Let the warm-up begin!
Opening Day – May 2 – is almost here. And the Farmington Farmers Market will be ready. Our farmers and artisans have been working toward this day ever since last year’s market ended.
One way they do that is by using hoop houses – like the one at Green Things Farm Collective, above – and larger greenhouses. Those spaces allow early crops, including flowers, to start growing while the land and sun recover from winter.
Our vendors, both artistic and culinary, also have been busy, prepping wares and testing recipes for the new season. The market staff has booked musicians and filled our calendar with special events – including Strawberry Shortcake Day (June 20) and the Elks’ Corn Roast (August 15).
This season will be a special one, thanks to our country’s 250th birthday. And July 4 just happens to fall on a Saturday market day! We’ll be ready with red, white and blue decorations as well as special guests. At the July 4 Market, you’ll find Revolutionary soldiers in a typical soldier’s camp in Riley Park, where they’ll share info and stories. Elsewhere at the Market you’ll encounter a foot soldier with Farmington ties telling of his experiences in the war.
This is a Market season you won’t want to miss. It all starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2, when the Farmington High School band, Mayor Joe LaRussa and special guests put it all in motion. The Market bell rings at 9 a.m.
See you at the Market!
We are an award-winning market and a trusted source of healthy, local and sustainable produce. We offer a vibrant marketplace with music and special programs that create a nourishing community connection. We are open rain or shine – or snow – from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, May 2 through November 7, at the Sundquist Pavilion, 33113 Grand River Ave. in downtown Farmington.
Just because the weather is more like December than May, don’t think our farmers haven’t started planning for the new season. Click here to check out what they’re currently offering, including CSA’s, or Community Sponsored Agriculture, as well as other healthy packages and plans.
The Market is thrilled to share the news that one of our original farmers – Fusilier Family Farms – has been awarded the Master Farmer Award by the Michigan Vegetable Council. Congratulations to Kathy and Mike and their entire family!
“It was a very humbling and exciting experience to receive this,” the Fusiliers posted on their website. “We want to thank all of our friends, family, and members of our community who support our farm, who allow us to do what we love!”
The Fusiliers were among this Market’s original farmers when we opened 33 years ago this spring. For more on their story, click here. For their website, click here. And be sure to stop by their stand and congratulate them at the Market this spring.
Congrats to the Fusilier Family!
Behind the scenes at the Goetz family farm
In this new video, we accompany Market Manager Walt Gajewski as he makes an annual farm visit to the Goetz Greenhouse, a farm near Riga, Michigan, that’s been in the family for generations. You will learn how the farm is able to deliver organically grown produce to the Market every Saturday.
