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Farmers Market

Fondy Farmers Market

Also known as: Fondy Food Center, Fondy

The oldest farmers market in Milwaukee — founded 1917 (entering its 109th year in 2026), at 2200 W. Fond du Lac Avenue in the Amani neighborhood. Open-air seasonal market May through November, plus a year-round winter market. 80+ farmers and food producers. Operated by Fondy Food Center as a food-justice anchor for Milwaukee's Amani and Lindsay Heights neighborhoods. Runs the Milwaukee Market Match (Double EBT up to $20/transaction) and the Fondy Farm Project — 25 small family farmers cultivating 30 acres of farm land for market-vendor production.

What they do

Fondy Farmers Market is the oldest [[farmers-market|farmers market]] in Milwaukee — founded 1917, entering its 109th year in 2026. The open-air market sits at 2200 West Fond du Lac Avenue in the Amani neighborhood. 80+ farmers and food producers vend during the May–November outdoor season, and a year-round winter market runs alongside.

[[the-market|The market]] is operated by Fondy Food Center, a nonprofit with an explicit food-justice mission for Milwaukee’s Amani and Lindsay Heights neighborhoods — areas the conventional grocery economy underserves. Three integrated programs:

  1. [[the-market|The Market]] itself — 80+ vendors, vibrant local-food retail in a historic neighborhood
  2. Milwaukee Market Match — doubles EBT/SNAP dollars up to $20 per transaction, extending farmers-market access to households who couldn’t otherwise afford it
  3. Fondy Farm Project — 30 acres of farmland supporting 25 small family farmers who grow specifically for [[the-market|the market]]‘s vendor stalls. The Farm Project closes the loop: [[the-market|the market]]‘s customers fund the farms that supply the market.

Why it’s listed

Fondy is exactly the kind of operation [[directory|the directory]]‘s substrate-builder tier exists to surface. A 108-year [[farmers-market|farmers market]] in a historically-underserved neighborhood, with three integrated programs (retail + EBT-match + producer-development) running together, anchored by a nonprofit with a clear food-justice mission. The combination of longevity, integration, and food-sovereignty commitment is rare.

Bioregional fit

Milwaukee, [[lake-michigan-west]] bioregion — the [[viroqua|Wisconsin]] Lake Michigan shore. The Amani neighborhood is on Milwaukee’s near-northwest side, the kind of urban-historic district where food-access programming has the most leverage.

See also

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  • Instance of: [[farmers-market]]
  • Shares approach with: [[food-sovereignty]]
  • Member of: [[market]]
  • Contained by: [[lake-michigan-west]]

Sources

Related concepts: [[farmers-market]].

A listing in the 0mn1.one [[directory]]. Filed under [[lake-michigan-west]] in [[directory|the directory]].

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