Date & time:

• Saturday, July 27 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Cost:
Free admission. Food, Beverages & Flowers can be purchased on site.

No Registration required, but if you can, please hit "Going" on our Facebook Event so that we have an idea of how many people to expect!

Event details:
Come out to Springfield Acres to enjoy local food options in the sunflower fields! Gunthorp Farms will be serving pulled pork sandwiches from their local (literally next door) pasture-raised pigs and Junk Ditch Brewing Company will be on site serving beer & beverages!

Local musician Chris Robison of Robison Vibes will be playing music as well, so bring a chair or picnic blanket and hang out for awhile! It will be a local food celebration!

For more information, email kara@springfieldacres.com or call (260) 499-0159.

Springfield Acres
Springfield Acres is a U-pick flower farm in LaGrange County who values the connections formed around local food. They often collaborate with local small farms & businesses. Guests can often dine with local food trucks & shop goodies from local artisans while also enjoying their time picking sunflowers.

Gunthorp Farms
Gunthorp Farms currently pastures-raises, processes, and sells pigs, turkeys, ducks, and sheep at their family farm near the town of Brushy Prairie in LaGrange County, Indiana. They sell directly to some of the finest restaurants & retailers in the Midwest.

Junk Ditch Brewing Company
Junk Ditch Brewing Company creates craft beer and creative food using ingredients from Local Farms and Farmers with an “everything from scratch” philosophy and a passion for hospitality.

Date & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – Two Guided Tours offered.

  • 1:30pm to 3:00pm

  • 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration is requested, but not required.
To register, email Cary Ragan at greenerpastures2023@gmail.com or call (260)416-8075.

Event details
Come visit our farm to walk the pasture with our sheep and enjoy a hayride. Along the way, we will discuss hair sheep, rotational grazing, regenerative agriculture and soil health.

We will have freezer lamb available for purchase. Half and whole lambs can also be discussed and scheduled, if interested. Starter flocks are also available, after the event.

For more information, email greenerpasturesfarm2024@gmail.com or call (260)416-8075.

Travel Tip:
Our farm is located at the corner of 500 East and State Route 8. We are five miles East of Albion, IN.

NOTE: Maple Acres is hosting a tour just before our tour. They are only a few miles away from our farm. Plan to visit them as well, while you are in the area.

Greener Pastures
Greener Pastures is located on 15 acres or rolling hills pasture in the heart of Noble County, IN. Greener Pastures raises grass-fed and grass-finished lamb and beef. We have been raising hair sheep for 12 years. In the last 2 years we have become more serious about turning our hobby into a business. The flock has grown to around 65 animals. Our focus is on raising cross-bred hair sheep (Katahdin, Saint Croix, Dorper Cross). With rotational grazing, our animals get all the grass they can eat during summer months and all the hay they want during the winter!

Our meats are locally processed by a licensed butcher, USDA inspected, and packaged for resale. We have packaged freezer lamb and beef cuts available, with whole, half, or quarter cut meat available, as production and butcher’s schedule allows.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 1:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required:
Participants need to pre-register within 24 hours of tour time @ Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/plant-happiness-32146212271

Event Details:
A guided small group tour of a suburban home-based food production and restorative ecosystem management. Attendees will see a small, yet thriving, outdoor space that boasts hundreds of pounds of organic produce each season. The property is a 'Certified Wildlife Habitat' with the National Wildlife Federation and certified by the 'We Grow Natives' program with Indiana Native Plant Society.

For more information, email plantingseedsofhappiness@gmail.com.

Plant Happiness
Marissa Renz is the owner of Plant Happiness LLC, a garden consultation and design company located in Fort Wayne. Plant Happiness also offers Educational Opportunities for the local community. From food production to small scale ecological restoration, Plant Happiness offers inspiration and guidance for transforming residential lots into thriving pockets of paradise using organic and solution-driven practices. Consultation services include Soil Health; Native Pollinator Gardens; Bird Gardens; Vegetable Gardens; Whole System Sustainable Gardening; Increasing your Food Security; Providing clarity to garden planning and Living in abundance.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Date & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – Two Guided Tours offered.

