The Meridian Township Farmers' Market will be held at the Marketplace on the Green Pavilion (1995 Central Park Drive, Okemos), just north of the Meridian Mall, through Saturday, November 23.

Farmers' Market Winter Market Hours:

SATURDAYS: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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EXPECTED VENDORS FOR SATURDAY, November 16, 2024:

Produce, Plants, Seeds & Flowers:

• C & S Family Farm (Apples & vegetables) 
• Country Mill (Apples)
• Diemers Farm & Greenhouse (Vegetables, fruit & flowering plants)
• Green Eagle Farm (Produce & dried goods)
• Highwater Farm (Microgreens)
• Jennings Farm (Organic vegetables)
• Mac’s Market (Vegetables, fruit & flowers)
• Mycophiles Garden (Mushrooms)
• Titus Farms (Vegetables, fruit & flowers)

Baked Goods:

• A Bark Above Dog Treats (Dog treats)
• Abundance Cafe (Vegan & vegetarian baked goods)
• Andi’s Nom – European cuisine
• Blooming Bakeshop (Cookies & more!)
• Bread Ahead (Baked goods from around the world)
• Bread Bites (Mediterranean pastries)
• Chickadee Goatmilk Soap & Fudge
• Circle F Ranch (Flours & baking mixes)
• The Country Mill (Donuts)
• DoughNation Bakery (100% Naturally Leavened Sourdough Breads and Bagels)
• Freshies Bakery (Artisan breads & pastries)
• Hickory Grove Bakery (Pastries & quick breads)
• Kim's Country Kitchen (baked goods of all kinds - English muffins!)
• Riverside Roasterie (Locally roasted coffee – reg. & Kurig style)
• Stony Lake Toffee
• The Kilted Farmers (Homemade pasta)

Meat, Fish, Eggs & Cheese:

• Circle F Meats & Mercantile (Pork, chicken, lamb, rabbit, duck, beef, chicken & quail eggs)
• Jennings Farm (Organic beef & more)
• MI Great Lakes Fish Co. (Fresh caught & frozen fish)
• Olmsted Farm (Piedmontese beef, poultry, eggs, and more)
• The Cheese People of GR (Cheeses of all kinds)
• Wilson’s Farm Fresh Meats (Meats & eggs)

Drinks & More:

• Abundance Café (Coffee & tea)
• Riverside Roasterie (Locally roasted coffee – reg. & Kurig style)
• The Country Mill (Hot cider & cider slushies)

Preserved Goods:

• The Country Mill (Apple cider vinegar & maple syrup)
• Diemers Farm & Greenhouse (Jams & jellies)
• Jennings Farm (Jellies, jams & basil salt)
• Kerekes Farms (Hot sauces & pickles)
• Mac’s Market (Jams & jellies)
• Summer Nights Apiaries (Honey)
• Titus Farms (Jams & jellies)

Meals to Go:

• Abundance Cafe (Vegan & vegetarian meals)Bread Bites (Mediterranean cuisine)
• El Burrito (Burritos, enchiladas, tamales, salsa, tortilla chips)
• From Scratch Food Truck (Shawarma to falafel and more)
• Get Loaded (Loaded fries and rice & more)
• Grampa’s Pastys (Pastys & fruit pies)
• MI Soulsa (A variety of fresh salsas)
• Mumbai 28 (Indian food)
• Tatse Restaurant (American African cuisine)

Crafts, Artisans & Home Care:

• Amber K’s Crochet
• Ben Marlow (Ornaments)
• Chickadee Goatmilk Soap & Fudge
• Fire in the Soul Ceramics (Ceramic art & more)
• Flore Orchard (Alpaca slippers)
• Flower Gift by Nature Jewelry & more)
• Happy Goat Lucky, Ewe (Wool & wool products straight from the farm)
• Harveys Birdfeeders & Birdhouses
• Jennifur’s Crafting Creations (Kinit & crocheted items)
• Kat’s Kards (Stationery)
• Oak & Lotus (Jewelry)
• Sapo de Solis (Soaps, candles, body & home care)
• Slick Beauty Oils (Body oils)
• Udderly Wonderful Soaps (Goatmilk, soaps, and lotions)

