IWFM Vendor Profile: Litterally Divine Chocolates

Every week during the Indy Winter Farmers Market season, we'll be profiling one of our local vendors! You can find the full list of IWFM vendors and past profiles here.

Litterally Divine Chocolates, third season at market

Handcrafting chocolates out of my shop in Greenfield, I specialize in organic and vegan offerings.

 

Most popular item?

Almond toffee

 

Why should people shop at the IWFM?

People should shop for at least part, if not all, of their groceries at the IWFM. It is so important to get involved in knowing where their food comes from and how it's raised/produced. It is also important to keep as many dollars as possible in the local economy.

 

What do you buy at the IWFM?

Produce, various meat products, condiments, sometimes daily living items, sometimes ready-to-eat items.

Connect: litterallydivinetoffee.com | Facebook | Twitter

Dec. 21 Indy Winter Farmers Market Vendors

From kids' crafts, to your last chance to shop for Christmas dinner staples and unique local holiday gifts, there will be something for everyone at Saturday's market from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. inside the warmth of The Platform in the west wing of the Indianapolis City Market! 

 

From 10 a.m. to noon, kids can make Christmas ornaments using vegetables grown by IWFM vendor Eden Prairie! The activity is recommended for kids 4 years and older with supervision from a parent. Come to the Info Table to take part!

Here is the list of vendors who'll be at the market this Saturday:

3 in 1 Restaurant

Amelia's Bread

Artisano's Oils & Spices

Becker Farm

Body Eclectic Skin Care

Bridgeton Mill

Brotgarten

Circle L Bison

Dickinson Custom Furniture

Eden Farms

Eden Prairie Farms

Farming for Life

Freedom Valley Farm

Full Hand Farm

Funny Bone Farm

Gaia Natural Cleaners

Harvest Cafe Coffee & Tea

Harvest Moon Flower Farm

Harvestland Farm of Aspire Indiana

Hobbit Gardens

Hole Pottery

Home Ec

Humbodt County Tea Company

KG Acres Farm & Featherwerks

Lick

Litterally Divine Toffee & Truffles

Ludwig Farmstead Creamery

Muddy Fork Bakery

Natural Born Juicers (truck outside)

Pet Lovers Organic Bakery

Piccoli Dolci

Project Endure

Raw Gourmet Delights

Sapori D'Italia

Schacht Farm

Shamrock Farm

Silverthorn Farm

Simpson's Farm Market

Stout's Melody Acres

Sumac Grove Farm Wool

The Measuring Cup

Three Carrots

Wild's Apple Farm

Wildflower Ridge Honey

To see all of the vendors who will be coming to market this season, click here.

IWFM Vendor Profile: Project Endure

Every week during the Indy Winter Farmers Market season, we'll be profiling one of our local vendors! You can find the full list of IWFM vendors and past profiles here.

Project Endure, third season at the market 

Indiana high school students work to make, market and sell granola year-round to fund a two-week outdoor adventure summer program that includes rafting, biking, hiking, climbing, camping and service learning.

Most popular item?

Our most popular item is our handmade granola and granola bars that are made every week by our students, their families and our trip leaders. We get our raw materials from The Good Earth in Broad Ripple and our preparation space from Indy's Kitchen at 25th Street and Central Avenue.

  

Why should people shop at the IWFM?

We hope everyone takes the time to visit the Indy Winter Farmer's Market to support all of the amazing farmers, chefs, artisans and bakers who work so hard to bring their unique product to you. We have enjoyed learning about all of our neighbors and friends here and how and why they love the work that they do and the items they sell.

 

What do you buy at the IWFM?

Some of our favorite items include cashew chili cheese from Raw Gourmet Delights, tea from Humboldt County Tea Co., blueberry and raspberry honey from Wildflower Ridge Honey and kombucha from Hidden Pond Farm.

  

Connect: news.projectendure.org | Facebook

Dec. 14 IWFM Vendors

Get some local gifts to round out your holiday shopping this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. inside the warmth of The Platform in the west wing of the Indianapolis City Market! Here is the list of vendors who'll be at the market this Saturday. See you there!

