Carmel Farmers Market

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Carmel Farmers Market Support local farms, ranches, dairies and nurseries while having a wonderful time meeting people and enjoying the smell of the fresh morning air. The Carmel Farmers Market (CFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the CFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are also plenty of prepared foods such as jams, salsas. And a plentiful assortment of dairy, farm products and honey, too. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!           Here are some Cool Facts about CFM: Carmel Farmers Market Fact Sheet Carmel Farmers Market was established in 1999 by community volunteers Volunteers continue to run the Market each Saturday The Carmel Farmers Market mission is to provide a site for consumers to purchase agriculture products produced by growers in the State of Indiana with preference given to Hamilton County growers and, whenever possible, to encourage profitable traffic to full-time Carmel merchants Open Saturdays, May 22 through October 2, from 8AM –11:30AM Vendors offer an assortment of homegrown fruits and vegetables, dried and fresh herbs and spices, flowers, baked goods, meats and poultry, farm raised fish, honey, eggs, and plants 365,000 Community members gathered at the Market during the last years season Averaged 2000 customers per Market day Averaged 41 vendors per Market day 3117 was the highest number of customers in one market day 59 total vendors last season Voted best Farmers Market in Indy by Indianapolis Monthly magazine Several local organizations attend the Market during the season to promote their activities, i.e.-Carmel Community Players, Carmel Fire Dept., Carmel Symphony, Carmel Arts Festival, League of Women Voters, and the Carmel-Clay Kiwanis Club, Carmel Noon-Day Kiwanis, Carmel/Clay Historical Society. Past and current sponsors have included Indianapolis Power & Light, Brenwick Development, City of Carmel – Mayor’s Promotional Fund, Tutwiler Cadillac, Carmel Welding, Bingham Summers, Waitt Lawn and Garden, Martin Marietta Aggregates, and Irwin Computing Services, Inc..

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This website is dedicated to the memory of Jim Keckley, the first volunteer president of the Carmel Farmers Market committee. He was part of the committee since it started in 1999.  Jim was the best volunteer.  He was the first one to arrive to set up the market at 6:00 AM and usually the last to leave 6 hours later.  He is quoted as saying the committee was "The most fun "I've ever had on any committee, without exception." but it was his gentleness and kindness that helped make the committee so special.

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