Southwest Farmers Market

08/28/2026

Summer isn't over yet! ☀️ Bring something to trade at this week's cookbook and kitchenware swap, and leave with a basket of goodness:

🍐 Ground cherries, raspberries, strawberries, Sweet Tango apples, pears
🥕 Sweet and hot peppers, cabbage, leeks, carrots, garlic, tomatoes for days
🧁 Cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, gluten-free treats, sourdough loaves
🍤 Eggrolls, shrimp tempura, pad Thai, arepas
🌺 Nigerian zobo, shaah, coffee, boba tea, lemonade
🧶 Crochet creatures, greeting cards, candles

📚 Cookbook and kitchenware swap from 8:30am-12pm (link in bio for more details)
🎶 Live music by RJ Vocal 10am-12pm
🪴 Special guests Hennepin Co. Master Gardeners

08/24/2026

Our cookbook and kitchenware swap is back by popular demand this weekend! 🥄📚

Bring your clean, gently used, fully functional kitchen items and cookbooks to the market between 8:30am and 12pm on August 29th. You are always welcome to give without taking, or take without giving! ♻️

Items with missing parts, chipped/damaged cookware, scratched pans, heavily used cutting boards, and large appliances will not be accepted.

Anything leftover at 1pm will be donated to charity.

See you then! 💙

08/14/2026

Peak season is here! ☀️ The market is overflowing with locally-grown goodness and community programs. Here's what's in store tomorrow:

🍎 First Kiss apples, melon, ground cherries, strawberries
🥬 Tomatoes, cabbage, fennel, beets, salad mix, cauliflower, eggplant, sweet corn
🍁 Maple syrup and preserves from Walsh Ridge Farm
🧀 Farmstead cheeses, skyr and sheep milk, pastured chicken, lamb, and eggs
🌺 Coffee, shaah, and zobo (hibiscus-based drink from West Africa)
🍛 Beignets, Jamaican jerk chicken and curry, arepas, meat pies

🥦 Power of Produce Club
🖥️ Tech Drive with Free Geek Twin Cities
🎸 Live Music by Listen to Girls
💐 Market Guests: Hennepin Co. Master Gardeners

Who's pulling up?? ✋🏽✋🏿✋🏼 Let us know in the comments!

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

We're so excited for this zero waste event! 🙌 Sharing some more details for everyone:

Accepted items:
Computers (laptops, desktops, etc.)
Computer parts + peripherals (CPU, RAM, storage, expansion cards, mice, we**am, keyboard, cables + chargers)
Video games + consoles
Mobile phones and Tablets
A.V. + stereo equipment
Electronic Musical equipment
Networking equipment (routers, switches, etc.)
CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes (original media only)
Alkaline batteries

NOT ACCEPTED: lightbulbs, lithium batteries, home appliances (no blenders, microwaves, mini fridges, etc.)

Free Geek appreciates donations for some hard-to-recycle items, including TVs and monitors (suggested donation $10 - $30 depending on weight) and printers and scanners (suggested donation $5)

MOBILE RECYCLING EVENT: Join us on Saturday, August 15th, and donate your old electronics with us. ♻
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: Southwest Farmers Market,5025 Knox Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419. 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We hope to see you there! 👋

08/04/2026

07/31/2026

How are we already halfway through summer?!

Tomorrow's market promises all the best the season has to offer.

🫐 First cantaloupe and eggplant of the season; last of the blueberries!
🥬 Sunflowers, peppers, microgreens, lettuce mix, tomatoes
🧀 Award-winning cheeses, skyr & sheep milk, pastured chicken and eggs
🥖 Two Rivers Bread Co is back with sourdough loaves!
🍩 Jamaican jerk chicken, beef patties, arepas, doughnuts, gluten-free treats
🕯️ Handmade candles, clothing, jewelry, flower bouquets

Plus, don't miss:
🚴🏽‍♀️ A group ride with Perennial Cycle (meet at Southwest at 9am!)
🍅 Power of Produce Club
🎵 Music by Victoria and the Acts of Persuasion
😁 Special guests Impact Orthodontics and Hennepin Master Gardeners

Come show up for our vendors - tomorrow is the last day of Black-owned business week 2026. 🖤🤎

07/24/2026

07/24/2026

Southwest is opening late tomorrow, but we can hardly wait to bring you this week's market goodies starting at 10am:

🫑 Shish*to peppers, tomatoes, fennel, green bell peppers, sweet corn, raspberries
🥩 Grass-fed beef, pasture-raised lamb, chicken & eggs
🧀 Goat and sheep cheeses, chutney, small batch jam, fresh bread
🍪 Baklava, blondies & brownies, cinnamon buns, popsicles
🥧 Meat pies, sausage rolls, arepas, sambusa, mandazi & shaah
💐 Flower bouquets, handmade soap, candles, journals & greeting cards

🧩 Puzzle and game swap (donations accepted from 10am-12pm!)
🎶 Music by RJ Vocal
🍝 Special guests and

Sleep in and then stop by!

07/22/2026

Come join in on our puzzle and game swap at the market this weekend! With the market opening late, the swap starts at 10am - and donations are accepted until 12pm. You are welcome to take without giving, or give without taking! 🧩🎯

Gently used puzzles and games in good condition, with all pieces included, are allowed at the swap. Both indoor and outdoor games are welcome! Any games and puzzles leftover at the end of the market (1pm) will be donated.

For more info, visit the zero waste page on our website! Link in bio ♻️