Local food: Good for you, your community and the environment
Why buy local?
Local produce is affordable and provides important nutrition. Many of Minneapolis’ Farmers’ markets also sell organic produce, as well as flowers and artisan food and gifts. For a directory of Minnesota Grown farms, markets and garden centers visit the Minnesota Grown Food and Farm directory.
Purchasing food from local farmers supports the local economy and helps farmers to retain their livelihood. Farmers markets provide the opportunity to connect with the local families who planted and harvested the food. Homegrown Minneapolis is an initiative to create recommendations to promote locally grown foods in the City of Minneapolis to positively impact the health, food security, economy and environment.
Farmers markets dramatically reduce the journey that food takes to your table and avoid costly, wasteful packaging and emissions. Most farmers markets are accessible by foot or bicycle, providing another way to reduce climate change.
Recipes
With so many fresh food items at the market, sometimes it can be overwhelming to think about all the different meals that you can create with items from the Farmers’ Market. For some quick and easy recipes, visit this page that provides with you some great recipes.
Minneapolis Farmers’ Markets
Augsburg Farmers Market (2009 mini market; mini markets have five or fewer vendors)
Audobon Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
Brian Coyle Farmers Market(2009 mini market)
Camden Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
Ebenezer Farmers Markets (2009 mini market)
Kingfield Farmers Market
Midtown Farmers Market
Mill City Farmers Market
Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale N)
Minneapolis Farmers Market (Nicollet Mall)
Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market
Sabathani Community Center (2009 mini market)
Stevens Square (2009 mini market)
University of MN Farmers Market
VA Medical Center Farmers Market
Youth Farm and Market Project
Community Supported Agriculture
Augsburg Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
7th Street South and 22nd Ave South (Augsburg College Foss Chapel)
Tuesdays, 2 p.m.- 5 p.m., July 7- Sept. 22
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Audubon Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
2654 Johnson St NE
Thursdays 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., June 25 - September 24
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Brian Coyle Center Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
420 15th Ave S (Brian Coyle Community Center)
Formerly West Bank Farmers Market
Tuesdays 10 a.m.- 1 pm., July 7 - Sept 22
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Camden Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
4400 Osseo Road (The Warren: An Artist Habitat)
Thursdays 3 p.m.-7 p.m. July 9- Oct 1
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Ebenezer Farmers Markets (2009 mini market)
2523 Portland Ave
2700 Park Ave
Thursdays 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. July 9- Sept. 17
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Kingfield Farmers Market
4310 Nicollet Ave S
Sundays 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., May 31- Oct. 24
(612) 823-4550, info@kingfieldfarmersmarket.org
Midtown Farmers Market
East Lake St and 22nd Ave S, next to YMCA
Saturdays 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., May 2 - Oct. 31
Tuesdays 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., July 7 - Oct. 27
(612) 724-7457 (Corcoran Neighborhood Org.)
Mill City Farmers Market
704 2nd St S (next to Mill City Museum)
Saturdays 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., May 9 - Oct. 17
(612) 341-7580
Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale N)
312 E Lyndale Ave N
Daily, 6 a.m.- 1 p.m., April 25 – mid-Nov.
(612) 333-1737
Minneapolis Farmers Market (Nicollet Mall)
5th through 12th Streets, Nicollet Mall
Thursdays 6 a.m. - 6 p.m., May 1 – mid-Oct.
(612) 333-1737
Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market
University Ave NE & 7th Ave E - Boniface Church parking lot
Saturdays 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., June 7- Oct. 18
(763)788-0975 nefarmersmarket@gmail.com
Sabathani Community Center Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
310 E 38th St.
Wednesdays 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., July 15- Sept 23
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
Stevens Square Farmers Market (2009 mini market)
W. Franklin Ave & Nicollet Ave S
(parking lot of Plymouth Congregational Church)
Wednesdays 2 p.m.-6 p.m., July 8 – Oct. 14
(612) 870-3450, Local Food Organizer at IATP
University of MN Farmers Market
Church Street Mall, East Bank Campus
Wednesdays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., July 9 - Sept.29
(612) 626-WELL (9355)
VA Medical Center Farmers Market
One Veteran’s Drive
Tuesdays 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., mid June – mid Sept.
(612) 467-1789, Linda Van Egeren
Youth Farm and Market Project
The multicultural youth development program uses urban gardens to build skills, leadership and relationships. Youth sell their harvest at two local markets: http://www.youthfarm.net. 612 990 0074
Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) provides an opportunity to make a direct connection with a local farmer. Subscribers purchase a share of the season’s harvest—a CSA membership—which helps cover yearly operating expenses of the farm. In return, fresh local produce is delivered to drop-off points each week during the growing season for pickup by CSA members. Each producer offers a different membership package depending on the farm’s length of season, goods offered, cost, labor, and drop-off locations.
5/21/2009
