BisMarket

BisMarket ties Saturday shopping to a broader food-access mission through its partnership with Great Plains Food Bank. The market runs along Sweet Avenue at Kiwanis Park and Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, giving it a distinctly park-side setting rather than a closed-in downtown footprint. From June through October, the market gathers a large roster of vendors—105 by its own count—spanning produce, meats, flowers, baked goods, prepared food, and handmade goods. It is also locally owned and operated by Gena and Casey Neumann, which keeps the market’s identity closely tied to Bismarck-area growers, makers, and food businesses.

Why it matters locally

Great Plains Food Bank is named as a partner supporting food security efforts at BisMarket, linking the market’s weekly shopping routine to a larger hunger-access effort in the region. That focus shows up again in the market’s SNAP and Beet Bucks Double Up Program, which is framed as a way to help ensure everyone in the community has access to fresh, local food.

BisMarket also connects into North Dakota’s local-food infrastructure through partners including the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association, and NDSU Extension Programs. A Farm to School program is part of that mix as well, described as enriching the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers. With local ownership by Gena and Casey Neumann, the market’s civic and agricultural ties feel built into how it operates.

What you'll find there

The mix at BisMarket is wide enough that a produce stop can turn into lunch, flowers, pantry shopping, and a few gift purchases in one pass. The vendor bench leans heavily local and small-batch, with farms, bakeries, food trucks, honey producers, and craft makers all well represented.

• -Pick up locally grown produce from Flatlander Farm, which sells produce grown without herbicides or insecticides.
• -Browse Forager Farm & Bakehouse for locally grown produce raised without herbicides or insecticides.
• -Find family-run produce at Barth's Produce in Bismarck.
• -Look for fresh produce grown with natural practices at Gentle Whisper Farm.
• -Shop Nourished by Nature for 100% grass-fed beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, pasture-raised eggs, and honey.
• -Choose meats from West Dakota Meats, a livestock processor serving the BisMan area.
• -Bring home artisan mushrooms and grow buckets from Chanterelle Gardens.
• -Add local honey and hive products from Hanna Honey Farms.
• -Try raw unfiltered honey, peppers, spicy salt, and cowboy candy from Jyh's Honey & Heat.
• -Pick up hand-tied bouquets from Third Day Family Farms of Mandan.
• -Find specialty cut flowers grown in Bismarck at Bogie's Blooms.
• -Grab naturally fermented sourdough bread, croissants, danishes, and rolls from Brick Oven Bakery.
• -Sample homemade sourdough noodles, puff pastries, bread, and cookies from Danielle's Sweets and Sourdough.
• -Choose handcrafted gluten-free French-style macarons from The World of Macarons.
• -Eat on-site with Hensley's Tasty Truck, serving pork belly banh mi tacos and a bison burger.
• -Order sweet or savory crepes, including gluten-free options, from Holy Crepe.
• -Cool off with hand-crafted gelato and sorbet from FOMO 10/40 Creamery.
• -Take home plantable paper products and handmade art from Rederick.art.
• -Find North Dakota diamond willow canes and walking sticks from Dave's Diamond Willow Crafts.

Beyond the weekly Saturday market, BisMarket also hosts occasional pop-up events such as Farm to Barn dinners. Sweet Avenue at Kiwanis Park gives BisMarket a setting that fits its Saturday rhythm: a market stretched along a park and ballpark corridor rather than tucked into a single indoor hall. The vendor lineup reinforces that open-air, roam-and-sample feel. You might move from Bogie’s Blooms cut flowers to Brick Oven Bakery sourdough, then to Hensley’s Tasty Truck for pork belly banh mi tacos or a bison burger, and finish with gelato from FOMO 10/40 Creamery. The market also mentions live entertainment and children’s activities alongside its SNAP and Beet Bucks program, so the atmosphere is shaped by more than shopping alone. That combination of park setting, prepared food, flowers, and family-oriented programming gives BisMarket a Saturday-outing feel grounded in local vendors.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which may change plans for anyone used to bringing a pet to outdoor markets. BisMarket is also a Saturday-only market running from June through October, with a 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. window. The market is located along Sweet Avenue at Kiwanis Park and Municipal Ballpark, so those landmarks are the clearest way to orient yourself on arrival.

If you like a broad shopping list, this is a market where produce, meat, bread, prepared food, flowers, and nonfood crafts can all share the same trip. The market lists no restrooms in its visitor details, so plan your stop accordingly.

Payments & SNAP

BisMarket accepts SNAP/EBT, and its Beet Bucks SNAP Incentive Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match up to $15 per market on SNAP purchases. The market also describes this as part of sustaining its SNAP and Beet Bucks Double Up Program so more people in the community can buy fresh, local food. Payment methods are presented clearly in the market’s visitor details.