Michigan Farmers Market Association

Health

Garden centers at large stores must close under governor's order

Lester Graham

An extended "stay at home" order by Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans keeping garden sections of stores open for businesses with more than 50,000 square…

Environment & Climate Change

Ypsilanti family finds happiness in living off the land

Kyle Norris

Meet the Gold family. They're modern day homesteaders. Their goal is to live as self-sufficiently as possible on their three-acre farm in Ypsilanti. (They…

Michigan's farmers' markets take a step toward adding wine sales

Steve Carmody

You could soon be able to pick up a bottle of wine at your local farmers' market.Tomorrow, the state House Regulatory committee will discuss legislation…

This was taken at the Allendale Farmers Market summer 2008. The Allendale Farmer's market is open for business Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 am - 4 pm. This is only during the summer which is from about the 2nd week of June to the last Friday in October.

Economy

More people using Bridge Cards at farmers markets

Stateside Staff

So, we're still here in it.Stuck in the middle of winter and its hard to think about putting on flip-flops, sunglasses, and heading out for fresh, summer…

National Farmers Market Week

Steve Carmody

This is national farmers market week. The number of farmers markets in Michigan has grown tremendously during the past decade, from 90 in 2001 to more…