Got a “Sprout” in your life? Then bring them to the farmers market! Sprouts at the Market is our FREE nutrition, farm linkage, and mealtime programming for kids ages 3-8. It takes place the third Saturday of each month from May through October from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Urbana Market Blog
Save the Date! Annual CSA Fair
on March 1, 2019Please join Urbana’s Market at the Square, The Land Connection, and Urbana First Fridays for the Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair on Saturday, March 16th from 8am - 12pm p.m. in Lincoln Square Mall . At the CSA Fair, customers will have the opportunity to meet local farmers and businesses that offer CSA programs and buying clubs, [...]
2019 C.S.A. Fair
on February 27, 2019The 5th Annual CSA Fair returns March 16th! When: Saturday, March 16 | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Where: Grand Hallway, Lincoln Square Mall, 300 S Broadway Ave., Urbana, IL 618012 (where the Market IN the Square takes place) Do you love local food? Do you like supporting local farmers? At the CSA Fair, customers will have the opportunity [...]
Market At the Square has Moved IN the Square
on November 16, 2018The indoor addition of the Market has started and runs every Saturday until April 27, 2019. Come out and see some of your favorite Market at the Square produce growers and vendors plus meet new vendors as well. Market starts at 8am and runs until 1pm. The Market IN the Square is managed by the Urbana Business [...]
Sprouts get down and dirty!
on May 16, 2018Come out to the Market this Saturday and eat dirt! Or at least something that looks like it. Sprouts will be learning about the soil and making their own edible "dirt cups".
2018 CSA Fair
on February 28, 2018Please join Urbana’s Market at the Square, The Land Connection, and Urbana First Fridays for the Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair on Friday, March 2nd from 5-7:30 p.m. in the mall hallway behind Common Ground . At the CSA Fair, customers will have the opportunity to meet local farmers and businesses that offer CSA [...]
Vendor Spotlight: To Dye For by Morgan
on July 27, 2017Welcome to our second installment of the 2017 season's Vendor Spotlights! Last week we did Nitrocup and it was a huge success. We're sticking with the theme of spotlighting new vendors and this week we interviewed Morgan Banta, owner of To Dye For by Morgan! She works with her stepmom, Amy Chelin, and her mother, Sheryl [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Nitrocup
on July 12, 2017Vendor Spotlights are back! Make sure to check back here weekly to see who we decide to spotlight next. This week's spotlight was done with the founders of Nitrocup, Central Illinois Natives and University of Illinois Alumni Grant Garland and Will Newton! Nitrocup is a new vendor this season and has already been a major [...]
Check Out Our Interactive Market Map
on May 31, 2017Have you noticed our updated market layout this season? Are you searching for a particular vendor? Perhaps just browsing and want to know which of our vendors and community groups will be at the farmers market this weekend? We've got your covered! Our online, interactive market map is a great way to keep your finger on [...]
Market at the Square Program Makes Farm-Fresh Foods More Accessible
on May 17, 2017Market at the Square reinstates program to make farm-fresh foods more accessible by doubling LINK card purchases Urbana’s Market at the Square has received a combined $12,500 in funding from Farm Credit and LINK Up Illinois to directly support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. In Illinois, SNAP benefits are loaded onto a card [...]
