Reviews for: Bloomington Community Farmers' Market

Recently my father was terminated from the farmers market for no good reason. The market master speculated that my father's tomatos were not grown on his farm, they were invited to come out to the farm and see the tomato operation for themselves. They toured the farm and agreed we had an ample tomato crop, but were still suspicious. They left that day tellin us that they would contact us later in the we to let us know how they wanted to proceed. My father provided them with the information they asked for later that week and had a message later that he was terminated from the market.

Many questions are still unanswered about the situation and it seems that the farmer's market staff is unwilling to provide evidence to my father and I about the situation. It is obvious that this market is run on one person's ideals and no one can question these. All I have asked, is for them to meet my father and I in person and show us what evidence they have. I have had no response to a letter sent last week and do not expect any. It seems that over controlling market master does not have time to back her unmerited decision up and would rather look the other way out of her coward ways.

I feel that the decision to terminate my father from this market was persuaded by other vendors in the market and these political acts have turn people bad within the market. It is very sad to see someone discrimnated against trying to make an honest living, my father has worked hard to build his operation and now has busted dreams.

I would urge anyone attending the market to question the market master about this situation, I bet you get a blank stare and a quick look to the ground. They know that their decision is based on invisible evidence and do not plan to back it up.

Happy Farming

Entertainment, atmosphere, friendly people with great choice of produce, meats, plants and food from local non chain restaurants.

We enjoy talented musicians, locally friendly people, and the wide selection of fresh produce, meats, coffee, plants and other wide variety of other things offered. Supporting our community is also very important! Great ambiance too!!!

fresh produce, great local entertainment, wonderful opportunity to attend a community event.

We live in the Chicago area and coming down and enjoying this Community Farmers'Market was great. Lots of great fruits and vegetables are offered and the flowers and plants are beautiful. My meals are worked around the different produce we purchase that day. Thanks for making Bloomington a great place.

Coming from Denver, the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market is a paradise! The guarantee that the food for sale is locally produced, the variety and quality of the food for sale, and the atmosphere make it my favorite Saturday morning shopping errand. It is one of the best things about living in Bloomington, Indiana

It's one of the most awesome markets in the country. Well organized, nice facilities, good entertainment, good fellowship, great vendors with outstanding products. Additionally, it is located in the fantastic city of Bloomington with the oustanding Indiana University within walking distance. There is a new bike trail at the market entrance as well.

The fresh colors of flowers, fruits, vegetables and herbs strewed among cheeses, popcorn and bread make for the best way to start a morning off!

The B-town Farmer's Market is awesome! I love being able to get fresh fruits and veggies, homemade cheeses and meats, and local faire! It is the best thing to do on a Saturday morning!

Bloomington, IN has an amazing farmers' market. Plenty of organic food, free range organic chicken, local produce, local wine, local cheese, and heirloom tomatoes. The atmosphere is also a draw. Local performers and often music for children. It represents food politics that are important to me: local organic farming with a friendly and socially conscious atmosphere.

When we visit iur daughter in Bloomington, we always enjoy the very fresh produce frm the farmer's market

Our Bloomington Community Farmer's Market is nestled between the new Bloomington B-line Bicycle/Walking Trail and the historic Showers Commons. It's the perfect "old meets new" setting for a market that is a tradition and novel in and of itself. I first recognized a lot of the vendors as guest speakers from the People's University of Bloomington Grow Organic Educator Series class that I've taken; it's great to see people practice what they teach. I've been to two of our regular vendor's farms. You can see The Chili Woman each week - you can taste-test heirloom varieties of sorrel, arugula, swiss chard, and lettuce; you can buy a head of fresh garlic and have another variety thrown in for free 'just because.' The variety of live music, and the annual Salsa Contest and Tomato Tasting are just the icing on the cake. Or rather the icing on the cake, quiche, tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, onions, and flowers...

I miss the Bloomington Farmers market SOOOOO much, not only does it have every reasonable food choice you could wish for, but it also brings and entire community together every Saturday morning.

I love all the fresh produce and mushrooms and plants. I find new varieties of vegetables to try like Turkish eggplants and an unbelievable assortment of tomatoes. It's all delicious!

It's cheaper to buy organic produce directly from the farmers at the market over buying conventional produce from the supermarket. The world's best sweet corn is available, right next to two girls clogging, who are next to the person selling elk meat. A LARGE percentage of the town's population visits, and we always run into neighbors and friends while there.

