥬🍑

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #FarmersMarket #Victorville #VictorValley #HappeningNow #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness #FreshProduce #ThursdayMarket

🧋DRINK UP! What’s your Farmers Market pick-me-up? ☕🍋

Before you start filling those bags with fresh produce or while you are shopping, what drink are you grabbing first? 👀

🧋 A refreshing @drinktealife tea?
☕ Your must-have morning coffee?
🍋 An ice-cold... lemonade?
🥤 A fun dirty soda?
🍓 A fresh smoothie?
🍊 A refreshing juice?
✨ Or something else that catches your eye?

We want to know. What drink officially starts your High Desert Farmers Market day? 👇

Better yet, tag your favorite drink vendor in the comments and show them some love! ❤️

📍 High Desert Farmers Market
Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Every Thursday
⏰ 8 AM-12 PM
🌦️ Year-round, rain or shine

Come thirsty. Leave with full bags. 😉🥕🛍️

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #VictorvilleCA #VictorValley #FarmersMarketFinds #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness #MarketDay #DrinkLocal

🎒🍎 Back to school means back to packing lunches!

And somehow... figuring out what to put in those lunchboxes every. single. day. 😂

Fresh fruit, crunchy veggies, locally baked treats, your Thursday trip to the High Desert Farmers Market can double as your back-to-school ...snack run!

🍓 What farmers market find would YOUR kids be excited to see in their lunchbox?

Come stock up this Thursday! 🛍️

📍 High Desert Farmers Market
Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🗓️ Thursdays | ⏰ 8 AM-Noon
🌦️ Year-round, rain or shine
💳 EBT accepted

#HighDesertFarmersMarket #BackToSchool #SchoolLunchIdeas #LunchboxIdeas #VictorvilleCA #ShopLocal #FarmersMarket

🌞 HAPPENING NOW! 🌽🥕🍑

If you're reading this between 8:00 AM and Noon, there's still time to join us at the High Desert Farmers Market!

Shop fresh-picked fruits and vegetables, artisan baked goods, local honey, handcrafted items, fresh-made food, and so much ...more. All while supporting the incredible small businesses that make our community thrive.

📍 Victor Valley College - Lower Campus
🕗 Thursdays | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
💳 EBT Accepted

Come grab breakfast, stock up on farm-fresh favorites, meet your local vendors, and enjoy a beautiful Thursday morning with us. We can't wait to see you!

👇 Tell us in the comments: What's the first booth you head to when you arrive?