Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market: Fresh Fruits, Veggies and More

The Broad Ripple Farmers Market is an annual summer tradition in Indianapolis, featuring locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables and more. Run by a group of Indiana farmers and growers, the Broad Ripple Farmers Market has high standards that connect Hoosiers with the very best locally grown and produced foods. Starting in the beginning of May each year and running through the Fall of each year behind the Broad Ripple High School campus, the Broad Ripple Farmers Market is the perfect way to fill your summer table with bounty. Make Saturday morning farmers market morning in Broad Ripple.

Broad Ripple Farmer's Market in Indianapolis, Indiana
Broad Ripple Farmer’s Market in Indianapolis, Indiana

Find everything you need for a delicious meal at the Broad Ripple Farmers Market. Enjoy everything from fresh strawberries, asparagus and lettuce to lavender products to bedding plants to gourmet honey, breads, pastries, meats and dairy products. Products change with the season, meaning in Fall a whole new range of ingredients become available like fresh pumpkins, squash, peppers, sweet corn, field tomatoes and more.

Here is a brief list of some of the participating vendors (at time of article) and their items to peruse every Saturday:

Fruits and Veggies

  • The Apple Works: produce, bakery and eggs
  • Compean and Sons: vegetables, berries and jam
  • Fields Farm Fresh: vegetables and plants
  • Homestead Growers/ Local Folks Food: mushrooms
  • Lee’s Orchard: apples and pears
  • Mulberry Creek Farms: fruits and vegetables
  • NuJac Garden: fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Seldom Seen Farm: greens, herbs, produce
  • Sunny Creek Farm: heirloom produce, herbs and fruit

Meat

  • Circle L Bison Farm: bison meat and eggs
  • Hilltop Farm: game birds, goat, rabbit, fish cheese
  • Rosie’s Riblets: BBQ ribs and turkey
  • Royer Farm: beef, lamb, pork, chicken, eggs
  • Schacht Farm: chicken, turkey, pork, beef, eggs

Dairy

  • Capriole, Inc: goat cheese
  • Traders Point Creamery: Yogurt and cheeses

Bakery Items

  • 3 Days in Paris: fresh crepes
  • A Taste of Philly: pretzel bakery
  • The Apple Works: produce, bakery and eggs
  • Brotgarten: German artisan breads and pastries
  • Circle City Sweets: baked goods and soup
  • Cornerstone Breads: bread
  • Feast – The Art of Catering: tamales and baked goods
  • Incredible Edibles: produce, baked goods and preserves
  • The Measuring Cup: gluten-free baked goods
  • Parcha Sweets: gluten free and vegan baked goods
  • Rene’s Bakery: bread, cookies and pastries
  • Scholars Inn Bakehouse: baked goods
  • SweeTies Gourmet Treats: cupcakes and baked goods
  • Valentine Hill Farm: Baked goods
  • Wendy the Food Fairy: bread, pastries, soups and jams

Cut Flowers and Plants

  • Bloomer’s Greenhouse: potted herbs, flowers and tomatoes
  • The Daily Blossom: plants and fresh cut flowers
  • Earthy Delights: Flowers, plants and produce
  • Harvest Moon Flower: fresh flowers
  • Karl Theilig and Daughter Nursery: flowers and bedding plants

Other

  • The Amazing Potato Chip Company: vegetable chips, popcorn and nuts
  • Artisano’s Oils and Spices: olive oils and balsamic vinegars
  • Backyard Birds: edible products for wild birds
  • Burton’s Maplewood Farm: maple syrup
  • Byrne’s Grilled Pizza: grilled pizza and bread sticks
  • Chocolate for the Spirit: artisan chocolates and confections
  • Fermenti Artisan: fermented foods
  • Floribbean: fish tacos, crab cakes and spreads
  • Happy Everything Catering: deli soups, salads and spreads
  • Hickoryworks, Inc.: syrup, popcorn and smoked salt
  • Hidden Ponds Farm LLC: fermented foods
  • Hubbard and Cravens Coffee and Tea: coffee and tea
  • Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering: pestos, salsa and focaccia
  • Lena’s Mediterranean Kitchen: spreads and pastries
  • Lick Ice Cream: ice cream and sorbet
  • Local Folks Foods: salsa, ketchup, sauces and jams
  • Nicole-Taylor’s Pasta: pasta
  • Peace Leaf Tea: Organic tea
  • Pure Eatery: salad dressings, soups and spreads
  • Skillington Farms, Inc.: breakfast sandwiches and beverages
  • Three Dog Bakery: fresh baked dog treats

Not even the biggest grocery store in Indianapolis can offer such quality and diversity in such quantity. Enjoy your meals Hoosier style, with fresh locally sourced foods that reduce your carbon footprint. Plus, visit the Broad Ripple Farmers Market website (listed below) for great recipe ideas using the ingredients you pick up at this Saturday Indianapolis event. Make grocery shopping in Indianapolis fun at the Broad Ripple Farmers Market. Get out and enjoy the Broad Ripple Farmers Market.

Broad Ripple Farmers Market
Saturdays in May through October
8 am to Noon

Behind Broad Ripple High School
1115 Broad Ripple Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46220

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