Eastside Farmers' Market

media release: The Eastside Farmers' Market is Madison Wisconsin’s finest weekday farmers' market.  Our goal is to bring the freshest Wisconsin grown food direct to the heart of the East side. Our vendor members are agricultural producers and food artisans who make value added products from Wisconsin's agricultural bounty. We aim to create a dynamic and fun community event based on great local food and connecting with each other in a real way.  Ask your family farmer what is new this week and your Tuesday afternoons will be brightened.

Join us 4:00PM - 7:00PM every Tuesday from April 29-October 28, 2025, McPike Park, 202 S. Ingersoll St.

Music on Sept. 23 by Front Porch String Band.

Conveniently located off of the E. Washington corridor and the East side bike path. Street parking available for customers along Ingersoll, East Main Street, and the surrounding area.

As always, we accept EBT/FoodShare at the Eastside Farmers Market and we encourage you to spread the news! Come to the info booth to exchange your EBT funds for our Market dollars and enjoy shopping.

Our Double Dollars program will resume on June 1 - this is a dollar-for-dollar match for FoodShare shoppers, up to $20 per market day. Tokens can be used on fruits and vegetables.

Free food scraps recycling drop-off will be back this year at the Eastside Farmer’s Market. The first date food scraps will be accepted is Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Look for the free food scraps drop-off tent at the market to drop off your coffee grounds, egg shells, and appropriate vegetable and fruit scraps so they can be composted.

Healthy Food For All of Dane County is pleased to announce the 2025 launch of its popular Buy One For A Neighbor program at three area farmers’ markets. BOFAN allows market shoppers a fun and convenient way to ensure local farmers thrive while also helping neighbors in need access more fresh produce.

“We as a community have the power to build a stronger local food system and help struggling families during these hard times.” says Joe Mingle, HFFA Field Organizer. “As the industrial food system continues to fray, we need to develop comprehensive, achievable programs to relocalize food production and build a more just, sustainable food future.”

This season, BOFAN will operate a booth each week at the Eastside, Westside and Northside Farmers’ Markets asking shoppers to buy produce from local farmers and donate it to HFFA on the spot. Shoppers like choosing something they fancy to share, farmers appreciate the additional sales and neighbors in need are always touched by others’ thoughtfulness.

“Many of our farmer friends are getting squeezed by higher production costs and loss of funding for local food purchasing programs.” according to Alex Watring, another dedicated HFFA Field Organizer. “BOFAN is one way everyday people can have a real impact by supporting our local farmers while also helping the growing number of neighbors who are struggling.”

Weather permitting, BOFAN booths will operate at all three markets weekly through the end of the season. Each market is paired with a specific neighborhood that will receive the produce donations collected. Volunteers are needed to help staff the BOFAN booths and distribute donated produce.

“We’re asking everybody to join in and help both our farmer friends and neighbors in need by shopping and volunteering at the markets. “ according to Mingle. “Dark clouds may be gathering but we can be a bright spot and show that, here in Madison, we know how to take care of our own.”

Volunteers are needed at all three Markets to staff the BOFAN booths each week. It’s a fun and easy way to help create a more just and sustainable food future. Whether you have just an hour to spare, or want to come for the whole market, we want you to be part of it. Email Joe directly at minglejoseph@gmail.com for more info on how to volunteer.

We receive a fair number of cash donations from shoppers who ask us to buy what we think is most helpful. If you can’t make it to any of these markets but still want help, you can make a donation to HFFA’s Emergency Food Fund by clicking this link.

For more information about HFFA, check out our website or facebook page for the most recent updates.