Westside Community Farmers' Market

media release: 7:00am - 12:30pm Saturdays, April 11-November 7.

Once again you can find us nestled inside University Research Park at 505 S. Rosa Road, every weekend through early November. 

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

At the booth, you can pick up a free bucket for carrying food scraps, a guide on what you can bring to compost, and learn a lot of other useful information from the Sustain Dane staffers working at the location.

Preschool Science at the Westside Community Market with a kiddie pool filled with corn and trucks! Kids explore, play and have fun! Join University Houses Preschool for sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and preschool activities at the Market! 9-11am 

Students organized by the West High Meals Matter chapter will begin staffing the Buy One For A Neighbor booth at the Westside Community Market. In collaboration with Healthy Food For All of Dane County, WHMM hopes to mobilize the community to support local farmers and neighbors in need.

“Young adults understand the many challenges facing local farmers and families during these difficult times.” according to WHMM Organizer Walt Strange. “We know students can make a direct material impact on helping neighbors now and building a more sustainable food future.”

Buy One For A Neighbor (BOFAN) involves setting up a booth at local farmers’ markets and asking shoppers to buy and immediately donate produce to a nearby pantry. Farmers make extra sales, families in need get more fresh produce and shoppers know they’re making a real immediate difference.

BOFAN at the Westside Community Market collects produce donations for MSCR’s Meadowood Community Center Pantry on Raymond Road. HFFA and WHMM expect mobilizing the caring and generous West High community in support of this project will ensure a surge in fresh produce available for pantry users.

“We all know the food crisis is accelerating but we have novel solutions for how to respond.” says HFFA Field Organizer Joe Mingle. “Everyonne in the community can play a meaningful role in providing immediate help and also building a strong, thriving local food system.”

The Westside Community Market operates from 7:00-12:30 every Saturday through November 7 in the Exact Sciences parking lot at 505 S. Rosa Road. WHMM will operate the BOFAN booth each week from 8:00-12:00. Everyone in the community is warmly invited to come to the market, support the farmers and share our local bounty with families who greatly appreciate the kindness and consideration.

For more information about West High Meals Matter, contact Walter Strange at [email protected] or 608.609.6597.

For more information about HFFA, contact Joe Mingle at [email protected] or 608.332.1493. You can download a copy of HFFA’s 2025 Food Crisis Action Plan here.

For more information MSCR’s Meadowood Community Center’s Pantry Contact, Kesheria Walker at [email protected] or 608.622.1670.