Food Navigators
Food Navigators provide tips and resources to help you maximize your food dollars when purchasing healthy, farm fresh fruits and veggies for your family at your local farmers market or Michigan Farm to Family: CSA.
Farmers Market Food Navigator Directory
Farmers Market Food Navigators give personalized tours, introductions to farmers, and market vendors. They also explain how to use food assistance programs like SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC, Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH coupons, Prescription for Health, and more at farmers markets. Food Navigators provide recipes and recipe tastings, and tips to help you and your family add more nutritious, locally grown, fresh fruits and veggies to your meals so you can make the most of your food budget and eat healthy, delicious food.
Farmers Market Food Navigator Locations
Meet Jessica
Jessica is the Youth Program Coordinator at American Indian Health & Family Services (AIHFS) and serves as the Food Navigator at the AIHFS Eastern Market Farm Stand. She looks forward to helping the community maximize their food dollars as well as exploring seasonal fruits and vegetables. Stop by, say hello, and pick up healthy cooking tips, recipes, and food tastings.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Squash
Mitten Eats Recipe: Jalepeno Garlic Roasted Butternut Squash
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Overnight Oats
Join Jessica
2024 Schedule
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays (July through September)
Online
Offsite Markets | Eastern Market
Location
American Indian Health & Family Services
4880 Lawndale
Detroit, MI 48210
Directions
Public Transportation
Detroit Public Transportation – Smart Bus
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
More
Check out our Facebook video about our AIHFS Eastern Market Farm Stand :Â https://fb.watch/llACe7V2Dy/
Meet Haley
A Nutrition Educator with Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District (GIRESD), Haley also serves the community at the Artesian Well Produce and Spring Water Farmers Market as a Farmers Market Food Navigator. She looks forward to helping people maximize their food dollars, explore the fruits and vegetables at the market, and introduce shoppers to the farmers that grow their food and help inspire people to eat more locally grown and fresh food. She also loves to share her favorite recipes that use locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Bell Peppers
Mitten Eats Recipe: Vegetable Quesadillas
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe:Â Berry Banana Split
Join Haley
2024 Schedule
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Fridays, June through September
Online
Location
Artesian Well Produce and Spring Water
7777 W. Monroe Road
Elwell, MI 48832
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Cara
At Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District, Cara (left) works as a nutrition facilitator for the LifeSpan program. As a Farmers Market Food Navigator, she is excited to support shoppers by offering healthy eating tips, seasonal recipes, and ways to maximize family food budgets at the Brimley/Bay Mills Farmers Market.
Caraâs Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Peppers
Mitten Eats Recipe: Mediterranean Rainbow Pepper Salad
Cara’s Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad
Join Cara
2024 Schedule
4:00 p.m. â 7:00 p.m., Thursdays, ongoing, mid July through October
Online
Location
Bay Mills Market Pavilion- Adaawegamigowaa
11644 Plantation Road
Brimley, MI 49715
Directions
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Carrie
Carrie is the Native American Food Facilitator for Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District. As a Farmers Market Food Navigator, she looks forward to supporting shoppers by offering healthy eating tips, seasonal recipes, and ways to maximize family food budgets at the Brimley/Bay Mills Farmers Market.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Asparagus
Mitten Eats Recipe: Asparagus Black Bean Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Michigan Blueberry Salad
Join Carrie
2024 Schedule
4:00 p.m. â 7:00 p.m., Thursdays, ongoing, mid July through October
Online
Location
Bay Mills Market Pavilion- Adaawegamigowaa
11644 Plantation Road
Brimley, MI 49715
Directions
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Alondra
A community educator with Henry Ford Health, Alondra looks forward to serving the community where she was born and raised in Southwest Detroit. As a Farmers Market Food Navigator at the CHASS Mercado Farmers Market, she is eager to help community members maximize their food dollars, explore seasonal fruits and vegetables, share her favorite healthy recipes, and offer tips about how to eat healthy using locally grown food.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Peppers
Mitten Eats Recipe: 5 Ingredient Stuffed Peppers
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Peaches
Mitten Eats Recipe: Fruit Crunch Cobbler
Join Alondra
2024 Schedule
3:00 p.m. â 8:00 p.m., Thursdays (June through September)
Online
Location
Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center
5636 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48209
Directions
Transportation
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when you use your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately or save them to use at another time.
