Eastside Farmers' Market

press release: The sun has been peeking its head through the clouds and bringing warmer weather as our farmers and makers get ready for another great year. We are incredibly excited to let you all know that we will be returning this year with our opening day being Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 4-7p.m. You’ll be able to find us each Tuesday at McPike Park (202 S. Ingersoll St., Madison, 53703) 4-7p.m. through October 25, 2022, and we hope to see your wonderful faces and maybe even some new ones too!

The Eastside Farmers' Market is Madison'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.

We’re keeping the fun going with our Late-Fall/Winter Market! Vendors will still be accepting the yellow Eastside Farmers’ Market dollars as well as the green Double Dollars tokens, but staff will not be present at the Late-Fall/Winter Market to distribute any more yellow Eastside Farmers’ Market dollars or the green Double Dollars tokens. So be sure to stop by the market today to pick up the last of the dollars!

Outdoor @ McPike Park (4 - 7 p.m.)

Tuesday, November 1 and Tuesday, November 8.

Start saving your food scraps! The Farmers Market Food Scrap Collection is officially starting next week on Tuesday June 14. Sustain Dane is working to make food scrap collection more accessible to Madison community members. This program is free and open to the public for all households in Madison. 

South Madison Farmers' Market, 1602 South Park Street on the grounds of the Madison Labor Temple, 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Tuesdays 6/14 - 9/27)

Eastside Farmers' Market, 202 S Ingersoll St, Madison, WI 53703 at McPike Park, 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. (Tuesdays 6/14 - 9/27)

We accept the following materials: Raw Fruits & Vegetables, Coffee Grounds, Loose Tea, Grains & Rice, Eggshells, and Gourds 

We cannot accept the following: Meat, Dairy, Produce Stickers & Twist Ties, Paper Products, “Compostable” Bags, and Tableware (forks, plates, cups, etc.) 

According to the WI DNR, our landfills consist of 14.5% food that would be traditionally edible and 6% food scraps that are not edible. This makes food the largest component of our waste stream. Bringing your food scraps to market collection sites is one way to positively impact the environment. Also check out The city of Madison’s Plan. Use. Create. Scrap. resources about how together we can end food waste. 

All food scraps will be taken to Neighborhood Food Solutions (NFS) Farm which supports formerly incarcerated individuals in urban agriculture and teens in entrepreneurial and agricultural training. NFS provides farming opportunities for community members who may not normally have the access and resources to learn about and participate in farming. With this partnership, food scraps collected at the farmers markets will help to rebuild and create healthy soil at the farm to continue growing produce.

This project is made possible through funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Our partners include The City of Madison, Neighborhood Food Solutions (NFS) farm, and Farm2Facts.