Winter farmers markets: Indianapolis spots for local meat, produce and prepared foods

There’s so much foodie love for farmers markets and all they have to offer.

The fresh local meats and produce for those looking to prepare meals.

The likes of lumpia egg rolls, barbecue and breakfast sandwiches for those who want to leave the cooking to others.

Live entertainment.

Workshops.

No need to miss all of that with winter almost here. Check out these Indianapolis farmers markets open for shopping in cooler weather:

Broad Ripple Winter Farmers Market

The Broad Ripple Farmers Market is at the former Macy's at Glendale Town Center, 2615 E. 62nd St., Indianapolis.

Produced by the Broad Ripple Village Association, the indoor winter market runs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. through April. (The market is closed Dec. 24.)

More than 60 vendors sell fresh vegetables, meat, seafood, baked goods, and ready-to-eat dishes such as breakfast sandwiches, crepes and tamales. Visitors can dine in an area that features live music.

All of the farmers use organic growing practices. SNAP and Fresh Bucks are accepted.

Broad Ripple Farmers Market vendors include:

• 3-in-1 Restaurant (tamales, pupusas)

• 317 Juicery (fresh fruit and vegetable juices)

• Alchemy (farm-to-glass cocktail elixirs)

• Amazing Hazel’s (hot sauces, rubs)

• Apricot Sun (Mediterranean herb and spice blend, dips)

• Ash & Elm Cider Co. (craft hard cider)

• Best Dressed (salad dressings)

• Better Edges Sharpening (sharpening services)

• Brics (sorbets, apple cider, hot chocolate floats)

• Circle City Smoke (smoked sea salts and peppers)

• The Cookie Jar Crew (cookies)

• Corea Kimchi (kimchi)

• Dickinson Woodworking (cooking utensils, cutting boards)

• Dirt Bar (pots and container plants)

• Eagle Creek Apiary (raw honey, pollen)

• Eat Surreal (plant-based spreads, salads)

• Farm to Product (hummus, soups, salads)

• Farmer’s Sauce (sauces)

• Filigree Bakery (French macarons, cakes)

• Freedom Valley Farm (fresh vegetables, microgreens)

• Full Hand Farm (fresh vegetables, microgreens)

• Green with Indy (recycling and composting)

• Groomsville Popcorn (popped popcorn, kernels)

• Harvest Moon Flower Farm (fresh cut flowers)

• Hole Pottery (handmade pottery)

• Home Ec Preserves (fruit preserves, picked vegetables)

• Hubbard & Cravens (coffee, tea)

• Jack’s Caramel Corn (caramel corn)

• JMT’s Breakfast (breakfast biscuits and gravy, egg bites, mini quiches)

• JMT’s Organic Sourdough (bread, dipping oils, butters, pickles)

• Johnnie Raber Family Farm (greens, carrots, beets)

• Kuacha & Me(h) (Austrian pastries)

• Lick Ice Cream (artisanal ice cream and sorbet)

• Lumpia Creations (Filipino sweet and savory egg rolls)

• Maplewood Farms (maple syrup)

• Metta Gardens Ferments (fermented foods)

• MKONO Farm (Kunekune pork)

• Native Bread (gluten-free breads)

• Norman Mullet Farm (fresh vegetables)

• Old Major Market (bacon, sausage)

• Pet Wants Indy Central (locally-made pet food, treats)

• pH3rment (fermented krauts, kvasses kombucha)

• Phelps Family Farm (frozen beef, pork, poultry , eggs)

• Pig’s Tale Charcuterie (charcuterie meats)

• Positive Foodie Vibes (seasonal drinks, seasonings, sauces)

• Pots & Pans (baked sweet and frozen savory pies)

• Rebecca’s Best (shagbark hickory syrup)

• Red Frazier Bison (bison meat products)

• Redwine Family Farms (fresh apples, dried tomatoes, herbs, spices)

• Schacht Farm (frozen beef, pork and chicken, eggs)

• Simple Taste (gluten-free pastries, breads, pastas)

• Sirocco Ridge Farmstead Creamery (assorted goat cheeses)

• Small Batch Soups (soups)

• South’s BBQ (barbeque sauces, dry rubs)

• Sugar Bar (decorated sugar cookies)

• Sunshine Valley Farm (lamb meat)

• Tall Girl Specialty Pasta (fresh pasta, saads, soup, take and bake meals)

