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Weather & Pet policies:

Weather Cancellations:
Winter - Snow Emergency issued by the County,
Summer - Tornado warnings past 10 AM

Indoor Market: Any domesticated, licensed, vaccinated companion animals are welcome to accompany you to the Market. Pets need to be kept on a 2’ leash and at the owners side; recommended to be kept 3’ away from produce and plants. We love to see pets at the market. Please see the Complete pet Policy.

Summer Market Pet Policy: Pets need to be kept on a 2’ leash and at the owners side; recommended to be kept 3’ away from produce and plants. All animals brought to the market need to courteous and sociable with the FWFM patrons and other family pets. Complete Pet Policy We like to see pets being brought to the summer market.

Owners should follow the city’s and/or FWFM guidelines while at the market. We like it when pets are just as excited to be there as their owners, but Please be respectful, clean up any waste left by them.

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market (FWFM) is the only year round producer only market in NE Indiana. FWFM offers a variety of products from 50 vendors during the indoor weekly season and 70+ during the summer.  You will find products ranging from farm & garden, home-based & professionally prepared foods that are minimally processed foods, natural products, and local artisans.  The only farmers market in the NE Indiana region that has a farm inspection program. We strive to reduce the influx of auction produce to improve accountability and trace-ability. We care about what you put on your table, because that’s what we want on our families table.

We strive to find a great balance of food and other products for the consumer; making it a one stop shop for all of your needs.   We have a simple mission at FT. Wayne’s Farmers Market: to improve the way our community eats by offering fresh, healthy and local food in a central food desert.

We also have many offerings tailored to customers following vegan, paleo, keto, vegetarian or wheat- and gluten-free diets. No matter what particular path you follow on your journey toward healthier living.

Our goal first and foremost, is to be a farmers market.  We are here to support and help our vendors, and firmly believe that the market will only be successful if the vendors are.

One thing we feel that sets us apart from other markets and traditional grocery stores is that we hold our vendors to some pretty stringent standards.  We perform routine farm visits for all of our farm vendors.  We do this to ensure that auction produce and wholesale items are not being brought into our market.  Sure, I’m guessing that some of that still does occur, but we try our absolute best to ensure that it doesn’t. We are the first in the state to require any home based vendors or sampling vendors have their ServSafe certificate.  Everything at our market must be from within a 100 mile radius.  In many cases, it’s from 50 miles or less.    We also maintain a strict 80/20 rule when it comes to the vendors we allow into the market. Most markets end up being, 95% farm/food or natural products, while just 5% Artisan/Craft. 

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market
Statement of Inclusion

We are committed to remaining neutral in business entrepreneurship and the support we offer.

I certify that:

• That FWFM and its programs do not include prayer, and/or promote religion, religious preferences, objectives, education and/or training.

• The FWFM is committed to businesses benefiting individuals and does not discriminate regarding race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental handicap, or veteran status.

• FWFM will not support:

  • Organizations which are not committed to gender equity.

  • Organizations which discriminate in regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental handicap, and veteran status

We have reviewed and approved this statement.

Leigh Rowan
President
Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market

Locations, Times for our year round farm market:

Hours: 9AM to 1PM every Saturday.