Food Works Winter Farmers Market: Plant Giveaway, Seed Starting and Resource Fair
Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/01/2025 - 03/15/2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
University Mall
Categories
Food Works Winter Farmers Market: Plant Giveaway, Seed Starting and Resource Fair is
Saturday, March 15th
Carbondale, IL – The Food Works Winter Farmers Market is excited to announce the
Annual Plant Giveaway, the biggest event of the winter market season on Saturday, March
15th, 2025! The indoor farmers market will be open at the University Mall in Carbondale
(Theater Entrance). The University mall is located at 1237 E Main St. Carbondale, IL.
The market will offer a wide variety of items, all grown, baked, or made by local producers,
including sustainably grown vegetables, grass-fed meats and dairy products, fresh baked
goods, jams, jellies, local honey, hot sauces, syrups, canned goods, soaps, body products,
upcycled clothing, homemade pasta, and so much more. Plus, enjoy a cup of coffee while
you shop for the best of Southern Illinois!
This Plant Giveaway, Seed Starting, and Resource Fair at the Food Works Winter Farmers
Market is a true community supported event! Plant start giveaways will be provided by
Shade Tree Farm and One Circle Eco Farm. Elizabeth Garnati of Box Turtle Seeds will be
there to help with gardening tips and transplanting. The Carbondale Food Autonomy will
facilitate free seed starting with soil mix provided by Gro-Up Gardening Carbondale. The
Humane Society of Southern Illinois will be selling their discounted spay and neuter
vouchers, and giving away free pet treats. To add to the merriment and fun, The Rainbow
Cafe will attend with facepainting and The Cattails will be the market’s musical guests!
The Winter Market staff will also host the weekly Cozy Crockpot Cooking Series featuring
locally sourced food, a recipe card and the chance to take home a crock pot! The Kids Club
Program offers free children’s activities each Saturday; this Saturday, March 15th will
feature a decomposers activity. Children will receive their own Kids Club market lunch tote
to decorate!
There will be a SNAP Educator from the St. Louis Foodbank to help individuals get signed
up for EBT. SNAP customers can benefit from the Link Match double coupon program,
allowing them to use their LINK card to purchase eligible foods, with up to $25 in matching
funds for fresh fruits and vegetables, making winter produce more affordable for families.
The Food Works Winter Farmers Market is a program of Food Works, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization dedicated to creating a sustainable food economy in Southern Illinois.
www.fwsoil.org
For more information, please visit www.carbondalemarket.com or follow us on Facebook.