Saturday, May 4th, from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm, Missoula Farmers’
Market’s 52nd season will debut and will operate from the first Saturday in May through
the end of October. Located at the North end of Higgins by the red XXXXs, the market
will feature early season veggies and plant starts, eggs, meat and mushrooms. In
addition, locally grown, raised, gathered and processed meat, eggs and mushrooms are
available all season long. This year we’ve added agricultural crafts. This includes locally
sourced agricultural products like bees wax or local wool.
We are also welcoming two new co-managers to the market in 2024. Katiee Collins was
a volunteer at the market in 2023 and agreed to take the reins as Operations Manager
this season. Tami Hubbard will also be joining as Communications Manager. Hubbard
has past experience with local farmers markets. Both Collins and Hubbard are looking
forward to helping to create a welcoming shopping experience.
Shoppers can purchase a cup of coffee or a cold beverage and a treat from one of the
bakers and prepared food vendors as they stroll through the market to the tune of the
weekly musician. They can enjoy the atmosphere and browse a wide selection of
canned vegetables, jellies, jams, and sauces, dried teas, honey, handcrafted face and
body care products and other value-added products made from local ingredients.
“The Missoula Farmers’ Market has always been home to a variety of vendors who hail
from Missoula and all over the world,” says Lou Ann Crowley, President of the Missoula
Farmers’ Market board of directors. We’re proud to feature local food with an
international flair and can’t wait to taste the delicacies from both new and seasoned
vendors this year.”

The Missoula Farmers' Market has always done a lot with a little. Our budget is currently under $50,000. And we're able to provide a venue for local farmers and entrepreneurs to make a living and grow their businesses. We distribute tens of thousands of dollars in SNAP/Double SNAP, WIC, and Senior Coupons each season so everyone can benefit from healthy, local food. We provide a welcoming community space complete with musical accompaniment on Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings. We are a venue for health education and a forum for local nonprofits and government agencies to connect with the public.

And there's so much more we can accomplish with your support!
 
We've always funded our operations from the fees paid by vendors. With rising costs and expanded goals, we are looking to diversify our revenue streams so we can keep vendor fees as reasonable as possible.

Our goal is to raise $2500 during Missoula Gives from at least 15 donors. If we reach 15 donors by 7pm this evening, we are eligible to receive funds from the Stretch Pool, so every gift of any size is important! Thank you in advance for your generosity. ​

Join us by the XXXX's for our First Saturday Market!Come celebrate our start to the 2022 season, which happens to be our 50th anniversary! We are welcoming old and new vendors that will provide so many local products to our Missoula community. Market is Saturday, May 7th from 8am-12:30pm. We will have music, an ATM, hot foods, seating, and much more. Come visit us at the information booth across from the XXXX's if you have any questions!

Are you interested in becoming a Missoula Farmers' Market vendor? If so, we would like to invite you to our upcoming vendor meeting on Sunday, April 3rd from 1-3pm in Cooper Room A on Missoula Public Library's 4th Floor . For the first hour or so farmers market leadership and partners will give an overview of our upcoming 50th anniversary season and benefit programs such as SNAP/Double SNAP, Senior Coupons, WIC and Prescription Produce. Then we'll leave time for a Q&A session, and finally there will be the opportunity for folks to sign up and pay for their spots via cash, check or the online portal.

You can sign up for the vendor meeting at https://forms.gle/oo6Tjftc3Mbp6kEXA, or email us at info@missoulafarmersmarket.com and let us know that you would like to attend. If you would like to participate remotely, let us know. We plan to set up videoconferencing for the meeting.

Hope to see you there!

The Missoula Farmers' Market's Tuesday Evening Market will be back this year, starting July 5th and running through September 26th from 5-7pm. We're now accepting applications; visit ​www.missoulafarmersmarket.org/become-a-vendor.html for more information and to apply.

We're pleased to announce that thanks to supporters like you, Missoula Farmers' Market secured the 4th spot on USA Today's 10 Best Farmers' Market competition. A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. What a great way to commemorate our 50th season, which opens on Saturday, May 7th.​