Local Growers Guild
Bloomington Winter Farmers Market
The 2010 Bloomington Winter Farmers Market was a huge success with customer attendance up 46% over 2009!
Our average daily customer attendance was 687, with a high of 959. We look forward to seeing you next winter!
Interested in vending with us next season? PLEAS N0TE THE NEW JULY 15 APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION!
Because of the incredible success of last season, the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market has extended its season for 2010-11. Starting this year, the market will be open from December 4 through March 29, with the exception of December 25 and January 1.
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to noon
December 4, 2010 to March 29, 2011 (closed Dec 25 and Jan 1)
Harmony School Gym 2nd and Woodlawn.
The Bloomington Winter Farmers Market is a great opportunity to buy directly from local growers during the winter months. Our cozy indoor market features local products, live music, chef demonstrations, and a wonderful community. Join us for breakfast and buy local produce, meats, baked goods, dairy, and more!
Vendor Application
REQUEST AN APPLICATION TO VEND AT THE BLOOMINGTON WINTER FARMERS MARKET OR FOR MORE INFORMATION please email wintermarket@localgrowers.org
Parking
The Harmony School parking lot is available (please use only designated spaces). Street parking is also legal and free on Saturdays. And just over a block away is the Atwater Parking Garage (entrance is off Woodlawn), which is also free on Saturdays.
Scroll down to find out more about last season's Recipes, Products, Vendors, Musicians, and special events!
Recipes
See some delicious recipes from Winter Market products!
Products Available at the Market
Produce: lettuce, radishes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, microgreens, pea shoots, culinary herbs, potatoes, winter squash, sweet potatoes, spinach, watercress, salad mix, kale, chard, sweet peppers, carrots, arugula, cilantro, mustard greens, parsley, brussels sprouts, apples, turnips, collard greens, green tomatoes, hot peppers, mushrooms, beets, green onions
Meat & Fish: chicken, duck, pork, beef, lamb, Wild Alaskan sockeye, salmon fillets, smoked salmon & lox
Dairy: eggs, raw & pasteurized cheese, whole milk, chocolate milk, cottage cheese, yogurt
Sweeteners: maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream, sorghum, honey, honey treats
Grains & Beans: wheat flour, tofu, beans
Value-added products: persimmon pulp, dried apples, apple butter, jams, jellies, pasta sauce, salsa, hot sauce, barbeque sauce, mustard, diced tomatoes, diced peppers, frozen tomatoes, frozen peppers, frozen raspberries
Baked Goods: sweet pies, savory pies (meat & vegetarian), sweet potato biscuits, cookies, apple bread, apple rollovers, cinnamon buns, bavarian pretzel rolls, butternut squash bread, muffins, scones, whole wheat tortillas, pretzels, grape nuts, brownies, pancake mix, cake mix, bread
Prepared foods: handmade marshmallows, candy, nut brittles, whole coffee beans, mushroom patties, mushroom ravioli, butternut ravioli, packaged soups, frozen tamales
Hot foods: brewed coffee, espresso drinks, soups, quiche, biscuits and gravy, tamales
Other farm products: herbal teas, wreaths, house plants, fresh flowers, dried flowers, alpaca yarns, fiber for spinning, heirloom vegetable seeds, fresh herb vinegars, medicinal herbs, herb creams, herb salves, body and massage oils, herb potpourri, bath salts, swags, wheatgrass, felted items, sheep milk soap, beeswax, beeswax skin products, bee pollen, pet milk
Past Vendors
All vendors listed in bold are Local Growers Guild members.
240 Sweet
Bloomingfoods
Bloomington Coffee Roasters/Brown County Coffee
Burton's Maplewood Farm
Daddy Bob
Daina's Petite Pies
Ewenique Icelandic Sheep Farm
Feast the Art of Catering
Fiedler Family Farms
Good Life Farms
Harvest Moon Flower Farm
Homestead Growers/Local Folks Foods
The Helpful Gnome
Hunter's Honey Farm
Heartland Family Farms
Hobbit Gardens
Linnea's Greenhouse
Lost Pond Farm
Meadowlark Farm
Morningside Drive Farm
Muddy Fork Farm
Olde Lane Orchard
Phoenix Farms
Poseys and Pumpkins
Red Rosa Farm
Schacht Farm
Stout's Melody Acres
Sunset Acres
Traders Point Creamery
Wild Alaska Salmon and Seafood Company
Last Season's Market Musicians include...
These musical activities are made possible through support from the Bloomington Community Arts Commission and the City of Bloomington; Bloom Magazine; and Friends of the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market.
Dan Willens and Mano Joven
Hoosier Hotcake;
Hot Carls
Wayne County Historical Society
Matty Romy Jazz
Entwyned
Joe & Lavendar Fulton
Striking Pair
Emily Brown
Sam Bartlett and Claudio Buchwald
Jason Fikel
Gan Ainm
Two Tones
Mari Kermit-Canfield, Steve V. Johnson and Min Gates
Eric Schedler
D. Gohn Band
Dan Willens and Mano Joven
2009 Market
Find out more about the 2009 winter market including a list of vendors, a list of available products, and information about live music at the market.
Mission
The Bloomington Winter Farmers Market exists to extend the farmers' market season and increase the
availability of fresh produce and other local products throughout the four seasons of the year. We seek to encourage direct contact between producer and consumer and increase understanding of local food economy issues. We strive to produce and provide the greatest possible varieties of local foods while working together in a cooperative atmosphere to insure the success of the market.
To contact the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market please e-mail: