Help Bring Back the Nokomis Farmers Market
In Winter 2022, Neighborhood Roots made the difficult decision to pause the Nokomis Farmers Market (read the full story here). After organizational restructuring and a focus on fundraising such as the Nokomis Pop-up Events and sponsor recruitment, the organization is in a better place and is working hard to bring the market back for the 2023 season.
Only 40% of our organization’s operating costs are covered via vendor fees. We keep vendor fees low to help incubate small farmers and new businesses, and we need your help to make up the difference!
There are two main ways to support the return of the market:
Donations - We are so grateful for the support we received at the September 15th pop-up fundraising event. With the help of the HPDL neighborhood association, we are excited to be hosting one more pop-up event on October 13th! This event will be even bigger, with live music, beer from East Lake Brewery, food trucks, and your favorite farmers’ market vendors! So stop out, eat, shop, and donate! If you can’t attend our pop-up event and still want to donate, you can donate on our donation platform. As a 501c4 social welfare nonprofit, contributions or gifts to Neighborhood Roots are not tax deductible. However, your support is vitally important for the work that we do! Online donations are processed through Zeffy, a free fundraising platform, but you do not need a Zeffy account to donate via your credit card or bank account. Prefer to pay by check? Please send checks (payable to Neighborhood Roots) to P.O. Box 19307, Minneapolis, MN 55419.
Sponsorship - Do you own a business in South Minneapolis or know someone who does? Consider becoming a farmers market sponsor! Sponsorships range from one-day markets, one market season, winter markets, or sponsoring all our markets!
Once the market returns, it doesn’t mean support should stop. Farmer’s Markets need continued support throughout the market season and the simplest way to support the markets is to SHOP at them! There is a delicate balance between having enough shoppers to support the efforts made by our farmers, crafters, bakers, and makers. We also understand that market goers want a variety of vendors to shop from. With neighborhood support, we can create a market that vendors want to sell at!
Attend the Nokomis Farmers Market Fundraising Pop-up Market!
October 13th, 4pm - 6:30pm
52nd St & Chicago Ave
Vendors, Artists, Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer from East Lake Brewery
Thank you to Mark O’Hern Realty for sponsoring!