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Real food starts in real soil. Locally grown vegetables, fruits, and herbs that are right for your health, your cooking, and your family.

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Farm field near Arena, Wisconsin

Locally grown

Healthy farm soil at Singing Fawn Gardens

Where it begins

Friends and family sharing a meal at a dinner table

Sunday supper / made with love

1987 Family-Owned Since
40+ Crops Grown Yearly
100% Chemical-Free
Hand-drawn map of the Wisconsin State Capitol square, downtown Madison
find us at DCFM —

Saturday on the Square

Dane County Farmers’ Market (DCFM): Look for our stall just off State Street, on N Carroll Street. We're set up rain or shine, every Saturday from spring through fall.

  • Where
    Capitol Square, just off State St on N Carroll St, in downtown Madison
  • Hours
    Saturdays · 6:15 AM – 1:45 PM
  • Season
    Mid-April until end of October
  • Payment
    Cash (no ATM on-site) or card
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Our Farm

Meet the family behind the red tent.

The Singing Fawn Gardens family at their Dane County Farmers' Market booth

the family · DCFM

We're the Favreaus: Jim, Tom, Alex, Anthony, and Brady. For decades, we've been growing vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers on our family farm in Arena, Wisconsin, about 30 miles west of Madison on Highway 14.

Every Saturday, we load up the truck and head to the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. It's been our routine since 1987, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

"The soil is vital to us at Singing Fawn Gardens. When we maintain good soil, veggies, fruits, and herbs full of nutrition and flavor will follow."

— Jim, from the farm
Where We Grow

Arena, WI
~30 mi west of Madison

Years at DCFM

39 seasons
and counting

How We Farm

Biodynamic &
organic practices

The Crew

Jim, Tom, Alex,
Anthony & Brady

Singing Fawn Gardens red tent at the Dane County Farmers' Market

Stop by the red tent

Connect with
your farmer.

Know exactly where your food comes from.

It all starts underground.

We don't take shortcuts. Healthy and delicious food starts with healthy soil. Our farm has been nurturing the same land for decades using various ecological, spiritual, and esoteric concepts derived from the agricultural lectures of Rudolf Steiner.

Rich, healthy soil at Singing Fawn Gardens
healthy farm soil
— first

Tend the soil

Cover crops, compost, and rest. We feed the ground before we ask anything of it.

— then

Roots take hold

Strong soil grows strong roots and roots are where nutrition and flavor begin.

— finally

Onto your table

Veggies and fruit you can taste the difference in. Picked at peak, brought to market.

Our Farming Practices

What you won't find in our food.

pesticides herbicides insecticides fungicides

We post a sign at our tent that reads "No-Cides." It means exactly what it says. No pesticides, no herbicides, no insecticides, no fungicides. We never even use the organically approved ones.

Our Crops

What we grow.

Our crops follow the seasons. What's available at the market depends on the time of year. Items vary in availability, size, color, shape, and appearance.

The Ones We're Most Known For

Morels

Morels

restaurant-grade

The kind you'd find in a James Beard award–winning kitchen, delivered to you fresh.

Strawberries

Strawberries

naturally sweet

Often gone before you can add them to your dessert. Finger-licking good.

Microgreens

Microgreens

tiny & mighty

From garnish to nutrient powerhouse. Eight varieties, peak freshness.

Sungold Tomatoes

Sungold Tomatoes

fresh & juicy

Plump, juicy, and impossible to stop snacking on straight off the vine.

More Options

Green beans, potatoes, and peppers

Vegetables

25 types · many varieties

Tomatoes, potatoes, lettuces, cucumbers, peppers, beans, squash, peas, and more.

Strawberry containers at market

Fruits

6 types

Strawberries, cherries, melons, mini watermelons, mini pumpkins, and gourds.

Fresh basil

Herbs & Plants

11 herbs · 3 plants

Basil, chives, dill, rosemary, thyme, more, plus aloe, jade, and spider plant.

Farm flowers

Flowers

3 types

Peonies, zinnias, and sunflowers, bunched fresh and ready for the table.

Ask us at Saturday's Market. We love talking about what's fresh.

Questions & Answers

...some frequently asked questions

Farming Practices

Crops

Placing an Order

From our neighbors
Alice shopping at the Dane County Farmers Market

DCFM

I love their veggies! Whether I'm canning veggies or cooking a meal for the grandkids, the Favreaus' stand is a can't miss stop at the market.

Alice Madison, WI

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