The market now accepts EBT cards!

From Ann Arbor Farmers Market — Blog by Ann Arbor Farmers Market

April 1, 2009

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market has reciently set up the abiltiy to acecpt EBT cards as payment for market goods! Funds from your EBT card can be exchanged for tokens to be spent throughout the market. We are extremely excited about this advancement and hope that community members will make use of this opportunity more and more as the busy market season comes. If you have an EBT card or know someone who does, stop in the market office on the next market day to learn more!

Oral History Project

From Ann Arbor Farmers Market — Blog by Ann Arbor Farmers Market

April 1, 2009

Are you interested in local foods, farmers markets, local history, hearing others stories, and/or oral histories??? If so (or if you would just like to lend a helping hand), the Ann Arbor Farmers Market is looking for willing volunteers to assist in completing our oral history project! As a volunteer, you would have the opportunity to help with one or more of the following: interviewing vendors, transcribing interviews, compiling a final oral history product, and/or anything you might be able to contribute based on your talents! If you are interested, please email Assistant Market Manager, Christina Carson, at ccarson@a2gov.org and we will be in contact about an upcoming volunteer orientation and other details.

The market is vibrant in the winter too!

From Ann Arbor Farmers Market — Blog by Ann Arbor Farmers Market

April 1, 2009

Marketgoers all over the country envision farmers markets in the sunny summer season filled with colorful fruits and veggies and in the fall as the local squash and apples become fresh. The winter season, however, is often overlooked when it comes to exploring local markets: especially in wintery locales like Michigan! Here at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, we want you to be both aware and excited about the great things our market has to offer this (and every) winter!

Although your summer shorts and t-shirts won’t cut it for this market experience, bundle up and come down one Saturday to see what the fuss is all about. Farm fresh and local winter wonders await you. From meat and eggs to apples, greens, and winter squash, the market is still the bountiful locale for produce you remember from the summer! And with much smaller crowds, you’ll have a chance to chat with the farmers and hear the stories behind the goods you buy. Visit our website before you head out each Saturday, for weekly updates including the great food and handmade crafts you can find at market!