Non-Profit & Services:

• MSU College of Medicine (Blood pressure screening)

Possibly Attending:

• Agape Organics (Organic pork)
• Dave Pops (Popsicles)
• Mitten Mallows (Marshmallows & treats)

GONE THIS COMING SATURDAY BUT RETURNING SOON:

• Dooley Bakes (Cookies & more)
• Fur Real Dog Snacks
• Gluten Free Rox (Gluten free baked goods of all kinds) – Ret 11/23
• Heaven Scent (Soaps & body butters) – Ret 11/30
• MaMa C’s Sauces (Sauces, pickles & cheese)
• Mmmacarons! (Macarons) – Ret 11/30
• Mobetta Pies (Sweet potato pies)
• Mr. Leslie's Cheesecakes (Cheesecakes of all kinds) – Ret in Feb.
• Rinkel Farm (Chestnuts)
• Samia’s Mediterranean Cuisine (Food with an Egyptian flair)
• Sixteen Sprigs Lavender (All things lavender)
• Stone Circle Bakehouse (Artisan breads and baked goods) – Ret 11/30
• The Beeswax Barrn (All things beeswax) – Ret in Jan.
• Thomas' Natural Roots (Vegetables, herbs, perennials & more) – Ret 12/21
• Wood You Like It! (Cutting boards & more) – Ret 11/23

DONE FOR THE YEAR

• Apple Blossom Kombucha
• Chateau Coffee
• Cinzori Organic Farm (Organic vegetables)
• Craig's Hilltop Honey (Honey & more)
• Fortune House (Egg & spring rolls, dumplings & more)
• Freshly Picked (Vegetables & fruit)
• Happy Bowl (Fruit bowls & smoothies)
• Homestead Artisan Jams & Preserves
• Ignite Donuts (All kinds of donuts)
• JW Kettle Corn
• MI Sharp (Knife & tool sharpening)
• Starlight Farms (Organic beef)
• Ugli Pi Co (Savory & sweet baked goods & more)
• Uncle Calvin's Sweet Potato Pies

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For information, questions, or requests contact:

Tom Cary - Market Manager, Meridian Township Farmers Market
2100 Gaylord C. Smith Ct., Haslett, MI 48840
farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us 
517.712.2395

The Wednesday market days have concluded for the year! We look forward to seeing you again in June 2025.

Want to show your support of the Meridian Township Farmers' Market? Then check out our new merch! We have a variety of T-shirts and sweatshirts available at the link below:

Farmers' Market Merchandise Link

The 2024 Summer Concert Series has wrapped! We look forward to seeing you in 2025. 

The Green Meridian Team and Meridian Township Farmers' Market have partnered to provide food scrap recycling at the Market. You drop off your food scraps and compostable containers (see “Restrictions” below) in the bright green carts. Hammond Farms comes and picks them up and turns them into compost. We reduce methane into the atmosphere and waste going into the landfill.

The program is open to all Meridian Township residents and Market vendors. 

How It Works: 

1. Bring your container (1-2 gallon/week please) of food scraps to the Meridian Township Farmers' Market during Market hours & look for the Green cart near the bathroom building.
2. Dump your container.
3. Help us cover our costs to provide this program by signing up for a quarterly or yearly subscription or making a $1/gallon donation each time @ the Market office. (See “How to Support” below)

Restrictions:

• No Plastic, metal or other non-organic materials
• “Compostable Plastic” can be brought separately
• No waxed paper cartons or containers

Allowed Items:

• Left over produce
• Food cooked/raw in any form
• Paper napkins & paper towel
• Cardboard/compostable to go containers

How to Support the Program

• While we still will take donations at the Market, we are requesting people using the program try paying a nominal fee for a Food Scrap subscription.
• You may pay by credit/debit card on-line or by check. You may pay by the year or the quarter. 

To pay by check: Send to or drop off check at Food Waste Program c/o Meridian Parks Dept., 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Ct., Haslett, MI 48840/ Make the check payable to "Meridian Township". If Quarterly – indicate which quarter in the memo.

To pay by cash: Go to the Market office on Market day or to the Meridian Parks office at the address above.

