Downtown Farmers' Market Announces Vendors, Market Extras Program, Meals From the Market and More for 2022 Season
GREATER DES MOINES, IA (April 20, 2022) – The Downtown Farmers’ Market presented by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines has announced its participating vendors for the 2022 season. The weekly event will bring 240+ local vendors to the streets of Downtown Des Moines (DSM)’s Historic Court District throughout The Market season. View the full Market vendor list here and prepare for your first trip to The Market on Opening Day, Saturday, May 7.
“Our vendors are the heart of the Downtown Farmers’ Market who help produce a nationally recognized event each Saturday throughout the season,” said Tiffany Tauscheck, Chief Operations Officer at the Greater Des Moines Partnership and President of Downtown DSM, Inc. “We are excited to continue to support our local farmers, businesses and nonprofits, and give our patrons and community members a chance to support local in their community.”
Corporations and businesses can participate and support The Market as a Market Extra Partner. As a Market Extra, businesses receive a privileged presence at The Market with onsite visibility and signage, including direct access onsite and inclusion within Market promotions. Applications for the Market Extras program are open throughout the season. Learn more about how to become a Market Extra here. The Saturday Salute program provides local nonprofit and charitable organizations with a venue to promote learning opportunities, events and community resources each Saturday. Learn more about how to become a Saturday Salute here.
Meals From the Market, sponsored by First Interstate Bank, is a program created to accept fresh food donations from Market patrons, vendors and the entire community to help feed the hungry in the local community. The program provides thousands of pounds of fresh food to Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) emergency pantries where it is distributed throughout DSM. Home gardeners and bakers are encouraged to donate fresh produce and baked goods; non-perishable food is also accepted. Learn more about the Meals From the Market program here.
“The Downtown Farmers’ Market not only gives residents a chance to purchase fresh produce and healthy, locally produced products but also gives them a chance to donate their time to make sure that others in their community are afforded that same possibility,” said David Stark, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines. “We encourage all patrons to support local vendors and participate in all the additional opportunities The Market provides throughout the season.”
The Downtown Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday morning from May through October. Hours are 7 a.m. – Noon, with a later start time during October when hours are 8 a.m. – Noon. The Market spans nine city blocks in Downtown Des Moines (DSM) in the Historic Court District: On Court Avenue from Water Street to Fifth Avenue and extending north and south on Second Avenue, Third Street and Fourth Street.
The Downtown Farmers’ Market is produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and sponsored by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, MidAmerican Energy Company, First Interstate Bank, Iowa Food and Family Project, Polk County, DART and IHeart Radio.
About the Downtown Farmers’ Market
The Downtown Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday morning May – October in the Historic Court District in Downtown Des Moines. The Market also produces a Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in November and December. Find more information at desmoinesfarmersmarket.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/DowntownFarmersMarket and on Twitter and Instagram at @dtfarmersmarket.
About the Greater Des Moines Partnership
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic and community development organization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa. Together with 24 Affiliate Chambers of Commerce, more than 6,500 Regional Business Members and more than 365 Investors, The Partnership drives economic growth with one voice, one mission and as one region. Through innovation, strategic planning and global collaboration, The Partnership grows opportunity, helps create jobs and promotes DSM as the best place to build a business, a career and a future. Learn more at DSMpartnership.com.