Rochester Downtown Farmers Market

The RDFM is a non-profit Association made up of member growers, a Board of seven members who are elected from and by the membership, and three paid employees, the RDFM manager, and two Market Assistants. We host a summer Farmers Market every Saturday, May through October, outdoors in the City lot on 4th St SE and 4th Ave SE. Also, we have a smaller "neighborhood-scaled" Market on Tuesdays from mid-June through September. Our 2015 roster of vendors represents 99 growers who live and work within a 50 mile radius of Rochester, MN. Products range from bedding plants to cut flowers, eggs and poultry to organically raised beef, lamb, pork, and elk, to a wide variety of seasonal produce, dairy and baked goods. Music is provided by local performers on a weekly basis. Chef demonstrations and various family-oriented events take place throughout the season, all with a focus on healthy living through support of local agriculture.

The Rochester Downtown Farmers Market (RDFM) is a project of the Rochester Downtown Farmers Market Association. Our Vision: a healthy community that supports sustainable agriculture and the family farm. Our Mission: to provide and promote local access to high quality farm products by sponsoring a thriving retail marketplace. The Rochester Downtown Farmers Market has been in existence since 1985, having started as a small group of local farmers interested in providing fresh food to the Rochester Community who congregated at several different downtown sites. In 2004 the RDFM was granted use of our current site by the City of Rochester; we have grown in numbers of vendors as well as in our partnerships with other community organizations. We work with the Farmers Market Nutrition Program and accept EBT, W.I.C and Senior Vouchers for fresh produce. Our vendors donate over 15,000lb. of produce, every summer, to the Channel One program of Rochester.