Welcome to the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, a program of   Community Food Connections, a 501 c 3 non-profit organization. The Market marks the spot where community revitalization, economic development and a showcase for local small-scale agriculture and local artists and crafters intersect in the heart of the city.     

SATURDAY FALL MARKET HOURS START OCTOBER 18 –

The Saturday Market will be open 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. till spring!

Wednesday Market: The Market welcomes new coffee vendor Bean There, Roast That – with coffee by the cup and roasted beans.

Fabric of Life has some new designs in hats and soft comfortable colorful clothing … Gromo’s Garden’s spring rolls are a great way to enjoy a fall evening … our Wednesday farm stalls include Maya’s Farm, Crooked Sky Farms, One Windmill Farm and Horny Toad Farm – they have a wide and beautiful range of fresh, naturally grown Arizona produce – including some perfect pumpkins!

DeCio’s Pasta is back, and the Bread Basket Bakery will have some great whole grain loaves for you. Dr. Hummus, Wei of Chocolate, Terra Verde Farms, The Tamale Store and Gage the Heat are just some of the other Wednesday night vendors that make mid-week shopping a downtown treat.

Saturday Market: Our sponsor this week is Strategic Alliance Marketing! And, with the cooler weather we’ll open up into Pierce St - Be sure to stroll over to try some puffy powered sugar pancakes and frappacinos at the Dutch Poffertjes Pancake House, visit Simon’s Garden & Snippets of Whimsy booths (among others), and stay a while and enjoy the live and local music of Ono Grindz.

New vendors Summer Place Pecan Farm brings the season’s first pecans plus some baked pecan goodies; Montgrove Arcadia Dates starts this week too – bringing a specialized Egyptian Black Sphinx date only grown in the Arcadia area (40th St. and Camelback).

Colibri Vineyards is on hand with their award winning Arizona wines. Rafter 6 Ranch will have a special on hormone-free chuck roast and ground beef and Absolutely Delightful is back with raw honey.

Phoenix Permaculture Guild classes this week at the Market:

Wednesday, October 8 -6:30pm to 8pm Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Myron Mykyta

Saturday, October 11 from 8am to 10am Book Club Meeting - Blue Gold by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke

Saturday October 11 from 8:30am to 10am Designing a Vegetable Garden - Part 1 of 4 with Heather Welch

Saturday October 11 from 10:30am to 12pm Making and Hosting Bee Blocks for native pollinators with Don Titmus

There’s a new billboard in town, just north of Fillmore on Central – donated by CBS Outdoors, facilitated by Phoenix City Councilman Tom Simplot and Deputy City Manager David Cavazos, artwork by Adrenaline Marketing, StoneAge Graphics, and A-Z Tomatoes! (photo by Renetto Mario Etsitty).

A million thanks to Austin Commercial and Tom Condon for taking care of the parking lots and being wonderful neighbors. We truly appreciate their support. Also, heartfelt kudos to Southwestern Litho - they provide storage, and the nuts and bolts help with trash and utilities to keep things clean and comfortable. And props to our landlord Kurt Schneider of Schneider & Schneider LLC, also, for everything, little and big...

Stop by the More of Arizona's Best booths for McClendon's Select Honey, Queen Creek Olive Mill items and Fistiki Farms pistachios, including McClendon’s Select Bee Pollen, and honey comb, and Roh's Gourmet Fudge Sauce! You'll find water, soda, (including Sonoran Brewery Root Beer) and Market t-shirts, re-usable market bags - big, bold and beautiful - they support the environment and the Market too - all at the Market's Refreshment Palace!

Downtown Phoenix Public Market, By Sharon Salomon
Article Reprinted with permission from Phoenix Downtown Magazine
December 2007
When I moved to Phoenix some 30 years ago, small farms surrounded our West Phoenix neighborhood. We used to buy fruits and vegetables from a farmer-owned produce stand a few blocks from our house. Iappreciated buying directly from the person who had grown the food. There was a certain charm to knowing that the farmer from whom I was buying had personally picked the corn I was serving for dinner that night. Unfortunately, those small farms are long gone, replaced by strip malls and houses. Read the full text of this lovely story and   click on picture for full view.

Photos by Linda Felde

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Everything offered for sale at the Market is grown or made by the person selling it and the more ingredients that come from Arizona and the southwest the better. A limited amount of produce will be brought by the farmer from other Arizona farms - feel free to talk to them about where their produce comes from and their growing practices. Open since February 2005 the Market is a natural gathering place that celebrates neighborhoods and the neighbors. It offers an eclectic high-quality mix of:

• Fresh in-season fruits and vegetables, produce, flowers, jams,
  baked goods, dried beans, free-range eggs and honey
• Live plants and unique local arts and crafts
• Tasty hot foods, music and more

The Downtown Phoenix Public Market:

• Creates new and alternative outlets for Arizona growers and producers.
• Expands access to nutritious and locally produced foods for low-income children and adults.
• Brings new destinations and neighborhood retail and expanded pedestrian linkages.
• Meets escalating consumer demands for fresh and locally-produced foods.
  Builds local wealth, jobs and a revitalized community hub for residents of the community in which the market is located.
• Leverages resources for community-based organizations and other food and business related groups.
• Returns the market area to its historic role as a distribution area for Arizona produce/food brokers.