"This market is about forming relationships with the people who grow your food,” says Market Master Jim Lucas. “Customers can ask specific questions about how the food was grown. And once they’ve tasted a vine-ripened local tomato or sweet cherry just off the tree, they come back for more. This is food security for the seller and the consumer".
In the summer of 2008, the Market will move from the current location near the corner of Ashmun and Maple Streets to a larger site built specifically for the Market at the corner of Portage Avenue and Ashmun Street, the cross-roads of historic downtown and the tourist and museum districts. At the new location, the Market will be open on Saturday mornings as well as Wednesday evenings.

Home Grown in the UP by Leslie Askwith