MAP: Farmers’ markets across Metro Detroit
If you yearn for farm-fresh produce, you likely don't have to travel far. Search this map for info on the farmers' market nearest your community.
Do you have a favorite farmers’ market?
Mine is and always will be Detroit’s Eastern Market. Walking through Eastern Market feels like stepping into the past while keeping one foot in the present. The market connects me to the city’s history and that of my Sicilian immigrant family, produce peddlers and grocers and butchers who worked in and around the market since before I was born.
When I was growing up, if you wanted to visit a farmers’ market, you had few options. These days that’s all changed. With the rise of the local food movement, knowing where your food comes from is decidedly in vogue. And that’s led to an explosion of farmers markets across the nation and in southeast Michigan.
According to the USDA, the number of farmers markets in the United States has grown from 1,755 in 1994 to 8,144 in 2013, and Michigan is one of the leading states with 311 markets.
We mapped some of them here. By our count, you have 50 options in the Metro Detroit region to meet your local farmer.
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