3 in 1 Restaurant

Amelia's Bread

Artisano's Oils & Spices

Becker Farm

Body Eclectic Skin Care

Bridgeton Mill

Brotgarten

Charlie Chiller's Gourmet Dog Treats

Dickinson Custom Furniture

Eden Farms

Eden Prairie Farms

Freedom Valley Farm

Fruit Loop Acres

Full Hand Farm

Funny Bone Farm

Harvest Cafe Coffee & Tea

Harvest Moon Flower Farm

Harvestland Farm of Aspire Indiana

Hidden Pond Farm

Hobbit Gardens

Hole Pottery

Home Ec

Humbodt County Tea Company

KG Acres Farm & Featherwerks
Lattice & Lard
Lick

Litterally Divine Toffee & Truffles

Ludwig Farmstead Creamery

Muddy Fork Bakery

Natural Born Juicers (truck outside)

Paper or Plastic

Project Endure

Raw Gourmet Delights

Sapori D'Italia

Schacht Farm

Shamrock Farm

Silverthorn Farm

Simpson's Farm Market

Stout's Melody Acres

Sumac Grove Farm Wool

The Measuring Cup

Three Carrots

Wild's Apple Farm

Wildflower Ridge Honey

To see all of the vendors who will be coming to market this season, click here.

IWFM Vendor Profile: Home Ec.

Home Ec., second season at the market

Home Ec. makes seasonal small batch preserves using local and organic ingredients, and is based in downtown Indianapolis.

Most popular item?
My most popular items are Pineapple Vanilla Bean Jam, Four Citrus Marmalade, and Black Cherry Habanero Jam.

Why should people shop at the IWFM?
When you buy from local vendors the money goes directly into the pockets of people who are trying to make a living doing something they love, rather than giant corporations. Not only that, the food is better in quality, and often a better value because of that. It's also a warm and welcoming place to spend some time during the long winter months.

What do you buy at the IWFM?
I almost always buy a papusa from 3-in-1 for my lunch. They're so good! I love Wildflower Ridge Honey, and I use their honey and soap daily. I've traded with or purchased something from most of the other vendors at the market including tea, ice cream, coffee, wooden utensils, apples, greens, tote bags, pastries, herbs, feathers and cheese.

Connect: http://jessicaspreserves.tumblr.com/

See full list of Indy Winter Farmers Market vendors here!

IWFM Vendor Profile: Piccoli Dolci

Every week during the Indy Winter Farmers Market season, we'll be profiling one of our local vendors! You can find the full list of IWFM vendors and past profiles here.


Piccoli Dolci, first season at IWFM      

Piccoli Dolci ("Little Sweets") makes authentic Italian cookies and pastries, handcrafted in small batches to create remarkable textures and flavors. Our heirloom recipes are thoughtfully selected to bring you the best of Italian traditions. We are based in Bloomington, Ind.

Most popular item?

First-time customers might want to try our crostata - a shortbread tart filled with either raspberry or apricot preserves. It's a classic Italian tart that is as good with coffee for breakfast as it is for dessert. Our most popular cookies are cantucci (a true almond biscotti) and krumiri (a light shortbread).

Why should people shop at the IWFM?

Farmers market vendors have an incredible passion for what they do. That really shines through when it comes to the quality and taste of their products.

What do you buy at the IWFM?

We love to use locally grown fruits, like apples and pears, in our tarts. 

Connect: http://www.piccolidolci.net/

IWFM Vendor Profile: Schacht Farm

Every week during the Indy Winter Farmers Market season, we'll be profiling one of our local vendors! You can find the full list of IWFM vendors and past profiles here.

Schacht Farm, sixth season at IWFM: 

We're a family farm just south of Bloomington that raises free-range chickens for eggs and meat, free-range turkey and heritage breed, pastured pork. Both the land and animals are managed naturally, without the use of chemicals. Animals are raised outdoors in their natural environment, where they are free to express their species-specific behaviors. 

