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>>>>> 2225 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN | www.midtownfarmersmarket.org
>>>>> Saturdays May-October 8am-1pm | Tuesdays June-October 3pm-7pm
>>>>>
>>>>> Guide to the Opening Day Food Truck Fest
>>>>>
>>>>> Join us in celebrating the start of market season this Saturday from
8am-1pm! Want to plan for your big day out? May we suggest this 10-step
guide...
>>>>> Step 1: Walk, bike or bus it to the market. We're just steps off the Blue
line Lake Street/Hiawatha light rail stop, and a few blocks from the Midtown
Greenway, so why not soak in the long-awaited spring sunshine and avoid the
hassle of traffic and parking?
>>>>> Step 2: Grab breakfast from our lineup of food trucks & vendors.
>>>>> Step 3: Enjoy live music by Lonnie the L Train from 9am-11am while you
eat.
>>>>> Step 4: Stock up on fresh, locally produced veggies and other foods to
take home and enjoy.
>>>>> Step 5: Enter your name in our drawing to win bundles of market goodies.
We'll be giving away MFM merch and products from our stellar vendors!
>>>>> Step 6: Shop for beautiful handmade items like furniture, photography and
jewelry for yourself, your friends, and the mothers in your life.
>>>>> Step 7: Re-fuel with delicious lunch from one (or more) of our array food
trucks and vendors.
>>>>> Step 8: Groove to tunes by Javier Trejo from 11am-1pm while you digest.
>>>>> Step 9: Donate blood at the Memorial Blood Center's donation bus.
>>>>> Step 10: You just saved a life, you better have one more snack before
hitting the road.
>>>>> For full event details, and to invite your friends - click here! See you
at the market!
>>>>>
>>>>> Market Events
>>>>> Saturday, May 5th
>>>>> Food Trucks
>>>>> Potter's Pasties
>>>>> Whole Sum Kitchen Food Truck
>>>>> K-Town Street Foods
>>>>> Emconada Food Truck
>>>>> MidNord Empanadas
>>>>> Taqueria Victor Hugo
>>>>> Community Tables
>>>>> Master Gardeners
>>>>> Market Science
>>>>> ASSE Student Exchange Program
>>>>> COPA
>>>>> *Learn more about our Community Table Program.
>>>>> Market Stage
>>>>> 9am-11am--Music by Lonnie the L Train
>>>>> 11am-1pm--Music by Javier Trejo
>>>>>
>>>>> Activities
>>>>> Stop by the Arts for All tent between 10am and noon to create a May
Wreath to wear, or hang up. Everyone welcome and this activity is free!
Contributions for supplies welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you dream of becoming a hula hoop champ? Participate in a hula contest
by Hooperina at 10:45am!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What's Available This Saturday?
>>>>> Fruit, Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers -- apples, parsnips, shallots,
green onion, spinach, rhubarb, flower and veggie starts, cut flowers
>>>>>
>>>>> Animal Products -- pasture raised pork and lamb, aged and fresh cheeses,
honey
>>>>>
>>>>> Prepared/Packaged Foods -- maple syrup, bread, salsa, pickles, canned
fruits, granola, nut mixes, pickled vegetables, jams, jellies and other
preserves
>>>>>
>>>>> Ready-to-Eat Foods -- omelettes, tamales, chana masala, Tibetan
dumplings, lamb meatball sandwiches, cookies, muffins, scones, and other baked
goods, coffee, tea, kombucha, mango lassis, and other refreshments
>>>>>
>>>>> Arts, Crafts, and More—soaps, flower photography prints, note cards,
magnets, and tote bags, crocheted baskets and dishcloths, birdhouses, glass
pendants, semi-precious stone jewelry and other fine items.
>>>>> Vendors (Saturday 5/5)
>>>>> Food and Agricultural Vendors— Lor Family Farm, Cha Veggies, Sheepy
Hollow at Native Oaks Farm, Hazlewood Creek Farms, Jirik Family Farms, Morning
Scape Farm, Burning River Farm, Wisconsin Cheese Outlet, Double Dog Kombucha,
Jirik Family Farm, Peter's Pumpkins & Carmen's Corn, Havlicek's Veseli Vrsek
Orchard, Winter Goddess Foods, Spicy Girl Sauces, UMSF Preserves
>>>>>
>>>>> Ready-to-Eat Food Vendors--Kabomelette, Fireroast Cafe, Akshay Paatram,
Himalayan Momo, Bad Gyros, Rider Nitro Coffee
>>>>>
>>>>> Art and Craft Vendors-- Mary Foster Creative, SRS Mythic Designs,
mayamade, Art + Soul, Putzinbob, Wyrd Sisters
>>>>>
>>>>> Online contributions are quick, easy and secure.
>>>>> The Midtown Farmers Market is a program of the Corcoran Neighborhood
Organization, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization - by donating through this
link, your donation will be designated to the market.
>>>>> Confused about our location? Don't be!
>>>>>
>>>>> Although construction continues nearby, we will continue operating in the
same location as last year, just outside the Midtown/Lake Street Blue Line LRT
stop. Click on the map for more detailed directions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to our sponsors for making the market possible!
>>>>>
>>>>> This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant
from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative
appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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