In 2018, the East Isles Neighborhood Association launched the East Isles Farmers Market on the Uptown Mall Park, just west of Hennepin Avenue.
The East Isles market ran continuously through 2022 — including through the Covid pandemic. Uptown road construction and Mall reconstruction planned for Summer 2024 (but now slated for Summer 2025) created an opportunity to pause and reimagine the market in a way that would serve all of Uptown, as well as drive traffic to Uptown businesses.
A small, informal working group dubbed the Uptown Farmers Market Collaborative is currently in the early stages of fundraising with the support of all eight neighborhood associations immediately surrounding Uptown — including Lowry Hill, Lowry Hill East/ Wedge, South Uptown, East Bde Maka Ska, West Maka Ska, Kenwood, Cedar-Isles-Dean and East Isles, as well as the Uptown Business Association.
We will share developments with the Hill & Lake Press as we get closer to its fruition. Please consider making a charitable donation to support this important effort to bring fresh, healthy food and camaraderie to our local community.
