Grinnell farmers market opens next week

GRINNELL — The Grinnell Farmers Market will kick off Thursday, May 9 from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The market welcomes back many longtime vendors and adds new vendors with new products.

The Grinnell Farmers Market is organized by the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce and is presented by Grinnell Mutual in partnership with UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center, and Grinnell College.

The market will be set up at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Broad Streets. Residents are asked to avoid parking in those spaces after 1 p.m. on Thursdays and after 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays to allow vendors time to set up.

The market will have a card reader available for those wishing to purchase tokens to use at the market. Debit/Credit tokens can be purchased to use as cash with all vendors at market.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program tokens can be purchased with SNAP cards to use for qualifying products.

The market will participate in the Double Up Food Bucks Program for the 2024 season. Customers are able to earn food bucks when purchasing SNAP tokens, or then can bring the food bucks earned at Fareway and spend them on qualifying products.

The card reader stand will be in front of the Veteran’s Memorial Building.

Applications for full time Thursday vendors are no longer being accepted, but full-time vendors for Saturdays and part-time vendors for both days will still be accepted.

All items for sale must be entirely grown or made by the vendor or immediate family members in Iowa.

On Saturday, May 11, the market will participate in the Mother’s Day Build a Bouquet event along with participating downtown retailers. Moms can collect flowers from participating farmers market vendors for the event.

Olson Garden Market will host Plant a Pizza at the farmers market May 30 and June 1.

Anyone interested in being a vendor or performing music during the markets can find more information at grinnellfarmersmarket.com or by emailing marissa@getintogrinnell.com or calling 641-236-6555.

For the latest market information, make sure to follow the market on Facebook and Instagram at @grinnellfarmersmarket.

Vendors

● B & Vegetable: fruits, vegetables, salsas, sauces, jams/jellies and freeze dried treats.

● Beez Blooming Garden & Beez Kettle Corn: floral bouquets, kettle corn, specialty flavor kettle corn, and lemonade.

● Bunny Traxx Ceramics: painted/glazed ceramic pieces, and handmade crocheted items.

● Circle W Acres: produce, baked breads, pies and kolaches.

● Compass Plant CSA: produce, fresh baked bread, heritage pork and chicken products, farm fresh eggs.

● Dolezal Honey Bees: Honey, flavored honey, beeswax, candles, beeswax/honey lip balm, soap and lotion.

● Grinnell American Legion/VFW: Information about membership, poppies, flags.

● Katie’s Mini Donuts: fresh mini doughnuts and snow cones.

● Little Bud Farm: fresh cut flowers and potted plants.

● Nippe Crafting: gemstones, jewelry and wild foraged mushrooms.

● Olive Branch Woodworking: custom cutting boards, charcuterie boards, flower pots, squirrel benches.

● Olson Garden Market: fresh produce, and homemade spice blends.

● Paparoni’s: mobile Italian eatery rotating weekly menu of items like spaghetti, meatballs, cheesesteaks, ziti and jimmy buffs.

● Prairie Produce: fresh produce, freeze dried goods, salsas and pickled goods.

● Rose’s Art Stand: hand painted rocks and various other items.

● Tangled Roots Farm: jams/jellies, pickled goods, eggs and baked goods.

● Ginger Werner: produce, baked goods and eggs.

● Grinn Open Studio: handmade ceramic items.

● Whiskey Golf Coffee Co: roasted coffee beans.