Lebanon Farmers Market offers 3 months of free rent to attract new vendors

On Lebanon’s community Facebook groups, members occasionally post photos of empty booth space in the Lebanon Farmers Market, reminiscing about when the market was a bustling destination for locally sourced goods and everyday necessities. It originally opened as a public market in 1892, operating until the 1960s. It returned to its retail use in 2003 with the now-renovated building. Owner Jared Mizrahi hopes to bring some of that historic business back. Mizrahi, who bought the market in December 2024, is offering three months of free rent to new businesses who sign a minimum one-year lease by Nov. 15. He said he hopes the incentive will attract vendors selling products that are missing from the market and give customers more reasons to shop there. Katie Knol / WITF NewsThe Lebanon Farmers Market is open three days a week. The market currently features a coffee shop, smoked meats and cheeses, candy, baked goods and other products. “The dream for the space is to get all the booths rented,