Reviews for: Downtown Farmers Market

Every visitor I have brought to our market says it is the best they have ever been too. I love the fresh, local produce by people I get to know personally!

Great natural food. Wonderful gathering place to meet both longtime and new friends and be delighted and suprised when you see them

Great fresh food, supporting local growers and people-watching. The breakfast burritos too!

It a place where our family can get fresh and healthy organic fruits and vegetables. we can also enjoy fresh meals and enjoy music. it is a great family outing while we are supporting our local farmers and economy. And know where your food is coming from.

It has something for everyone. Good food, great finds, sweet music, no one does it better!

I love the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market because of the fun environment, the friendly people, and the delicious food!

It is the greatest farmer's market I've ever seen. It is fun to plan a dinner party exclusively from their products.

It is one of my favorite Saturday morning activities. The great food, the music and, most importantly, the various local businesses providing quality produce and products keeps me coming back! Always an enjoyable experience! AND five stars for the valet bicycle parking!!!

Great place to grocery shop for the best locally produced food. Fun people watching, too!

In my opinion it's the Best Farmers Market in Des Moines, IA. It's also the best Farmers Market that I go to and return several times.

It is the best way to spend a Saturday morning. Diverse food. Diverse people. Lovely setting.

Its the best in the midwest with a wide variety of locally created crafts, home grown produce and awesome,wholesome homemade food products. The environment is clean,welcoming and accomodating.

I love buying locally. The variety and quality of produce, prepared foods, and craft items wonderful. I love introducing people to the Downtown Farmers Market and then listening to them tell about all their friends they plan on bringing.

I love the downtown farmers market because of the number and variety of vendors. It's well laid out and is a friendly place. You can find what you need or you can browse for a couple of hours. The best

Great times, great market, get back to green and self supporting, nothing better!

it has food with integrity grown by my friends and neighbors. food that is good for me, my family, my local economy & my environment. The only thing i can not buy is milk. the market has Everything

the variety and size of the dm farmer's market is better than any other i've ever been to!

I am a Farmer's Market "regular" and begin my shopping when the bell rings every Saturday morning. I am able to take advantage of the wonderful selection and fill my "Farmer's Market" bag and create wonderful meals for my family for the next few days with the freshest, in season produce.

It's a great atmosphere with a lot of locally-grown food. My wife and I love it!

We love supporting our local community by buying fresh, HEALTHY, local food! We also love the atmosphere and energy of the DTFM!

I was very impressed with the number of vendors and the variety of items when I have visited your farmera market.

There is a lot to do and so many things different to purchase. Each week I find something new.

Love to wander and choose produce for cooking. We get cinnamon rolls to take home inviting friends for coffee.

because it is a great place to go with my mom or with my friends or my boyfriend! They all love it so I plan saturdays with all of them (different days) and I go all of the time :)

Its the best thing to do every weekend! The vendors are great and its super fun to dog watch.

Love to buy local produce and to choose from a variety (choices that I typically don't have at a grocery store).

It is so nice to be able to buy locally produced vegetables and fruits, and the atmosphere is great. A wonderful place to shop and spend your Saturday mornings.

Great food. Great people. Buying local can do so much for the local farmer. Even if it is only a backyard plot. It's a no brainer, lets keep the money and futures in our area.

The Farmers Market is great! Awesome food, local produce and a large variety of different things to look at and buy!

At the downtown farmers market, I find fresh local organic food. Going there is always enjoyable, but the local high quality foods are the reason I go.

Awesome produce and other local goodies! Great way to spend a Saturday morning!

There is so much to choose from, everything is fresh, and there are great food vendors using ingredients grown right here in Central Iowa

great vendors, great products, great people watching anda Saturday without a pork loin sandwich from the Master Griller ruins the whole weekend!

I attened the market every weekend to buy produce and support local business. The breakfast sandwiches and coffee that are available from the business located in the downtown area are well worth it too.

It has a great variety of items from which to choose. They have activities for all ages. It's the place to be on a Saturday morning!

I enjoy the diverse vendors selling a wide variety of locally grown food and handmade goods. The setting is perfect.

great food, jewelry, bread.... great place to go and hang out! live music tons of people! LOVE IT!