Meet Katt
Katt is a member of the Ypsilanti community and the Community Food Educator at Growing Hope, and they are excited that the role includes being a Food Navigator for the Depot Town Market. Katt is most looking forward to having folks sample tasty recipes, highlighting the amazing produce available from vendors, and helping shoppers feel more confident navigating the market and sharing tips about how to use their food dollars.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Onions
Mitten Eats Recipe: Pico de Gallo
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Tomato
Mitten Eats Recipe: Vegetable Quesadillas
Join Katt
2024 Schedule
9:00 a.m. â 1:00 p.m., Saturdays, July through October
Online
Location
Depot Town
100 Rice Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Directions
Public Transportation
Ypsilanti Public Transportation
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Amanda
Amanda works as a Registered Dietitian at Henry Ford Health System where she has a passion for helping people make healthier food choices. As a Farmers Market Food Navigator, she looks forward to sharing cooking tips and recipes to make delicious meals with locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Zucchini
Mitten Eats Recipe: Zucchini Marinara
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Peaches
Mitten Eats Recipe: Easy Peach Salsa Fresca
Join Amanda
2024 Schedule
In person
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursdays, June through September or head over to Facebook anytime for videos, tips and more!
Online
Location
Dodge Park Farmers Market
40620 Utica Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Directions
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Haley
A Nutrition Educator with Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA), Haley also serves the community at the Farmers Market Food Navigator. She looks forward to helping people maximize their food dollars, explore the fruits and vegetables at the market, and introduce shoppers to the farmers that grow their food. She also loves to share her favorite recipes that use locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Butternut Squash
Mitten Eats Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Blueberry Brown Rice Salad
Join Haley
2024 Schedule
5:00 p.m. â 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays, June through late August
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Saturdays, May through early September
Online
Location
The Marquette Commons
112 S. 3rd Street
Marquette, MI 49855
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: South Marquette Route
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Allie
Allie works as a Nutrition Facilitator for Saginaw Intermediate School District. She became a Farmers Market Food Navigator to spread the word about eating seasonally using locally grown fruits and vegetables. She loves to share recipes, offer cooking tips, and suggest ways to save money when shopping at the farmers market.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Green Bell Peppers
Michigan Harvest of the Month Recipe: Pico de Gallo
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Apples
Michigan Harvest of the Month Recipe: Sweet & Spicy Slaw
Join Allie
2023 Schedule
10:00 a.m. â 3:00 p.m., Fridays, May through September
Online
Location
Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market
230 S. Washington Ave
Saginaw, MI 48607
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: Route 7
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Shari
Shari works as a Nutrition Facilitator on the Saginaw Intermediate School Districtâs Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds team. She became a Farmers Market Food Navigator because, like her teammates, it gives her the opportunity to connect with her community and share her knowledge about eating healthy and seasonally.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Corn
Mitten Eats Recipe: Corn and Green Chili Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Smoothie
Join Shari
2024 Schedule
10:00 a.m. â 3:00 p.m., Wednesdays, ongoing through September
Online
Location
Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market
230 S. Washington Ave
Saginaw, MI 48607
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: Route 7
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Melissa
A Neighborhood Impact Coordinator for Crim Fitness Foundation, Melissa also serves the Flint community as a Farmers Market Food Navigator. She looks forward to introducing families to locally grown produce, connecting the community with the farmers that grow their food, and sharing seasonal recipes that feature fresh off the field fruits and veggies.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Peppers
Mitten Eats Recipe: Five Ingredient Stuffed Peppers
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Peaches
Mitten Eats Recipe: Baked Peaches and Oatmeal
Join Melissa
2024 Schedule
10:00 a.m. â 2:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June â October)
Food demos â first Tuesday of the month
Noon â 1:00 p.m., First Tuesday of the month (November through May)
Melissa hosts the Crim Food Navigator table where she provides cooking demonstrations and recipe tastings in the Demonstration Kitchen at Flint Farmers Market.
Online
Location
Flint Farmers Market
300 E. 1st Street
Flint, MI 48502
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: MTA Route 6
Double Up Food Bucks
When you use your Bridge Card, Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar, up to $10 a day. That means you and your family get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. Just sign up at the market.
