DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON ASSOCIATION'S

FARMERS' MARKET &

ARTISTS' ALLEY

ABOUT US

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The Downtown Bloomington Association's Farmers' Market is managed by the Downtown Bloomington Association, a cooperative downtown association whose primary purpose is to enhance the economic and social viability of the historic downtown core, while actively fostering vitalization by guiding projects that improve and strengthen the area's stability. We are supported by a core group of volunteers that weekend after weekend devote their time and energies for their love of the Market. We are always looking for more VOLUNTEERS!

PURPOSE: The primary purpose of the Farmers’ Market is to help energize Downtown Bloomington by providing a forum where urban residents can deal directly with the farmers who grow their food products, increasing their knowledge and appreciation for the quality and benefits of locally grown and produced agricultural products. Supporting goals include the following:

Provide growers and producers of Illinois agricultural commodities and other farm-related products with alternative marketing opportunities.
Promote the sale of Illinois-grown farm products.
Improve the variety, freshness, taste and nutritional value of produce available to consumers in the McLean County area.

The Market is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday morning from May through October. We also have a holiday indoor market the Saturday before Thanksgiving and an indoor market every third Saturday from December through April.