The atmosphere, food, music....everything about it is wonderful. Great selection of products and friendly people!

Love coming back and visit my home town. Nothing like what the Des Moines Farmers Market has to offer. Haven't found anything out in the New Hampshire area that can even compare.

Several great vendors who are knowledgable of their products and extremely friendly. It is a great, positive atmosphere for the whole family.

Wonderful, original music; grand variety of fruits and vegetables from Iowa and surrounding states; wide, open streets to meander through; great coffee shop among the vendors; friendly people; the "happening" spot on Sat. morning

what a wonderful event filled with great fresh veggies/fruits, diverse foods to eat, beautiful plants/flowers, unique crafts and fantastic music!

Awesome produce, free entertainment and a meal all in one place. Whats not to love?

Thought Madison, Wisconsin, had the best farmers market until I visited Des Moines. We have produce, but not as many food vendors. Loved those egg rolls.

Their produce are fresh before chemicals and other things are placed on them. Also like the variety of goods sold at markets. All the new plants and old pasteries you can purchase. Gives ventors a great opportunity to sell their products, that we the consumers don't normally see in a grocery store. A wonderful way to spend time shopping and looking and I love the kettle Corn. My young people have now got me hooked on that. It wouldn't be as pleasant of a summer and fall without them.

Huge variety of food, produce, baked goods, crafts. My family members from larger metro areas have been very impressed with the size, variety, and quality of items available at this market.

It's because of Deb who built the legacy and Kelly who has continued it - and downtown is the best place to be! Right, Marilyn?

The location and the number of vendors make it a special event that is well attending on Saturday morning.

Because the foods are good and it is good to support local vendors, and I always get my pumpkins there!

I love the atmosphere!!! My friend and i drive over an hour and a half to come to the farmers market!!

I love this market...it is colorful, musical, loaded with fun, great fresh food and diversity! I make it a point to come to Des Moines several times just to be a part of the wonderful atmosphere and purchase fantastic food.

It sells just about everything! Especially love the midwestern baked goods (especially Mash's Baked goods) as these and not available in my area.

LOVE IT! Fresh produce and homegrown goodies, breads, salsa, wine and the entertainment.

It's great!...It's the Best. I don't know anyone who wouldn't enjoy it.And everyone shoulkd experience it. Let Add Bench's to Court Ave. It would be very enjoyable and added accessory for the area and restaurants.

The atmosphere, the fresh produce, the fun crafts etc. Also the breakfast burritos!!

I like the variety of the selection of produce and other locally produced products.

It has a great selection of fruits and vegetables grown by local famrers to purchase. It also has good music and is set up in an organized/inviting manner.

Love the fresh produce, flowers/plants, other goods, and mingling with all the wonderful Des Moinians!

It is so colorful, bountiful, and full of the best and friendliest vendors anywhere.

Because of the fresh vegs & fruits and all the vendors. That the good thing about the Farmer Market.

Always a lot of variety...plus entertainment. lots of people there. the place to be on Sat. morning.

DM Downtown Farmers Market has a variety of vendors that offer exposure to education, music, art, and diverse selection of yummy ethnic foods!

you can buy a huge range of locally produced food and goods. It's a lot of fun, and it's a little different every weekend.

It has a wide variety of local vendors, in addition to easy parking and entertainment.

I ride bikes with a group of friends, and we usually make it a destination to stop for breakfast! After riding a hard 30 miles, it is a great place to stop and get coffee and breakfast before riding back home. What a fun event for our community and gives another perspective or segment to the variety of attendees. Bicycle riders are really OK - and may even be your next door neighbor!

Great atmosphere, good variety of fresh food, baked items, crafts, etc. Enjoy, volunteers are great help to point you in the correct direction.

There are so many different vendors, and its a great place to see and hear new things, as well as chat with friends. Buying fresh and local is the only way to go!

Large variety of fresh food and a wonderful group of people. Fun way to spend Saturday mornings.

