Farmers Market
The Green Market
At The Green Market, you’ll find local vendors who are using sustainable practices to create the most healthful products for our bodies and our Earth. Our vendors are dedicated to educating the public about how these practices affect health and nutrition thus you’ll find each vendor intimately involved with the creation of the goods you wish to purchase. The Green Market is hosted every weekend all year long but has two different seasons with vendors participating in one or both seasons.
The Summer Selling Season
We host The Green Market every Friday night from 4-8pm starting the first Friday in May through the last Friday in October. The vendors are on the front lawn with dinner being served on the deck from 5:00pm–dusk. Check out our Upcoming Events section on the website to find out this weeks menu. Look for the vendors inside the Red Barn and dinner in the Loft in case of inclement weather.
Our Summer Selling Season vendors include the following growers and producers:
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Farmer/Vender…
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Products sold… |
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Aboubaker Allal, Afrikan Artisan
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Handmade silver, leather and wooden works, as well as traditional drums from Niger, Africa |
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Bluffwood Creek
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Beeswax, Handcream and lipbalm, Honey, Comb honey and honey-sweetened cookie |
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Brandywine Blackberries
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Here for as long as blackberries last! |
| Country Mouse City Mouse |
Premium dips and spreads made from generational recipes. Featuring the amazing Hoosier Mama Bloody Mary Mix. |
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Countryside Orchard
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carrots, sweet corn, green beans, green peppers, onions, peaches and Monarch, Pristine, William’s Pride and Red Free apples |
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Daina’s Petite Pies
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single-serving dinner pies made with local, meats and vegetables from chemical-free growers. This week’s features: State Fair BBQ Pie in chicken and beef versions, Bumbleberry, Apple. |
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Farming Engineers
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tomatoes, garlic, flower bouquets, cukes |
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Food Fairy
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soups, organic ready to serve meals |
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Flower Child Aromatherapy
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handmade soaps, sachets, perfumes, and liquid hand sanitizer |
| Harvest Cafe Coffee Company |
freshly brewed coffee, a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans or freshly ground beans, loose tea, individually brewed cups of leaf te |
| Hidden Pond Farm |
raw, organic lacto-fermented sauerkrauts, kimchi, beet kvass, dill pickles (in season) and kombucha. These raw ferments are nutrient dense and are loaded with live probiotics, organic acids, and healthy active enzymes. In addition we offer SuperTonic, a powerful and effective herbal remedy, which we call our “flu-shot alternative.” |
| Independence Natural Skin Care |
Back in August |
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Life Farm
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Certified Organic Produce. Perfect heirloom tomatoes, red slicing tomatoes, red potatoes, cukes and zukes |
| Literally Divine Toffee and Truffles | chocolate and vegan truffles (made with organic ingredients) and almond toffee (both vegan and organic), coffee toffee made with Harvest Cafe Coffee’s beans, and ice cream toppings. New features: strawberry-balsamic truffles, soy free vegan truffles |
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Magnolia Mill Farm
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squash, cabbage, blue potatoes, fingerling potatoes, okra, cucumbers, eggplant |
| Natural Born Juicers |
traveling juice bar: organic fruits and vegetables juiced for you by the cup |
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New Leaf Farm
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Blackberries, cabbage, bell peppers, yellow wax beans and tomatoes. Collecting donations for the Kelly Funk Recovery Fund |
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Pet Lover’s Organic Bakery
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Phelps Family Farm
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a variety of beef and pork meats, sausages, eggs |
| Raw Gourmet Delights | Try our new “featured picnic item” Cucumber and Tomato Salad with Fresh Mint (forks available), Tomato Basil Bruschetta, Sunflower Seed Pate’, Veggie Soup, limited quantities of Zucchini Hummus. Sampling available. CoCo Truffles and Spice Girls Truffles available by pre-order only. |