Meet Tessa
Tessa is the Lead Nutrition Educator with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, she teaches nutrition, cooking and fitness in low-income elementary schools and community settings. A long-time gardener, she is local food advocate and farmers market patron.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Spinach
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Peaches
Mitten Eats Recipe: Easy Peach Salsa Fresca
Join Tessa
2024 Schedule
9:00 a.m. â 12:00 p.m., Fridays (ongoing)
Online
Location
Fulton Street Farmers Market
1145 Fulton Street E
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: The Rapid East Fulton Route 14
And, just a 10 minute walk from Routes 5, 6, 13, &Â 19
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Leah
Leah is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist working with Generation with Promise through Henry Ford Health System who is excited to return for another season as a Farmers Market Food Navigator. She loves to stay active in the community she serves and help families incorporate locally grown produce into healthy seasonal meals.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Tomatoes
Mitten Eats Recipe:Â Mediterranean Rainbow Pepper Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Apples
Mitten Eats Recipe: Microwave Cinnamon-Baked Apples
Join Leah
2024 Schedule
3:30 p.m. â 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays, June through September
Online
Location
Cool Cities Park
14150 Woodrow Wilson Street
Detroit, MI 48238
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: DDOT 43 Schoolcraft
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Carolyn
Carolyn is a dietitian and diabetes educator for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. She has worked as a community dietitian and diabetes educator for nearly 30 years, her mission is to share accurate information so that people can make informed choices regarding their health. In her role as a Farmers Market Food Navigator, she looks forward to helping families live healthier lives and sharing ideas for enjoying locally grown produce from the market.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Tomatoes
Mitten Eats Recipe: Pico de Gallo
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Watermelon
Mitten Eats Recipe: Watermelon Slushie
Join Carolyn
2024 Schedule
4:00 p.m. â 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays (June through September 4)
Online
Location
Inkster Task Force Farmers Market
27301 S. River Park Drive
Inkster, MI 48141
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Shaun
Shaun is a Public Health Educator with District Health Department #10 and extends his work by serving his community as the Farmers Market Food Navigator. A firm believer in eating affordable, healthy foods, Shaun lives by the old saying “you are what you eat.” He looks forward to introducing affordable, flavorful, locally grown fruits and veggies loaded with vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients to his neighbors at the market. Shaun offers market tours, recipes and recipe tastings, and tips about how eating more fruits and veggies is an empowering way to take care of ourselves.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Onions
Mitten Eats Recipe: Citrus Broccoli Sunflower Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Peach
Mitten Eats Recipe: Peach Smoothie
Join Shaun
2024 Schedule
2:00 p.m. â 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays (May to October)
Online
Location
Kalkaska Farmers Market
Pavilion at Railroad Square, Downtown Kalkaska
353 S. Cedar Street
Kalkaska, MI 49646
Directions
Public Transportation
Kalkaska Public Transit Authority (KAT) provides a range of services including scheduled routes, door to door service and more. Seniors ride free within the county. Scheduled rides are on a first call first served basis and requesting service at least two (2) hours in advance is suggested. Tap the link above for the route schedule or call 231-258-6808 to schedule a ride.
More
Kalkaska Farmers Markets accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC Produce Connection (formerly Project Fresh), Senior Project Fresh, and Communities in Schools vouchers.
Meet Jacob
As s nutrition educator with NorthWest Initiative, Jacob enjoys being a Farmers Market Food Navigator for the Lansing Mobile Farmers Market. He likes to share tips about how to cook with fresh fruits and veggies so he can help people eat healthy and save money by using more produce in their meals.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Carrots
Mitten Eats Recipe: Four Ingredient Carrot Fritters
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Watermelon
Mitten Eats Recipe: Spicy Grilled Watermelon
Join Jacob
2024 Schedule
- 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Abigail Apartments, 715 W. Willow St., Lansing, MI 48906
- 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Riverfront Apartments, 601 N. Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48912
- 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Letts Community Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48915
- 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Capitol Commons, 500 S. Pine St., Lansing, MI 48933
- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Corner of Holmes and Pleasant Grove, Southside, Lansing, MI 48911
Online
Facebook – like and follow the page for featured veggies and fruits each week
For more information, email Elvin: elvincaldwelljr@gmail.com or call NorthWest Initiaive’s office at 517-999-2894
Location
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Colleen
As a Nutrition Educator at Gratiot Isabella RESD, Colleen is looking forward to spending time serving her community as a Farmers Market Food Navigator this summer. She will share healthy tips and recipes, answer nutrition and food assistance benefits questions, offer food tastings that feature a different fruit or vegetable each week, and help families maximize their food dollars so they can live healthier lives.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Tomatoes
Mitten Eats Recipe: Corn and Green Chili Salad with Diced Tomatoes
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Watermelon
Mitten Eats Recipe: Watermelon Slushie
Join Collen
2024 Schedule
9:00 a.m. â 12:00 p.m., Thursdays (ongoing)
Online
Location
Island Park
331 N. Main Street
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Directions
Public Transportation
I-Ride, call 989-772-9441 to schedule
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Kelsey
Kelsey is a Nutrition Educator with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids and serves as the Farmers Market Food Navigator at the Muskegon Farmers Market. She looks forward to sharing tips and recipes with shoppers that highlight the abundance of locally grown, nutritious, flavorful fresh fruits and vegetables harvested in the region. She will also highlight locally grown produce in her food tastings, offer budget tips, and introduce shoppers to market vendors. Kelsey’s goal is to inspire people to eat healthy, save money and support local growers, producers and farmers by shopping more often at the Muskegon Farmers Market.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Garlic
Mitten Eats Recipe: Zesty Kale Pesto
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: All of them! Especially berries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Very Berry and Cake Parfait
Join Us
2024 Schedule
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursdays (June, August, and September)
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesdays (July)
