Scandia Farmers Market

Scandia Farmers Market pairs a Wednesday farm market with a partnership that brings the Levitt Amp music series into Scandia through the Scandia Heritage Alliance. The market’s own mission is broad and practical: give local farmers, producers, crafters, and artisans a place to sell fresh produce, breads, canned goods, honey, maple syrup, meats, crafts, and other locally grown products. That mix shows up in the vendor roster, where berries, sweet corn, kombucha, sourdough, maple syrup, flowers, candles, yarn, and pet goods all sit side by side.

Why it matters locally

Green Grocery Shares at this market benefits the Scandia Marine Food Shelf at Elim Lutheran Church, tying regular shopping directly to a named local food-access effort. The market also runs on an all-volunteer board with members Nohemi Brown, Kirsten Libby, Cathy Mackiewicz, Lynne Moratzka, Cecelia Placencia, and Rebecca Skupien.

The local role extends beyond produce tables. Osceola Medical/ Scandia Clinic sponsors Power of Produce Club tokens for kids to use on fresh fruits and vegetables at the market, while other Wednesdays fold in the Washington County Library/Hardwood Creek seed library, Scandia Fire and Rescue activities, and pollinator education from the Washington County Master Gardners Milkweed, Monarch and Pollinator team.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans wide rather than narrow: produce and meat are well represented, but the market also makes room for flowers, pantry goods, fiber work, bath products, beverages, and prepared food. That breadth gives the market a distinct small-town shape, where grocery shopping and gift-table browsing happen in the same loop.

• -Pick up candles, crafts, and eggs from A&N Candle Company.
• -Find jams, jelly, salsa, pickles, herbal teas, and home remedies at Apothecary’s Daughter.
• -Stock up on honey, beeswax lip balm and lotion, plus 100% beeswax candles from Bone Lake Meadows Apiary.
• -Bring home pasture raised organically fed chicken and pasture raised eggs from Connor Farms MN.
• -Browse emu oil products, alpaca and wool yarn, knit and felted goods, fruit, plants, jewelry, and soap at E2's Emu Ranch & Fiber Farm.
• -Choose fruits, vegetables, and flowers from Green Farmers Market.
• -Pick blueberries and raspberries from Hokanson Berry Farm.
• -Take fresh flower bouquets and bunches from June & Jane Flower Co.
• -Shop vegetables and herbs from Kelvin Farm.
• -Catch Kowarsch Sweet Corn selling sweet corn.
• -Order beef, pork, chicken, and turkey from The Lewis Farm.
• -Grab scones, bagels, and sourdough goodies from Lutz Lane Microbakery.
• -Pour award-winning maple syrup from Maple Treats of Scandia.
• -Look for gluten-free baked goods at Nats Bakery.
• -Sip cold-pressed juices and pick up granola from Freshness In a Bottle.
• -Add strawberries, kombucha, and plants from Sylvan Dell.
• -Eat on site with the Scandia Marine Lions Foundation food truck.
• -Go beyond market staples with Peruvian food from Alpaca To Lunch or rice bowls and noodle bowls from Big Star Food Truck.

The calendar is also part of the draw. Specific Wednesdays add live music, kids’ activities from Scandia Elementary, Power of Produce Club token days, pollinator learning, community meals, and a music-series stretch that runs 3-8pm from August 5 through September 2.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest planning detail for this market, so leave pets at home. Parking is directed to the Scandia Community Center lot at 14727 209th St N, while the market address is 20880 Olinda Trail. Restrooms are not listed on site, which may matter if you are planning a longer visit around the music series or extra Wednesday programming.

The market runs on Wednesdays through September 2, and some late-season music-series dates extend activity to 8pm rather than the standard market close. Payment methods are clearly posted by the market, which helps if you like to plan purchases across produce, baked goods, and prepared food vendors.