Celebrate African American Heritage with the Midtown Farmers Market!
Posted June 23, 2015 at 1:38 pm
Come to the market on Saturday for the season’s first Cultural Heritage Celebration and the first installment of our Summer Poetry Series, presented by the Loft Literary Center and sponsored by Wellington Management.
In addition to amazing poetry by talented local poet, Maya Washington, there will be music by Lonnie the L Train and Ancestor Energy.
Don’t forget to leave enough time in your market visit to talk to this week’s community tables: InnerG, Oak Park Center, and Hennepin County Child & Teen Check up program.
Meet this week’s poet:
Maya Washington
Maya Washington is a filmmaker, actress, playwright,
poet, and arts educator making a difference in the world.Maya is dedicated to projects that
have a sense of “purpose” in the world, selecting stories that illuminate some aspect of the
human experience that is untold, rarely seen, or might benefit from new approaches to issues
of diversity and inclusion, primarily in America.
Read her full bio here.
Available at Saturday’s market:
~Strawberries, kohlrabi, broccoli, new potatoes, pak choi, napa cabbage, beets, asparagus, rhubarb, radishes, kale, lettuce, green beans, summer squash, green onions, herbs, seedlings, bedding plants, hanging baskets, grass fed beef, free range chicken and eggs, pasture raised pork and lamb, cheese, butter, yogurt, honey, maple syrup, jellies and jams, sauces and salad dressings, granola, artisan breads, baked goods, omelettes, kabobs, tacos, burritos, tamales, chilaquiles, banh mi sandwiches, pancakes, samosas, pakoras, coffee, juices, kettle corn, boiled peanuts, bubble tea, frozen fruit bars, sauerkraut, kimchi, and more.
~Handmade clothing, furniture, bags, jewelry, soaps and body products, books and more.
While you’re at the market on Saturday stop by the bus to donate blood!
Available at Tuesday’s market:
~Strawberries, kohlrabi, broccoli, new potatoes, pak choi, napa cabbage, beets, asparagus, rhubarb, radishes, kale, lettuce, green beans, summer squash, green onions, herbs, seedlings, bedding plants, hanging baskets, kettle corn, bubble tea, sliders, seedlings, jams, sauces, rhubarb, cheese, soaps, and more.
Saturday Market Stage Schedule Tuesday Market Stage Schedule:
9:00-11:00am Lonnie the L Train 3:30-5:30pm Four Legg Fish
11:00-1:00pm Ancestor Energy
Saturday Community Tables
Tuesday Community Tables
Hennepin County Master Gardeners
Youth for Understanding
Market Science Friends of the Earth Action
Hennepin County Child & Teen Check Up program
Thanks to our poetry series partners!
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Confused about the market’s location? Don’t be! We’re just 300 ft east of where we used to be. See the map below for our exact location:

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