Food Works Winter Farmers Market is a winter season producer-only indoor market in Carbondale, IL.
Saturdays December - March 9am-12noon
Location: INSIDE University Mall - Theater Entrance
1237 E. Main Street, Carbondale, IL.
Saturdays December - March 9am-12noon
Location: INSIDE University Mall - Theater Entrance
1237 E. Main Street, Carbondale, IL.
Opening Day is December 7th, 2024!
Please note our NEW HOURS!
Saturdays 9am-12noon
Please note our NEW HOURS!
Saturdays 9am-12noon
The Food Works Winter Market, formerly the Carbondale Community Farmers Market, is a producer-only farmers market, whose goal is to educate our Southern Illinois community on the importance of healthy, locally produced food and to provide a community space for local producers, farmers, and artisans to showcase their products. We highly encourage participants to provide items that are sustainably produced and ethically raised.
VENDOR APPLICATION
Thanks for your interest in selling at the Food Works Winter Farmers Market!
Click here for our Market Application and updated rules and regulations.
Click here for our Market Application and updated rules and regulations.
KIDS CLUB!
Every week there is a FREE activity for kids at the farmers market! Get the little ones excited for market day with FUN things like DIY bird feeders, coloring, seed starting and more! Check our Facebook page for updates on the activities!
SNAP Customers Welcome
We're offering LINK Match again this market season! Shoppers can use their LINK cards to receive wooden tokens at the Market Information table (near the front entrance) to be spent throughout the market. Customers will receive an additional $1 in Link Match coupons for every $1 they take out of their card, for up to $25 each week to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables. Click here for more info!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024/2025 SPONSORS!
The Food Works Winter Market is a program of Food Works. Food Works is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization facilitating the development of a regional food economy in Southern Illinois. Their approach emphasizes access to good food for everyone, keeping food dollars circulating in local communities, and balancing human needs with the health of the air, water and land resources on which all life depends. Click here for more information about programs, events and services of Food Works.
The Food Works Winter Market is NOT affiliated with the summer Carbondale Farmers Market. The outdoor Carbondale Farmers Market season runs from April-November on Saturdays from 8am-12pm at the Murdale Shopping Center in Carbondale, IL. You can find more info for the outdoor Carbondale Farmers Market here.