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Week 20: The last Statehouse Market of 2018!

posted by SPD Communications on October 2, 2018 SHM Week 20

All good things must eventually come to an end and the Statehouse Market is no different.

For the last 20 weeks, we’ve been privileged to bring some of the Hoosier State’s finest farmers, artisans and food truck entrepreneurs to Robert D. Orr Plaza each Thursday for a fun time in the sun. And sometimes rain.

We hope you’ve enjoyed the 2018 season as much as we have and we look forward to meeting you for lunch this Thursday!

Saying goodbye is no picnic, but hold back those tears! The market will return in 2019 with amazing street food from an awesome assortment of food trucks, the finest produce in The Hoosier State, and carefully crafted goods that belong on every shelf.

Just thinking about it has us wishing it was already next summer! Until then, stop by Robert D. Orr Plaza between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 4, for the 2018 Statehouse Market curtain call.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations — This week’s items include cookies, brownies, sweet breads, scones, pecan tartlets, paleo items, yeast breads and more!

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Brozinni

The Flying Cupcake

Backyard BBQ

Edwards’ Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

BoxBurger — Five Questions

Serendipity — Five Questions

5280 Bistro

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

Der Pretzel Wagen

Nicey Treat

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

 

 

Market hosting ‘DNR Wildlife Science Day’ this Thursday!

posted by SPD Communications on September 24, 2018 DNR

Every Statehouse Market is something special, but we think Week 19 is especially, um, special.

You might say it’s “super special.” Or “ultra special.” Or “stupendously super-duper special.”

No matter what adjectives you choose to use to describe it, the second-to-last Statehouse Market of 2018 is packed with fun thanks to the good folks at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources!

Thursday, Sept. 27 is officially (drum roll, please) “DNR Wildlife Science Day” at the Statehouse Market!

Start the morning off right by stopping by conference room 19 of IGC-South for the series “Cookies, Coffee and Conservation.” The talks, which are conducted by DNR experts, run from 9 to 9:50 a.m. and will cover wildlife disease management, the Hoosier State’s diverse duck population, conservation funding, coyotes’ relocation to urban areas, an analysis of car-deer collisions from the past five years, and a peek at Indiana’s underwater salamanders.

When the market proper kicks off at 10:30 a.m., DNR staff will have informational booths set up on the plaza to help you “Find Your Next Adventure” this fall!

And speaking of critters that bear more than a passing resemblance to dinosaurs, visitors may get an up-close and personal look at a hellbender salamander — one of Indiana’s largest underwater lizard-like amphibians. Don’t worry! Although the name sounds like something you’d hope not to find in your swimming pool, hellbenders are entirely harmless.

Week 19 SHM

You can even commemorate the day by taking a selfie with “Herbie the Hellbender” — a costumed DNR staff member, not an actual salamander with a waterproof smartphone. Although, admittedly, that would be kind of neat too.

All this, plus the usual market goodness: the best produce around, artisan goods crafted with care, and delicious street food to suit every taste.

Don’t miss this Thursday’s Statehouse Market! Meet us on Robert D. Orr Plaza for food, fun and the opportunity to learn about Indiana’s truly “Great Outdoors.”

That’s definitely something special!

And we can’t wait to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Simple Taste — This week’s items include paleo, sugar free, pies, chicken pot pies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, Simple Taste’s famous sandwich cookies, and vegan chocolate brownies.

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Serendipity — Five Questions

The NY Slice

Gigi’s Cupcake Truck

Chomp’Z — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Johnson’s BBQ Shack

El Venezolano

Rolling Asian Delight

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

Statehouse Market Week 17: Down to the ‘final four’

posted by SPD Communications on September 10, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 17

There are only four more Thursdays before the Statehouse Market closes for the 2018 season!

We’re not crying, YOU’RE crying!

Ahem.

That means only four more chances to visit some of the Hoosier State’s finest food trucks, a smattering of amazing Indiana farmers, and a group of entrepreneurs who grow, bake, roast and harvest top-shelf snacks, coffee, condiments, dairy products and much more.