  • 1:30pm to 3:00pm

  • 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration is requested, but not required.
To register, email Cary Ragan at greenerpasturesfarm2024@gmail.com or call (260)416-8075.

Event details
Come visit our farm to walk the pasture with our sheep and enjoy a hayride. Along the way, we will discuss hair sheep, rotational grazing, regenerative agriculture and soil health.

We will have freezer lamb available for purchase. Half and whole lambs can also be discussed and scheduled, if interested. Starter flocks are also available, after the event.

For more information, email greenerpasturesfarm2024@gmail.com or call (260)416-8075.

Travel Tip:
Our farm is located at the corner of 500 East and State Route 8. We are five miles East of Albion, IN.

NOTE: Maple Acres is hosting a tour just before our tour. They are only a few miles away from our farm. Plan to visit them as well, while you are in the area.

Greener Pastures
Greener Pastures is located on 15 acres or rolling hills pasture in the heart of Noble County, IN. Greener Pastures raises grass-fed and grass-finished lamb and beef. We have been raising hair sheep for 12 years. In the last 2 years we have become more serious about turning our hobby into a business. The flock has grown to around 65 animals. Our focus is on raising cross-bred hair sheep (Katahdin, Saint Croix, Dorper Cross). With rotational grazing, our animals get all the grass they can eat during summer months and all the hay they want during the winter!

Our meats are locally processed by a licensed butcher, USDA inspected, and packaged for resale. We have packaged freezer lamb and beef cuts available, with whole, half, or quarter cut meat available, as production and butcher’s schedule allows.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Date & time:

• Saturday, July 27 – 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required: Please call (260) 238-4625 and leave a message with your name and the number of people in your group who will attend the our Family Farm Day event. You may call up to an hour before the event.

Event details:
Timberline Delites’ Family Farm Day will feature Tastings of our products, a Horse Drawn Wagon Ride and opportunities to Pet Farm Animals.

Bring your family and join us for grilled "small bites" tasting before a presentation of our regenerative agriculture farm: a horse-drawn hayride to the pasture to see and greet happy cows; children will have a chance to hold and pet our bunnies and delight in our beautiful gardens.

Please wear sturdy shoes. There will be a portable restroom on site.

For more information, call (260) 238-4625.

Timberline Delites
Timberline Delites is a Regenerative Farm where our beef is 100% grass fed with no growth hormones, no vaccines and our pasture raised organically fed chickens are moved to fresh grass daily.

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 1:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 5:30pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 11:00am & 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required:
Participants need to pre-register within 24 hours of tour time @ Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/o/plant-happiness-32146212271

Event Details:
A guided small group tour of a suburban home-based food production and restorative ecosystem management. Attendees will see a small, yet thriving, outdoor space that boasts hundreds of pounds of organic produce each season. The property is a 'Certified Wildlife Habitat' with the National Wildlife Federation and certified by the 'We Grow Natives' program with Indiana Native Plant Society.

For more information, email plantingseedsofhappiness@gmail.com.

Plant Happiness
Marissa Renz is the owner of Plant Happiness LLC, a garden consultation and design company located in Fort Wayne. Plant Happiness also offers Educational Opportunities for the local community. From food production to small scale ecological restoration, Plant Happiness offers inspiration and guidance for transforming residential lots into thriving pockets of paradise using organic and solution-driven practices. Consultation services include Soil Health; Native Pollinator Gardens; Bird Gardens; Vegetable Gardens; Whole System Sustainable Gardening; Increasing your Food Security; Providing clarity to garden planning and Living in abundance.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:30am to 12:30pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 10:30am to 12:30pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration is highly encouraged.
Pre-register for your tour via email lonetreefarmsllc@gmail.com or text (260)715-2888. Include your requested tour date and how many adults and children will be attending.

