Minneapolis Farmers Market - East Lyndale Avenue

The Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association anchors Minneapolis Farmers Market - East Lyndale Avenue as a member-based nonprofit with more than 100 members, giving this market an unusually direct tie to growers and market management. The market has been providing fresh products and produce since 1876, with the current flagship market opening at Lyndale and Glenwood Avenue north in 1937. Today, that long-running Lyndale market brings together a large vendor roster, including locally grown produce, flowers, meats, mushrooms, wild rice, prepared foods, and locally processed goods under one Minneapolis address.

Why it matters locally

The market connects local farmers and gardeners with Twin Cities residents and emphasizes learning directly from the grower where food comes from, how it was treated, and how to prepare it. That grower-to-shopper model is reinforced by the market’s farmer-managed structure and by CMVGA’s role as a collaborator with more than 100 members.

Its local footprint is also visible in the vendor map itself: growers come from Minneapolis, Cottage Grove, Elk River, Rosemount, Afton, Farmington, Hugo, Andover, and other Minnesota communities, alongside nearby Wisconsin farms. CMVGA also works through partnerships with the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and the Minnesota Grown Promotional Board, tying this market to the state’s broader agricultural network.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans heavily into locally grown produce and plant sellers, but it does not stop at vegetables. Around the Lyndale stalls, the lineup also includes meat and poultry, trout, mushrooms, wild rice, flowers, olives, beverages, bagels, and prepared foods from several local businesses.

• -Find greenhouse plants from Goldeman's Greenhouse, locally grown in East Bethel.
• -Pick up meat and poultry from Bar 5 Meat and Poultry, locally raised in Arlington.
• -Shop produce from Bean Market, locally grown in Rosemont.
• -Look for Bee Vang Farms produce from Cottage Grove.
• -Browse Bergmans FARM for locally grown items from Hugo.
• -Add prepared food from Just Paula's.
• -Choose from K & B Gardens, a locally grown Elk River vendor listed as a certified reseller.
• -Check Sandhill Nursery and Greenhouse for locally grown plants from Andover.
• -Bring home produce from Mailor Moua Gardens in Afton.
• -Grab mushrooms from Pleasant Valley Mushrooms, grown in Becker.
• -Seek out produce from Pesticide Free/USDA Certified Organic Produce Acres in Cold Spring.
• -Order locally prepared food from Rainbow Chinese Restaurant.
• -Take home wild rice from Scenic Waters Wild Rice Company, locally harvested in Northern Minnesota.
• -Pick up seasonal bouquets from Seasonal Florals in Inver Grove Heights.
• -Visit Shimanski Orchard for locally grown fruit from Silver Lake.
• -Try Smokehouse Snacks, listed as locally prepared food and pesticide free/USDA certified organic.
• -Sample locally processed goods from St Martin's Olives.
• -Stop at The Trout Monger for trout raised in Forest Lake.
• -Cool off with Summer Lakes Beverages, listed as locally produced.
• -Start with Rudy's Breakfast Bagels, a locally prepared food vendor.

The calendar also lists recurring Weekday Market and Weekend Market entries, plus Winter Market select Saturdays from December through April.

Know before you go

Dogs are not allowed here except for service animals, which is one of the clearest visit rules to know before arriving. Parking can also shape your plan: during weekend peak hours, drivers are asked not to park in vendor stalls and to use other designated areas instead.

This is a large market with a claimed 100 vendors, and stall references are organized around the Lyndale market layout, so it helps to arrive ready to walk the rows rather than treat it like a quick curbside stop. One visitor noted that the market starts getting busy by 8:30 a.m., which fits the early opening times on weekends.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Minneapolis Farmers Market - East Lyndale Avenue. The market also has clear payment-method information for visitors, which matters here because the vendor lineup ranges from growers and orchards to prepared-food sellers and specialty items such as wild rice, olives, and trout.