Indy Winter Farmers Market Vendor: Simpson Family 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.

Simpson Family Farm, 6th season at IWFM

Located in Martinsville, IN, the Simpson Family is focused on raising natural chicken, pork, beef and turkey with standards that go beyond organic. These animals are raised with care and humanely, producing healthier animals that do not require antibiotics or vaccinations. In addition to selling at markets, Simpson Family Farm offers online ordering and free delivery. Make sure you stop by and visit Darby next time you are visiting the Indy Winter Farmers Market for top quality meat products. 

What do you love most about IWFM? I love how it is managed, the outpouring support from volunteers and the fact that I'm inside!

What is your most popular item? That's a tough one, all of our forest raised pork products are super popular, especially the all natural bacon. Our chicken leg quarters and 100% grass-fed and finished ground beef are also a big hit.

What is something most people don't know about you? Before farming full time, I was a mechanical engineer and did HVAC and plumbing system design--including some really cool, large scale rain water catchment systems.

Connect: simpsonfamilyfarm.com // Facebook

Indy Winter Farmers Market Vendor: Becker Farms

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.

Becker Farms, 2nd season at IWFM  

Our farm is located in northeast Henry County in the small town of Mooreland. While we began our farming operation with the production of grass-fed freezer beef, we have expanded our offering to include pastured chicken, turkey, duck, pork, lamb, goat and rabbit, as well as eggs and some produce. 

Most popular item?

During the winter months, we sell a lot of roasts, stew meat and whole chickens for hearty, slow-cooked meals. Year-round, ground beef, bacon and eggs are in high demand.

Why should people shop at the IWFM?

From our experience, the IWFM has a great group of quality, dedicated farmers, producers and artisans. You can source a wide variety of local products under one roof and connect with the very people who made those items.

What do you buy at the IWFM?

We enjoy supporting fellow vendors at the market and have purchased a variety of items such as breads from Amelia's, ice cream from Lick, tamales from 3-in-1 Restaurant, greens from Eden Farms, among others.

  

Connect: beckerfarmsin.com | Facebook

Learn more about Becker Farms' operation by watching this documentary created by Ball State University students!

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