Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers' Market

When I mingle with hundreds of other people at the CR Downtown Farmers' Market, more than at any other time or place, I have a sense that Cedar Rapids truly is recovering from last year's devastating flood -- with a vital center city area. I love the variety -- from coffee and food items to fresh produce, flowers, arts, crafts, jewelry, clothes, and booths representing organzations such as the Cedar Rapids Public Library (on its own post-flood rebuilding journey). Shopping at the CR Downtown Market is a way to buy locally grown or produced items and cast my lot with my struggling, but determined, city. This creates an unspoken bond among all the people I meet and talk with at the market and gives it a sense of joy and resilience. Come on out and experience it for yourself!