To pay on-line: Go HERE and at the page click the "+" next to “Food Composting” and select which option you would like to purchase, then you will be prompted to register and get an account to pay.

Options:

• Quarterly to drop off 1 ($15/qtr) or 2 ($30/qtr) gallons of food waste per week for 3 months
• Annually - to drop off 1 ($50/yr) or 2 ($100/yr) gallons of food waste per week

 

What is Gleaning at the Market

In 2022 those involved in the “Good Food to Smart Composting” work group along with other volunteers in the community initiated a Gleaning Program at the Meridian Township Farmers Market. In this first year it involved just collecting extra produce and baked goods from licensed vendors and getting it to local pantries and soup kitchens. In 2023 it expanded to encourage market customers to purchase products for donation as well. Market vendors, pantries, volunteers and the Township have been very pleased with the program.

How It Works

1. Eligible vendors (licensed vendors & produce farmers mostly) donate food at the close of Market on Saturdays or Wednesdays
2. Volunteers at the gleaning table display bowls of produce purchased from those same vendors when the market opens. For just $5, shoppers can select an item and place it in the donation box. 
3. Volunteers at the end of the Market collect, weigh, organize and coordinate with various recipient organizations for pickup day of or from a walk-in cooler at the start of the week.

Who are the Recipients?

• Okemos Community Pantry
• Haslett Community Church Pantry
• Williamston Food Bank
• First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
• Southside Community Kitchen
• Cristo Rey Community Center
• St. John Church Food Cupboard

History

• In 2022 volunteers and vendors provided 4,790 lbs of produce and baked goods to recipient organizations
• In 2023 volunteers, vendors and customers provided 6,945 lbs of produce and baked goods to recipient organizations, with 844 lbs. donated by customers
• 2024 is off to a great start – thanks to all for their support and participation

Thank you to those vendors, customers, organizations and volunteers who make this program happen. If you have not been part of this program we encourage you to join in and help get more fresh food to those in need.

To join the effort or for questions contact Dave Batten or Sue Ziara at MeridianGleaning@gmail.com.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can now use their Michigan Bridge Card at the Meridian Township Farmers’ Market. The Market also accepts Double Up Food Bucks, WIC Project FRESH and Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH coupons. Many vendors are also now accepting credit cards. 

We're looking for volunteers to help with our Wednesday and Saturday market days! There are multiple shift options available for you to choose.

Wednesday Market Volunteer Sign Up Link

Saturday Market Volunteer Sign Up Link

For questions, please contact Market Manager Tom Cary at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

The Meridian Farmers' Market is looking for musicians to perform at the Saturday market days!

Saturday Market Day Musician Sign Up

For questions, please contact Market Manager Tom Cary at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

The Meridian Township Farmers' Market is a pet-free zone with the exception of service animals. Even though the Large Dog Park is located directly across the street from the Market, dogs and other furry friends are not allowed at the Marketplace on the Green pavilion during Market hours unless they certified service animals. 

To become a vendor, please contact Meridian Township Farmers' Market Manager, Tom Cary, at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

The application, rules and additional vendor information can be found in the documents listed above in the top right. 

We are currently accepting food truck sign ups for our Wednesday market days!

Beginning in June and lasting through October, the Meridian Farmers' Market will take place outside at the Marketplace on the Green pavilion every Wednesday from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 

The Summer Concert Series, which offers free live music to market goers, also runs every Wednesday (June-September) from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Wednesday Market Food Truck Sign Up Link

For questions, please contact Market Manager Tom Cary at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

We are changing the methods that vendors can use to pay their vendor stall fees for the Meridian Township Farmers' Market. Vendor stall payments can now be made using the following methods:

• Pay in cash at the Meridian Township Parks and Recreation office (2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court). Cash payments will not be accepted at Marketplace on the Green. 
• Pay by check, made payable to Meridian Township.
• Pay online at recreation.meridian.mi.us and choose your preferred day for payment.
• Pay by credit card over the phone. Vendors can call Parks and Recreation Department at 517.853.4600 in order to pay credit card payments.

 

Anyone wishing to pay cash for their fee will need to visit the Parks and Recreation Department in the Meridian Township Service Center (2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court, Haslett