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Lawrence Farmers Market's 2026 Silent Online Auction


Flavor of the Week item
Flavor of the Week item
Flavor of the Week item
Flavor of the Week item
Flavor of the Week
$300

Starting bid

For anyone who’s ever thought, “You know what they should make…”—this one’s for you.

The Flavor of the Week bundle hands you the creative reins at some favorite Lawrence spots. Build a sandwich worthy of the specials board, dream up a smoothie combination nobody has tried before, collaborate on a brand-new macaron flavor, and then announce your creative genius to all of Mass Street from the Granada marquee.

  • Latchkey Deli – Create and name your own Daily Special sandwich.
  • Fresh Cut Smoothies – Invent and name a new smoothie flavor to be served at the shop.
  • Macarons by Alexander – Work with Farmers Market vendor Alexander to create a macaron flavor that will be sold at Market, plus take home a dozen macarons of your own.
  • Granada Theatre – Have a custom message of your choosing displayed on the Granada marquee for 24 hours.

For one glorious moment, Lawrence is taking requests—and yours are at the top of the list.

Curiosities & Oddities item
Curiosities & Oddities item
Curiosities & Oddities item
Curiosities & Oddities item
Curiosities & Oddities item
Curiosities & Oddities
$50

Starting bid

Some of the most interesting things in Lawrence aren’t sitting out where everyone can see them.

This bundle is for the curious; the people who want to peek behind the scenes, hear the stories behind unusual objects, discover a little local history, and bring home a few treasures of their own. And because every good adventure deserves a treat, there’s something sweet waiting, too.

  • David Baird’s Ethnofact Collection – Step inside this fascinating private collection and explore cultural objects and artifacts gathered from around the world, with David Baird as your guide. You will also receive store credit to purchase something from his shop! 
  • KU Natural History Museum – Get an insider’s look with a private tour of the museum’s collection, including specimens and objects not typically on public display.
  • LCG Farms – Take home a specially crafted wood collectible from Farmers Market vendors, Luke and Shelby, bringing a bit of local craftsmanship into the mix.
  • Sunflower State of Mind Creation – “Terrene Love” is a 9" x 9" wall hanging featuring pieces of nature collected and preserved by the artist on a bed of preserved reindeer moss. It brings a little of the natural world indoors—and requires no upkeep.
  • Dennis Domer – Dig into Lawrence history with a signed copy of Embattled Lawrence, Volume 1: Conflict & Community. Originally published in 2001, the book was reprinted by Dennis Domer and the Watkins Museum of History in 2025 with new typesetting and illustrations.
  • Lebanese Flower – Finish your explorations on a sweet note with Dubai chocolate sundaes, you’ll recieve a gift certificate to purchase at your next Farmers Market visit..

For the endlessly curious, this is a chance to explore Lawrence from a few new angles—and take some of the experience home with you.


Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence item
Haunted Lawrence
$125

Starting bid

For those who start celebrating Halloween in August, this one has your name written all over it.

Get acquainted with the spookier side of Lawrence with a haunted walk, a trip to the cemetery where you get to play the apparition, and a few provisions to keep you safe from whatever might follow you home. (We make no guarantees about the effectiveness of the garlic.)

  • Eldridge Hotel - Spend the night with a few of Lawrence’s oldest residents — some of whom may have never checked out. Ghost hunters, reporters, and guests have all reported strange happenings in the Eldridge Hotel’s famously haunted Room 506, said to be a favorite haunt of Col. Eldridge himself. From crackling water bottles and mysteriously moving bags to an air conditioner with a mind of its own, spend the night and see for yourself whether the stories are true.
  • Bekah’s Archive – Spooky specter photoshoot & postcard.  Become one of Lawrence’s resident spirits—temporarily, we hope—with a 30-minute ghostly apparition photoshoot at historic Oak Hill Cemetery. You’ll receive 10–15+ edited, high-resolution digital images, with a ghost costume provided and the option to bring other outfits of your own. You’ll also receive a limited-edition, vintage-inspired Oak Hill Cemetery postcard printed in Kansas on archival linen photographic paper.
  • Watkins Museum of History – Grab a fellow ghost hunter and explore Lawrence’s haunted past with two tickets to the History, Mystery, and Murder at Oak Hill Cemetery Walking Tour on October 10.
  • Kansas Public Radio – Ensure a spooky time whenever you want with a KPR Retro Cocktail Hour Halloween CD.
  • Big Bluestem Farm – Take home a beautiful braid of locally grown garlic from one of our Farmers Market vendors. Delicious? Absolutely. Useful for warding off vampires? There’s only one way to find out.
  • Squared Away Acres – Keep the spooky theme going at home with spooky soap and charcoal soap made by a Farmers Market vendor.

