Urban Sky Farm + 800 Gnomes + Food Incubator

Wildwood Market: Housed in a converted auto shop, this farm-fresh market is a great example of the upcycling happening in Indy’s food scene. Of note: Wildwood’s Instagram feed with daily specials.

An upcycled auto shop seems an unlikely location for a grocer, but that’s exactly where locals in Indianapolis go for farm-fresh food. Wildwood Market offers specialty packaged goods, as well as sandwiches, soups and salads made with locally grown ingredients. Located in the heart of the Fountain Square district, this small family market sits alongside artist studios and music venues.

Smoking Goose: Husband-and-wife team Chris and Mollie Eley have been at the forefront of Indy’s local meat and charcuterie movement since 2007.

Chris and Mollie Eley believe real meat has a tale. The husband and wife team has long been at the forefront of Indianapolis’ locally sourced food movement. At Smoking Goose Meatery and Goose the Market, they serve up a rotating selection of cured meats, sausages, fresh cheeses and local produce. Their work supports area farmers and provides an old-school butcher shop even in bustling downtown.

Heidelberg Haus: In 1963, Chef Jurgen Jungbauer came to America from Germany with just $30 in his pocket. He has since won over locals with his quirky authentic German restaurant (think 800 gnomes in one building).

Heidelberg Haus, a German restaurant in northeast Indianapolis, is known for its impressive collection of German kitsch—including over 800 garden gnomes. Its owner Jurgen Jungbauer came to America from Germany in 1963 with $30 in his pocket and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a pastry chef. After he was discharged in 1968, he put his culinary skills to good use by opening Heidelberg Haus. He’s been serving up the same menu of hearty meals and sweet treats since—without changing the menu once.

The Sky Farm at Eskenazi Hospital: This 5,000-square-foot rooftop garden, complete with a beehive, is open 24/7 to patients, staff and community—with all crops going to the hospital’s cafe and marketplace. Worth checking out: video of its first harvest and sky farmer Rachel White’s Instagram feed.

The Sky Farm at Eskenazi Hospital is a rooftop garden in Indianapolis complete with a beehive and 5,000 square feet of produce. Located atop one of the Indiana’s largest hospitals, the garden is open 24/7 to patients, staff and community. All of its crops go to the hospital’s cafe and marketplace, meaning patients can enjoy healthy, local food instead of standard hospital fare.