This Week: Bike to the Market for raffles, resources and more!
Posted June 27, 2013 at 3:32 pm
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
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!
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