Mercy Market

🌱 Mercy Market Returns June 13! 🌱

What an incredible opening weekend! Thank you to everyone who came out to support local growers, makers, and small businesses. Your enthusiasm helped make our first market of the season a huge success. Now, let's do it all again this Saturday!

Join us from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Preston Jackson Park for another morning of fresh food, local shopping, live music, and community connection.

This week's vendors include:
🥬 Mercy Gardens Produce
🥩 ES MEATS Inc.
🍪 Kathy's Kitchen & Krafts
🍞 Mama Bear Bakery
🍿 Luka Popcorn Co.
☕ RockWell Coffee Company, featuring their Do Good Donuts
🎨 Creativity for a Mission

We're also excited to welcome:
🌿 Master Gardeners, who will be available to answer your gardening and plant questions
❤️ Meridian Health, providing community health resources and information. Bring your Meridian Health insurance card and get a $15 voucher for produce; stop and talk to them and get a $5 voucher.

🎶 Live music will be provided by Jim Hollis Music

And while you're out enjoying local markets, don't forget that the Decatur Central Park Farmers' Market is just two blocks away!

Start your Saturday with fresh local food, great vendors, live music, and neighbors coming together to support one another. We can't wait to see you there! 🌞🍅🎵

📍 337 N. Water St., Decatur, IL
⏰ 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📅 Saturday, June 13

Join us for Mercy Market's opening day on Saturday, June 6! We will be at Preston Jackson Park (337 N Water St) in Decatur starting at 8am for a morning filled with fresh food, local vendors, live music, and family fun.

This week's vendors include:
🎨Alysha's Art
🥕 Mercy Gardens with early-season kale, radishes, garlic scapes, and more
🍞 Mama Bear Bakery
🍪 Kathy's Kitchen & Krafts
🥩 ES MEATS Inc.

Bring the kids to enjoy the bounce house, and stick around for live music from Caleb Jefson beginning around 10:00 a.m.

Don't forget that our LINK booth is open for the season! We'll be ready to exchange your LINK benefits for tokens that can be used all summer long to purchase fresh foods at Mercy Market, the Decatur Central Park Farmers' Market, and the Richland Farmers' Market. (They can also be used at the Champaign and Urbana Markets.)

Fresh food, local vendors, great music, and community connections all in one place. Kick off your summer with us and help support the growers, bakers, and makers who make our community stronger. See you at the market!

A big thank you to Decatur Magazine for featuring Farmer's Markets in this month's issue!

We are fortunate to have three strong local markets working to support the growers, makers, bakers, and entrepreneurs who help our community thrive. Each market offers something unique, creating more opportunities for residents to shop local, connect with neighbors, and keep dollars circulating close to home.

Another reason to celebrate? All three markets accept LINK tokens and vouchers, helping make fresh, local foods more accessible to everyone.

Be sure to visit each market this summer and experience what makes them special. The season officially kicks off this Saturday, June 6, at 8:00 a.m. for both Mercy Market and the Decatur Central Park Farmers' Market!

Shop local. Support local. See you at the markets! 🌽🥕🎶☀️

🌱 Mercy Market's Opening Day is almost here! 🌱

The countdown is on, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back this Saturday June 6th for the first market of the 2026 season!

Join us as we kick off another summer of supporting local growers, makers, and producers while bringing fresh food and community together. Whether you're stocking up on farm-fresh vegetables, shopping for locally raised meats, enjoying live music, or simply catching up with friends and neighbors, there's something for everyone to enjoy.

We'll have a bounce house for the kids, plenty of fresh locally grown produce, meats, baked goods, vendors, music, and so much more to help us celebrate the start of market season.

Bring the family down and help us make Opening Day one to remember. We can't wait to see you at Mercy Market and start another great season together! 🌽🥕🎶☀️

Thanks to sponsorships from HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Decatur and Decatur Memorial Hospital, Mercy Market is turning up the volume all season long with live music at every single market! 🎶🌽☀️

From laid-back acoustic sets to toe-tapping crowd favorites, June’s lineup is packed with talented local musicians ready to bring the soundtrack to your Saturday mornings. Grab a coffee, shop local, and come groove with us at Mercy Market!

Here’s who we’ll be jamming with in June ⬇️

Mercy Market’s 2026 season kicks off in just one month—and we can’t wait to welcome you back!

Join us every Saturday from June 6 through October 10 as we celebrate the incredible local growers, makers, and creators who bring our market to life.

You’ll find a vibrant mix of locally sourced meats, fresh produce, baked goods, drinks, handmade art, and live music each week. We’ll also have monthly bounce houses and plenty of fun activities for kids sprinkled throughout the season.

One of the highlights of Mercy Market is our LINK booth. Guests can use their LINK card to receive tokens for purchases at our market, the Downtown Decatur Farmers Market, and the Richland Farmers Market. Even better, every dollar swiped is matched with coupons to use on fresh produce—making it easier for everyone to enjoy healthy, local food.

We’re proud to support our local growers and makers, and we’re counting down the days until we can gather again. See you this summer! 🌱

Photos featured (clockwise from top left):
Mercy Gardens produce & Market Manager Ben
Lindsey the Ladysmith hand forged jewelry
Maxwell’s Mushroom Farm
McGrath Farms & Artisan Soap ( and honey)
Jim Hollis Music
The Little Farm Co. Microgreens

We’re excited to be part of The Festival of Spring at Macon County Conservation District tomorrow. Come soak in the beauty of the season and celebrate all things fresh, green, and growing.

Mercy Gardens Manager Ben will be there from 12 PM to 4 PM with locally grown native plants and herbs available for just $4 per start, ready to bring a little spring magic home with you. 🌱

This family-friendly event is packed with outdoor fun, including canoeing, guided tours, wagon rides, and more. It’s the perfect way to enjoy nature, welcome the new season, and make some joyful memories together.

We hope to see you there! 🌸

Mercy Market: Winter Edition has wrapped up, and we’re excited to turn our focus to summer!

Our regular-season Mercy Market begins on the first Saturday in June and runs through October 10. The market is dedicated to bringing locally grown produce to our community and making it accessible to everyone by accepting LINK and WIC benefits.

If you’re a local food producer or maker, we’d love to have you join our weekly market. Each week features live music, kids’ activities, great food, and a welcoming atmosphere.

If this sounds like a good fit for your small business, head to our website (link in bio) to learn more.

Returning vendors only need to submit a new application if there have been changes to licensing or contact information. Otherwise, please email Market Manager Ben at [email protected] to confirm your spot.

Today’s the day!
Mercy Market: Winter Edition kicks off at 10am at Decatur Brew Works!

Vendors include:

🌱 The Little Farm Co. with fresh microgreens
🍄 Maxwell’s Mushroom Farm
🧼 McGrath Farms & Artisan Soap
🍪 Kathy's Kitchen & Krafts
🥒 The Pickled Pair
🌿 Mercy Gardens
☕ RockWell Coffee Company
🧶 The Flying Bun Co. with micro macramé
🎨 Stained Soul

🎼Arlin Peebles will be providing live entertainment for the event.

Be there or be square!

🛍️ Market hours: 10am–1pm
📍 Decatur Brew Works, 102 E William St, Decatur