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Your First Bread Barn Market Weekend

The Bread Barn is a little white barn with a deliberately uncommon schedule. We open on the first and third weekends each month, then spend the time between them preparing for the next bake.

By The Healey FamilyUpdated August 11, 20265 min read
The Bread Barn at The Healey Farm at sunset

Field note 01

Before the weekend

Browse the current menu and place a preorder if you have your heart set on something. The order window closes Wednesday at 8 PM before Market Weekend so the bake team can finalize quantities and production.

Your confirmation identifies the pickup connected to that order. The current ordering page should always be your reference for menu availability and any holiday adjustment.

Field note 02

When and where

  • First and third weekends of each month
  • Saturday and Sunday, 8 AM–5 PM
  • 6920 S. Combs Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46237
  • Franklin Township on the southeast side of Indianapolis

Field note 03

Preorder pickup

Preorders are prepared and labeled for an easy pickup. Check the contents while you are at the barn so any issue can be corrected promptly. Orders remain available through Sunday at 5 PM unless a specific confirmation states otherwise.

Field note 04

Walk-up shopping

The shelves include a limited walk-up bake for guests who want to browse. Availability changes as the weekend moves along. Coming earlier gives you the broadest selection; preordering is the only way to guarantee a particular item.

Field note 05

Parking, pickup, and payment

Park in a designated grass space along the white fence and keep the driveway clear for arriving and departing neighbors. Preorders are labeled and waiting inside the little white barn, so pickup can be as quick or as neighborly as your day allows.

  • Walk-up payment: cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, or Apple Pay
  • Credit-card service: Saturday from 8 AM to noon during staffed hours
  • Preorder purchases are paid online when the order is placed

Field note 06

Why the schedule matters

This is not a scarcity trick. It is the production rhythm that lets a family bakery focus on small batches, fresh pickup, and hospitality. The barn is quiet between Market Weekends because the next one is already being planned.

Need help before your visit? Call The Bread Barn at (701) 779-7720 or email Hello@TheHealeyFarm.com.

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