Fire destroys Farmer Jones’ Chef’s Garden market barn in Huron

Published: Jan. 15, 2022 at 8:13 PM EST

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A building on the property of the Chef’s Garden in Huron burned down Friday morning.

According to the Huron Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the Chef’s Garden near Scheid Road and Huron Avery Road just after 2 a.m. on Friday.

Farmer Jones and his wife said that the old family barn that housed his farmers market was “completely destroyed.”

“This will not impact our daily operations at The Chef’s Garden. And most importantly, we will continue to grow and deliver the fresh vegetables our community has come to love,” the Jones family shared on Facebook.

It is with deep regret that we share the news that early this morning, Friday, January 14th, we had a fire that...

Posted by The Chef's Garden on Friday, January 14, 2022

Farmer Jones has been a regular guest on Jen Picciano’s food show “Taste Buds.” She said the building incorporated a decades-old family barn that was moved to the Huron property for that purpose of the farmers market.

Officials said it is too early to determine the cause of the fire.

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