2011 Farmers Markets at the Capitol
Thursday, August 4 and Thursday, September 15

September 12, 2011 - Get ready to enjoy fresh, Michigan grown-and processed goodies at the next Farmers Market at the Capitol on Thursday, September 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, on the East Lawn of the Capitol in Lansing.

Check out the vendors and products...

Get fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish, honey, maple syrup, flower bouquets, herbs and spices, baked goods, jams, jellies, salsas and more from more than 60 vendors from across the state. Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC Project FRESH and Market FRESH are welcome!

If every Michigan household spent just $10 per week on Michigan-produced food, it would generate nearly $40 million each and every week.  Whether this is your first trip to the Farmers Market at the Capitol or you're a return shopper, be sure to come out and experience the benefits of local foods firsthand. And, don’t forget your re-useable shopping bags (and cooler totes for those meats and cheeses) to carry home your Michigan goodies!

Thanks our 66 vendors and more than 6,000 shoppers who came down to the Capitol lawn for our first market this summer on August 4. Even Governor Rick Snyder, Lietenant Governor Brian Calley and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Keith Creagh came out to shop! Read more...

See the flyer for the September 15 market...

Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) and the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), will be hosting these special farmers markets for the fifth consecutive celebrate Michigan farmers and to raise awareness about the many benefits of fresh, local food to our economy and communities.

This year's markets will also accept Bridge Cards, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC Project FRESH and Market FRESH so that everyone can get fresh, local food. Thank you, Lansing City Market, for making this possible!

These markets are an excellent venue for putting the spotlight on Michigan agriculture and local food to show Michigan residents, legislators and media how important the growing agri-food industry is to this state, especially in these tough economic times. In fact, the farmers and vendors at these farmers markets last year averaged nearly $1000 in sales per vendor in July, ringing up more than $82,000 in total sales for the two markets held at the Capitol in 2010.

For more information about the market, contact Maggie Smith, market coordinator, at 517-432-3381 or smith833@msu.edu.