University of Minnesota Farmer’s Market

Pretty much the same vendors than at other places around the city, but much cheaper than the Mills city farmers’ market and prices comparable to the big farmer’s market on Hennepin.
I like it because it is convenient for someone working at the U like me and it is relatively cheap, even if the number of vendors is relatively limited.

The University’s farmers’ market runs Wednesdays from July 7 through October 6 from 11:00 until 2:00. It’s pretty small — about a dozen vendors, mostly vegetables and a few flowers. No prepared foods so far. I’m still waiting for the stand that sold grilled corn on the cob for $ 2 last year to come back. Most stands sell baskets of produce for $ 2 each (probably a pound’s worth of squash, cucumber, zucchini), which makes this not as good a deal as the downtown Minneapolis farmer’s market where I typically get 3 baskets for $ 5 during the 4:00 hour when the stands are closing up.