Ghost stories, graveyards, garlic and a chance to become the ghost yourself. Just remember: if you hear something go bump in the night after bringing this bundle home, that’s between you and the spirits.


Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure item
Choose Your Own Adventure
$100

Starting bid

What kind of adventure are we having today?

Maybe you’re heading out to see the animals, lacing up some skates, or staying close to home and filling the backyard with bubbles. The Choose Your Own Adventure bundle has the makings of a few very good family days, with something sweet to bring along for the ride.

  • Kansas City Zoo – Gather the crew for a day of exploring with four tickets to the Kansas City Zoo.
  • Sk8Away – Lace up and hit the rollerskating rink with a Family Fun Pass for an outing that might involve showing off your best moves, or just trying to stay upright.
  • Jayhawk Gymnastics – Make the next birthday an adventure with a Birthday Party Package featuring one hour of playtime in the trampoline, gymnastics, and ninja zones, followed by 30 minutes in the party room. 
  • Echo City Kettle Corn – Snack time is covered! Enjoy two $15 gift certificates from Farmers Market vendor,  Echo City Kettle Corn and stock up on that sweet, salty, impossible-to-stop-eating crunch. 
  • Green Come True – Add a little magic to an ordinary afternoon with locally made bubble wands and bubble solution. You can often find Green Come True making bubble magic at the Farmers Market, but now you can take that magic home. Go big, get outside, and see who can make the biggest bubble.
  • Homestead Ranch – Enjoy some new 3D printed fidget toys from Farmers Market vendors, Homestead Ranch. 
  • Pyle on the Sweets – Every adventure needs provisions. Bring along some locally made caramels, or hide them from the rest of the family and enjoy them yourself. You can always tell your family to go visit Pyle on the Sweets at the next Market!.

Zoo, skating rink or your own backyard; you choose where the adventure starts.


Love Your Mother...Earth item
Love Your Mother...Earth item
Love Your Mother...Earth item
Love Your Mother...Earth item
Love Your Mother...Earth item
Love Your Mother...Earth
$75

Starting bid

Mother Nature, that is.

The Love Your Mother bundle is all about getting closer to the natural world right here at home. Learn what’s growing wild around you, turn locally grown plants into color, discover the wild spaces of Douglas County, bring home something beautifully handmade, and give your food scraps a second life.

  • Frank Norman – Head outside for a foraging lesson and learn more about the useful and edible plants growing all around us.
  • Ken Lassman – Explore the plants, animals, landscapes, and seasons of our own backyard with a signed copy of Wild Douglas County.
  • Liz Bonny – Get hands-on with a three-hour, small-group natural dye class using locally grown plant dyes on a variety of fabrics and yarns. Work with Liz to design your class and choose a date and time that works for you.
  • Fig Hill Farm – Bring home a one-of-a-kind handwoven basket created by one of our Farmers Market vendors. Made from willow bark, bindweed, banana peel, and mulberry bark—a beautiful example of what can be created from the natural materials growing all around us.
  • Table View Farm – Thanks to our Farmers Market vendor you can put those kitchen scraps to good use with a compost bucket and bucket swaps through July 3, 2027.

Forage it, dye with it, learn about it, compost it; there are plenty of ways to love your Mother.


Taste of the Old West item
Taste of the Old West item
Taste of the Old West item
Taste of the Old West item
Taste of the Old West item
Taste of the Old West
$100

Starting bid

Round up a little taste of the Old West, no covered wagon required.

This bundle brings together locally raised meat, Kansas-made bourbon, Western stories, a little good luck, and the proper attire for the occasion. Fire up dinner, pour yourself a glass, and settle in with a tale from the frontier.

