Saint Paul Farmers’ Market—The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market in Lowertown will host its annual “Super Bowl Saturday” celebration on Saturday, February 12 from 9am-1pm with a “Super Chili Sampler” and vendors with local foods and all the fixings for a festive Game Day celebration at home.

The day’s activities will include a food drive for Neighborhood House in which shoppers are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate.

And whether February 14 will be a romantic celebration for two, time with friends, or a beautifully solo evening, the market’s Valentine’s “Shop Local, Love Local” Facebook promotion starts February 9 with recipes and food inspiration to make the evening special and delicious. “Shop Local, Love Local” will feature daily recipes and ideas from the Winter Market vendors using foods shoppers will find in the market that week.

Super Bowl Saturday: February 12 from 9am-1pm at the Lowertown Market

Game Day Fixings: Super Bowl Saturday will feature approximately 18-20 vendors offering a bounty of foods and fixings for a Game Day feast, including storage root vegetables, fresh microgreens, mushrooms, humanely raised meats, cheese, eggs, honey, baked goods, jams and jellies, syrups, pierogis, salsa, locally roasted and packaged coffee, and other specialty foods from independent producers.

Super Chili Sampler: The Super Chili Sampler will feature three chilis made by market vendors, using foods available at the Winter Market. Chili sampling will take place from 10am-noon. Shoppers will be invited to try free samplings of the chilis and will receive recipes to take home.

Food Drive for Neighborhood House: Shoppers are invited to bring non-perishable food donations for the Neighborhood House Food Support Program. Neighborhood House is a Saint Paul-based nonprofit that helps individuals and families in the community with basic needs, education, multiple youth programs, and health and well-being. The Food Support Program includes two Food Market locations, SNAP outreach, NAPS distribution, and Mass Produce Distribution, serving primarily immigrant, refugee, and low-income individuals. During the growing season, Saint Paul Farmers’ Market donates unsold produce after the weekend markets to Neighborhood House. For a list of food donation needs, visit https://neighb.org/programs/.

Valentine’s “Shop Local, Love Local” Promotion: February 9-14 on Facebook

“Shop Local, Love Local” starts February 9 on the market’s Facebook page: facebook.com/stpaulfarmersmarket

The promotion will include daily Facebook postings of Valentine’s dinner recipes and food inspiration from the market’s vendors, using foods shoppers will find at the Winter Markets in February.

Saint Paul Farmers’ Market Winter Market Schedule

The market operates its Lowertown location outdoors all winter on Saturdays through April 16 (one week before the spring market opens on April 23). Several Bachman’s locations also host Winter Markets on select dates through March. Below are the schedules and locations of the Winter Markets.

Saturday, 9am-1pm, through April 16
Spring Market Opens April 23
290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul (outdoors)

The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market has operated for more than 150 years, bringing healthy, fresh, local foods to shoppers. One unique aspect of the market is that it allows only fresh, locally grown produce to be sold, directly from the grower to the consumer. The baked goods, artisan foods, confections, and other products offered are produced locally as well. The Saint Paul Farmers’ Market year-round location is at 290 5th Street East in downtown Saint Paul. The market operates 20 neighborhood markets during the growing season and indoor Winter Markets at select Bachman’s locations. The market is committed to making fresh, healthy foods available to all individuals and families, and participates in the Market Bucks program as well as making weekly donations of unsold produce to a local food pantry during the growing season. For more information, visit www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com.