A Vision for the Market and Beyond.

We envision a community-based food system that assures equitable access to healthy, locally produced food, supports reinvestment in the community, and provides for the long-term viability of our foodshed. We see the Midtown Farmers Market as an integral part of this system and as a place where communities invest energy, foster meaningful relationships, and celebrate connectedness in the open air.

Midtown Farmers Market Values.

Community
Equitable access
Local
Small scale
Cooperation and Collaboration

2011 Vendors.

We thank each and every one of our vendors for sustaining the market. Everything you see at the market is sold to you direct from Minnesota and Wisconsin farmers, producers, and artists. Thanks to their hard work, the market hosts a great bounty.

Barsy’s Almonds roasted, seasoned almonds
Black Onyx Creations
Black Paws artisan breads
Crazy Puppy Gourmet Workshop curds, brats, donuts. gluten-free.
Dandelion Kitchen globally inspired street food.
Fireroast Mountain Café coffee, pastries, and tamales
Fresh Fields Bakery & Cafe bread and other baked goods.
Kabomelette kabobs and omelettes.
Magic Bus Café hot dogs, tofu dogs, chili, beverages
Olive Pizza oven-fired pizza
Ruthie’s Kitchen bread, pastries, jams, candy
Seven Sundays all natural gourmet muesli
Sunrise Syrup maple syrup, maple cotton candy, maple popcorn.
Taco Taxi steak, pork, and chicken tacos.
Tootie’s Boiled Peanuts boiled in-shell peanuts.
Varma Lefse Potato and sweet potato lefse available packaged to go or prepared with fruit, butter, honey, nut, and/or cheese toppings.

Mary Blouin-Auffert whimsical handmade clothing and accessories for women & children.
Bright Sun Candles soy wax candles, recycled crayons.
Bubble Sphere handmade laundry, dish, and hand soaps.
Earth Grown Crayons hand-made, biodegradable soy crayons.
Firestone Studio fused glass art-objects and jewelry.
Flying Crow Craft beading, sewing, knitting.
From The Homestead hand-sewn household items.
Marcus Hardy functional pottery.
Hola! Hoops hand-made and custom designed hula hoops.
JoLi’s Crafts hand-knit felted hats, creative clocks, distinctive fiber-arts.
Mi Casa Studios garden bling.
Mythic Designs handmade jewelry and glass pendants.
Helen Sue Pierson handmade fused glass decorate items and jewelry.
Opinicus Soaps soaps, lotion, lip balm.
Putzinbob recycled woodwork.
Sanford Job Corps student-made crafts.
SoL Beads beaded jewelry and accessories.
The Blue Spider functional ceramics.
Martha Zemur home and garden ware. sewing & mending services.

Availability of specific items varies through the season.

Kua Cha general produce. Lakeville, MN.
Maylee Cha general produce. Lakeville, MN.
Dream of Wild Health general organic produce, flowers. not-for-profit organization. Hugo, MN.
eQuality Farms general organic produce, flowers. non-profit organization. Loretto, MN.
Gardens of Eagan roasted peppers, starter plants, kale smoothies, certified organic produce. Farmington, MN.
Green Earth Growers fruits, produce, bedding plants. Prior Lake, MN.
Havlicek’s Veseli Vrsek Orchard apples, honey. Webster, MN.
Hazlewood Creek Farms canned goods, general produce. Northfield, MN.
Hilltop Pastures Family Farm grass finished beef, pasture-raised pork, free range eggs. Fountain, MN.
Ma Lee general produce. Eagan, MN.
Lue Moua general produce. Rosemont, MN.
Mai Moua general produce. Cottage Grove, MN.
Peter’s Pumpkins and Carmen’s Corn fruits, canned goods, general produce. Shakopee, MN.
Pig’s Eye Urban Farm heirloom produce. Saint Paul, MN.
Pflaum Farms fruits, bedding plants, general produce. grown in Farmington, MN.
Sheepy Hollow At Native Oaks Farm lambskins, frozen cuts of lamb & mutton.
St. Croix Area Farm flowers, certified organic produce. St. Croix, MN.
Straight River Farm fruits, shiitake mushrooms, general produce. Fairbault, MN.
Svihel Vegetable Farm fruits, general produce. Foley, MN.
Sylvan Hills certified organic, heirloom produce. Menomonie, WI.
Taopi Garden general produce. Taopi, MN.
Tong Thao-Hang general produce. Vadnais Heights, MN.
AoudaVang general produce. Cottage Grove, MN.
Va Vang fresh-cut flowers, general produce. Rosemont, MN.
Yia Pao Vang general produce. Elmo, MN.
Mee Vue general produce. Afton, MN.
Bao Xiong general produce. Farmington, MN.
Doua Xiong fresh-cut flowers, general produce. Rosemont, MN.
Alanna Yang general produce. Roberts, WI.
Pa Yang general produce. Hastings, MN.
Youth Farm & Market Project general produce. not-for-profit. Minneapolis, MN.

If you are a market vendor and would like to see your web page linked to, update your business name, or modify your wares as listed here, please contact the market manager. Midtown Farmers Market staff are happy to assist with all vendor questions and concerns. We regret any errors in this list.

The Market’s History.

The Midtown Farmers Market was founded in 2003 by volunteers from seven South Minneapolis neighborhoods. This open-air farmers market was the result of their vision to create a public marketplace at the hub created by the new Hiawatha light rail station.

Since its inception, tremendous community support has enabled the Midtown Farmers Market to grow and evolve. It was the first Minnesota farmers market to accept SNAP-EBT. Each year over 60,000 people visit the market. Midtown Farmers Market shoppers’ votes propelled it to 4th place out of 5,272 farmers markets nationwide in the 2009 Local Harvest and Care2 Love Your Farmers Market Contest.

Join Us.

If you’re excited about what we do and want to get involved, check out our participate and support pages. Whether you’re an individual looking to volunteer, a local business owner curious about sponsorship, or a representative for a local non-profit, we hope you’ll feel at home at the market.