The Community Farmers Market
is a winter season market open 
Saturdays / 10am-1pm
December 2022 through March  2023      

INSIDE University Mall
East Wing/ Theater Entrance
1237 E. Main Street, Carbondale, IL


The indoor market will return December 2022.
The Carbondale Community Farmers Market is a program of Food Works. To learn more about Food Works and our upcoming events over the summer months please join us on Facebook or join our newsletter.

For Vendor forms and Information click here

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Winter 21-22 Market Season Recap

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About Carbondale Community Farmers Marekt
Our in-person winter season farmers market is open December through March in the east wing of the University Mall in Carbondale. Customers can access the market via an exterior entrance on the east side of the building (near the movie theater) or through the mall.
 

Carbondale Community Farmers Market (CCFM) is a producer only farmers market, whose goal is to provide a community based space for local producers, farmers, and artisans to retail their products.  We highly encourage participants to provide products that are sustainably produced and ethically raised.  Our goal of the market is to educate our community on the importance of healthy locally produced food and to provide access to these products or services.  CCFM is a program of Food Works, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization. For more information please visit www.fwsoil.org.


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SNAP INFORMATION

SNAP eligible foods include: fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, poultry, dairy products, baked goods for human consumption, as well as plants or seeds used to grow food for human consumption, such as vegetable bedding plants and potted herbs.

SNAP ineligible items: Ornamental plants, cut flowers, vitamins, herbal extracts, pet foods, other non-food items like soaps, household goods and prepared foods (HOT or COLD) for immediate consumption such as coffee, sandwiches, wraps, hot apple cider.

We will again be offering LINK Match this market season! Shoppers can use their LINK cards to receive wooden tokens at the Market Information table. Customers will receive an additional $1 in Link Match coupons for every $1 they take out of their LINK, up to $25 each week to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables at the market.




The market information table is located just inside the building entrance and we will have volunteers and staff throughout so that you can ask questions. The market information table is also where customers can get SNAP tokens & Link Match, as well as credit card tokens.

Looking for the perfect gift?  Consider a gift certificate to the farmers market!
​Email the Market Manager at Karen@fwsoil.org to make arrangements, or stop by the market info table on Saturday morning.  

The Community Farmers Market is NOT affiliated with the summer ​Carbondale Farmers Market.  
The Carbondale Farmers Market season runs from ​April-November on Saturdays from 8am-12pm at the
​West Towne Shopping Center in Carbondale, IL. You can reach the Carbondale Farmers Market here.
The Carbondale Community Farmers Market is a program of Food Works. Food Works is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization facilitating the development of a regional food economy in Southern Illinois. They believe that a truly enduring approach emphasizes access to good food for everyone, keeps food dollars circulating in local communities, and balances human needs with the health of the air, water and land resources on which all life depends. Click here for more information about programs, events and services of Food Works. 

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