We’re with you; we wish the market would never end too, but the good news is that there is still time to be part of the fun.

The Sept. 13 market is the 17th event of the season, and, like always, we’ll be set-up on Robert D. Orr Plaza with an array of food trucks and vendors representing all that is good about Hoosier entrepreneurship.

We’re looking forward to seeing you as the leaves start to turn, temperatures begin to cool and we bid adieu to another wonderful summer and welcome fall. But for now, it’s still summer and that means the Statehouse Market is still in season!

Check out this week’s lineup below and join us from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the plaza!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Jerk Chicken Bowl

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Simple Taste

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Rosie’s Riblets

Pi Indy — Five Questions

J & J – A Taste of Home Catering — Five Questions – This week’s featured menu item is a jerk chicken rice bowl for $10. Dish features cilantro lime rice, and mango salsa on jerk chicken, steak and shrimp.

The Legendary Kitchen — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

Gaucho’s Fire

Droopy’s BBQ – The featured item this week is barbecue nachos!

Market Week 14 looks peachy-keen!

posted by SPD Communications on August 20, 2018 Peaches

Contrary to what some may think, you really don’t have to move to the country to eat a lot of peaches.

Actually, all you have to do is drop by the Statehouse Market between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. this Thursday to see an array of nectarines that might be the envy of even the most accomplished Georgia farmers.

And the peaches brought by our amazing lineup of produce vendors certainly don’t come from a can, nor were they put there by someone in a manufacturing facility… downtown or anywhere else. Nope. They’re Hoosier-grown and painstakingly cared for to peak ripeness.

Personally, if we had our little way, we’d probably go ahead and eat peaches every day, and we think you’ll feel the same.

Okay, that’s enough quasi-obscure ’90s Alternative music references for one week, but, in case you haven’t already noticed, we think the Statehouse Market is the perfect place to celebrate National Peach Month. You’ll find plenty of those delectable treats sharing booth real estate with dozens of other fruits and veggies just waiting to be part of your healthy dinner.

All that joins coffee, honey products, pies, artisan ketchup and mustard, dairy products, fresh flowers and so much more!

Oh, and be sure to scope out the dozen or so food trucks lined up to provide customers with an amazingly delicious lunch. As always, these entrepreneurs will be bringing some of the best street food the Indy area has to offer!

We’ll be enjoying it all on Robert D. Orr Plaza Aug. 23; and if you’d take time to join us, well, we think that would be just peachy.

Here’s this week’s lineup:

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations

Generations Pie Company — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Brozinni

Gigi’s Cupcakes

Rosie’s Riblets

Soul Sista On the Move

Boxburger — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Gaucho’s Fire

5280 Bistro

Wild Boar BBQ

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

Market moves on to Week 9

posted by SPD Communications on July 16, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 9

Like everyone else, we wish we could celebrate our birthday every day of the year.

But as is the case with all good things, our week-long birthday party, unfortunately, must come to an all-too-brief end.

Don’t be sad for us! We had a wonderful time, and our special day was that much more memorable since we were able to spend it with you!

Even better news is that the Statehouse Market’s seventh season still has a long way to go before we close up “shop” for the fall. And this week’s line-up, as always, will bring along enough great food, quality produce and artisan specialty products to last until next year’s birthday.

We hope you’ll visit us on Robert D. Orr Plaza this Thursday, July 19, and help us continue making fun summer memories and sharing the distinctly Hoosier food and entrepreneurship that will always form the heart of the Statehouse Market.

As always, we’ll be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

We can’t wait to see you there!

In the meantime, check out this week’s awesome line-up below:

 

Vendors

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey  — Five Questions

 Hot Toddy’s  — Five Questions  — Hot Toddy’s will have all of their usual goodies this week, including granola, fruit preserves, muffins, brownies, cookies, pound cake, buckeyes, and more!  Gluten free versions of some items are also available!

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Groomsville Popcorn  — Five Questions

Simple Taste

Batch No. 2  — Five Questions

 

Food Trucks

The Twisted Sicilian  — Cucumber salad and watermelon salad are on this week’s menu!