  

Most popular items?

  Eggs from our free-range hens, along with our various sausages from our pastured hogs. Our free-range turkeys, available fresh just before Thanksgiving, are always popular as well.

  

Why should people shop at the IWFM?  

  We manage our animals based on our own convictions of how they should be cared for. When folks buy from us and others who farm like us, they are supporting our efforts toward humane management and sustainability. 

What do you buy at the IWFM?

  We swap meat for veggies from Silverthorn Farm and Harvestland Farm, hot oatmeal on market days from Muddy Fork Farm and Bakery, as well as flowers and herbs, including those we give customers with their Thanksgiving turkeys, from Harvest Moon Flower Farm.

  

Connect: schachtfleecefarm.com

Holiday Gift Ideas at the IWFM

From menu planning to cooking, cleaning and making chitchat with relatives, the holidays can be stressful! But this Saturday, the Indy Winter Farmers Market has you covered with one-stop shopping! 

All of our more than 40 local vendors have something to make your holiday a little tastier, a little prettier and a whole lot easier. Plus, supporting Indiana farmers, producers and artisans fits perfectly with the holiday spirit, don't you think? 

Whatever your role this holiday season, we have local products that are sure to impress:

• You're the host/hostess
• You're on appetizer duty
• You're making the main meal
• You're doing the desserts
• You're a guest of honor

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You're the host/hostess:

• Stock the guest bathroom with festive local soap varieties from Body Eclectic Skin Care
• Offer up soothing creams and balms made with local herbs from Hobbit Gardens
• Set a beautiful table with a pumpkin and flower centerpiece from Harvest Moon Flower Farm
• Serve in style with a sturdy platter from Hole Pottery
• Make cleanup a snap with specialty dishwasher detergent from Gaia Natural Cleaners

You’re on appetizer duty:

• Cut up some tasty local focaccia from Amelia’s Bread for an easy starter
• Set out some Smoked Salmon Spread from Lena's Mediterranean Kitchen. Trust us.
• Spread some raw Sunflower Seed Pate from Raw Gourmet Delights
• Stock the cheese plate with local dairy treats from Ludwig Farmstead Creamery
• Set out fresh cream cheese cured in olive oil from Sapori D'Italia
• Pretzel bread from Brotgarten is easy and fun!
• Offer something sweet with authentic European treats from Piccoli Dolci

You’re making the main meal:

• You’ve got a long day of cooking ahead! Start strong with granola from Muddy Fork Bakery
• Make sure you have the best tools -- wooden utensils from Dickinson Custom Furniture!
• Still haven't snagged a local turkey or ham? Becker Farm should have a few left!
• Load up on local greens from Harvestland Farm of Aspire Indiana
• Pick up the prettiest mushrooms from Shamrock Farm
• Need sausage for stuffing or tomorrow's breakfast? Check out Simpson’s Farm Market
• Incorporate squash into your menu with expert help from Randy at Stout’s Melody Acres
• Ensure your greens stay fresh with living plants from Eden Farms
• Round out the meal with a side dish of ferments from Farming for Life
• You’re going to need onions! Stock up on essentials from Funny Bone Farm
• Thanksgiving dishes mean savory herbs! Go fresh with picks from South Circle Farm

You’re doing the desserts:

• The apple experts at Wild's Apple Farm recommend delicious, local nittany or granny smith apples for the best possible apple pie or crumble
• Fill those fruit pies with local fruit from Fruit Loop Acres
Snag some pie pumpkins from Full Hand Farm
• Save yourself some time and snag a pre-made pie crust from Rollin' in the Dough
• Step up your al a mode offerings with Spiced Pumpkin Rosemary ice cream from Lick
• Offer the kids Wildflower Ridge Honey sticks for a no-mess, mobile dessert
• Don’t forget your gluten-free family with treats from The Measuring Cup!
• Balance out the sweet by offering guests fresh-ground coffee from Harvest Cafe Coffee & Tea

