In recognition of Earth Day happening in April, the Midtown Association is celebrating its year-round focus on promoting heathy foods, sustainability, and the recently expanded circular retail area that emphasizes the importance of recycling, upcycled products, and sustainable business practices. \u00a0A variety of new circular retail businesses \u2013 such as ERTH Day Vintage, for example \u2014 have joined a lineup of up to 250 vendors that contribute to the market\u2019s ability to offer fresh and healthy food access and options that support local farmers, growers and artisans.<\/p>\n
Plus, in addition to the retail vendors focused on recycling\/upcycling, the Market is filled with numerous other vendors committed to eco-friendly business practices, such as Crop Circle (composting), Eco Friendly Greens (microgreen farm), and Balance Me Out (coffee vendor committed to sustainability), just to name a few.<\/p>\n
Voted as the #1 Best Farmers Market in California (and #3 in the U.S.), the Midtown Farmers Market is proudly sponsored by Sutter Health and presented by SMUD.\u00a0 The open-air market first debuted in 2013 and is available on Saturdays year-round \u2013 rain or shine \u2013 with spring\/summer hours now in effect from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The thriving, ever-growing and sprawling Midtown Farmers Market spans six-blocks.\u00a0 To make it as easy as possible to navigate, the Market is identified by themed areas such as Artisan Alley, Boutique Boulevard, Market Square, Merchant Market, Producers Plaza, Savory Street, the Street Food Sacramento block, and now the Culinary Corridor presented by American Property Management.<\/p>\n
In April, the Midtown Farmers Market offers a variety of special activations and entertaining music presented by SMUD as outlined below and taking place in Market Square located at 20th & K Streets (unless specified otherwise).<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 4<\/p>\n
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \u2013 Entertainment live and original music performed by alternative pop singer-songwriter artist Seth Kaminsky.<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \u2013 Special prize wheel for shoppers who take a short Market survey; those who complete the on-site survey will spin the wheel for a chance to receive a FREE reusable Midtown Farmers Market branded tote bag, shopping bags, stickers, and more.10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \u2013 Entertaining and upbeat music with DJ Sanz spinning tunes.<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 18<\/p>\n
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \u2013 Entertaining music performed by singer\/songwriter John Alan Connerley.<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 25<\/p>\n
Owned and managed by the Midtown Association, the Midtown Farmers Market continues to grow and evolve to reflect the thriving and eclectic tastes of the surrounding neighborhood. In addition to title sponsor Sutter Health and presenting sponsor SMUD, ongoing support is also provided by community partners that include Heller Pacific and Fulcrum Properties, Golden 1, Pappas Investments, Honey Bucket, and Paragary Restaurant Group as well as Lime, the Market\u2019s Mobility Sponsor.<\/p>\n
In addition to offering numerous public transportation options, Midtown Sacramento is walkable and bike\/scooter\/car-share friendly with plenty of parking available<\/a> in nearby garages plus various lots throughout Midtown.<\/p>\n More information about the Midtown Association being voted as the No. 1 farmers market in California and No. 3 in the nation is available here.<\/a> More detailed information about the Midtown Farmers Market plus a regularly updated market map are available at www.midtownfarmersmarketsac.com<\/a>. For more information about Midtown Sacramento in general, special events and activities, and the Midtown Association, please visit www.exploremidtown.org<\/a> or follow on social media \u2013 Facebook at www.facebook.com\/exploremidtown\/<\/a> and @ExploreMidtown on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recognition of Earth Day happening in April, the Midtown Association is celebrating its year-round focus on promoting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-247765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}