About Silver Creek Farmers' Market

Shoppers visiting with vendors about produce.

The Silver Creek Farmers' Market was founded in Mills County in the spring of 2002. The market site is in Silver City, Ia. , a town of approximately 275 people. Silver City is nestled in the Loess Hills, about 20 miles southeast of Council Bluffs.

Three other small towns, Glenwood, Treynor and Malvern, are all within a 10 mile radius. Silver City is also proud to be a stop along the Wabash Nature Trail which is frequented by bicyclists and hikers.

Customers travel to our market by car, foot or bicycle as part of their weekly routine. Trail users often hail from the Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA metro area. Our market has already established itself as a "Saturday morning tradition" in our little town.

Improvement Goals

Our market vendors and managers strive to maintain and improve the excellence of the market. Two primary goals were established for improvement of the Silver Creek Farmers' Market:

* Increase involvement of the market in the community and increase involvement of the community in the market

* Expand the number of vendors participating in the market

Award winning Market:

• 2002 - Farmers Market Improvement Competion 2nd Place for cities less than 5,000

• 2004 - Farmers Market Improvement Competion 1st Place for cities less than 2,000

• 2006 - Federal Department of Agriculture Grant for Farmers Marekts (Only 20 awarded)
  $7,848 to the City of Silver City, Iowa, to increase the number of farmer vendors and to expand the customer base of the Silver City Market through implementation of promotional strategies that increase market visibility and accessibility.

Most improved market 2004