This Week: Bike to the Market for raffles, resources and more!

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

Bike to the Market this Saturday!

This Saturday, join us at the market to celebrate and promote alternative transportation. Bike to the Midtown Farmers Market, where you will be greeted by Calhoun Cycle’s Bike Valet service. Present your helmet to the market booth to enter a raffle for prizes such as a $100 gift certificate to Erik’s Bike shop and Midtown Farmers Market bike paniers. Be one of the first 25 patrons to show your helmet at the market booth and get a free water bottle. Then check out some biking resources such as basic maintenance tips and free safety checks. If you don’t have a bike, NiceRide MN will be there offering tours and trials of their bike rental services. Sign up for a tour here and get a free helmet!

Once you’ve worked up an appetite from all of that biking enjoy some delicious breakfast or lunch, great local music and grab some farm fresh produce. Come out to the market to catch up with neighbors and enjoy the fresh open air!

Thanks to everyone who has made our composting program a success thus far. Keep up the great work and don’t forget – food and paper scraps in the compost bin!

What’s Available? 

This Saturday find:

~Strawberries, asparagus, broccoli, snap peas, green beans, radishes, turnips, lettuce, spinach, kale, swiss chard, arugula, bok choy, scallions, onions, baby red potatoes, pattypan summer squash, rhubarb, dried chiles, herbs, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, cheese, butter, yogurt, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan breads, granola, flowers, bedding plants and seedlings

~Coffee, tea, scones, croissants, cookies, fruit tarts, breakfast pastries, sambusas, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, kabobs, burgers, tacos, burritos, tamales, kettle corn, and popsicles

~Jewelry, ceramics and pottery, photography, hand sewn clothing, handmade soap and cutting boards

This Tuesday find:

~Strawberries, radishes, lettuce, salad mix, beta mix, spinach, arugula, collards, scallions, onions, baby red potatoes, rhubarb, pea shoots, salad turnips, kale, yukina savoy, herbs, pasture raised pork and artisan breads

~Burgers, bratwursts, hot dogs, pork chops, popsicles, scones, croissants, cookies and fruit tarts

This week at the market: 

 

Saturday, June 29 : Bike Day!

 

Bike Resources: 

Calhoun Cycle – Bike Valet

Spokes – Tips and assistance in basic bike maintenance

Full Cycle - Bike Safety Checks

Nice Ride Minnesota – Bike rental tours / trial. (sign up here)

Midtown Greenway Coalition – Information about the Greenway, maps and more!

Metro Transit – Bus Bike Racks (practice putting your bike on the bus!)

Market Entertainment:

9am – 11am : Kevin  Thomas

11am – 1pm : Silver City Millers

 

Tuesday, July 2

 

Community Tables

Spokes 

Pew Charitable Trusts

Youth CARE

Minnesota Arms Spending Alternatives Project

Market Musicians: 

5pm – 7pm : Minneapolis Street Beat Marching Band / 34th Street Jazz Band

Thanks to Saturday’s Market Sponsor:

Upcoming Market Events

 

July 6 : Open Eye Driveway Tour at the Market

Performances at the top of every hour from 9am to 12pm.

July 10 : Dine out for the Market at  Gandhi Mahal

Join market supporters for a delicious, sustainable meal as well as market music and children’s activities led by Martha Zemur. Activities will go from 5pm – 8pm and 10% of the profits from the evening will go towards supporting the Midtown Farmers Market.

July 18 : Night out for the Market at the Rail Station

The Rail Station will be supporting the market by donating 10% of all profits from the day to the Midtown Farmers Market. Stop by for tasty food, drinks and support equitable access to local, healthy food!

July 27 : Blood Drive at the Market with Memorial Blood Centers

We are happy to welcome Memorial Blood Centers once again as we host our second blood drive of the season and ask market patrons to come out and donate! The first 25 presenting donors will receive a FREE pots & flower seeds. To make an appointment go to www.mbc.org/searchdrives and enter the sponsor code 3991.

July 27 : Yoga at the Market led by Shira Charis of One Yoga

BYO Yoga mats and water

 

Volunteer with the Midtown Farmers Market! 

Interested in helping the market this summer? We are looking for volunteers to help us build capacity in several areas, including:

• Monitoring compost stations
• Helping with set up and tear down at the market
• Outreach
• Event planning
• Digital marketing

If you are interested in helping, please contact us at info@midtownfarmersmarket.org or stop by the market booth and tell us how you’d like to help. We couldn’t make the market happen without the help of our volunteers!

This Week: Salad Samples, Spinach, Seedlings and More!

Thursday, June 20th, 2013

Midsummer at the Market

Believe it or not, this Friday, June 21st marks Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year! What better way to celebrate Summer Sostice than by starting your day on Saturday with Yoga at 8am! Elizabeth Harness will be leading yoga at the market this week (BYO yoga mat and water).

After yoga, be sure to stop by the Midtown Flavors Cooking Demo Booth to sample some delicious salads made from vendor ingredients. The market provides ample opportunity to celebrate summer solstice by connecting you to your food and the producers of your food. And don’t forget, when you’re done with your breakfast, lunch, or mid-afternoon market snack, be sure to compost you paper products and food scraps in our green composting bins and help us reduce our waste!

Thank You to our Composting Partners:

What’s Available?