Online
Location
Muskegon Farmers Market
242 West Western Ave.
Muskegon, MI 49440
Public Transportation
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
More
Senior Power of Produce Program every Tuesday in July, Kids Power of Produce Program from 10:00 a.m. – Noon every Saturday in June, July, and August
Meet Josh
For the almost a decade, Josh has been working as a Nutrition Facilitator on the Saginaw Intermediate School Districtâs Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds team. He became a Farmers Market Food Navigator because it gives him the opportunity to connect with his community. When Josh isnât working, he loves both watching and coaching sports, and spending time with his family and friends.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Cabbage
Michigan Harvest of the Month Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Slaw
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad
Join Josh
2024 Schedule
8:00 a.m. â 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays, ongoing through mid-October
Online
Location
Au Sable Shoreline Park (Oscoda Au Sable Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot)
4440 N. South US Hwy 23
Oscoda, MI 48750
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Leslie
Working as a Nutrition Facilitator on the Saginaw Intermediate School Districtâs Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds team, Leslie teaches children and their families about the importance of eating healthy. She is a veteran Farmers Market Food Navigator and looks forward to helping friends and neighbors maximize their food dollars, introducing the farmers that grow their food, and sharing healthy recipes featuring locally grown fruits and veggies. When Leslie isnât working, she
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Asparagus
Mitten Eats Recipe: Asparagus and Parmesan Pasta
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Oven Baked Blueberry Pancake
Join Leslie
2024 Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturdays, ongoing through Labor Day Weekend
Online
Location
Gateway Park Pavilion
15 W. Lake Street
Tawas City, MI 48763
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: Route 7
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Robert
A Nutrition Educator with Henry Ford Health System, Robert serves his community as a Farmers Market Food Navigator at the Northwest Detroit Farmers Market in the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood. He looks forward to helping neighbors make the most of their food dollars, explore recipes using seasonal fruits and vegetables, and sharing his favorite food tips.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Kale
Michigan Harvest of the Month Recipe: Simple Kale Pesto
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Michigan Harvest of the Month Recipe: Blueberry French Toast
Join Robert
2024 Schedule
4:00 p.m. â 8:00 p.m., Thursdays (ongoing through October 14)
Online
Location
North Rosedale Park Community House
18445 Scarsdale Street
Detroit, MI 48223
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: 3 Grand River
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Theresa
Theresa looks forward to helping shoppers eat healthy on a budget using fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. She loves to showcase the abundance of fresh produce in the Traverse City region, give market tours, help shoppers make the most of their food dollars, and learn ways to use more fruits and veggies in meals at home. She’ll also share meal prep tips, recipes, provide tastings, and share ideas about how to use fruits and veggies that are new or old favorites.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Onions
Mitten Eats Recipe: Asparagus Gucacamole
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad
Join Theresa
2024 Schedule
8:00 a.m. â 10:00 a.m., Wednesdays (June through October)
8:00 a.m. â 12:00 p.m., Saturdays (June through October)
Online
Location
Downtown: Parking Lot B
Southwest Corner of E Grandview Pkwy at Cass Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Directions
Public Transportation
Bus Route: Bayline, City Loop Route 2, Senior COAST
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
More
SNAP/EBT, Hoop House for Health, Prescription for Health (Munson), Senior Project Fresh
Meet Haley
A Nutrition Educator with Gratiot-Isabella Regional Educational Service District (GIRESD), Haley also serves the community at the St. Louis Farmers Market as a Farmers Market Food Navigator. She looks forward to helping people maximize their food dollars, explore the fruits and vegetables at the market, and introduce shoppers to the farmers that grow their food and help inspire people to eat more locally grown and fresh food. She also loves to share her favorite recipes that use locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable:Â Bell Peppers
Mitten Eats Recipe: Vegetable QuesadillasÂ
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Strawberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Berry Banana SplitÂ
Join Haley
2024 Schedule
2:00 p.m. â 5:00 p.m., Thursdays, June through September
Online
Location
St. Louis Farmers Market
300 N. Mill Street
St. Louis, MI 48880
Directions
Double Up Food Bucks
Double Up Food Bucks matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar when using your Bridge Card, up to $10 a day. That means you get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. You can use Double Up Food Bucks immediately, or save them to use later.
