INDIANAPOLIS — The Community Health Improvement team at Franciscan Health will again be hosting a weekly farmers market this year on the south side of Indianapolis and one in Beech Grove. The farmers markets provide nutritious options for locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to the community.
The Beech Grove Farmers Market will take place on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Franciscan VNS Home Care offices, located at 1300 Albany Street in Beech Grove. The Beech Grove Farmers Market will run weekly from May 5 through Sept. 29.
New for this year, one week a month, the Beech Grove Farmers Market will feature a Kids Market, which will be operated by young entrepreneurs, ages 5-17. The first Kids Markets will be Tuesday, May 19. Additional Kids Markets will be held on Tuesday, June 16, Tuesday, July 21, Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The Indianapolis Farmers Market will take place on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Franciscan medical office building located at 5230 East Stop 11 Road in Indianapolis, across the street from the Franciscan Health Indianapolis hospital campus. The Indianapolis Farmers Market will run weekly from May 6 through Sept. 30.