I love going down there and buying home grown fruits and vegetables. I prefer helping out my own community and supporting local venders.

it is a wonderful way to spend a lovely summer morning. the produce is exceptional and atmopshere delightful

It is a great thing to do on Saturday morning and you can find just about everything you could need for the week at the farmers market

The Des Moines farmers is the best I have been to in several cities. The variety is awesome! You can start out and have breakfast and on the way back down the other side have lunch, buy some fresh things for dinner, a souvineer listen to music see people from everywhere and style. I love it. Majority of people that run their stands are so informative, and friendly. It's a place to keep returning again and again.

Great event for DSM - love the whole experience of being able to shop, eat your way through the various stands and bring home great flowers and fresh produce.

Des Moines' Downtown Farmers' Market is fantastic! Terrific product every Saturday...that's the most important aspect. There also are many opportunities to nourish yourself while shopping with fresh offerings, many diverse ethnic stands. It's a great farmers' market that happens to also be a commnunity builder. And oh yes, the variety of musical entertainment each week is a fine touch. Thousands of residents come each Saturday.

My FAVORITE thing to do on a Saturday morning! Grab breakfast, sample fresh produce, and pick up delicious food for the week!

It's a great place to go grab breakfast, pick up things made by local folks and chat with friends.

Because it has such variety of items for sale: veggies, fruit, meat, eggs, cheese, plants, clothes, wine, on and on. I love the live music (several venues) and the atmosphere.

It's like a party. Everyone is in a good mood. The food is great. You go home with lots of veggies.

It is my absolute favorite thing about the summer! I love the food, the music, the atmosphere, and the colors. I go almost every Saturday. I LOVE YOU DES MOINES FARMERS MARKET!!!!!!

I love the organic produce, Niman's meats, the music, flowers and meeting friends to have the breakfast burrito. It's an event every Saturday.

The vendors are nice. Tasty - fresh food like Goat cheeses from Lois @ Dairy Aire. Nice crafts-home items paricularly in Fall

Diversity... colorful... cool sounds... plentiful, yet confined in one compact area... reasonably priced products and merchandise. Come visit!

This one is by far the best around. I love the variety of items offered & the music along the way as you shop & the friendly venders. Makes for a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise & come home with wonderful things to enjoy later.

Buying local is important to my family. Being able to buy localy grown quality food & products is great. Good music and gives a good sense of what IOWA as a state has to offer...flowers,produce,clothing & etc.

healthy foods, large selection, great setting, good entertainment, welcoming vendors

The energy is amazing. I go sometimes just to grab some breakfast, listen to the live preformers and walk around looking at everything. I am so glad that we have such an amazing Farmer's Market in Des Moines!

the vendors displays are so attractive, that you usually by produce that maybe you have not tried before.This encourages an individual to buy more healthy foods. I also find products that I could use in my daily or weekly lively hood. I love this market! They deserve to win!!!

You just feel good being there watching people who are enjoying themselves. It's like a weekly festival. Oh, and you can buy food there too.

I love the variety of vendors, the entertainment, the energy of it all! What better way to spend a leisurely Saturday morning?

Downtown environment, huge 12 city block area, clean, held on weekend (Saturday) for convienant shopping, 8a to Noon duration makes it easy to get too but never enough time to see (and eat) it all!

There's wonderful produce, food, and ambience every Saturday morning from May through the end of October!

Where else can you hear/watch a free live local musician/show, (2-3 for that matter!) look at the sun/moon up close, get fresh local grown items for the days meals, catch up with old and new friends, and buy local art?! DSM has changed sooo much and I'm proud to say it's my home town!

I love the vibrant atmosphere and the variety of fresh produce and product offerings.

It's the perfect to buy fresh, buy local. It's a great place to get a varied breakfast. It's fun to interact with other people and socialize my dog.

It's the best farmer's market I've ever been to. The Des Moines Farmer's Market is almost as good as the Iowa State Fair! There are tons of people, blocks upon city blocks of great vendors, there's a little bit of everything for everyone.

A great variety of fresh, locally grown, healthy food products to purchase directly from the grower accompanied by an array of entertainment & people watching.

As my husband would say, "They do this every Saturday? It's like a festival inside the city." The selection is fantastic and so are the vendors.

It's the best and keeps getting better. Great food, great vendors, and great time.

I love the local produce, especially chemical free. It is great to meet the dedicated people growing my food. I wish it could be all year.

So much much variety and well spaced out, I very much perfer this market over Omaha market. We'll be back.