Event details:
Come and experience a family-friendly wagon ride for a hands-on, close-up experience on a regenerative farm and ranch!! We have beef cows and calves, dairy cows, pasture pigs, pasture chickens, laying hens, honey bees and more. We will take you on a wagon ride around the fields to learn how these animals are raised, how they are managed to help heal our ground, and how they provide nutrient dense food to help heal our bodies.

For more information, email lonetreefarmsllc@gmail.com or call (260)715-2888.

Travel Tip:
Take Lima Road north of Huntertown to Old St Rd 3. Take Old St Rd 3 west toward LaOtto until you come to North County Line Rd. Turn left/west. We are the 3rd drive on the right. Look for Lone Tree Farms black gate. Please park by the large barn on the right at the (Y) in the drive.

Lone Tree Farms
We are a small family regenerative farm that raises grass fed beef, pasture pork, and pasture chicken and eggs. We set ourselves apart by following our 3 pillars of management: organic, seed oil free and regenerative. Our goal is to raise animals in step with nature to create food that is healing to the body.

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am to 2:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 10:00am to 2:00pm

Cost:
Free

Pre-Registration is required for a tour to see the bison. Email eelriverbison@gmail.com to register and reserve a tour time.

No Registration required for Tastings of bison products, Lunar Infusions kombuchas and a variety of local artisan goods distributed by Small Batch Distributor.

Event details:
Come visit our bison ranch to see the animals and taste a variety of our bison products. For Local Food Week, we are proud to partner with Small Batch Distributor, who will offer tastings of the wide variety of locally-produced artisan food & beverage products they distribute. Lunar Infusions will offer tastings of their kombuchas, as well. We will suggest pairings of these products and seasonings to create delicious meals featuring these locally-produced ingredients.

For more information, email eelriverbison@gmail.com, or call (260)609-1776.

Travel Tip: Directions to our ranch using Google Maps are accurate

Eel River Bison Ranch
Raising grass fed Bison in South Whitley, Indiana since 2015. We offer bison meat sales at our store at the farm and also supply local restaurants. We offer small group walking tours, meat sales, and a gift shop where you can shop for local, hand-made jewelry and gift items, and bison art.

Small Batch Distributor
We deliver premium local artisan food & beverage goods to local shops. We offer products from over 20 local artisan food producers and farms, including: Masters Hand BBQ, Eel River Bison Ranch, Timberline Delites, Filler Family Apiary, Fresh Fenix and many other local food businesses.

Lunar Infusions
Northeast Indiana craft kombucha producer since 2017. Our number one goal is to provide the highest quality kombucha in our region. Uniquely formulated with herbs, superfoods, and organic fruits, these refreshing elixirs are smooth tasting and perfectly balanced. Our products are available at many locations across Northeast Indiana. Our taproom room and production facility, located in South Whitley, Indiana, is open Friday - Sunday.

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 10:00am & 1:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am

Cost:
Free

Pre-registration Required:
Space is limited in the maple shack so pre-registration is encouraged. Please text or call 260-357-8717 to pre-register.

Event Details:
This is a family oriented guided tour explaining the process of making maple syrup and other maple products. Maple syrup and a variety of maple products will be available for purchase. Cash or credit card.

Travel Tip:
Maple Acres signs are located on Baseline Road & South 500 and at the end of the drive.

NOTE: Greener Pastures is hosting a tour just after our tour. They are only a few miles away from us. Plan to visit them as well, while you are in the area.

Maple Acres
Maple Acres is a 5th generation maple syrup producer located in southeastern Noble County near Chain-o-Lakes State Park. We have about 2,000 trees in production making roughly 500 +/ - gallons of syrup per season. The 100% all natural syrup is organically produced in the state-of-the-art facility on the Owen homestead. Using our maple syrup, we make value added products including pure maple cream, maple sugar, traditional maple leaf candies and maple chocolates.

We are members of Indiana Grown, Indiana Maple Syrup Association and Indiana Market Maker.

Date & time: Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am to 12:00pm

Cost:
Free

No Registration required.

Event details:
Enjoy a special guided tour of the food forest at Bloomingdale Gardens. This bountiful community garden is nestled in the heart of Fort Wayne in the Bloomingdale Neighborhood. Bloomingdale welcomes everyone to the garden. Bring your own picnic and a container for harvesting from the garden. 

