Farmers Markets

Mercantile Fairs will be hosting the first Foodie Fair in Shed Five of Detroit’s Eastern Market on Sunday, Sept. 22. The group produces several events in the city, including the flea market also held in Shed Five, pictured.

Published September 13, 2019

Eastern Market to host first Foodie Fair

DETROIT — Everyone from cuisine aficionados to people looking for quality snacks is invited to attend the first Foodie Fair at Detroit’s Eastern Market.

Published September 10, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Polish fest kicks off September farmers market events

Residents who missed a Polish festival last July in Sterling Heights got another chance to eat kielbasa and golabki at the Dodge Park Farmers Market Sept. 5.

Published August 6, 2019

Farmington Press

Changes ‘magnetize’ popular Farmington Farmers Market

FARMINGTON — Fresh produce, food vendors, artisan crafts and music aren’t all that’s on offer at the Farmington Farmers Market.

Published May 23, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Farmers market grows in vendor support, activities

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Sterling Heights residents Bob and Cynthia Bruno set up shop as Let’s Pop at the Dodge Park Farmers Market, they often sell kettle corn and lemonade to people from their own neighborhood.

Published May 1, 2019

Rochester Post

Farmers market celebrates 20th anniversary

ROCHESTER — Sharon Ostrowski, from Sharkar Farm — the Downtown Rochester Farmers’ Market’s longest-participating vendor — will return for the market’s 20th anniversary season May 4.

Published April 23, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Find great gifts and give back at Spring Market fundraiser

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Tired of porch pirates swiping your online purchases? Outwit the crooks while supporting a worthy cause by shopping at Tau Beta Association’s 16th annual Spring Market.

Published April 22, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham Farmers Market opens May 5

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham’s unofficial kickoff to spring has arrived. The Birmingham Farmers Market will open for its 17th season Sunday, May 5, in parking lot No. 6. Flowers, fresh produce and live entertainment will line the lot 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Four-year-old Nina Ventimiglia, of Grosse Pointe Woods, tries to help her mom pick up a box of petunias on Flower Day at the 2018 St. Clair Shores Farmers Market.

Published March 1, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Disagreements lead to change in farmers market leadership in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With an announcement on Facebook, the four-year run of the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market, as the community has come to know it, is changing.

Published December 7, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Farmers Market seeks recipes for cookbook

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens Farmers Market is gearing up for its 40th anniversary in 2019, and it wants its farmers, vendors and customers to be part of something historic.

Published December 5, 2018

Rochester Post

Rochester DDA board to explore scaled-down farmers market concept

ROCHESTER — Plans for a year-round farmers market have evolved over the past two years, and although the Rochester Downtown Development Authority board hasn’t found the right concept, the idea isn’t coming to a halt just yet.

Published October 24, 2018

Troy Times

First year of Troy Farmers Market winds down

TROY — The Troy Farmers Market offered shoppers fresh fruit, flowers, herbs, vegetables, and an array of other products during its first year in operation.

Published June 22, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

Farmers market kicks off summer at West Bloomfield hospital

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital kicked off the summer by opening up the fourth annual Henry’s Market on Main, a farmers market for patients and residents of the community.

Published May 29, 2018

Troy Times

Troy debuts new farmers market

TROY — The Troy Farmers Market will open June 1 in the lot of the Troy Public Library.

Published May 25, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township Farmers Market celebrates a decade with more unique offerings

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds is celebrating 90 years in 2018, and the Shelby Farmers Market, which takes place at the historic site just off Van Dyke Avenue between 22 Mile and 23 Mile roads, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Published May 15, 2018

Farmington Press

Farmington farmers market to celebrate 25 years in style

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Farmers and Artisans Market, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend, emanates the feel of a bygone era: the early days, when Farmington itself was founded as a town.

Published May 15, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Clawson Farmers Market to ring in spring

CLAWSON — The Clawson Farmers Market will return to the Clawson City Park parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20 and feature its long-standing Flower Day tradition.

Published May 8, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Residents start Fraser’s first farmers market

FRASER — The first-of-its-kind Fraser Fresh Farmer’s Market will kick off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12 at Steffens Park.

Published May 1, 2018

Rochester Post

New vendors to highlight farmers market opening

ROCHESTER — Rochester-area residents will soon have another option for picking up locally grown fresh fruits, veggies and specialty goods.

Published April 26, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Mount Clemens Farmers Market returns May 5

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens Farmers Market is returning for its 39th year on May 5.

Published February 5, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

County wants input to prevent fresh food obstacles

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Food Policy Council wants to know what’s on the menu in your neck of the woods. The council recently launched a survey to gather information about the county’s food system and residents’ eating habits. Anyone age 18 or older is welcome to take the survey through April 16 online or via hard copy obtained from the council.