This market is great if like two buy two maybe three things. Home made crackers, organic meats,and flowers. That's about it. It's perfect if you don't actually cook. Like the person that wrote that article. So if your a real person that doesn't want spend tons money on over priced crackers. Go to the real farmers market(located: 312 East Lyndale Ave North • Minneapolis). The local grown food is clearly marked. There are somethings not grown locally such as bananas, pineapple, mango, etc. They have live music, fresh lemonade(with half lemon still in the glass), fish tacos, home made caramel rolls, salsas, local made clothing, and much much more. The Mill City Market has a strong wind from the river and doesn't always look open. Although I strongly recommend buying meat from Fisher Farms.

Mill City is fun. Minneapolis Farmers Market is real. You're right, it is crowded, but it is crowded with real farmers. The handful of resllers is there to serve Minneapolitans who want bananas and pineapples and mangoes Year'round. Because Minneapolitans come from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Mexico, the Caribbean. They want to cook their cuisine and we want to serve them. That makes us a people's market. We are there 7 days a week to serve the people of Minneapolis. So join us.