The Farmer's market has so many vendors with a variety of locally grown foods, flowers, and prepared food. There is usually music and sometimes an art fair as well. It's always fun to go down and see what's going on. I never come home empty handed. It is hands down, the best farmers's market I have ever been to.

It is a great place to buy the best produce and see all my friends. Plus I like supporting farmers who are planting on a small scale and doing it right.

It's a wonderful alignment of people and food. It has the highest concentration of smiles per square foot.

Great, fresh food from friendly, knowledgeable farmers. Bloomington loves its Farmers' Market!

It is the only place in Bloomington where I can get excellent produce and responsibly raised meat.

Because it is a beautiful way to unite the community while experiencing all that Bloomington has to offer.

The fresh food, smiles, and the feeling of doing something for the better by buying locally. Closeness to downtown and campus also.

The opportunity to purchase freshly picked,local organic food in a community event that brings together people from all over the area,

I love the opportunity to meet the farmers and know where my food is coming from. In concept, the Farmers' Market is about supplying a sustainable local food system, and it it wonderful to see that implemented in such a fun and carefree environment. The demand for good, clean, and fair food is there!

It's where I get the food that feeds my family, interact with my community, educate myself, support my local economy, catch up with friends, and at times, make my living.

It's a community meeting place, with fresh produce, flowers, meats and cheeses, local music groups, political sign-ups, art fair once a month in addition.

It's always fun, with a lot of music and activities going on, people collecting signatures for social action, the produce is affordable, and you can always find very delicious and fresh veggies and fruit and what not :)))

It is wonderful. Many vendors with lots of great product of the highest quality, week after week. Terrific atmosphere, always fun.

The Bloomington Community Farmers' Market is the best I've ever been to! It is well coordinated, the stands are laid out well and offer easy access.

During 3 seasons of the year, our farmers' market is the heart of the community. The produce available is absolutely awesome and the people who grow the produce are inspiring.

A farmer's market is an important local event, no matter what country or culture. Bloomington's is one of the best.

Bloomington Farmers Market is an incredible community event. My family just moved to Bloomington and we have found the farmers market to not only be a great source for local, organic products, but a wonderful source for connecting with the heart of Bloomington.

I love the Bloomington Community Farmer's Market - I live 65 miles away and travel to it almost every Saturday in the summer because it has a wide selection of vegetables that are organically grown. A wide selection of free range, organic eggs/meats... it has a beautiful array of flowers... and the atmosphere is fun and friendly! The people are fun and friendly! I love it!

Bloomington Community Farmers' Market is the best. I love getting all of my fresh veggies there!

The fruits, vegetables, flowers are fantastic and the vendors are all very friendly and helpful. I have been to other farmers' markets that are no where near as nice.

Our market has a great variety of food available, all of which is grown in this area. It also provides space for social service agencies and other organizations to set up information tables. The farmers and other vendors are friendly and helpful, and some have become good friends over the years. And now, with the addition of the winter market, our farmers' market is open nearly year-round.

The fresh produce,entertainment,affair of the arts 2nd Saturday each month plus the market continues almost all year long with only 2 months break. It is the best market hands down.Bloomington would not be Bloomington without the farmers market!

They have everything that could possibly be in season and all of the farmers are some of the kindest and most open I have met.

They have such a wide range of fruits and veggies. Love the entertainment they provide as well!

I support our Bloomington's farmer market because they share all the great fresh produce and you are able to use your food stamps there and WIC checks too and that can really help out and let you be able to get good and health food. They also have great info on health things and any other local help that you maybe able to get from Bloomington.

There are always lots of fresh flowers, produce, and meats...and the Kettle Korn is Great too!

What is not to love?! Glad we have it . . . it provides a richer flavor to our town.

Colorful, fabulous produce and supplies, music, dancers, and now the B-Line trail! A highlight of every week.

Because it has great whole food locally grown, wonderful community and a beautiful environment. The market sits next to our new B-line trail (walking, biking)

It's the largest that I have ever attended and it has the most varieties of vendors and produce.

I have been going to the market since it was in a parking lot near the library. There is an incredible selection of fresh fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, and flowers each week during the season. The colors in each booth are an inspiration for my quilting. There is also live music and some form of dance each week. It is a place I am proud to bring visitors. I look forward to it as an event, not just a place to purchase food.

