Apr 20, 2026
By Sedgwick County Harvest Hub
Lili Solorzano is a Wichita-based entrepreneur and local investor who co-owns Carlily Farms in Andover with her husband, Carlos. When she saw the opportunity to bring Market Wagon to Wichita, she approached it the way she approaches most things, by investing in it. As a producer herself, raising lamb, keeping bees for honey, and producing eggs from pasture-raised chickens, she understood the problem firsthand.
“Good local food exists,” she says, “but getting it to people who want it is surprisingly hard, especially for small-scale producers who don’t have the volume for weekly farmers markets and don’t want to be delivering and meeting people multiple times a week.”
That’s the problem Market Wagon was built to solve.
Originally based in Indiana, Market Wagon operates as an online farmers market, connecting local producers with consumers through a centralized ordering and delivery system. Now operating in 20 markets across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, Wichita is the platform’s latest hub. Customers can shop from multiple local vendors: like farmers, bakers, artisan food producers any day of the week, with no minimum order required. Everything is delivered on Tuesdays.
After seeing its success in Indianapolis, Lili chose to invest at the corporate level to bring Market Wagon to Wichita, not as a franchise, but as a locally-rooted partner committed to building a sustainable food system here. The Wichita Hub launched in fall 2025, opening the door for more small and mid-sized producers to reach customers consistently, not just seasonally or occasionally. Many Market Wagon vendors are also regulars at farmers markets such as Kansas Grown! Farmers’; Market and Old Town Farm & Art Market. Market Wagon simply extends the relationship. You can meet your farmer in person on the weekend, and still shop from them throughout the week, or throughout the year.
Market Wagon Wichita now delivers across Wichita and 10 counties in south-central Kansas, and is already partnering with Shop Kansas Farms while exploring federal grant opportunities aimed at improving food access for underserved communities, helping ensure fresh, locally sourced food is available not just to those who can make it to a Saturday market, but to everyone, no matter where they live.
For consumers, the appeal is straightforward: shop any day, no subscription, no minimum, delivered every Tuesday. Local food on your terms.
“Local food shouldn’t be this hard to access,” Lili says. “And it shouldn’t be this hard to sell.”
“As the manager of Shop Kansas Farms, we’ve truly valued our partnership with Market Wagon,” Kylee Stout says. “Their platform has helped our farmers reach new customers and made buying local food more convenient for consumers. I’ve even used Market Wagon myself! All my favorites were delivered right to my porch in Hutchinson, and it showed me firsthand how awesome this service is for both farmers and families.”