Week 18 at the 2015 Mill City Farmers Market

Elpis Enterprises was the September 5 Community Booth. Elpis is a nonprofit organization that provides job training, work experience and placement for homeless youth.  Check our Farmers Market blog later this week for information on this organization.

There's more to the Market than meets the eye.  For all the time I've spent talking with staff and vendors, I only just learned about their Greens for Good program, which is a partnership with Campus Kitchen and sponsored by Delta Dental. Each week Market vendors donate to a program that helps feed low-income residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

A unique melon from Women's Environmental Institute (WEI).

Urban Roots returned to the Market - look for them weekly in September and most of October.  More pictures and information will be included in a separate post on our Farmers Market blog later this week.

Pam from Prairie Hollow Farm brings several varieties of grapes to the Market. They've been nurtured by family members for generations.

Check our Farmers Market blog later this week for information on the September 19 bread festival.

Micro greens make an ordinary sandwich something special.

Snickerdoodle Cookie ice cream from Sonny's.  September 12 is their last weekend at the 2015 Market, so be sure to enjoy a scoop or take come a pint.

Salsa verde baskets from Swede Lake Farms.  I added juice from one lime, sea salt and a pile of cilantro - delish!

A little vegetable humor.

The goat!