Meet Grace
Grace is a Nutrition Educator with Washtenaw Intermediate School District, serving as many as 86 Title One classrooms a month across several Washtenaw county districts. During the summer, she serves the community as a Farmers Market Food Navigator at Whitmore Lake Farmers Market. She looks forward to sharing her favorite Mitten Eats recipes and recipe tastings, tips to save money when shopping at the market, and introducing shoppers to the wonderful team of market vendors that grow fresh fruits and veggies for everyone. The market also hosts weekly music events, food trucks, presentations, crafters, and more for the community to enjoy.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Kale
Mitten Eats Recipe: Zesty Kale Pesto
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe:Â Blueberry Brown Rice Salad
Join Grace
2024 Schedule
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Sundays (June through September)
Online
Location
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market
Northfield Community Park
9725 Main St, Whitmore Lake
Directions
Public Transportation
People’s Express or call (877) 214-6073
Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator Directory
Michigan Farm to Family: CSA is easy to join and a great way to get healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables for your family while supporting your local CSA farmers. When you sign up, you commit to a weekly or biweekly farm box filled with freshly harvested, nutritious fruits and veggies. Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigators are on hand at select CSAs to provide tips and resources that will help you get the most out of your farm box.
Meet Grace
Grace is a Nutrition Educator with Washtenaw Intermediate School District, serving as many as 86 Title One classrooms a month across several Washtenaw county districts. During the summer, she serves the community as the Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator at Argus Farm Stop. She looks forward to helping people discover ways to get the most out of their weekly CSA farm box.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Kale
Mitten Eats Recipe: Zesty Kale Pesto
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe:Â Blueberry Brown Rice Salad
CSA Food Navigator Hours
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursdays (June through August)
Argus Farm Stop
Argus Farm Stop is growing Ann Arborâs local food ecosystem by sourcing vegetables, fruit, meats, dairy, and artisan foods from Michigan farmers and producers that use sustainable growing practices. Food grown locally is fresher than food shipped from a distance and produce is often picked the morning that it is delivered. They focus on seasonally grown items for your CSA share â like asparagus in the spring, berries in the summer, and paw paws in the fall. The CSA produce box will contain between 7 to 10 items each week. For example, one bunch of kale, a half-pound of spinach, 2 pounds of potatoes, a quart of apples, etc.
Join
To join this CSA, email Will at hub+will@argusfarmstop.com
Online
Website â argusfarmstop.com
Facebook â facebook.com/argusfarmstop
Instagram â instagram.com/argusfarmstop
CSA Location
Argus Farm Stop â Argus Packard Market
1226 Packard St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Meet AllisonAllison is a Nutrition in Action Educator with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids. She looks forward to helping her community learn about the different fruits and vegetables that are grown locally and showing people creative ways to prepare produce from their weekly farm box. Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries Mitten Eats Recipe: Blueberry Corn Salad Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Squash Mitten Eats Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup CSA Food Navigator Hours 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June through September 17) Green Wagon FarmGreen Wagon is certified organic farm that uses no-till farming methods to build healthy soil and better serve the land. Growing their food on four acres outside and one acre inside, the farm is always seeking ways to better uphold the integrity of the water, soil, air, and plants under their care to best serve the people they feed. Green Wagon offers veggie CSA share subscriptions year-round (up to 50-weeks). Participants can select from three different CSA share sizes and customize their CSA shares from 20+ available fresh produce options each week. Join Online CSA Location Green Wagon Farm Store |
Meet Danie
Danie is a Nutrition Educator with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids. She enjoys serving families in the community as a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator for the Green Wagon Farm CSA. Danie looks forward to supporting local growers and sharing tips and recipes with people so they can get the most out of the delicious fruits and veggies in their farm boxes.
