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The year-round indoor farmers’ market in Douglas is scheduled to open in 2025. The locally owned store will offer a wide variety of products that are sourced locally and around Wyoming, including fresh produce; beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and other meats; farm-fresh eggs; churned butter, cheese, raw milk, and other dairy goods; homemade baked goods; homemade jellies, jams, pickled items, relishes, hot sauces, barbecue sauces, dips, and other canned goods; locally produced honey; homemade vanilla; spice mixes, rubs, and smoked salts; and many other items.

Co-owner Martin Harris and his wife, Julene, were pondering what to do with a vacant building they owned in a business section of Douglas, when they learned of The Urban Basket in Gillette, a year-round farmers’ market that opened in 2022 (see Campbell County section). They traveled to Gillette to tour the store and visit with the owners, Candace and Kevin Crimm.

“The concept of locally produced and sold foods is a trend in the food industry right now, and after seeing The Urban Basket we believe a year-round local market in Douglas will be very well received,” Mr. Harris says. “The Crimms are doing a wonderful job with their store in Gillette, and we are confident that we can provide a similar local hub here in Douglas.”

They anticipate that Douglas Markets will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, but many details were still being worked out in early 2025, when this listing was updated, so check the website for details. The market will operate under the Wyoming Food Freedom Act.