  • Lawrence Farmers Market – Look the part with an LFM bandana, equally at home around your neck, in your hair, or tucked into a back pocket.
  • Squared Away Acres – Stock the freezer with two packages of pasture-raised pork chops and twof Italian ground sausage courtesy of a Farmers Market vendor.
  • T3 Farms – Hand-forged in Goddard, Kansas, in the early 1970s by a real working blacksmith, these horseshoe nail rings come with more than 50 years of history. Made by the donor’s grandfather, each ring carries a little piece of Kansas craftsmanship — and, as tradition has it, a little good luck, too. More than half a century old and still going strong, they’re even guaranteed not to break for another 50 years!
  • Gunnar Distillery – Pour a glass of locally made Gunnar Wheated Bourbon, with one bottle included in the bundle (must be 21+ for this bundle).
  • Scott F. Smith Westerns – Settle in for great adventures with signed copies, by a local author, of the Corrigan Brothers Western novels.
  • Taste of the Land – Complete your Old West supper with locally raised grass-fed/grass-finished beef, with steaks or a roast included thanks to Farmers Market vendor Taste of the Land.

Good food, good bourbon, good stories, and a horseshoe or five for luck. All that’s missing is a campfire which we’re such you can make!


Gourmet's Delight item
Gourmet's Delight item
Gourmet's Delight item
Gourmet's Delight item
Gourmet's Delight item
Gourmet's Delight
$100

Starting bid

Sometimes the best part isn’t the main course, it’s everything you add to it.

Gourmet’s Delight is all about the extras that make things a little more interesting. Infused vinegars, locally crafted spices, wine, dips, and Bloody Mary mix give you plenty of opportunities to pour, season, mix, dip, and experiment.

  • Tree Line Creations – Add a splash of locally made, by a Farmers Market vendor,  infused vinegar to dressings, marinades, dips, or whatever else you dream up.
  • Ad Astra Selections – Pop open something new with a wine basket from Ad Astra Selections .(must be 21+ for this bundle).
  • Glassy Girls – The Sip-n-Dip basket comes ready for sharing with a cork serving board, two wine tumblers, color-changing tumblers, two ornaments, and six dip mixes.
  • Z&M Twisted Winery – A little Kansas wine-country treat! Enjoy a Farmers Market vendor,  Z&M Winery, tea towel and wine jam, plus two passes for a free tasting at the winery.
  • Snow’s Honey and Produce – Sweet, rich, and wonderfully old-fashioned, this sorghum syrup from Farmers Market longest running vendor, Snow’s Honey and Produce, is a taste of local goodness ready for your pantry.
  • Resurrected Woodworks – Give your kitchen a handmade upgrade with a wooden dish scraper from Farmers Market vendor, Resurrected Woodworks—simple, useful, and beautifully crafted.
  • Salt & Sky – Shake things up with a basket of locally crafted spice blends made for adding a little more flavor to whatever you’re making.
  • Wild Alive – Bring some fermented flavor to your next brunch or cocktail hour with Bloody Mary mix. Wild Alive is a Farmers Market vendor and next visit you can sample some of their other goods as well! 

Pour it, mix it, shake it, dip it, this bundle is all about the good stuff that goes along with the good stuff.


Lover's Reach item
Lover's Reach item
Lover's Reach item
Lover's Reach item
Lover's Reach
$150

Starting bid

Written in the stars? There’s one way to find out.

This bundle has all the makings of a very good date: a little cosmic insight, an intimate dinner for two, and a nice local wine. Bring your partner, your crush, or someone you simply really like spending time with.

  • Astrologica – Look to the stars with an astrology reading designed for a solo guest, couple, or parent and older child. Whether you’re comparing charts or learning a little more about yourself, the universe may have some things to say.
  • Sable –Pull up a seat at the Chef’s Counter for a five-course dining experience for two at Lawrence’s newest farm-to-table, French-inspired restaurant near the Warehouse Arts District. You’ll watch each course come together right in front of you, with a menu that changes with the seasons and what’s fresh and available. No cooking tonight; just settle in and see what the chef has in store. 
  • BlueJacket Crossing Winery – Pop open a bottle of locally made wine, by one of our Farmers Market vendors,  to share—or save it for another date night and keep the romance going. (Must be 21+ for this bundle).

Dinner, wine, and the cosmos. We can’t promise it’s fate, but it certainly sounds like a good night.


Baldwin's Bounty item
Baldwin's Bounty item
Baldwin's Bounty item
Baldwin's Bounty item
Baldwin's Bounty
$75

Starting bid

Consider this your excuse to head South for the day.

This bundle is packed with locally made sips, sweets, and a behind-the-scenes experience that gives you a taste of what the Baldwin City area has to offer. Stock the pantry, fill the wine rack, and get an up-close look at the craft behind a local distillery.

