Shop The Market

The following is a brief overview of the wide variety of things that can be found at the Dane County Farmers' Market.

Vegetables

You can find a wide variety of fresh vegetables over all three seasons of the Farmers' Market.

Organic Produce

You’ll find many vendors with organic produce that have been grown without toxic pesticides and fertilizers. Organic foods have no artificial ingredients, preservatives or irradiation.

Some vendors use organic methods but don't bother with the certificaion paperwork.  Other vendors use conventional growing methods.  You can check with specific vendors for more information on their farming practices.

Fruit

You can find grapes, plums, apples, pears, berrie, cherries and many other kinds of fruit at the market.  Some fruits are organic, too.

Meat & Cheese

There’s more than just fresh produce at the Farmers’ Market where you can meet butchers and cheesemakers. You can sample some of the finest cheeses before you take some home. Besides a wide variety of cheeses, the Market also has beef, pork, chicken, duck, lamb, goat, bison, venison, rabbit, emu, fish, and eggs.

Baked Goods

You can buy a loaf of bread to take home, or get yourself something sweet to snack on as you walk around from one of the many bakeries at the Market.

Specialty Goods

Some vendors specialize in certain types of products, such as preserves, candies, honey, maple syrup, pasta, pesto or sprouts.

Flowers

Since you’re going to cook something wonderful, why not pick up something colorful for the table from one of the florists or greenhouses at the Market.

Wondering what’s fresh at the Market in any given month? Here's a listing to help guide you.

April & May

Asparagus, Bakery goods, Bedding plants, Bunch onions, Cheese, Cut flowers, Dry beans, Greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, Hanging baskets, Lettuce, Maple syrup, Meats, Morel mushrooms, Perennial plants, Rhubarb, Spinach, Other specialty items

June

Asparagus, Baby carrots, Beets, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Maple syrup, Peas, Rhubarb, Salad greens, Strawberries, Zucchini

July

Apples, Baby Carrots, Beets, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cherries, Cuccumbers, Currants, Dill, Eggplant, Gooseberries, Green and yellow beans, Greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, Honey, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Maple syrup, Okra, Peas (Sugar, Snap and Snow), Pesto, Potatoes, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Salad greens, Strawberries, Summer squash, Swiss chard, Tomatoes (Cherry, Beefsteak), Zucchini

August

Apples, Artichokes, Baby carrots, Beets, Broad beans, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celariac, Celery, Cherries, Cucumbers, Dill, Dried flowers, Edible gourds, Eggplant, Flowers, French shallots, Garlic, Green and yellow beans, Greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, Herbs, Honey, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Maple syrup, Melons, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Parsnips, Pears, Plums, Potatoes, Peas (Sugar, Snap, Snow), Peppers, Pesto, Rhubarb, Rutabagas, Salad mix, Strawberries, Summer squash, Sweet corn, Swiss chard, Tomatoes (Cherry, Beefsteak), Wild mushrooms, Winter squash, Zucchini

September, October, November

Apples, Artichokes, Beets, Broad beans, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celariac, Celery, Cucumbers, Dill, Dried flowers, Edible gourds, Eggplant, Flowers, French shallots, Garlic, Gourds, Grapes, Green and yellow beans, Herbs, Honey, Indian corn, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Maple syrup, Melons, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Parsnips, Pears, Peppers, Pesto, Plums, Potatoes, Rutabagas, Salad mix, Strawberries, Summer squash, Sweet corn, Swiss chard, Tomatoes (Cherry, Beefsteak), Wild mushrooms, Winter squash, Zucchini

Contact Larry Johnson at 608.455.1999 or larryj@dcfm.org