farmer’s market

Market by the Lake plans customer appreciation event Sept. 12 to close 2024 season

Sep 4, 2024

Lake City Market by the Lake is having a customer appreciation event on Sept. 12, the last market of the season. Special events include a drawing for a farmers market gift basket at the Welcome Tent and $4 tokens for PoP Club and PoP Plus to spend on veggies and fruits. Lake City Market by the...

Thursday night market begins 2021 season in new location

Jun 9, 2021

The Lake City Market by the Lake begins its 2021 season tonight (Thursday, June 10) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with live music, food trucks, and vendors. With Ohuta Beach under construction, this year’s Thursday markets will take place in Patton Park. “We are going to be at Patton Park this year which...

Program prescribes fresh veggies

Aug 12, 2020

A community-focused effort to boost fresh vegetables’ status in meal planning has launched at the Wabasha Farmers Market. Called Veggie RX, the program encourages shoppers to select from more than a dozen peak-season produce items, order and pay for them online on the Farmers Market’s Facebook...

Lake market opens season

Jun 17, 2020

Lake City Market by the Lake opened to warm and windy conditions for its first market of the year on June 11. Turnout was good despite a scaled-back market this year due to the pandemic. Music, food sampling and the Power of Produce Club are on hold pending guidance from Govenor Tim Walz and the...

Thursday night market by the lake begins 2019 season

Jun 12, 2019

Thursday nights in Lake City get a little more festive beginning tonight (Thursday, June 13) with the return of the Lake City Market by the Lake in the marina beach parking lot next to Ohuta Park. The market runs Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. now through Sept. 12 featuring food, entertainment,...

Draves explains farmer’s market PoP club

Apr 17, 2019

Lake City Market by the Lake manager Susan Draves (right) was the guest speaker at the April 15 meeting of the Lake City Rotary Club. She talked about the market’s Power of Produce (PoP) club, designed to get children and their families interested in local produce and to make healthy food choices....

Pinewood Derby coming to Market by the Lake on Aug. 23

Aug 15, 2018

Lake City Cub Scout Pack 94 invites people to bring their Pinewood Derby racers to the Lake City Market by the Lake on Aug. 23 where the scouts will be hosting a Pinewood Derby Race. A Pinewood Derby race is a race usually hosted by a Cub Scout Pack in which participants make homemade pinewood...

Youngsters can experience the 'Power of Produce' at Thursday night market

Jun 20, 2018

A program to educate children about produce and shopping local returns to the Lake City Thursday Night Market by the Lake this summer. This year, the Power of Produce Club is being sponsored by Lake City Rotary Club. Each week children ages four to 12 do an activity at the welcome tent and then...

Farmer’s market reps present to Rotary Club

Apr 4, 2018

Susan Draves and John Marshall of the Lake City Market by the Lake farmer’s market presented to the Lake City Rotary Club at its April 2 meeting. Draves shared things that are taking place with the market. They are seeing success from children attending the farmer’s market and utilizing the Power...