Plans are now underway for the Saturday social event of the summer! The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market will open for its fifteenth season on Saturday, May 17 and run every Saturday through Oct. 25, 2014. In 2013 the Market drew over 15,687 people with an average weekly attendance of 700. New this year, the market will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m., located at the Marquette Commons, 112 South Third Street, Marquette, MI.
The market features a wide variety of vendors: farmers with fresh produce, honey and maple syrup producers, chocolatiers and baked goods, and lots of gift-quality, hand-crafted goods. As in the past, live music will be offered every week from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with opening weekend showcasing the talents of local musician Troy Graham followed by Becca Roo on May 24 and Derrell Syria on May 31. Also opening weekend, May 17, will be a program on Smart Gardening with sessions at 10 a.m. and noon inside the Marquette Commons.
To increase accessibility to fresh, locally grown foods, the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market accepts credit/debit cards, Bridge/SNAP/EBT, Project FRESH and Market FRESH. We are proud to announce the market has once again received $9,000 in funds from the Fair Food Network to participate in the Double Up Food Bucks program, which will run June 1-Oct. 31, 2014. Under the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) initiative, Bridge Card holders can receive a dollar for dollar match of up to $20 a week in DUFB tokens to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables grown in Michigan.
For customer convenience, there is ample parking on the north and south side of the market, as well as bike racks and a doggie hitching post at the west end of the plaza. Additional information on the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market is available at http:// mqtfarmersmarket.com
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