• Tallow (skin and lip ointments)

• That Pickle Guy (pickles, vegetable blends, olive muffuletta)

• Tulip Tree Creamery (assorted cow’s milk cheeses)

• Turchetti’s Salumeria (charcuterie meats)

• U-Relish (meals for slow cooking)

• The Vegan Cheese Lady (vegan artisan cheese)

• Weathered Plow Farm (fresh vegetables, flowers)

• Wild Alaska Salmon & Seafood (frozen wild-caught salmon and seafood)

• Wild Sage Tea (organic herbal teas)

• Wild’s Apple Farm (fresh apples)

• Wildschool Market (savory and sweet crepes)

• Xchocol’Art Gourmet Chocolate (artisanal chocolate treats)

More information may be found at broadrippleindy.org/farmers-market.

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Carmel Winter Farmers Market

The Carmel Winter Farmers Market runs at the Wire Factory, 510 3rd Ave. S.W., Carmel, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. through March 25. (The market is closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.)

An average of 35 vendors attend each week, offering Indiana-grown or produced agricultural products.

Carmel Winter Farmers Market vendors include:

• Aahaa Chai (chai teas)

• Alcomy LLC (mixology)

• American Dream Nut Butters (gourmet nut butters)

• Arepas (Venezuelan arepas)

• Ash & Elm Cider Co. (craft ciders)

• Becker Farm (meat and produce)

• Bobbie-Q (noodles, sauce, fudge, cookies)

• Chef Karyn (catering)

• Circle Bev (kombucha, sparkling collagen water)

• Circle City Sweets (baked goods)

• Corn Family Farms (organic vegetables, microgreens)

• Eagle Creek Apiary (local raw honey, natural spa products)

• Eat Surreal (whole food spreads)

• Farming Engineers (organic produce)

• Flying Dirt Farm (fresh flowers)

• Generations Pie Co. (pies, pastries, bread)

• Guiseppe’s Italian Market (Italian foods)

• Green Growers (organic produce, herbs, Elderberry syrup)

• Groomsville Popcorn (popcorn)

• Gulf Coast Connection Seafood (fresh seafood)

• Happy Everything (prepared food)

• Hoosier Knife Sharpening (knife sharpening)

• Howard Orchard (fresh fruit)

• Idlewine Bison (local bison)

• Jason Michael Thomas (Urban Awareness Gardens)

• Jo Jo’s Dough (artisan breads, cookies, cheesecakes)

• Johnnie Raber Farm (produce)

• Kora’s Kitchen (gourmet, handmade pet treats)

• Live Project (fruit and vegetable beverage)

• Maplewood Farm (maple products)

• McClure’s Orchard (apples, cider, baked goods)

• Mission Coffee (Arabi coffee)

• Munchie Mushrooms (mushrooms)

• Nading Farm (meats, produce, flowers)

• No Label at the Table (gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan baked goods)

• Norman Mullet Farm (fresh produce, eggs)

• Old Major Market (all-natural meat products)

• Phelps Family Farm (pasture-raised and free-range pork, beef and eggs)

• Pig’s Tale Charcuterie (charcuterie)

• Risin’ Creek Creamery (clean dairy products)

• Rosie’s Riblets (barbeque, catering)

• Spicekick Meal Kits (dinner spice packets)

• St. Athanasius (baked goods)

• Tall Girl Specialty Pasta (fresh pasta)

• Tulip Tree Creamery (dairy products)

• Vietnamese Eggroll Bar (Vietnamese cuisine)

• Xchocol’Art (chocolates)

For information about the Carmel Winter Farmers Market, visit http://www.carmelfarmersmarket.org/.

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Indy Winter Farmers Market

The Indy Winter Farmers Market operates at The AMP in the 16 Tech Innovation District, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays through April 29, 2023.

The market features about 70 Indiana produce farmers and artisan food producers selling sustainably raised meats and dairy products, preserved foods and baked goods.