Great people in a beautiful setting with a tremendous variety of fresh, delicious foods.

Fresh, high quality vegetables and meat. Nice atmosphere, authentic local agriculture

Wonderful foods, diverse peoples, music, dance, art, great setting, sense of community

We visit our son here every summer and we are familiar with other Farmer's Markets. Bloomington is the best one we know because of its authentic local agriculture, authentic local music and authentic local friendliness.

Such a great variety of food plus a fun family atmosphere of entertainment while you shop.

I've lived all over the country and Bloomington's is the finest farmer's market I've ever seen

The Bloomington Community Farmers Market is one of those places that could of came right from a Steinbeck novel. The people who come to either buy or sell are both unique and flavorful and not only does the Farmer's Market represent a glimpse of a resilient America, but of a community that has unbound potential. Every Saturday the book is opened and a new chapter is written, with no two Saturdays ever being the same.

The Farmers' Market has such a diverse selection, that even in Bloomington's diverse community, there is something for everyone (and plenty of it)!

The Bloomington Farmer's Market is a great market and lifelong tradition of mine. Thanks

It brings the very best of our community - the food producers, the flower growers, artists, musicians, beekeepers, sculptors, young and old alike - together for a shared experience that celebrates our town.

There is no other market within a day's drive that has the variety of meat, produce, flowers, goat cheese and fruit that can compare with the Bloomington market. It's the best.

It really is the best farmer's market I've been to. Great variety, amazing quality and very festive.

Supporting Bloomington farmers' market is a win-win. There are no negatives. Where else can you buy ripe fruit not ruined by shipping methods? Enjoy your rural neighbors? Be pleasured by the most enjoyable music? And, squeeze a beautiful Indiana peach in a crowd many?

I was overwhelmed with the quality and quantity offered at The Bloomington Community Farmers' Market. Contrary to many farmers' markets that I've visited, this one truly is a FARMERS market-- not a craft market, not a business-venture market, just good ol' fruits and vegetables! I'll make the trek back to Bloomington purposely to visit this market!

Slow food, local food, organic food, No GMOs, to help support our local businesses, it is fun to browse & shop and enjoy the activites

Our farmers' market is a vibrant community of food, music, and people. It's the place to be in Bloomington on Saturday mornings in the summer.

This market has been expanding for years and getting better and better every summer!

It's an amazing community event! I have visited the area on several occassions and the Farmer's Market is one place I allow time for on every trip.

I've visited other markets, but Bloomington's is superior in every way-from the variety of local fresh organic produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers, plants honeys, tamales, and coffees to the equally eclectic mix of music and mingling.

Delicious, fresh, healthy produce and fabulous baked treats. Great way to eat local!

Excellent choice of produce as well as some local baked goods, etc.--and great music!

I think Bloomington Farmer's market is the best farmer's market in Indiana. There's always something for everyone. There's always lots of music, a good variety of vendors and the facilities are very enjoyable.

I'll drive to this Farmers' Market from Indianapolis just for the sense of community found there (oh yeah, and the most beautiful wildflower bouquets).

Nothing starts my weekend like the farmers market. It is more than place to buy food the market is a staple of this community.

We have something for everyone : a wide variety of produce (including Asian veggies & award-winning cheeses), fabulous local entertainment from both town & gown (Indiana University's Music School), a "side-market" for arts & crafts & adopt-a-pet volunteers, all located downtown, along a rails-to-trails pathway, with shops & eateries & a children's museum & many other things nearby. Come join us! We love our market so much that we even have an indoor *winter market*!

It's very local -- nothing comes in from out of the area like it does at some markets. It's also extremely social -- a great place to keep in touch with friends in the community.

I've been a market supporter from the first market over 25 years ago. It's where I go for most all my summer grocery shopping and to get my summer bouquets, too. It's a happy place with wonderful vendors and shoppers and great take home food, too. What more can a community ask for!

Our market has grown over the last two decades to become a fusion of town and gown in our university community. Its a great place to meet old friends and make new ones while shopping for fresh, lovingly local foods. The market vendors are not middle men -- they grown their own, and offer an increasingly rich choice of sustainable, organic and heirloom varieties, and the quality is superb. The market is supported by the city, by our local food coop, by an increasing number of restaurant chefs, and by young and old in a community thinking about our collective futures in hopeful, creative and sustainable ways.