Nacho Mama’s  — Five Questions

Gigi’s Cupcakes

Wild Boar BBQ

Soladine Concessions

El Venezolano

5280 Bistro

J & J – A Taste of Home  — Five Questions — A Taste of Home is bringing along its famous jerk fries — a pile of their seasoned fries with cheese sauce, jerk chicken and jerk steak, shredded cheese, cilantro and onions! They will also be offering a $5 lunch special for a limited time that includes a fried all-beef hot dog, French fries and a drink. Supplies are limited!

Nicey Treat

Lucky Louie’s Sausages and Hot Dogs

The NY Slice

Market rolls on to Week 5!

posted by SPD Communications on June 18, 2018 Statehouse Market - Week 5

As the process of repairing the water damage in IGC-N continues, the Statehouse Market will go on as scheduled this Thursday, June 21.

As was the case in Week 4, some food trucks/trailers will be located in the daycare drop-off. There’s bound to be plenty of great lunch options there.  The rest of the food trucks and our produce and specialty vendors will set-up on Robert D. Orr Plaza as usual. Coffee, popcorn, baked goods, dairy products, fresh produce, flowers, pizza and sandwiches make up a small sample of the items up for sale at the Statehouse Market each week.

Meanwhile, the restorative equipment is expected to remain on the plaza throughout the month of June, meaning that the locations of some popular vendors has temporarily changed, and your favorite food truck may be parked in the adjacent lot.

Please check out the daycare lot if you don’t see your preferred food truck parked on Robert D. Orr Plaza.

Trust us, the assortment of homegrown Hoosier produce, deliciously indulgent street food (with plenty of health-minded options), and myriad other items for sale are more than worth any extra walking — rain or shine.

After all, that’s just another way to get your steps in on the way to “producing a healthier you.”

Check out this week’s lineup below and meet us outside from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys & Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses  — This week’s items include blueberries, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, squash, onions and berries.

Uber Green Farms  — Learn More  — This week’s items include black oil sunflower, green pea shoots, salad mix, rainbow radish, red Russian kale, red acre cabbage, Thai basil and leeks.

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Groomsville Popcorn  — Learn More

Simple Taste

Batch No. 2  — Learn More  – This week’s items include Batch No. 2’s selection of artisan ketchup and mustard.

Wildflower Ridge Honey Products  — Learn More

 

Food Trucks:

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort

Lucky Louie’s Street Food

The Twisted Sicilian  — Watermelon salad is on the menu this week!

Brozinni

Gigi’s Cupcakes

Johnson’s BBQ

Der Pretzel Wagen

Chomp’Z

Rolling Asian Delight — Chef Ren’s bourbon chicken will be available!

Tacos Without Borders

Nicey Treat

Calliope Sno-balls

 

Excited about what’s ahead? Click here to see the schedule for weeks 5 through 8.

Five Questions with Batch No. 2

posted by SPD Communications on May 30, 2018 Five Questions

A small, start-up artisan condiment company from Fountain Square has other brands playing ‘ketchup’ in delicious flavor. Find out why Batch No. 2 ‘cuts the mustard’ for your seasoning needs, crafting condiments everyone is sure to ‘relish.’

Owner Zach Rohn took time to answer the following questions about his business, which he started in 2014.

Q: From artisan ketchup to several different types of mustard, what separates Batch No. 2’s products from other, more well-known brands?

A: We don’t use refined sugar or artificial ingredients. We keep our labels and ingredient list simple.

Q: When and how did you decide you wanted to get into the business of selling homemade condiments?

A: I started working in restaurants and found a better opportunity in making a product.

Zach Rohn, Batch No. 2

Zach Rohn is one of the originators of Batch No. 2, an artisan condiment company from Fountain Square.

Q: What do you like most about your business and who are the primary people involved?

A: Me and my partner. We like the flexibility and the freedom.

Q: What do you like most about the Statehouse Market?

A: It’s a different crowd than our other farm markets, plus the grounds are very aesthetic.

Q: Ketchup or mustard? Which is truly the best and why?

A: Depends on what kind of ketchup or mustard, but mostly yellow mustard…with ketchup.

You can learn more about Batch No. 2 by visiting their website at batchno2.com, or following them on Facebook and Twitter.

Need fresh Condiments? Check out Batch No. 2

posted by Amber Chiapetto on July 11, 2017

Batch No. 2 is in our specialty vendor line up this year, providing Indianapolis (and Statehouse Market) with locally made condiments. From spicy mustard, tangy hot sauces, or just the regular catsup and mustard we all recognize, they are a hard vendor to pass up. Be sure to check out their website http://www.batchno2.com/ to learn more about their product or order online. Also be on the lookout for them at Statehouse Market this week!

Week 8 is Statehouse Market’s 6th Birthday! Come celebrate with us!

posted by Amber Chiapetto on

Come celebrate with us on Robert D. Orr Plaza and buy lunch at one of the food trucks we have coming this Thursday! We look forward to seeing everyone there! Be sure to check the lineup and see if your favorite vendor or food truck will be there:

Produce/Specialty Vendors

  • VanAntwerp’s Farm Market
  • Wildflower Ridge Honey
  • Poseys and Pumpkin
  • Oberweis Dairy
  • Biltz Greenhouses – Peaches, sweet corn, green beans, squash, onions, berries, tomatoes, and potatoes.
  • Gluten Free Creations
  • Batch no. 2

Food Trucks

  • Serendipity
  • Citizen Hash
  • Twisted Sicilian
  • Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort
  • Backyard BBQ
  • Pi Indy Pizza
  • Slider Station
  • Caplinger’s
  • Greiner’s Sub Shop
  • Rolling Asian Delight
  • 5280 Bistro
  • Scouts Treats
  • Nicey Treat

All trucks and vendors listed are scheduled to appear, but the market lineup is subject to change.

Check out week 4 of the market

posted by SPD Communications on June 12, 2017 honey-wildflower-ridge

Welcome to week #4! Here are the vendors and food trucks for the Statehouse Market June 15 on Robert D. Orr Plaza Drive in Indianapolis.

Read this: Check out this June 10 article from the Indianapolis Business Journal about local farmers’ markets, including Statehouse Market vendors VanAntwerp’s Farm Market and Duos Indy.

Produce/Specialty Vendors

  • VanAntwerp’s Farm Market
  • Wildflower Ridge Honey
  • Posey and Pumpkin
  • Oberweis Dairy
  • Wilson Farm
  • Biltz Greenhouses
  • Gluten Free Creations – blueberries, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, and peaches.
  • Batch No. 2

Food Trucks

  • Pierogi Love Indy
  • Citizen Hash – try their kale/spinach base instead of rice for a low carb option.
  • El Venezolano
  • Soul Sista On The Move
  • Caplinger’s Fresh Catch – Grilled Salmon Dinner.
  • Pi Indy
  • Slider Station
  • Greiner’s Sub Shop – Mac Genie Mac & Cheese.
  • Rolling Asian Delight
  • 5280 Bistro
  • Gigi’s Cupcakes
  • Nicey Treat

All vendors and food trucks are scheduled to appear, but market lineup is subject to change.

Statehouse Market is part of the Invest In Your Health initiative from the State Personnel Department.

Tweets

July is a big month for Statehouse Market--and 2022 is an even bigger year!🎈 In T-minus six days, we're celebrating 10 years of Statehouse Market! Join us Thursday, July 7, for our 10th birthday celebration! pic.twitter.com/AzQV87Jg6i

About 2 days ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

Too bad you can’t shop via Twitter 🤔 But on the bright side, you CAN come shop today at the market from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m 🌻 pic.twitter.com/kv7qqqZ2El

About 3 days ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

Check out this week’s lineup! pic.twitter.com/q1kekFZVID

About 5 days ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

Locally grown, fresh produce vs. store-bought produce? Apples to tennis balls. pic.twitter.com/XundqQTaWZ

About 6 days ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

Statehouse Market, Season 10! 📽️🎞️🎬 pic.twitter.com/p1aylNSdTR

Last week from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

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