For more information, email mcook.swcd@gmail.com or call (260)484-5848.

Travel Tip:
Bloomingdale Gardens is located at the corner of High Street & Wells Street just north of downtown Fort Wayne in the Bloomingdale Neighborhood.

Bloomingdale Gardens
The full-fledged urban community demonstration farm showcases conservation practices, like crop rotation, with six raised garden beds, educational signage, a food pantry and more. The gardens boast native plants, conservation gardening techniques, fruit and nut trees, berries, vegetables, herbs and more. It grows both annual and perennial plants, ranging from blackberries and persimmons to indigenous Pawpaw trees and heritage and heirloom and culturally significant plants, like Gaspé flint corn grown by the Micmacs (a Northeast Native American Tribe) and Mexican sour cucumbers. The food is free for anyone to harvest anytime and is also donated to Trinity United Methodist Church.

The garden is maintained by dedicated neighborhood volunteers as well as area students and organizations. Seeds for the garden are donated by neighbors, the Purdue Extension Office, and the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District, or collected from the garden to reuse. The gardens are open to the public 8 a.m.-8 p.m. for self guided tours.

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, July 28 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm

• Monday, July 29 - CLOSED

• Tuesday, July 30 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 10:00am to 8:00pm

• Friday, August 2 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, August 4 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Cost:
Mention the Food Hunt for FREE Individual Admission during Local Food Week July 26-August 4! Regular Admission: $7/Adults, $5/Youth Ages 3-17, Free 2 & under. $1 Admission every Thursday from 5-8 pm. No registration required.

Event details:
Fun for family and friends, enjoy a self-guided tour at your local public garden. During Local Food Week, enjoy a scavenger food hunt to learn about local food as well as food from around the globe. Learn about how important pollinators are to our food system and see honeybees at work in an on-site Observation Bee Hive! The summer/fall theme is "Raise a Glass!" celebrating 40 years for the Conservatory.

Also, check out the Conservatory Shop featuring a variety of local vendors, and stop by Conjure Coffee featuring local ingredients, fresh pastries, and hand-crafted beverages available for purchase.

Discover all there is to see and do at your local public garden! For more information call (260)427-6440 or email ffbbc@cityoffortwayne.org.

Travel Tip:
Upon entry to Conservatory, the admission desk validates tickets for FREE parking across from the entrance at Calhoun Street and Jefferson Boulevard in the Civic Center Parking Garage.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an oasis in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne providing a unique attraction that is always in season.

Guests of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory experience multiple garden environments beginning in the Showcase House with its four seasonal exhibits. From there, guests enter the multi-level Tropical House, where lush foliage thrives against the backdrop of a cascading waterfall. Wrapping up their visit, guests explore the quiet beauty of the Desert House.

As a treasured asset of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is dedicated to providing inspiration, education, and entertainment while promoting the restorative beauty of its gardens.

The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory boasts over 24,500 square feet of indoor garden space with additional outdoor gardens featuring scenic vistas, shaded pathways, and zonal trees and shrubs. It is one of the few conservatories in the world located in a downtown urban setting.

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, July 28 – 11:00am to 3:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, August 4 – 11:00am to 3:00pm

Cost:
Free

No Registration required

Event details:
Hot, ready to eat smoked pulled pork and brisket! We also have a variety of locally raised pork and beef ready to take home and cook as well as many different snack sticks, summer sausage, and beef jerky! Hot food served all day! Enjoy samples of our special products, with locally produced food/beverages available for purchase.

For more information, email porkncleaver@gmail.com, or call (260)508-8383.

Travel Tip:
We are located at the corner of Indiana SR 9 and US 33.

Pork ‘N Cleaver
We are a butcher shop and retail store selling only locally grown pork and beef. We do all of the processing in our shop.  All of the pork and beef is raised without hormones and all of our meat is dye free and preservative free.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 1:00pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 4:00pm to 7:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 1:00pm

Cost:
Free

No Registration required.

