North Prairie Farmers Market - Minot

Trinity has become part of this market’s current footprint: in 2024, Trinity officials asked North Prairie Farmers Market to test a new site at the new hospital, and the market now includes a Trinity Hospital location on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. The main Saturday market runs at the corner of 3rd Ave SW and Broadway in Minot, giving the market two distinct weekly settings during the season. That split schedule shapes a market where produce, baked goods, prepared food, drinks, and handmade items all show up under one name rather than one single lot.

Why it matters locally

Founders Marvin and Ilene Baker are part of the market’s story, coming from a former Carpio market before North Prairie Farmers Market got its start on Aug. 18, 2007 in the Parker Hotel parking lot in downtown Minot. The market then moved to the Re-Store parking lot in 2008 and crossed the street in 2010 to the Trinity West parking lot, showing a long pattern of adapting sites while staying active in Minot.

Its vendor guidelines also make the local focus explicit: the market prioritizes farms, food-related businesses, locally grown food, products made with local ingredients, and handmade goods. That local emphasis extends to younger sellers too, through a Kids Farmers Market for youth ages 18 and under to sell homegrown or handmade goods.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans practical and food-first, with garden produce, several distinct baking businesses, ready-to-eat barbecue, a drink stand, and handmade home and wellness goods all represented. It reads less like a single-category produce stop and more like a market where shoppers can assemble groceries, pick up treats, and add a nonfood purchase in the same visit.

• -North Star Farms brings a variety of garden produce.
• -Sweet Dough Bakery by Stacy offers handmade breads, cookies, and more.
• -Miranda's Tasty Traditions focuses on homemade cheesecake and other baked goods.
• -Sinsational Cheesecakes sells cheesecakes.
• -Sugar Daddy Sweets turns out homebaked sweet and salty treats.
• -R2 Creations 701 makes handcrafted woodworking and home decor, with custom orders available.
• -The Local Lemon pours freshly squeezed lemonade.
• -Lighthouse BBQ and Soul Food serves cornbread, pulled pork, pulled chicken, brisket, ribs, chicken tenders, mac and cheese, and corn on the cob.
• -Household ApothecarTEA offers handmade herbal wellness teas plus essential oil beauty and bath products.

A separate Kids Market gives youth ages 18 and under a place to showcase and sell homegrown or handmade goods. The market also runs two seasonal site patterns: Saturdays at the Broadway location and 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Trinity Hospital.

Know before you go

The biggest planning detail is that this market uses two locations, not one: Saturdays are at the Broadway location, while the Tuesday market is at Trinity Hospital on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. If you head to the corner of 3rd Ave SW and Broadway on a Tuesday, you may miss the Trinity setup entirely.

Dogs are not allowed, which is another detail that can change how you plan the trip. Restrooms are listed as unavailable. The Saturday season runs from June 21 through October 25, while the Trinity Tuesday run is narrower, from July 1 through September 15.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at North Prairie Farmers Market, giving shoppers a confirmed way to use benefits at the market. The market also indicates that payment methods are clearly communicated for visitors.