North City Farmers' Market

City Seeds Urban Farm gives North City Farmers' Market a clear anchor: this is a Saturday market tied to neighborhood growing, including City Seeds' introduction of heirloom Trombetta squash. The market runs at 2700 North 13th Street in Old North, in the 13th Street Community Garden and across from Crown Candy Kitchen, which makes the setting feel closely tied to the blocks around it rather than separated from them. The two-hour schedule keeps the visit focused, and the mix of produce vendors, prepared-food names, makers, and hands-on partners points to a market built around regular neighborhood use as much as shopping.

Why it matters locally

The 13th Street Community Garden is not just nearby; it hosts the market itself, putting food buying directly inside a neighborhood garden setting in Old North. The market is produced thanks to the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group, and its programming regularly connects with local organizations including Operation Food Search, the University of Missouri Extension, the YMCA, the Urban League, Central Print, and Perennial. That local role shows up in the calendar too: cooking demos in the garden, free health screenings, printmaking activities, school-supply giveaways, and performances in Crown Square all sit alongside the market day rather than apart from it.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans neighborhood-scale and varied, with produce, pantry goods, sweets, and handmade items sharing space with organizations that add demonstrations and take-home activities. Several names are listed without product detail, but the market materials still make the lineup concrete enough to expect more than just straight produce shopping.

• -Find produce from City Seeds Urban Farm, the farm also credited with introducing heirloom Trombetta squash at the market.
• -Look for MK Fruits & Veggies in the produce lineup.
• -Shop from The Veggie Patch for another named produce vendor at the market.
• -Expect yellow summer squash among the items named in market materials.
• -Pick up zucchini, also specifically listed for the market.
• -Browse honey from Beaucoup Creek Honey.
• -Stop by 37 Chocolate Street for sweets.
• -See The Burning Kumquat among the listed vendors.
• -Catch Andrea Berry in the vendor roster.
• -Visit City House Country Mouse, another named seller in the market mix.
• -Check out Momma Knows Wearable Crochet & More for handmade crochet items.
• -Perennial appears at the market as a local social enterprise focused on creative re-use and work with under-served populations.

Beyond the vendor tables, the market has hosted a live cooking demo featuring squash, potato, and rutabaga soup followed by kale and vegetable saute, plus later demos on fresh summer tomatoes and whole grains. Other market-day activities have included free printmaking demos and take-home prints from Central Print, a free paper-making demo from Perennial, free Zumba in Crown Square, and health screenings from the Urban League Health Van.

Know before you go

Free parking is available in the lot just west of the market behind the former Parks Building at 2718 N. 14th Street, and metered street parking is also available, so arrival by car is straightforward even with the short two-hour market window. The market takes place at 2700 North 13th Street in the 13th Street Community Garden, in front of the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group offices and across from Crown Candy Kitchen. Dogs are not allowed, and restrooms are not available on site, two details that can affect how long you plan to stay and who comes along.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at North City Farmers' Market, an important detail for anyone planning regular produce shopping here. The market materials also present payment information clearly, which helps when you're deciding how to split purchases between produce, pantry goods, and handmade items.