Event details:
Bring the family to the farmers’ market! During Local Food Week, enjoy special kid’s activities, play trivia games for market tokens and capture the moment in our photo booth! Shop from lots of local vendor and enjoy plenty of food & beverage options from our wide variety of food trucks.

Travel Tip: The YLNI Summer Market is located at the historic Barr Street Market, next to the History Center, on Berry Street and Barr Street in downtown Fort Wayne. 

YLNI Farmers Market
Our year-round farmer’s market offers fresh and unique local produce, plants, meats, baked goods and homemade crafts in a cultural setting. The YLNI Farmer's Market is a producer-only market, meaning that our vendors personally make or grow the products they sell. Every vendor is local, coming from Allen or surrounding counties. Live music and children’s activities bring the community together.

Dates & times:

• Friday, July 26 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Monday, July 29 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Wednesday, July 31 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Thursday, August 1 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Friday, August 2 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 7:00pm

Cost: Food, beverages and groceries for purchase. No registration required

Event details:
We will be offering special freshly prepared dishes from our deli featuring local ingredients every day that we are open. Gluten-Free and Vegan options available!

For more information, call (260)483-5211 or email
info@healthfoodshoppe.com

The Health Food Shoppe
Locally owned, all-natural grocery store offering a fresh deli, produce and vitamin and supplement department. Proudly supporting over 30 local food growers and makers.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 1:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 1:00pm

Cost:
Free

No Registration required.

Event details:
Our Local Food Week celebration at Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market highlights our wonderful farmers during Meet Your Farmer Workshops! Learn about their farms and the farming practices they use to produce nutritious, local food for your family. Enjoy special kid’s activities and a Pie Eating Contest, too!

Travel Tip:
See this Parking Map for convenient parking options at Electric Works. https://fortwayneelectricworks.com/parking-map/

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market
Enjoy shopping at the year-round Ft Wayne’s Farmers Market, where you’ll find a wide variety of locally grown, fresh, seasonal produce; meats, eggs, cheeses, baked goods, plants and flowers. Support local farmers, food producers, and a wide variety of local artisans. Listen to live music as you stroll along Dynamo Alley, enjoy delicious food and beverages at Union Street Market and explore the Electric Works campus!

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 10:00am

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 10:00am

Cost:
Free

No Registration required.

Event details
Please join us for a family friendly tour of the apple orchard! This event will be held rain or shine, so dress accordingly.

For more information, email orchardhill@ligtel.com or call (260)347-3682.

Orchard Hill Farms
Our family-operated business has been growing Tree Ripened fruit with Taste, for over 50 years! We grow 32 varieties of apples, and pears, cherries and plums. We press apple cider and make apple butter, jelly, and syrup using only apples; no other ingredients.

Local Food Week Sponsor

Dates & times:

• Saturday, July 27 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, July 28 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

• Saturday, August 3 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

• Sunday, August 4 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

Cost:
Free

No Registration required

Event details:
Taste a variety of hand made delights made with local fruits and vegetables, honey, and farm fresh eggs! Our Sample Bar is open during the Farmer's Market on Saturday, and continues for the rest of the weekend!

For more information, email plowshares.localfoodhub@gmail.com or call (425)213-7516

Travel Tip:
Plowshares at the Market is located in the East Hall of Union Street Market on the historic Electric Works campus in downtown Fort Wayne.

Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market
Plowshares Food Hub is an agricultural cooperative that brings producers and buyers of local food together to make the healthy, local choice the easy choice.

Our year-round produce market in Union Street Market at Electric Works called Plowshares at the Market makes fresh produce, other farm products such as eggs, meat and dairy, and prepared food products available seven days a week. 

Plowshares Mobile Market offers pop-up markets in neighborhoods where fresh produce is hard to find throughout the farm market season. 

The cooking class and food tastings are offered to make eating fresh and healthy easy for all. Plowshares Markets accept SNAP/EBT and Fresh Connect produce prescription cards as well as cash and credit/debit cards.