Assistant Market Manager Lauren reflects on what she learned during the 2018 Night Market Season November has been a strange month without the Millwork Night Market to look forward to. I miss the smiling strangers, the colorful vendor booths, the delicious food, the live music. Have I been having withdrawals? Maybe. Each night of the market was a whirlwind: set up, work up a sweat (sometimes a lot), coordinate vendors, work crowd control, eat amazing food, grab a beer, man t

Night Market vendors Christopher & Emily Appelman of Stone Hollow Gardens & Shroomery gave us the inside scoop on a coupe of their favorite tasty dishes! Mushrooms are a great meat-alternative if you’re looking for new Meatless Monday meal ideas, or trying to lessen your carbon footprint. Coconut Woods Blend Mushroom Soup (makes about 6 servings) Ingredients 1 tsp. oil 1/4 c. diced shallots 1 clove garlic, minced 1-3 small chili pepper(or other spicy pepper), chopped (seeds r

Support MATTERS. A lot. The Millwork Night Market team spent a lot of time last winter thinking about how we could be better. How we could make our market different. How we could take it up a notch. The truth is, we couldn’t. Not by ourselves. The Millwork Night Market exists because of our idea (and a pretty good one, if we do say so ourselves), but it thrives and improves because a lot of people lend a hand, every month, no matter what. Very few people realize how much (wo)

Vendor Spotlight: Bath Bomb Blessings Hi! My name is Briana and my company is Bath Bomb Blessings. My vision for this company is to not only allow our community to buy healthy products but 10% of my profits will be donated to the Wendt Cancer Center here in Dubuque! I love supporting local and giving back. All products are handmade with Love. I make Organic Coconut Oil Bath Bombs, along with the mixture in Jars so you can pour as much as you want in the bath. I use organic Co

Meet Lauren, our Assistant Market Manager. We gave her the toughest market job on her first day, and she still stuck around! If you see her, give her a high-five. This summer, I began training with the behind-the-scenes crew as the newly hired Assistant Market Manager. Night Market co-founders Danielle and Andie had me help with one of the less glamorous duties of the Market: sorting compost. I have seen and done dirtier jobs, so I wasn’t worried about the “gross” factor. But