Please start providing fair of the arts at Saturday market again. It’s really hard for working families to go during the week. It was part of the Bloomington vibe that made the market special. Please bring it back, it is widely missed!
Vendor applications for the 2022 Junk-In-The-Trunk are next to impossible to access on-line (as has been the case for as long as the event has been in existence). Why can this not be corrected ?
I tried to attend the Strawberry Shortcake festival. All day on the radio they said there is a drive-through service to order and pick up food. Because I am handicapped, I expected to use the drive through. When I got there, there were signs saying DRIVE THROUGH CLOSED. Everyone was told to get in line. The line stretched across the parking lot. There is no way I could stand in line that long.
your website is horrible
At the Farmer's Market, on Saturday, 12 August, I was surprised to see our "security" not only dressed as if he was about to go into battle, which makes me feel LESS secure, but also sitting around, not looking up from his phone screen. It was actually a vendor who first noted and grabbed a picture of this security guard. Is he mandated to come dressed for battle and shouldn't he be a presence in the market, keeping an eye on the market itself?
I would like to advocate an end to the % fee system for Food & Beverage Artisans. We need to support local food producers who are already competing with by stores such as Kroger etc. Let's spend our $ on locally grown food & take away another challenge that they are facing in trying to seel their products locally.
We want to advocate for our local artisans and their unfair percentage fee for participating in the market. We love Muddy Fork Bakery and several other local food and drink artisans and would love to have them included in the City Market, but think it is unfair that they are slapped with such a high fee just to participate. I believe that if the market is open to more vendors, it will thrive and be even more popular with customers. I hope you will consider a change to the rule so that the market can help build a diverse local economy that benefits the business owners, employees, and consumers.
I love the farmers market. Can you please stop charging so much for people to sell in the market? The city should support local vendor not ruin them. Such a shame. Stop charging so much to people selling food! We only have ONE local bakery shop that sells sourdough.
Hi, with seasonal lighting on the square, this tree on the SW corner of Kirkwood and Walnut has broken branches tangled up with the wire from the lights. Its all over the tree, not just the one seen dangling in the photo. I assume this is a city tree and not CFC. It seems hazardous and will be unsightly when lit up. Thank you, Brad
Please adjust the rates at the market for artisan vendors, bringing the numbers into conformity with other markets in the Midwest.