This Week: Yoga at the Market, Cooking Demos and More!
Early Morning Yoga at the Market
This Saturday, the Midtown Farmers Market will be hosting its first ever Yoga At the Market! Guest yoga instructor Ben Lee will be leading the 8am yoga class in the grassy area in front of the school building. Find your balance in the open-air market as you watch the market open and early-bird customers trickle in. After your yoga session, you can step right into the market to enjoy breakfast, live music, local food and more!
What’s Available?
This Saturday find:
~Asparagus, lettuce, spinach, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan bread, granola, cheese, bedding plants and seedlings
~Coffee, scones, croissants, cookies, breakfast sandwiches, fruit tarts,
~Handmade bird houses, furniture, jewelry, hand sewn clothing, pottery, glassware and photography
This week at the market:
Saturday, May 25th
8 am Yoga at the market with Ben Lee
(BYO Yoga Mat)
Midtown Flavors Cooking Demonstration with Lisa McDonald
(Rescheduled from last week)
Community Tables:
Face Forward Presents Market Musicians:
9:00 – 10:00 am Mathias Hertel
10:30 – 11:30 am Maya Weisinger
12:00 – 1:00 pm Shahar Eberzon
Thank you to this week’s sponsor:
This Week: Cooking Demos Return to the Market!
Midtown Flavors Cooking Demos Return to the Market!
This Saturday marks the first Midtown Flavors Cooking demonstration of the season, led by our wonderful volunteer Lisa McDonald. On the third Saturday of every month, she will be preparing delicious, but simple dishes featuring items from our very own market vendors. Find the Midtown Flavors tent adjacent to the market tent to sample this week’s recipe and pick up your own copy of the recipe card. Once you’ve had a sample, don’t forget to grab a bit to eat from our prepared food vendors, check out the products of our art vendors, enjoy some live music and pick up all of the fresh, local food on your market shopping list!
What’s Available?
This Saturday find:
~Asparagus, lettuce, spinach, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan bread, granola, cheese, yogurt, butter, bedding plants and seedlings
~Coffee, scones, croissants, cookies, breakfast sandwiches, fruit tarts,
omelets, arepas, tamales, tacos, burgers, pork chops on a stick, tea, soda and kettle corn
~Handmade bird houses, furniture, jewelry, hand sewn clothing, pottery and hoola hoops
This Week at the Market:
Saturday, May 18th
Midtown Flavors Cooking Demonstration with Lisa McDonald
Community Tables:
Market Musicians:
9:00-11:00am Mark Grim
11:00am-1:00pm Dumpy Jug Bumpers
This week’s Sponsor:
This Week: Dine Out For the Market, Second Saturday Activity, and More!
Celebrate Spring at the Market!
As the weather warms and the sun comes out to stay, many of us are beginning to envision our lush gardens and hoping to begin planting this month! If you are one of these people, this Saturday is the perfect time to come to the market to pick up bedding plants, including greens, herbs, flowers and more! If your not much a gardener, join us for breakfast or lunch, bring your kids to Martha’s Second Saturday Activity, and stay for live, local music!
What’s Available?
This Saturday find:
~Pea shoots, micro-greens, meat, eggs, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, honey, artisan bread, granola, lamb, cheese, bedding plants and seedlings
~Coffee, scones, croissants, cookies, breakfast sandwiches, fruit tarts, omelets, arepas, tamales, tacos, tea, soda, kettle corn, hamburgers and brats
~Handmade bird houses, furniture, jewelry, handbags and photo prints and cards
Dine Out for the Market: Second Wednesday of the Month
This week at the market:
Saturday, May 11th
Community Tables:
Second Saturday Activity with Martha Zemur
9:00-11:00am Andean Train
11:00am-1:00pm Gated Community
Market Bucks Return
This Week: Join us for Opening Day, May 4th!
Market opens this Saturday!
After a long, cold and snowy winter, May has finally arrived! It is time to come out of hibernation and enjoy the sunshine, summer, and best of all…. the market. Join us this Saturday, May 4th, from 8am – 1pm for the first market of the season. This week at the market, you can enjoy live local music, catching up with neighbors, new and returning vendors selling prepared foods, arts and more! Keep reading for more information on what you can find at the market this week!
What’s Available?
This Saturday find:
~Meat, eggs, jams and jellies, artisan bread, lamb, cheese, butter, yogurt, bedding plants and seed starters
~Coffee, scones, croissants, cookies, breakfast sandwiches, fruit tarts, omelets, arepas, tamales, tea, soda, hamburgers, brats
~Handmade bird houses, furniture, jewelry and handbags
This week at the market:
Saturday, May 4th
Community Tables:
Corcoran Community Garden: please stop by and plant seeds to take home for your garden!
Thanks to this week’s sponsor:
Market Bucks Return
As a way to make it easier to purchase fresh, local meat and produce, we are pleased to be able to offer a 4th year of Market Bucks.
Market Bucks is an incentive program which encourages EBT recipients to use their benefits at the farmers market. Customers making purchases with EBT cards can receive up to an additional $5 in Market Bucks each market day.
Here’s how it works: Once per day, when you use EBT to make a purchase at the market, you will receive up to an additional $5 as a Market Bucks coupon. The Market Bucks can be used in the exact same way as EBT and essentially double the purchasing power of that first $5.
This project was funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
Midtown Farmers Market opens May 4!
Market welcomes Miguel Goebel as new manager
The Midtown Farmers Market and the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization are pleased to welcome Miguel Goebel as the new manager of the Midtown Farmers Market, which will begin its eleventh season of bringing fresh, local flavor to the community on Saturday, May 4.
“I am eager to collaborate with community members, local farmers and small businesses to continue the growth of the Midtown Farmers Market as an incredible asset to the communities of South Minneapolis and the Twin Cities,” said Miguel.
Miguel is a Longfellow neighborhood resident with a history and passion for working to expand community access to healthy and affordable foods. He is a graduate from the University of Minnesota, where he studied organic agriculture and Spanish. His experience, spanning local and international food systems, ranges from working with indigenous farmers in organic production to assisting small corner store owners in offering healthy, affordable produce. Prior to his new role as manager at the Midtown Farmers Market, Miguel was a grocery buyer at the Seward Coop and brings a wealth of skills and knowledge in the areas of organic production methods, farmers markets, customer service, purchasing, sales, and community outreach. When he is not working, Miguel enjoys gardening, the outdoors, living an active lifestyle and spending time with his family.
“We are very fortunate to have such a beautiful and unique gathering space in South Minneapolis, where people can come together to build relationships through the exchange of food and culture,” said Miguel. “I feel fortunate to be a part of this amazing farmers market.”
