In 1978, a group of area citizens and farmers met with the Belmont County Extension Agent and began the process of forming a farmers’ market. After many months of meetings and planning, the Ohio Valley Farmers’ Market opened for its first season in July of 1979.
Since that first season, the market has relocated from the old county fairgrounds in St. Clairsville to its current location along the Ohio River in Bellaire. In addition, a second market was added on Thursdays and is now located at the Ohio Valley Mall in St. Clairsville.