| Redwine Family Farms | farm fresh eggs, hot sauce and pepper seasoning, organic herbal, balsamic, tarragon, basil oregano and dill flavored vinegar. Organic herbal, basil, dill and basil oregano vinaigrette dressings; basil, oregano, chives, zucchini, yellow squash, beets, pickling cucumbers, swiss chard, kale, kohlrabi, green cabbage(last week til fall), bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, hot banana peppers, jalapenos, cayenne peppers, sweet candy onions (red & yellow), heirloom tomatoes, red slicing tomatoes |
| The Swiss Connection | unique (and delicious) cheeses, meats (including beef sausage products) and ice cream, a variety of pet products (pet milk and cheese); lamb cuts. |
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This Old Farm
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organically and naturally fed chicken, eggs, grassfed lamb, grassfed beef and pastured pork; selected herbs that go well with meat |
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Trader’s Point Creamery
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organic milk, ice cream, pourable yogurt, artisan cheeses, eggs, and ground beef |
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TWS Partners
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reusable, washable, environmentally friendly food holders in a variety of colors and patterns |
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Valentine Hill Farm
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variety of whole grain breads, provolone cheese loaf, English muffins, herbed peasant baguettes, Thai basil pasta, European style lemon and orange pound cakes, ready-to-top pizza crusts and European spritz cookies (all made with certified organic ingredients), sunflower shoots. |
The Winter Selling Season
From the first Saturday in November through the last Saturday in April, The Green Market is hosted inside the heated Red Barn every Saturday morning from 9am-12noon. In the winter, breakfast is served during the Saturday morning market in the Loft.
Our Winter Selling Season vendors include the following growers and producers:
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| Murphy Farm |
| Phelps Family Farm |
| Seven Springs Farm |
| The Swiss Connection |
| Vegetable/Plant |
| Redwine Farm |
| Seldom Seen Farm |
| Value Added |
| Bluffwood Creek |
| Endangered Species Chocolate |
| Flower Child Aromatherapy |
| Grabow Orchard |
| Harvest Café Coffee Company |
| Peace Leaf Tea |
| Top to Bottom Cleaners |
| Valentine Hill Farm |
Vendor Certifications and Designations
Each Green Market vendor is designated as Meat/Cheese/Dairy, Vegetable/Plant, or Value Added with the latter providing a category for all packaged goods. Each category also has five sustainable goals created by the Farmer’s Advisory Board. Each goal achieved is noted by a star on the vendor’s sign which can be seen at the booths during The Green Market. The stars are color coded according to each vendor’s classification: Certified Organic, Certified Naturally Grown or “Pledge No” vendors receive gold stars for having virgin land or for being at least three years without the use of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides; hormones for growth production; or antibiotic use during any phase of the growing or producing process. Transitional Certified Organic vendors receive green stars to show they are on their way to three years without the use of synthetic chemicals, hormones or antibiotics. No Certification vendors receive blue stars at The Green Market.
Indy’s Best
The Green Market was Nuvo’s pick for Indy’s Best Farmer’s Market in 2007.
We hope you will join us this weekend to see why it was ranked Indy’s Best. Our weekly newsletter maintains a Green Market section that highlights this week’s vendors and the goods they are planning to bring to this weekend’s market. You can access the newsletter via the Newsletter tab at the top of our Home Page. Please be prepared as most of our vendors accept only cash or check. Those vendors who do accept credit have a Visa/Mastercard sign at their booth. The Farm Store, Loft, and Dairy Bar all accept cash, check and credit. If you have any questions, please contact the office via email at info@tpforganics.com
Vendor Handbook and Application
The Green Market Vendor Handbook explains our market administration,vendor responsibilities, signage, seasons and locations in great detail. Please read it for more information especially if you are interested in becoming a vendor at The Green Market. Applications are applicable to both seasons and can be submitted throughout the year for either season. There is a $25 application fee to submit an application. Please allow up to two weeks for the Farmers Advisory Board to process your application. Electronic applications should be submitted to Pat Sellers at lotuspod629@hotmail.com
A hard copy of your application as well as the $25 application fee should be mailed toTraders Point Creamery, Attention Green Market, 9101 Moore Road,Zionsville, IN 46077. Green Market Application 2008
