Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Clearspring Produce Auction Update

June 28, 2024 - Included in Issue: 739

By: Jeff Burbrink

The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance of the towns of Shipshewana, Topeka, Emma, and LaGrange.

Produce is sold 3 days a week throughout most of the growing season (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday), with a hay sale on Saturdays. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday, 1 to 4 pm, and Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. An auction report can be heard by calling (260) 463-4131. Besides the produce and hay auctions, Clearspring has an equipment and supply business operating onsite for growers.

It seems the sales of vegetables are ramping up!

Figure 1. Tomatoes sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

Figure 1. Tomatoes sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

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Figure 2. Onions sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

Figure 2. Onions sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

Figure 3. Summer squash sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

Figure 3. Summer squash sold at Clearspring Produce Auction (Photo by Jeff Burbrink).

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