This Saturday: Pick up beautiful bedding plants for Mothers’ Day!
Early birds get the spring produce.
Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, spring onions, even spinach? We expect them to be available this week due to the early spring, but you might not get them if you sleep in! Get to the market early this week to enjoy coffee and breakfast and to make sure you don’t miss out on the early spring produce!
What’s Available?
~Asparagus, strawberries, meat, eggs, jams and jellies, rhubarb, artisan bread, lamb, cheese, honey, butter, bedding plants and seed starters (vegetables, herbs, and flowers).
~Coffee, scones, arepas, tacos, tiramisu, tarts, gluten-free doughnuts, candies, iced tea, hamburgers.
~Handmade jewelry, soap, garden bling, aprons, coffee tables, bird houses, pottery, stained glass.
This week: Opening day of our 10th season!
It’s finally here: This Saturday is Opening Day!
With leafy trees and blooming flowers, it sure looks and feels like spring. This Saturday, May 5, come to the Midtown Farmers Market to taste spring! Visit us at 2225 East Lake Street, our home for the 10th season. Between 8am and 1pm, greet new and familiar faces, shop for new and familiar vendors’ wares, hear live local musicians, get tips from Master Gardeners, and enjoy being with neighbors in the open air. Keep reading for more details!
What’s Available?
~Asparagus, strawberries, jams and jellies, rhubarb, artisan bread, lamb, cheese, honey, butter, yogurt, bedding plants and seed starters (vegetables, herbs, and flowers)
~Coffee, scones, arepas, tacos, tiramisu, tarts, gluten-free doughnuts, candies, iced tea, omelets
~Handmade jewelry, aprons, hula hoops, coffee tables, bird houses, crayons, pottery, children’s clothing
This week at the market:
Saturday, May 5.
Community Tables:
Master Gardeners
Free Phone MN
Market Music:
The Gated Community 9:00-11:00am
Neal Swanger and the Folk ‘n’ Thieves 11:00am-1:00pm
Celebrate our 10th season & Cinco de Mayo with Senator Patricia Torres Ray
Join us at 9:00am for coffee and casual conversation about the future of the market and possibilities to secure funding from the legislature for a long term plan for the market.
Market Bucks are back!
Check out the Midtown Farmers Market website to learn more about our EBT incentive program, and help us spread the word that we gladly accepts EBT and offer a $5 incentive for EBT customers each Market day. This means up to $10 of free market goods each week. Come take advantage of this great deal!
This project was supported by the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support and its Statewide Health Improvement Program, funded by the Minnesota Department of Health and by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
So close, we can almost taste it!
It’s the final countdown to Opening Day of our 10th season! We hope you’ll drop by on Saturday, May 5th, between 8:00am and 1:00pm to see new and old faces, eat breakfast or lunch, enjoy live music, and savor the spring air!
10th Season fundraiser a smashing success.
The market would like to extend a big “Thank You!” to all who came out to our 10th season kick-off celebration and fundraising dinner. It was an evening of delicious food and drink, beautiful music, and — most importantly — a chance to reconnect with the friends and neighbors that make up the market community. The whole evening was a clear reminder of what makes the Midtown community such a special one. We can’t wait to see you all again when the market opens on Saturday, May 5!
Midtown Farmers Market is hiring for a paid internship!
Job Title: Temporary Outreach Coordinator for the Market Bucks Program
The Midtown Farmers Market will be hiring an Outreach Intern for the 2012 season to promote the Market Bucks incentive program* to SNAP-EBT recipients in the communities surrounding the market.
Job duties will include:
• Helping to develop and implement an outreach plan which will include meeting with local businesses and organizations, tabling at events, and connecting with residents.
• Distributing promotional signage and printed materials door-to-door, at events, and through connections with local organizations.
• Assisting market staff with the Market Bucks program on market days.
• Attending meetings with Market Bucks partners.
The ideal candidate would:
• Have outreach experience
• Be familiar with South Minneapolis
• Have connections with local organizations serving low-income families
• Be able to demonstrate an ability to work with minimal supervision
• Represent the Market and the Market Bucks Program in a professional manner
• Speak Spanish or Somali
Hours and Salary: 200 hours at $10/hr from May-October 2012 with the highest concentration of work hours occurring in June, July, and August.
Applicants must be available some Saturdays from 8:00am-2:00pm, Tuesdays from 3:00pm-8:00pm, and additional hours as determined by the Market Manager.
Email cover letter, resume, and three references to Amy Arcand (amy@corcoranneighborhood.org) by 5:00pm on March 28.
*This project was supported by the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support and its Statewide Health Improvement Program, funded by the Minnesota Department of Health and by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.