Vote Now: Help Midtown Farmers Market Win #1 in the Nation

July 31st, 2026

Help Midtown Farmers Market Become #1 in the Nation — Your Vote Takes 30 Seconds

Every Saturday, Midtown’s streets turn into one of the most vibrant gathering places in Sacramento. What started as a handful of vendors in a parking lot back in 2012 has grown into a six-block market drawing thousands of visitors and hundreds of vendors each week. Now, the Midtown Farmers Market has a chance to be recognized as the best in the country. That recognition comes down to votes from people like you.

The Midtown Farmers Market is Already #1 in California. Now We’re Going for #1 in the Nation.

The Midtown Farmers Market is competing once again in America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a national competition hosted by American Farmland Trust. Thanks to the support of neighbors, vendors, and community partners last year, Midtown earned some serious hardware:

#1 Farmers Market in California (2025)
#1 Farmers Market in the Southwest Region (2025)
#3 Farmers Market in the Nation (2025)

This year, the goal is simple: climb from #3 to #1 in the nation. The market can’t get there without votes.

Why This Vote Actually Matters

It’s easy to think of a farmers market ranking as just a nice badge to display but the outcome of this vote has real, tangible consequences for the neighborhood. Winning markets receive up to $15K in funding, which goes directly toward free community programming, marketing, and resources that support local farmers and vendors.

The Midtown Farmers Market has already proven what that kind of support can do. The market serves as a genuine economic engine for small business growth in Sacramento, not just a weekly pop-up. Over the years, it has processed more than 18K EBT transactions and generated an estimated $17.5M in local economic impact between 2017 and 2025.

If you want to see what that impact looks like in practice, read more about the vendors who went from stall to storefront. Businesses like Faria Bakery, Balance Coffee Shop, Maria’s Paella, and Qisa Coffee all got their start as Saturday vendors at the market before growing into permanent Sacramento storefronts. That’s the market working exactly as it’s meant to: as a launchpad for local entrepreneurs.

Voting Is Fast, Free, and Open Now

Voting Period: August 1 – September 30, 2026
Vote Here: markets.farmland.org/markets/314047

Midtown Farmers Market has grown from a small Saturday gathering into one of the top-ranked markets in the entire country and one of the best proving grounds for local entrepreneurs in Sacramento. Getting to #1 in the nation is within reach, with your help.

It takes about 30 seconds. Let’s win this together!

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