  • South Baldwin Farms – Spend a $50 e-gift card in their store and pick out a few farm favorites for yourself. You can also find their peaches and apple cider at the Farmers Market at the Peter’s Family Farm booth.
  • Haven Pointe Winery – Take home two bottles of locally made wine from this Farmers Market vendor – to enjoy, share, or save for a special occasion.
  • Peters Family Farm – Sweeten up your pantry with an assortment of three of their delicious jams and jellies. A Farmers Market favorite! 
  • Baldwin City Distillery – Go beyond the bottle with a private Master Distiller Experience and get an inside look at the process and craft of distilling. You will also get to take home two bottles of your choosing as well as a t-shirt.  (must be 21+ for this bundle).

Make a day of it, bring a friend, and discover just how much good stuff is being made right down the road.


Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years item
Fresh for 50 Years
$50

Starting bid

What was Lawrence up to when Lawrence Farmers Market was just getting started? Turns out, quite a lot.

Fresh for Fifty Years takes us back to 1976 with a mix of local history, vintage finds, retro recipes, and some appropriately groovy Market gear. It’s a little celebration of where we started, the Lawrence we grew up alongside, and 50 years of keeping things fresh.

  • Lawrence Community Cycles – Hit the road with a bike from Lawrence Community Cycles. Bell bottoms optional.
  • Lawrence Farmers Market – Bring home some very groovy produce with our custom Disco Veggies, plus two LFM tie-dye shirts to complete the look.
  • Local Donation – Add a piece of the past to your walls with a framed vintage Farmers Market  poster.
  • Cookbooks through the Decades – Take a delicious trip through the decades with a collection of cookbooks spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. From Recipes for a Small Planet and a classic Betty Crocker cookbook to The Paradise Café Cookbook, Rolling Prairie Cookbook, and Pendleton’s CSA cookbook, this bundle tells a little story of how we’ve cooked, eaten, and thought about food over the years — with plenty of recipes to try along the way. You’ll also get a Paradise Cafe tee in a shadowbox! 
  • Dr. Bob Dinsdale – Find out why Lawrence was once called “Baghdad on the Kaw” on a 1970s Downtown Lawrence Walking Tour. Over six blocks, local history aficionado Dr. Bob Dinsdale will take you through the social movements and upheaval of the 1960s and ’70s, including the marches, riots, martial law, arson, and killings that shaped a very different Lawrence.

From 1976 cookbooks and Lawrence history to tie-dye and a fresh set of wheels, this bundle is a love letter to where we’ve been, and 50 years of growing, changing, and keeping Lawrence fresh.


Night at the Theater item
Night at the Theater item
Night at the Theater item
Night at the Theater
$25

Starting bid

Go ahead, make a night of it.

Pick out something beautiful to wear, grab some flowers, gather your favorite people, and head to the theater. This bundle has everything you need to turn an ordinary evening into an occasion, with popcorn waiting when you get home.

  • Lied Center – Bring the whole crew with four tickets to Cirque Kalabanté, a Montreal-based circus company celebrating African arts through high-energy dance, live music, and gravity-defying acrobatics.
  • Resurrected Woodworks – This Farmers Market vendor turns reclaimed wood into something new. Add the finishing touch to your night out with a pair of their handcrafted wooden earrings.
  • Walkup Farm – Pick up a beautiful bouquet from this Farmers Market vendor with a gift certificate for fresh flowers.
  • Pinwheel Farm – Visit this Farmers Market vendor and pick out your own 100% silk scarf, naturally dyed and ready to become your new favorite accessory.
  • JET Produce – Keep the show going at home with locally grown popping corn from this longtime  Farmers Market vendor.
  • Meg's Folk Apothecary  – Wind your evening down with a warm cuppa from Farmers Market vendor Meg’s Folk Apothecary. You will receive a nice blend of hibiscus rose tea and a vanilla infused honey.

Get a little dressed up, see something spectacular, and enjoy a night that deserves more than your usual Tuesday night plans.


Bagels and Boats item
Bagels and Boats item
Bagels and Boats item
Bagels and Boats item
Bagels and Boats
$50

Starting bid

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Farmers Market Bounty Quilt item
Farmers Market Bounty Quilt item
Farmers Market Bounty Quilt
$250

Starting bid

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