The Place Where Michigan Was Born

Fresh Local Foods … Original Art … Live Music

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Photo Credit Kayleigh White
Wednesday evenings from early spring through late fall, fresh-food lovers flock to historic down-town Sault Ste. Marie for local food, original art, live music and the friendliest folks around. From 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., families bring their home-grown and home-crafted wares to the local Farmers’ Market, a gathering that’s become a mid-week festival.
In 2003 local food producers Mark Blackwood and Cindy and John Dutcher formed the Farmers' Market so that everyone could buy fresh homegrown food. From these humble beginnings, the market has expanded to more than 40 families who offer a variety of goods from produce, inspected meats, eggs, bread, plants, honey and maple syrup to one-of-a-kind art objects.
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Photo Credit Kayleigh White
"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

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Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau
536 Ashmun Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone 800-647-2858 or (906) 632-3366 or you can contact us!