CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — While growers could use a good rain, the weather couldn’t have been better for the first Downtown Farmers Market of the season. With sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, thousands of customers filled the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids on May 27, for the market’s opening day. Early season produce, […]
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Photos: Downtown Farmers Market 2022 ope...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After resorting to a drive-through market in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shortened season last year, the 2022 Downtown Farmers Market kicked off May 28 with crowds of customers and picture-perfect weather. Organizers estimated 15,000 people would attend the opening day of the market, featuring more than 150 […]
Indoor farmers markets get underway in I...
Outdoor farmers markets in Iowa generally end their seasons in October, with indoor markets closely following behind. Locally grown squash, apples, root crops, such as potatoes and onions, and other produce is still available, along with local honey, meats, nuts, baked goods, handcrafted items and more. Special holiday markets in Iowa City return this year, […]
New farmers market launches in New Bo
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A new farmers market that was intended to start last year on the grounds of the Chrome Horse Saloon in New Bohemia finally had its kickoff on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Related: Fresh start for Iowa farmers markets Michelle Hosch of MH Entertainment said plans were canceled last year due to […]
Iowa City cancels plan to resume in-pers...
UPDATE June 24, 2020: The Iowa City Farmers Market canceled plans to resume in-person markets, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Johnson County. See press release at end. The Iowa City Farmers Market will return to in-person markets beginning Saturday, July 4, 2020, while the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has moved to […]
Indoor farmers markets adjust to coronav...
Farmers, bakers and other vendors who rely on year-round farmers markets for income are turning to creative alternatives in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Winter markets, including those in Dubuque and Mount Vernon, Iowa, are temporarily closing to comply with Iowa restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people. The Dubuque Winter Farmers Market, usually […]
Iowa City Farmers Market to showcase ele...
IOWA CITY — Proponents of clean energy see electric cars as a major piece in the battle against climate change. For the second year, the Iowa City Farmers Market will offer an opportunity for people to talk to local owners of electric vehicles, during the Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, market. Related: Find times and locations […]
Photos: Market After Dark in downtown Ce...
UPDATE, Aug. 28, 2019: The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, which hosts Market After Dark, said this year’s event had a record number of attendees, at nearly 50,000. “We heard from many of the 100 Market After Dark vendors that they were sold out or nearly sold out of products well before the closing bell […]
Market After Dark to feature not-so-secr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The popular nighttime farmers market in downtown Cedar Rapids returns Saturday, Aug. 24, for its fifth year. Market After Dark runs 6:30-11 p.m., with nearly 100 vendors selling prepared foods, honey, baked goods, flowers, clothing, handcrafted items and more. A few vendors sell fruits and vegetables, but the focus differs from […]
Czech influence continues at farmers mar...
Kolaches are not a well-kept secret at the Toledo Farmers Market. Every Friday afternoon during market season, customers line up before the opening whistle to be among the first to snatch their favorite flavors of the fruit-filled Czech pastry from market vendors. Cherry, apricot, prune and poppyseed kolaches fill more than one vendors’ table, along […]