Local Growers Guild
Bloomington Winter Farmers Market
The 2010 Bloomington Winter Farmers Market is here!
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to noon
January 23 to March 27, 2010
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!
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 this 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
Participating Vendors
All vendors listed in bold are Local Growers Guild members. Here are their full listings and contact info.
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
Live Music at the Market
January 23: 9 am to noon-- Dan Willens and Mano Joven
January 30: 9 am to 10 am-- Hoosier Hotcake;
11 am to noon-- Hot Carls
February 6: 9 am to 10:30 am-- Wayne County Historical Society
10:30 am to noon-- Matty Romy Jazz
February 13: 9 am to 10:30 am-- Entwyned
10:30 am to noon-- Joe & Lavendar Fulton
February 20: 9 am to 10:00 am-- Striking Pair
11 am to noon-- Emily Brown
February 27: 9 am to 10:30 am-- Sam Bartlett and Claudio Buchwald
10:30 am to noon-- Jason Fikel
March 6: 9 am to 10:30 am-- Gan Ainm
10:30 am to noon-- Two Tones
March 13: 9 am to 10:30 am-- TBA
10:30 am to noon-- Mari Kermit-Canfield, Steve V. Johnson and Min Gates
March 20: 9 am to 10:30 am-- Eric Schedler
10:30 am to noon-- D. Gohn Band
March 27: 9 am to noon-- Dan Willens and Mano Joven
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.
Special Events
CSA Day at the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market
Saturday, February 13, 9 am to noon
Please join us to learn more about Community Supported Agriculture and the myriad opportunities that you have for subscribing. Did you know that there are TEN CSA programs available in the Bloomington area and FOUR more available to customers in Indianapolis? There are even CSAs serving Columbus & Terre Haute! Larry Howard of Maple Grove Farm, Alex Smith of Stranger's Hill Organics, Jennie Hoene of Ewenique Icelandic Sheep Farm, Pete Johnson of Lost Pond Farm, Mandy Corry of Schacht Farm and Katie Zukof of Muddy Fork Farm will be on hand to tell you more about their programs.
A CSA is a subscription program in which community members pledge to support a farm or group of farms by paying a fixed fee for a weekly box of fresh produce and/or other farm products, including meats, baked goods, eggs, flowers, honey and wheat flour. This mutually supportive relationship between local farmers and community members helps create an economically stable farm operation in which customers are assured the highest quality products, often at below retail prices. In return, farmers are guaranteed a reliable market for a diverse selection of crops. To see a complete list of the CSA programs offered by our members, see our CSA page.
Chef Demos
Saturday, January 30
Luke Combs, Sweet Grass Restaurant
Saturday, February 20
Neil Riley, Upland Brewery
Saturday, March 27
Dave Coonce, Bloomingfoods East
2009 Market
Find out more about last season's 2009 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: