ATLANTIC, IA (February 8, 2023) – This Saturday’s Sweetheart Market at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA (1100 Maple Street in Atlantic) will feature Pim’s Thai Food Truck, a free bounce house for kids, and over 20 food and craft vendors. The afternoon market will be held from noon to 3 PM. During the market, Pim’s Thai Food Truck will be selling food in the parking lot closest to 10th Street, and the weather forecast suggests it won’t be too cold to order food from one of Produce in the Park’s most popular food trucks.

There is no cost to enter Sweetheart Market, and the Nishna Valley Family YMCA, host of the market, is offering a giant free indoor bounce house for kids. One YMCA gym will host the bounce house and kids’ activities, and the other gym will host the over 20 market vendors.

Sweetheart Market is held the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, so shoppers can pick up Valentine’s Day baked goods, sweets, and gifts, in addition to farmers market favorites produce, meats, farm-fresh eggs, local honey, candles, crafts, art, jewelry, and bath and body products.

Sweetheart Market vendors confirmed as of February 8 include Smudge, Bridgewater Farm, Brun Ko Farm, Miss NiNi’s Fine Desserts (preorder only), Noble Provisions, The Kringle Man, DezaRae Farm Soaps, Ter-Bear Honey, Johnna Joy Designs, Midwest Candles by Brit, Wud Bi Tek, Creekside Crystals and Crafts, Frosting Inc., Spirits of the Faire, Sweet Sisters Vegan, Donna’s Jewelry, Unicorn Clouds, Studio Samantha, Sugar Mama Cookie Co., Imagine at Zellmer Century Farm, Silver Valley Craft Corner, Rolling Acres Farm, and Pim’s Thai Food Truck.

Shoppers at Saturday’s market should plan to enter the YMCA through the main front entrance. However, customers with preorders can either come into the market to pick up their preorders or utilize drive-through pickup. Drive-through pickup will be available in the back parking lot behind the YMCA. The back parking lot is accessible from Maple Street between 11th and 12th Street. Market volunteers will be at both front and back entrances of the YMCA to answer questions.

Sweetheart Market is sponsored by the Atlantic Community Promotion Commission, Cass County Tourism, First Whitney Bank and Trust, Cass Health, Gregg Young Automotive of Atlantic, and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. For the latest information on Sweetheart Market, follow Produce in the Park on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ProduceInThePark) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/produceintheparkatlanticia/) or sign up for the Produce in the Park newsletter at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com.