Our Mission & Philosophy

 The Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market is a project of Bastrop Sustainable Agricultural Community (BSAC), a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation and was established in 2008.  The Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market has been a thriving Farmers Market for over fifteen years. With a deep sense of community, the mission of the Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market is to create and sustain a market space for small family farmers, ranchers, producers, and artisans, including those who are economically disadvantaged, to sell and promote their own farm and ranch products, artisan wares, ready-to-eat foods, and other homemade products in a family-oriented environment. 

 Our mission includes operating the Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market to provide Bastrop and the surrounding region with locally grown foods and farm products, in direct farm-to-consumer marketing that serves a diverse population, preserves, and promotes our local agriculture and improves the quality of life in the greater Bastrop County area.

 The Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market provides access to local, healthy, and affordable food, for children and adults of Bastrop and the surrounding area while supporting family farmers and ranchers to create a local, sustainable agricultural economy, preserve farmland, improve individual health and strengthen the community.

  Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market Vendors held special fundraisers at their booths for the Bastrop Animal Shelter, and the Children’s Advocacy Center, which resulted in a case of dog food was donated to the Shelter, and $300 was donated to the Advocacy Center.    

 Local farms help the community

Farmers markets do more than sell vegetables, eggs, and meat. They provide a central shopping and gathering place for communities and bring shoppers to nearby businesses, but most importantly, they support local and Small Family Farms.  Supporting local farmers means supporting the local economy. Money that is spent with local farmers and growers stays close to home and is reinvested within the community. 

It creates a cycle of local support  A series of case studies by Civic Economics shows that for every dollar spent at a large chain store, only 15 cent stay in the area, while locally owned enterprises like a farmers market retains 30 to 45 cents of every dollar spent

 in the area.

 Farmers Markets are better for the  Environment

Farmers selling at farmers markets minimize the amount of waste and pollution they create. Many use certified organic practices, reducing the amount of synthetic pesticides and chemicals that pollute our soil and water.. 

Our mission includes operating the Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market to provide Bastrop and the surrounding region with locally grown foods and farm products, in direct farm-to-consumer marketing that serves a diverse population, preserves, and promotes our local agriculture and improves the quality of life in the greater Bastrop County area.