We’re celebrating 30 years of the BRFM!
Each Saturday in the month of September we will be celebrating 30 years of bringing fresh local food to the Broad Ripple community and thanking you, our customers, for helping us get to this milestone. Look for special planned activities each week this month.
Week 1: Drawing for Vendor Gift Baskets, Face Painting & Bubble Machine from 9-11 am
Week 2: Drawing for Vendor Gift Vouchers, Reproduction Vintage Market Poster from 1996 for purchase
Week 3: Drawing for Vendor Gift Vouchers, Vintage Image Market Tee Shirts for purchase, Reproduction Market Poster for purchase
Week 4: Vintage Image Market Tee Shirts for purchase, Reproduction Market Poster for purchase —stay tuned for more!
A Saturday Morning Tradition: History of Broad Ripple Farmers Market
The BRFM got its start 30 years ago when Ross Faris and Peter George joined forces to bring produce from local farmers to Peter’s Restaurant. Since then, it has moved multiple times and grown to over 90 full and part-time vendors with a peak summer attendance of over 4,000 customers.
See the full story on our website.
Highlights for September 7- Week 1!
Vendor News
- Apples, melons, grapes, tomatoes, sweet corn, plums, peppers, beans, eggplant, cabbage, squash, cucumbers, greens, potatoes, fresh garlic, onions, fresh flowers and more!
- September is National Honey Month! Be sure to visit Wildflower Ridge Honey and Eagle Creek Apiary for wonderful natural honey and bee products all this month.
- Niche Nourishment will have pumpkin muffins, maple glazed apple cookies (with Maplewood Farm maple cream), and more S’More pops!
- Voter Registration will be set up south of Hubbard & Cravens for the next four Saturdays. Tell your friends & family to meet you at the Market and get registered to VOTE!
Vendor Schedules
- Byrnes Grilled Pizza is out this week for Penrod.
- Mkono Pork Products is out this week for a funeral service.
- Balanced Harvest and Sunshine Valley Farm are both out this Saturday due to staffing.
To find vendor locations at the Market, check the newsletter Vendor Map each week or scan the Vendor Map QR Code at the entrance to the Market. Click here to see the complete list of our Summer Market vendors. The Vendor Map and Vendor list are also available on our website.
Remember to bring CASH in order to purchase from the few vendors who don’t take credit cards (Norman Mullet Farm, Johnnie Raber Family Farm, and Phelps Family Farm).
Lost & Found items are turned in to the BRFM Information booth – be sure to check there if you’ve lost something (water bottles, wallets, kids’ stuff) at the Market.
WHAT’S COOKING: Tomato Tart Tatine and Quick Tomato Vinaigrette
Summer is winding down with an overabundance of ripe tomatoes. Before you immerse yourself in all things fall, why not pay one last homage to summer with a tasty tomato tart and a sumptuous salad with tomato vinaigrette. There’s nothing like vine-ripe tomatoes in Indiana in the summer!
Get the recipes.
MUSICAL GUEST: North – Dan Kusaya
Danmore Kusaya is a one-man band — cool, likeable, and unique. His musical mix is world and afrobeat-groovy. Dan uses story-like lyrics, and powerful looping of several instruments while performing original songs and more.
MUSICAL GUEST: South – Blue Box
We’re pleased to have an encore by Blue Box – a quartet of saxophones! The musicians are from Butler and bring a whole new genre to our Saturday mornings. Come let them blow you away with their eclectic repertoire.
Our musicians volunteer to perform at the Market, so tips are much appreciated!