This Saturday find:
~Asparagus, radishes, lettuce, spinach, scallions, kale, rhubarb, herbs, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, cheese, yogurt, butter, honey, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan breads, granola, bedding plants and seedlings
~Coffee, tea, scones, croissants, cookies, fruit tarts, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, burgers, arepas, tamales, Thai dishes, kettle corn, and popsicles
~Jewelry, pottery and ceramics, hand sewn clothing, handmade soap, cutting boards, and photography

This Tuesday find:
~Asparagus, radishes, lettuce, spinach, scallions, rhubarb, pea shoots, salad turnips, arugula, kale, yukina savoy, herbs, pasture raised pork and artisan breads
~Kabobs, Thai dishes, iced tea, popsicles, scones, croissants, cookies and fruit tarts
~Handmade soap and cutting boards

This week at the market:

Saturday, June 22

8:00am Yoga at the Market with Elizabeth Harness

BYO Yoga Mats and Water

Midtown Flavors Cooking Demonstration with Lisa McDonald

Midtown Market Flavors will feature Spring into Salad on Saturday, June 22. A variety of healthy salads and easy dressings will be available for market patrons to sample along with take-home recipes. Spring greens with goat cheese and toasted pecans are a wonderful basic salad this time of year. This salad pops with the addition of Red Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette. You can also use it as a marinade for grilled chicken or pork.

Community Tables:

Master Gardeners
Learning to Talk Project
Cooperatives Energy Futures

Market Entertainment:

9am – 11am Sergio
11am – 1pm The Music lab

Tuesday, June 25

Market Musicians:

4pm – 6pm Chris Bell

Thanks to this Saturday’s sponsor:

Volunteer with the Midtown Farmers Market!

Interested in helping the market this summer? We are looking for volunteers to help us build capacity in several areas, including:

This Week: Compost, Coffee and Kettle Corn!

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Dirt Day and Composting at the Market!

This Saturday, in celebration of Dirt Day, the market will kick off its composting program. We have partnered with Hennepin County Master Composters, Welna Ace Hardware and Giving Tree Gardens to decrease our waste production at the market and take another step towards our goal of sustainability.

To make our composting program successful, we need the help of our market customers! Before you throw something away, stop and think: “Am I putting this in the right bin? Is this paper or food scraps? Is this compostable or recyclable?” Making informed decisions about what we do with our waste will help us reduce the amount we produce and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable community and environment.

In addition to launching our composting program, we will have Master Gardeners and Composters on hand to answer any of your gardening and composting questions. The Women’s Environmental Institute will also be at the market providing information on vermiculture and vermicomposting.

Thank You to our Composting Partners:

What’s Available?

This Saturday find:
~Asparagus, radishes, lettuce, spinach, scallions, kale, rhubarb, herbs, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, cheese, yogurt, butter, honey, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan breads, granola, bedding plants and seedlings
~Coffee, tea, scones, croissants, cookies, fruit tarts, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, burgers, arepas, tamales, Thai dishes, kettle corn, and popsicles
~Jewelry, pottery and ceramics, hand sewn clothing, handmade soap, cutting boards, and photography

This Tuesday find:
~Asparagus, radishes, lettuce, spinach, scallions, rhubarb, pea shoots, salad turnips, arugula, kale, yukina savoy, herbs, pasture raised pork and artisan breads
~Kabobs, Thai dishes, iced tea, popsicles, scones, croissants, cookies and fruit tarts
~Handmade soap and cutting boards

This week at the market: 

 Saturday, June 15

Community Tables:

Master Gardeners

Master Composters

Minnesota Transitions Charter School

Cooperatives Energy Futures

Women’s Environmental institute

Thank’s to Saturday’s Market Sponsor:

This Week: Saturday Blood Drive, Story Time, and Tuesday Markets!

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

UPDATE: Tuesday, June 4th Market CANCELLED

Donate Blood at the Market!

Memorial Blood Centers will be returning to the market on Saturday, June 1st from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm to accept blood donations. All blood types are needed, especially Type O.  

Sign up for an appointment and enter Sponsor Code: 3991. The first 25 presenting donors will receive a FREE t-shirt and all donors will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of premium Minnesota Twins tickets.

Once you’ve donated blood, be sure to replenish yourself with some delicious food from our many vendors, pick up some fresh produce, enjoy live music, story time and more! If you can’t get everything you need on Saturday, don’t worry. June 4th marks the first Tuesday market of the Season!

What’s Available? 

This Saturday find:

~Asparagus, lettuce, spinach, scallions, rhubarb, grass-fed beef, pasture raised pork and chicken, lamb, eggs, cheese, yogurt, butter, jams and jellies, pickled veggies, maple syrup, artisan breads, granola, bedding plants and seedlings

~Coffee, tea, scones, croissants, cookies, fruit tarts, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, burgers, pork chops, arepas, tamales, tacos and popsicles

~Handmade bird houses, furniture, jewelry, hand sewn clothing, handmade soap, cutting boards, tie dye t-shirts and photography

YOU make the market strong!

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

 Support your Midtown Farmers Market November 15th! 

With your support, the market has set a record this year dispersing $18,500 in EBT  (food stamps), allowing low-income families access to healthy, local produce.

The market serves more than 55,000 customers a year, and here’s is what some of them say about why they love the market:

” Midtown Farmers Market is energizing and impacting local and organic food streams and sustainability way beyond the neighborhood it serves.”

“Great atmosphere, music, great farmers/growers, close by, friendly, good prices, my community.”

“oh so local! Captures the spirit and vibe of South Central Minneapolis”

“Makes you feel proud to live in the Twin Cities!”

“Lots of great fresh food with a strong sense of community”

Show your love for the market tomorrow on Give to the Max Day. Support local farmers, healthy communities and sustainable agriculture by donating to the Midtown Farmers Market!