It's an amazing bustling place with live music, dancing, food, flowers and county information. You find everything from homemade baked goods to beeswax soap to flowers, fresh meat and of course vegetables. They have it all and lots of choices. There is also a section for local businesses and organizations to share information about what they have to offer the community.

Besides the great food and talent, attending the Market feeds the spirit of life that animates my relationships. I always leave smiling.

The air smells like carmel corn, the sounds of local acts and people talking are a great way to spend a Saturday morning, and the tables are filled with delicious, local produce.

It's a vibrant social hub, a riot of colorful sights and sounds, and bursting with healthy and delicious food!

It not only provides wonderful fresh food, but is a significant social gathering place for the community.

Because the quality of items offered is always top notch, the variety of items always amazes me and the vendors are friendly and helpful.

The locally grown fruit and veggies are wonderful.The local flowers,honey,entertainment everything about it makes for an enjoyable experience.All the products are so fresh and healthy.It is the BEST!!!!

I especially like the Bloomington Farmers Market because it now has so many organic growers and others who, even though they are not certified, use organic and sustainable growing methods. Local and organic, that is the food I love to eat!

The Bloomington Farmers' Market is the place to be on Saturday morning. The vendors, the entertainers, and the vast array of fruits, veggies, flowers, meat and dairy products make the experience healthy and enjoyable.

I just visited for the first time last Saturday and fell in love with the whole atmosphere. I totally lost track of time and wanted to stay all day. The musicians mixed in with local crafters displaying their wares added such a flair to an excellent selection of top-notch fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, fresh meat, eggs, honey and floral arrangements, potted or freshly cut. I can't wait to go back and I'm telling everyone I know.

The Best organic and local food idems available in a 100 mile radius that are fresh,and wholesome. It provides a livelyhood for local farmers and their families.

The local, organic fresh produce; the smart, funny, and caring farmers; and the sense of community it brings to Bloomington. You can meet anyone worth meeting in the Corn Line!

We have gotten to know several venders over the years and have visited a couple of their farms. Thanks for your hard work and great products despite Mother Nature.

We have gotten to know several venders over the years and have visited a couple of their farms. Thanks for your hard work and great products despite Mother Nature.

It's the heart of our community-- a place to get clean, fresh food, meet friends you see nowhere else and awaken a sense of gratitude for life and community.

It's the highlight of my week with all of the wonderful produce, friendly venders and great entertainment, not to mention getting to see so many friends and people I know.

It's totally Bloomington! Great produce, meat, treats, we first saw our pet there, it's a great social enviornment, it's Bloomington!

The variety and quality of fresh, locally produced vegetables, meats, and dairy is superb!!!! With the addition of arts and music, Bloomington Community Farmers' Market can't be beat.

Locally produced fruits and veg. Not scary beef, pork, lamb, elk. Cheese! And other dairy products. Supporting local farmers and getting to eat food that tastes fresh and healthy. Why wouldn't I support our farmer's market?

Bloomington Community Farmers' Market was way ahead of the curve offering pesticide-free produce years before "eat organic" became a fashionable buzz word. There's a dizzying display of fruit & veges, like lettuce grown from a variety of European seed that thrives thru the heat of summer. The farmer is a Vietnamese woman. Our beautiful beans were grown by a retired advertising executive. My eggplant came from a singing man from Trinidad. I believe my family is healthier because we eat local. Our Market is a tapestry woven from a colorful culture of sweat, sun, soil, & smiles.

Incredible social event, great produce and homemade foods, great live entertainment, people from all over the world buying produce from 5 generation Hoosier families.

It's not only fun but full of surprises every week. Whether it be a new teenage solo violinist or a stand full of great Indiana mushrooms, there's always a great buzz about the air.

The music, the produce, the meats and cheeses, the ambiance, the cloggers, and the wonderful patrons all contribute to Bloomington's farmer's market. Its a perfect opportunity for the community (including IU students, who may otherwise have little access to fresh food) to come together and support each other and beautiful food!

Awesome local produce at great prices!!!! I love knowing who I buy my food from!

There is no equal. I have lived all over the United States (San Francisco, among them), and Bloomington is head and shoulders above the rest.

Well organized, music on Saturday mornings, all foods grown locally within Monroe and surrounding counties, Amish appeal,quality foods including corn in season, a lively atmosphere and experience.