Indy Winter Farmers Market vendors are:

• 317 Juicery (specialty food)

• Alchemy (specialty food)

• Ashanti’s Garden (farmer)

• Ash & Elm Cider (specialty food)

• Ava Lou Lou Bakery (specialty food)

• Azure’s Secret Handmade Soap (material goods, crafts, art)

• Bloom Coffee Indy (served/to-go foods)

• Body Eclectic Skin Care (material goods, crafts, art)

• BooYAH! Shrubs (specialty food)

• Botanical Bar (farmer)

• Bowater's Farm (farmer)

• Brick House Vinaigrettes (specialty food)

• Brighton Farms (specialty food)

• Broad Ripple Art Works (material goods, crafts, art)

• Buttermilk Mountain (specialty food)

• Candle and Cole (material goods, craft, art)

• Castaway Compost (farmer)

• Chuggy’s Dog Treats (specialty food)

• CIBO Catering & Treats (specialty food)

• Dragonwood LLC (specialty food)

• Earth & Fire (material goods, crafts, art)

• Eat Surreal (specialty food)

• Farming Engineers Organic Produce (farmer)

• Frangipani Body Products (material goods, crafts, art)

• G.B. Mount (specialty food)

• Generations Pie Company (specialty food)

• Gluten Free Creations, Inc. (specialty food)

• Grace & Truth Farms (farmer)

• Grounded Mushrooms (farmer)

• Growing Places Indy (farmer)

• Guys Cooking Creation (specialty food)

• Heidi’s Haus (specialty food)

• Heritage Meadows Farm LLC (farmer)

• Hidden Pond Farm LLC (specialty food)

• Hobbit Gardens Erth Gatherings Center (farmer/dealer)

• H&W Farms (farmer)

• It's On & Poppin Popcorn LLC (specialty food)

• Jam On It (specialty food)

• Kei2Health LLC (specialty food)

• Kim’s Key Lime Products (specialty food)

• King Lou Pets (dealer)

• Land Goods, LLC (material goods, crafts, art)

• Laughing Tomatoes (specialty food)

• Leo’s Wellness Bakery (specialty food)

• Lyd the Baker (specialty food)

• Mad Farmers Collective (farmer)

• Metta Gardens Ferments (specialty food)

• Mother Noble (specialty food)

• Mrs. Murry’s Naturals (specialty food)

• Muddy Fork Bakery (specialty food)

• Naima Naturals LLC (material goods, crafts, art)

• Native Bread (specialty food)

• Nunamaker Acres (farmer)

• Old Major Market (specialty food)

• Park Wagyu Cattle Farm (farmer)

• Pearls and Jade Indy Plant Shop (material goods, crafts, art)

• Pet Lovers Organic Bakery (specialty food)

• Pots & Pans Pie Co. (specialty food)

• Pure Memory Water (specialty food)

• Rare Brew (specialty food)

• Risin' Creek Creamery (farmer)

• Rub It Up Spice Blend (specialty food)

• Rylee & Co. (material goods, crafts, art)

• Samosa n Sauce (served, to-go foods)

• Sapori Italia LLC (specialty food)

• Seeds & Harvest, LLC, (specialty food)

• That Vegan Joint (food truck)

• The Paper Flame (material goods, crafts, art)

• The Tasty Morsel (specialty food)

• Tuareg Craft (material goods, crafts, art)

• Tulip Tree Creamery (specialty food)

• U-Relish (specialty food)

• Vietnamese Eggroll Bar (hot served food)

• Viking Lamb, LLC (farmer)

• Wildflower Ridge Honey (specialty food)

• WZRD Pow (specialty food)

For more information, go to indywinterfarmersmarket.org/approved-vendors.

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Perry Community Farmers Market

The operators of the former Southport Farmers Market have regrouped to run the Perry Community Farmers Market at Dammanns Garden Center, 5129 Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. year-round.

Each week it features about 20 vendors along with various workshops, art lessons and hiring events.

Recent Perry Community Farmers Market vendors have included:

• Adorey Art Studios

• Aunt Carol’s Pies

• Buttercream by Boyce

• Happy Mutt Pet Bakery (dog treats)

• Healin From the Soul

• Hidden Acres Farms (chemical free produce, chicken, eggs, pork)

• Jeremy Mark Farm Fresh Eggs

• Jubilant Core Art

• River Rick Whitetails

• Sew and Show

• Sovereign Salt Soaks

• Suzi Q Originals (beaded jewelry)

• Valhalla-Tara Homestead (aprons, bags, sewn items, Angora rabbit wool)

• The Wild Garden Flowers (dried and fresh flowers, arrangements, wreaths)

• Wild Spirit Coffee Co.

For information, visit facebook.com/Southportfarmersmarket.

Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter:@cherylvjackson.

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