. ▁From ▁November ▁to ▁December , ▁it ▁is ▁held ▁ind o ors ▁at ▁the ▁Mon ona ▁Terra ce . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Gar ver ▁Fe ed ▁Mill ▁in ▁Mon ona ▁through ▁early ▁April , ▁when ▁the ▁out door ▁market ▁starts ▁( pre viously ▁the ▁late ▁winter ▁market ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Senior ▁Center ▁on ▁M if fl in ▁St ). ▁Through out ▁the ▁year , ▁a ▁pool ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 7 5 ▁vend ors ▁of ▁agricult ur ally - related ▁products ▁from ▁Wisconsin , ▁including ▁far mers , ▁food ▁tr uck s , ▁artists , ▁and ▁more ▁sell ▁f ruits , ▁veget ables , ▁flowers , ▁plants , ▁me ats , ▁che eses , ▁n uts , ▁and ▁special ty ▁products . ▁During ▁the ▁summer , ▁the ▁market ▁hosts ▁ 1 5 0 ▁vend ors ▁who ▁completely ▁enc irc le ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol . ▁USA ▁Today ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁top - r ated ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁it ▁placed ▁fifth ▁for ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁a ▁reader ' s ▁poll . ▁Fox ▁News ▁said ▁the ▁Farm ers ' ▁Market ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁Mad ison ▁is ▁a ▁top ▁food ie ▁parad ise . ▁ ▁The ▁far mers ' ▁market ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Mad ison ▁Mayor ▁Bill ▁Dy ke , ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁un ite ▁D ane ▁County ' s ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁managed