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While some Minneapolis neighborhoods enjoy a bountiful supply of healthy foods, others do not. IATP's Mini Farmers Market project is helping address this reality by bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to Minneapolis neighborhoods that lack healthy food options.

The mini-market project has helped launch a set of small farmers markets, each of which is hosted and managed by a neighborhood-based organization. To further increase food access, many of the mini-markets are authorized to accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) food assistance coupons and WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers (FVVs). The mini-markets are also linked with food shelves, to which participating farmers donate fresh produce.

To support the mini-market concept, IATP helped secure passage of a 2007 City of Minneapolis policy that greatly reduced the time and expense of starting a small market. This new policy has enabled a variety of community centers, senior residences and other neighborhood organizations to host a mini farmers market right on their own property. A 2006 study showed that vegetable consumption increased by 20 percent among market patrons during the farmers market season.

Mini farmers markets in the press:
Mini farmers markets thrive in low-income Minneapolis neighborhoods | MPR
Mini markets bring maxi-fresh food to inner-city Minneapolis | Twin Cities Daily Planet

2010 mini-markets map:

5th Street Towers Farmers Market
Mondays, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
July 19–September 27
100 & 150 S 5th St.,
Minneapolis

Abbott Northwestern "Be Fit Health" Farmers Market
Thursdays, 12–4 p.m.
July 15–October 7
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis

Audubon Farmers Market ∗
Thursdays, 4–7 p.m.
June 17–September 30
Gustavus Adolphus Church
2654 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis
Twin Cities Daily Planet: Audubon finds recipe for success in Minneapolis Mini Farmers' Market

Augsburg Farmers Market ∗
Tuesdays, 2–5 p.m.
June 29–September 28
Augsburg College Foss Chapel
7th Street South and 22nd Avenue South, Minneapolis

Brian Coyle Farmers Market ∗
Tuesdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
June 29–September 28
Brian Coyle Community Center
420 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis

Camden Farmers Market ∗
Thursdays, 3–7 p.m.
July 8–September 30
The Warren: An Artist Habitat
4400 Osseo Road, Minneapolis

Children's Hospital Farmers Market
Wednesdays, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
July 14–October 13
Children's Hospital
2530 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis

Ebenezer Park Farmers Market ∗
Thursdays, 2–3:30 p.m.
July 8–September 16
Ebenezer Park Apartments
2700 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis

Ebenezer Tower Farmers Market ∗
Thursdays, 2–4 p.m.
July 8–September 30
Ebenezer Tower Apartments
2523 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis

Farm to Fairview
Fridays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
June 4–October 8
University of MN Medical Center, Fairview Campus
Diehl Hall Plaza
420 Delaware St., Minneapolis

Heritage Commons Farmers Market ∗
Mondays, 3–5 p.m.
July 12–September 27
Heritage Commons at Pond's Edge
350 Van White Memorial Blvd, Minneapolis

Sabathani Farmers Market ∗
Wednesdays, 2:30–6:30 p.m.
July 7–September 29
Sabathani Community Center
310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis

Seward Tower East Farmers Market ∗
Tuesdays, 2–5 p.m.
July 13–September 28
Seward Tower East Apartments
2910 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis

Seward Tower West Farmers Market ∗
Fridays, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
July 9–September 24
Seward Tower West Apartments
2515 9th St S, Minneapolis

South of Lake Farmers Market ∗
Thursdays, 4–7 p.m.
June 24–September 27
Calvary Lutheran Church
3901 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis

St. Olaf Community Campus Farmers Market ∗
Fridays, 2–5 p.m.
July 2–October 1
St. Olaf Community Campus
2901 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis

Stevens Square Farmers Market ∗
Wednesdays, 2–6:30 p.m.
July 7–October 6
Plymouth Congregational Church
West Franklin Avenue and Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis

Streetwerks Youth Farmers Market ∗
Sundays, 2–5 p.m.
Wednesdays, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
July 7–September 29
Streetwerks Youth Garden
1307 Glenwood Ave N, Minneapolis

Walker Place Farmers Market
Fridays, 3–5 p.m.
July 2–September 24
Walker Place
3701 Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis

∗ accept FMNP & WIC

Mini farmers markets expand to bring local produce to Minneapolis neighborhoods
July 26, 2010 | Press release | PDF

IATP's Mini Farmers Market project video
April 5, 2010 | Catalyst | Video

IATP's Mini-Market Project fact sheet: Mini farmers markets are bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income communities in Minneapolis. March 2010 | Local Foods | PDF

A "How-to" Guide for Hosting Mini Farmers Markets in Minneapolis: Simple tools for setting up mini farmers markets. July 2009 | IATP | PDF

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