Reviews for: Dubuque Farmers' Market

I just started going to the Dubuque Market after being away for quite a number of years and let me tell has it grown! I remember 40 or 50 vendors and music every so often. Now they shut down 3 city blocks and there's 2 types of music every weekend and over a 100 vendors. And boy is it neat to have food to eat for breakfast right there as you walk around. This is definitely an awesome growing community market and I can't wait to see what their Winter market has to offer.

After becoming aware of the "hows" and "whys" of food production in high school, I was desperate for a farmers market. I was surprised to find a small one just blocks from my house in a rural Connecticut city, but disappointed to see only TWO vendors. Still, those were very yummy potatoes and cucumbers!

A few years ago I moved to Dubuque and last year discovered Dubuque's market. This place is amazing! The inside streets of FOUR city blocks are lined with almost 100 vendors selling not only wonderfully fresh (and sometimes organic) seasonal produce, but also homemade baked goods, foods to eat on the spot, dip and soup mixes, canned items, honey, salsas, potted plants and home goods like towels, potholders and microwave potato pouches! (I've seen knife sharpening during the Winter market too!) I've enjoyed meeting some of the producers and learning more about things like beef production, CSAs and honey, and trying new-to-me varieties of apples and onions, among others.

This past Saturday I went with my husband and little boy. The atmosphere was friendly as we walked along, "window-shopping," but saying hi to the vendors. A quick glance around and I could see the hottest items were strawberries, snap peas, and crisp lettuces. We stopped to buy warm, freshly made organic veggie egg rolls, and then again to buy strawberries. I couldn't resist giving my 17 month old a strawberry right there and it was so red and juicy we made quite a wonderful mess from that one little berry. Why have I been buying the big brand in the grocery store? My husband and little one run ahead and I stop to sample some salsa and guacamole, and then of course HAVE to buy said guacamole (so good!). The vendor next door is taking down his table and we overhear him say he sold out of all 200 pounds he brought, which gives me a sense that all those stories I hear about a tomato not being worth it unless it's fresh are true, even if the seeds had to be started indoors for them to be ready in June. By now my husband and son are with me again and we see friends from church. After catching up, we finish our stroll, stopping to buy peas and homemade zucchini, pear, and parmesan bread.

This place is an absolute blessing to my little family. We've been encouraged to try new things and we've learned what quality really means. It makes so much sense for us to buy some food from the market and then build the rest of our shopping around those initial purchases. Ideally, I'd go every week!

Great selection, lots of fun vendors, wonderful local food, friendly people, lots of music and events - what's not to like?

Beacuse of the fresh home grown, mostly organic, fruite, veggies and free roam eggs...and they are within wheelchair reach of where I reside.

It is awesome shopping at farmer's market being able to buy locally grown fruits, vegetables, plants, baked goods, etc. Also - Fincels sweet corn is the greatest. The kettle corn is to die for as well. It is a great place to see friends and neighbors and learn about what Dubuque has to offer locally for food.

We love it because the produce is fresh, and atmosphere is fun, the people friendly. It's a great way to stock our refrigerator for the week.

There are a lot of fellow craft people and nice neighbors next to us us from Bellevue that really nice people.

They always promote healthy and homemade options adn a great way to spend time with the family.

Because they have the best produce at a decent price and are the nicest people to get my produce from.

1.I LIKE TO BUY FRESH 2.I BELIEVE WE SHOULD SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FARMERS AND CRAFTERS.

Not only can I buy great quality local produce and products that I need, thus supporting local farmers, but there is always great entertainment and I see tons of people that I know, so it is a social occasion as well. I've been to many farmer's markets, and this is my favorite!

It has a huge variety of produce, baked goods, and other items. The atmosphere is also good, and you see people you know.

It has the best veggies (especially tomatoes and sweet corn) and the friendliest people selling their items. The flowers and plants available are beautiful too. It is a major community gathering place on Sat. morning and just a great way to support local producers!

it has evrything you'd want,Fresh Veggies and Fruit and Herbs and spices and Flowers and Arts and Crafts from many Places and all the People are very Friendly and very Helpful,and theirs Music Played and the whole Atmospher makes you feel Great,it's alot of fun, and you meet some very interesting People

They always offer a wide variety of home grown or home made items. Great selection.