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The Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund is a non-profit organization that relies on grants, partnerships and individual donations for support. donate to the Charitable Fund The Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund supports a healthier community through educational and food access programs, small business development, and grants for local, sustainable farmers and food makers.…

Donate

Many of you have asked, “What can I do to support the market?” You can invest in your local community and food system by making a donation today. Becoming a Friend of the Market allows us to grow our mission to inspire a healthier community through partnerships, educational programming, and support for organic farmers and…

Gedef Farm Next Stage Grant

Charitable Fund

Since its launch in 2006, Mill City Farmers Market has fostered a local, sustainable and organic food economy in a vibrant, experiential marketplace. In 2017, the Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund was founded as an extension of the Market to support and expand its mission-driven work and deepen its impact as an anchor in…

Sustainability Statement USDA Organic Sign

Sustainability Statement

Mill City Farmers Market (MCFM) is dedicated to the health and sustainability of our community. While not all of our vendors are USDA Certified Organic, they all adhere to our Sustainability Statement, which is as follows. Local MCFM supports local food; food that is fresh, healthy, seasonal and that builds and strengthens local economies. In…

About

Mill City Farmers Market is Minneapolis’ trusted source for healthy, local and sustainable groceries, combining a vibrant marketplace with nourishing community connection. MCFM is a non-profit organization that was founded in June of 2006 by farm-to-table chef and restauranuer Brenda Langton, in collaboration with the Mill City Museum. With over 100 local farmers, food makers…

Become a Vendor

2026 VENDOR APPLICATIONS are CLOSED Our once-per-year application period for the May to October outdoor season closed on January 15th. We spend lots of staff and committee time each winter reviewing applications, ensuring new and returning vendors meet our Sustainability Statement, Local Sourcing Standard and other policies, and coordinating vendor schedules and site needs to…

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YEAR-ROUND Farmers Market OUTDOORS: Saturday May through September 8am-1pm; October 9am-1pm INDOORS*: First & Third Saturdays Nov-April, 9am-1pm *inside the Mill City Museum lobby via 2nd Street entrance

Eat dinner, fund a greenhouse!

The Mill City Farmers Market’s Harvest Social benefit dinner is the local foodie event of the season, benefitting ‘healthy foods, local farmers.’ In just three weeks on Sunday, September 8th, the Mill City Farmers Market will be transformed from a vibrant marketplace full of farmers and thousands of grocery shoppers to a white tablecloth dinner,…  Read More →

Organic Field Grant Program

How the market community extends beyond Saturday shopping If you’ve ever walked through the Mill City Farmers Market on a Saturday morning, you may notice there is something that distinguishes it from other shopping experiences. Not only do over 120 local farmers and artisans transform the historic train shed overlooking the Mighty Mississippi into a…  Read More →

12 Facts for 12 Years

MCFM turns 12 this season! This week we’re celebrating the past dozen years of “healthy foods, local farmers” with 12 facts about the market’s vendors, programming and shoppers, leading up to opening day this Saturday, May 6! 1 Our vendors farm 1,255 acres of sustainable land in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 2 Our vendors plant 0 GMOs.…  Read More →