You’re a guest of honor:

• Try a tasty gift with a message -- addictive granola from Project Endure!
• Everyone loves a specialty oil from Artisano’s Oil & Spices
• Cater to fido with a tasty local treat from Pet Lovers Organic Bakery
• Don’t forget the cat of the house! KG Acres Farm & Featherwerks has great catnip fish toys!
• Who doesn’t love getting chocolate? Try the Cashew Buckeyes from Litterally Divine Toffee & Truffles
• Gift your hosts something to sip the next morning with a calming tea variety from Humbolt County Tea Co.
• Stock your hosts' shelves in style with beautiful jams from Home Ec.

List compiled by Maggie Loiselle, social media strategist for the Indy Winter Farmers Market, who's thankful for a year off from holiday hosting and cooking as she and her partner, Seth, prepare to welcome their first child this month.

Nov. 23 Indy Winter Farmers Market Vendors

We have all your Thanksgiving shopping needs covered at the market this week! From no-fuss appetizers, to main course staples and gifts for the host/hostess, you can find everything you need this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. inside the warmth of The Platform in the west wing of the Indianapolis City Market! 

Here is the list of vendors who'll be at the market this Saturday. See you there!

3 in 1 Restaurant

Amelia's Bread

Artisano's Oils & Spices

Becker Farm

Body Eclectic Skin Care

Brotgarten

Dickinson Custom Furniture

Eden Farms

Eden Prairie Farms

*RETURNING THIS WEEK* Farming for Life

Fruit Loop Acres

Full Hand Farm

*NEW THIS SEASON* Funny Bone Farm (outside)

*NEW THIS SEASON* Gaia Natural Cleaners

Harvest Cafe Coffee & Tea

Harvest Moon Flower Farm

Harvestland Farm of Aspire Indiana
Hobbit Gardens

Hole Pottery

*RETURNING THIS WEEK* Home Ec

Humbodt County Tea Company
KG Acres Farm & Featherwerks
*NEW THIS WEEK* Lattice & Lard

*NEW THIS WEEK* Lena's Mediterranean Kitchen

Lick

Litterally Divine Toffee & Truffles
Ludwig Farmstead Creamery

Muddy Fork Bakery

Natural Born Juicers (truck outside)

*RETURNING THIS WEEK* Pet Lovers Organic Bakery
*RETURNING THIS WEEK* Piccoli Dolci
Project Endure
Raw Gourmet Delights

*NEW THIS SEASON* Rolling in the Dough

Sapori D'Italia

Schacht Farm (outside)

*NEW THIS SEASON* Shamrock Farm

Silverthorn Farm

Simpson's Farm Market

South Circle Farm

Stout's Melody Acres (outside)

Sumac Grove Farm Wool

The Measuring Cup
*NEW THIS SEASON* Three Carrots

Wild's Apple Farm

Wildflower Ridge Honey

To see all of the vendors who will be coming to market this season, click here.

IWFM Vendor Profile: Gaia Natural Cleaners

Every week during the Indy Winter Farmers Market season, we'll be profiling one of our local vendors! You can find the full list of IWFM vendors and past profiles here.

Gaia Natural Cleaners, second year at IWFM 

(previously Earth Mama)

Based in Greenfield, Gaia offers all-natural household cleaners infused with organic essential oils and using minimal ingredients. Products include laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, granite cleaner, spot remover, floor cleaner and powder hand soap.

  

Most popular items?

  The laundry detergent and all-purpose cleaner sell quickly.

  

Why should people shop at the IWFM?  

  The IWFM is very impressive! You have dozens of the best local farmers to talk to and buy from and other unique vendors that you wouldn't find anywhere else. It can be a bit overwhelming the first visit!

  

What do you buy at the IWFM? 

  I buy fresh produce, grass-fed beef, salmon, when it's available, and fresh bread almost weekly!

  

Connect: gaianaturalcleaners.com | Facebook