Buy & Eat Local
Farmers Markets
Indiana has a growing network of farmers markets and u-picks. IFA wants to help you find what you want to satisfy your discerning taste buds with local, fresh produce.
When you buy local, you'll have better tasting food and more nutritional food. You'll also help your local economies and your neighbors.
For information about the farmers market and u-picks on the Indiana trail map, please e-mail Indiana Foodways Alliance at infoodway@sbcglobal.net.
Farmers Market at Minnetrista
311 W. Joseph St. 765-282-4848 or 800-428-5887
Muncie, IN 47303 http://www.minnetrista.net
Shop more than 40 vendors featuring organic and locally grown products at Farmers Market at Minnetrista. The local produce includes vegetables and fruit; baked goods; fresh eggs; meats – bison, pork, sausage, lamb, beef; cheese – goat, herbed, cheddar; fair trade coffee; baked goods; honey; plants; herbs; flowers; plants; and much more. Also enjoy free cooking demonstrations on the last Saturday of every month. The market is open Sat. 8 am-noon and Wed. 4-6 pm through October.
Drennen's Pumpkin Farm
6310 W. 1100 S-90 765-728-8422 or 1-877-889-5201
Montpelier, IN 47359
http://www.pumpkinkingdom.com
The Drennan's offer educational fall tours for groups, churches and schools on their family farm located in Southern Wells County. Its pumpkin farm tours are open to the public beginning in mid-September through October and include a corn maze, petting zoo and hayride to the pumpkin patch. The decorated farm stand sells fall pumpkins, gourds, squash, and straw bales for decorating, as well as Drennan's own apple cider, apple butter, honey and mini-doughnuts. Open Tues. 10 am-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sundays 1-5 pm through Oct. 31. Always available by appointment.
