Mill City Farmers Market

Community Booths

Our mission is to inspire and nurture a healthy communityby building a local, sustainable and organic food economyin a vibrant, experiential marketplace.

Community Booths

As part of Mill City Farmers Market(MCFM)’s mission to inspire and nurture a healthy community, we are happy to offer well-respected non-profits and local businesses space to share their good work through tabling at the market. MCFM receiveslots of interest from local organizations interested in having a presence at the market, and we can typically only accommodateone or two organizationsat both our outdoor and indoor markets. Community Booths are booked two to three months prior to the start of the market season and will be assigned on a case-by-case basis. We give preference to healthy food, agriculture, cooking, environment, wellness and Mill District neighborhoodorganizations ahead of others. We also prioritize organizations that have a strong record of impact, are planning organizational growth, and work with under-represented communities.

If you are interested in having a booth at the Mill City Farmers Market or learning more about community booths at the market, please review the information below.

General Information

  • Outdoor Saturday markets typically have between 3,000 and 6,000 visitors
  • Indoor markets and Tuesday Night Markets typically have between 750 and 2,000 visitors.
  • All market dates and times are listed below. You are required to arrive a half hour before the start of the market and remain at your booth until the end of the day (with breaks for grocery shopping, of course!)
  • At the outdoor Saturday markets, we offer community booths one 10’ x 10’ tent, one 6’ table and a large chalkboard sign. You are welcome to fill the space with additional items, per approval from market management (Please note: our market is situated in an extremely windy location!)
  • At indoor winter markets, community booths receive one 6’ table and a chalkboard sign.
  • Currently, at our Tuesday Night Markets Community Booths are required to bring their own10’ x 10’ tent, four 25lb weights and table.

Outdoor Saturday Market – 704 S. 2nd Street

Saturdays May – September, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays in October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday Night Market – The Commons 425 Portland Avenue S.

Tuesdays June – September, 4 to 8 p.m.

Indoor Winter Market – Inside the Mill City Museum

Select Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mill City Farmers Market

Community Booths

Non-profit organizations and small businesses are eligible to be community booths at the market. Organizations and businesses that are interested in supporting the market further may be interested in market sponsorship.

Non-ProfitOrganizations

•Non-profits provide customers with information about unique projects around the city and add to the community feel of the market.

•Organizations represent many interests from local food and healthy living to conservation and youth empowerment. MCFM is pleased to support other non-profits in the community.

•Community booths for non-profit organizations are free.

Small Businesses

  • The decision to allow any retail business at market is at the sole discretion of the market management.
  • Community booth fees for small businesses start at $150

Site Details:

  • Our site is very, very windy—please plan accordingly with weighted signage and materials.
  • You will not be able to drive a vehicle on-site, but we do have carts available to help you load and unload your vehicle
  • We have limited access to electricity. Clear all electrical and other special needs with market management.
  • Parking at the meters is reserved for the market’s customers.

Rules:

•Any sales or fundraising require permission of market management and shall be limited to appropriate items that do not compete with market vendor sales and match the market’s standards of healthy, local and organic.

•Distribution of samples or free items must be cleared by market managementand may require a hand washing station.

•If you would like us to include information about your booth in our social media or on our website, please provide the information at least one week prior to your market date.

For questions about Community Booths at MCFM, please contact Marketing and Events Manager:

Jenny Heck, ; (612) 341-7580

Mill City Farmers Market

Community Booth Application

Business Name:

Non-profit organizationSmall Business

Other, please describe:

Contact Name:

Best phone: () -

E-mail:

Business Website:

Names and Contact for individuals who will be staffing your booth

(Must include cell phone number for morning of market)

Please let us know, briefly:

  1. Why is your organization/ business a good fit for the Mill City Farmers Market? (Note: Our mission is to inspire and nurture a healthy communityby building a local, sustainable and organic food economyin a vibrant, educational marketplace.)
  1. What is the purpose of your outreach?
  1. What will your display at the market include and what interactive activities you will be offering at your booth?
  1. What are your preferred markets (Saturday Outdoor, Tuesday Night Market or Indoor Winter Market), and what dates you would like to be at the market?Or, simply list any dates you are unavailable. We typically offer Community Booths one to two dates per season, based on space availability and alignment with our mission.

E-mail completed application to: or mail to:

Jenny Heck

704 S. 2nd St. Ste. 510

Minneapolis, MN 55401