

“People here are friendly and a lot of us have been here Marjorie Johns, the owner of Stone Cloud Garden, said she used to sell her products at fairs and festivals, but has moved mainly to farmers’ markets. He said it is important to attend farmers’ markets as they are in the forefront of supporting local businesses.įor some of the businesses, farmers’ markets like this one are where they make most of their money.

His business is based out of Zeeland, Michigan, where they bake fresh bread and make their own maple syrup. “Everyone here is a local, independent business,” said Herb Confer, owner of Sandy Ridge Farms.Ĭonfer and his wife have been participating in the market for eight years. The goal of the market is to provide the community an area to get fresh produces as well as support Michigan-based businesses. The market offers a wide variety of locally grown produce, homemade goods and more from around the state of Michigan. The farmers’ market is hosted every Saturday and Wednesday at the Central Park Pavilion in Okemos from May to July. Stop the Meridian Township farmers’ market from running on its last Saturday of It was cold and windy this past Saturday, but that didn’t Produce from DIemer's Farm and Greenhouse on Oct. Spartan Newsroom - News and information from student journalists at the Michigan State University School of Journalism About the Michigan State University School of Journalism.MSU School of Journalism Code of Ethics.MSU journalism COVID-related reporting guidelines.Michigan Chile Investigative Journalism Program.