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Watermelon
Mitten Eats Recipe: Watermelon Slushie
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Sweet Potatoes
Mitten Eats Recipe: Smothered Sweet Potatoes
CSA Food Navigator Hours
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June through August 6)
Green Wagon Farm
Green Wagon is certified organic farm that uses no-till farming methods to build healthy soil and better serve the land. Growing their food on four acres outside and one acre inside, the farm is always seeking ways to better uphold the integrity of the water, soil, air, and plants under their care to best serve the people they feed. Green Wagon offers veggie CSA share subscriptions year-round (up to 50-weeks). Participants can select from three different CSA share sizes and customize their CSA shares from 20+ available fresh produce options each week.
Join
To join this CSA, visit greenwagonfarm.com/csa, call Heather at (616) 283-2842, or email Rebecca at csa@greenwagonfarm.com
Online
Website â greenwagonfarm.com
Facebook â facebook.com/greenwagonfarm2010
Instagram â instagram.com/greenwagonfarm
CSA Location
Green Wagon Farm Store
Pick up is located inside the second red barn on the property
Meet Demi
Demi is a Nutrition Educator with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids. She enjoys serving families in the community as a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator for the Green Wagon Farm CSA. Demi looks foward to connecting with her community and sharing nutrition tips, recipes, and resources about how to use the freshly harvested fruits and veggies in the weekly farm boxes.
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Apples
Mitten Eats Recipe: Apple Turkey Wraps
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Spinach
Mitten Eats Recipe: Strawberry Spinach Salad
CSA Food Navigator Hours
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June through August 6)
Green Wagon Farm
Green Wagon is certified organic farm that uses no-till farming methods to build healthy soil and better serve the land. Growing their food on four acres outside and one acre inside, the farm is always seeking ways to better uphold the integrity of the water, soil, air, and plants under their care to best serve the people they feed. Green Wagon offers veggie CSA share subscriptions year-round (up to 50-weeks). Participants can select from three different CSA share sizes and customize their CSA shares from 20+ available fresh produce options each week.
Join
To join this CSA, visit greenwagonfarm.com/csa, call Heather at (616) 283-2842, or email Rebecca at csa@greenwagonfarm.com
Online
Website â greenwagonfarm.com
Facebook â facebook.com/greenwagonfarm2010
Instagram â instagram.com/greenwagonfarm
CSA Location
Green Wagon Farm Store
Pick up is located inside the second red barn on the property
Michigan Farm to Family CSA Food Navigator information coming soon….
Long Valley Farm grows nutrient dense seasonal vegetables, including heirloom and open pollinated varieties using organic, regenerative farming methods. Their philosophy is simple; be healthy, live sustainably and eat great food. Their goal is to build healthy soils, strong community ties, and provide people with safe, healthy, delicious, fresh food.
CSA Pick Up Hours
Opened June to October
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturdays
Join
To join this CSA, call or email Kelly at (269) 903-7706 or longvalleyfarm@yahoo.com
Online
Website â long-valley-farm.square.site
Facebook â facebook.com/localfirstkazoo
Location
Kalamazoo Farmers Market
1204 Bank St
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Meet Grace
Grace is a Nutrition Educator with Washtenaw Intermediate School District, serving as many as 86 Title One classrooms a month during the school year across several Washtenaw county districts. During the summer, she serves the community as the Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator at The Farm at Trinity Health. She looks forward to helping people discover ways to get more from their weekly farm market selections and CSA produce box and, over time, drawing more of her culturally diverse school year community to the high quality fruit and vegetable options available to them at these markets.
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Kale
Mitten Eats Recipe: Zesty Kale Pesto
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit:Â Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe:Â Blueberry Brown Rice Salad
CSA Food Navigator Hours
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesdays (June through August)
The Farm at Trinity Health
Established in 2010, The Farm at Trinity Health is one of the nationâs first hospital-based farms. Fresh produce for the CSA shares are sourced from 20+ local farms and each prepacked produce box contains a variety of 6-8 seasonal produce items. They offer flexible select seasonal (Spring, Summer, or Fall) or full season CSA memberships (April-December). The Farm at Trinity Healthâs mission is to grow a healthy community by empowering people through food, education, and relationships.
Join
To join this CSA, visit trinityhealthmichigan.org/find-a-service-or-specialty/the-farm/farm-share/
Online
Website â trinityhealthmichigan.org/farmshare
Facebook â facebook.com/thefarmattrinityhealthannarbor
Instagramâ instagram.com/thefarmattrinityhealthannarbor
CSA Location
The Farm at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
5557 McAuley Dr
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Meet Liz
Liz is a Nutrition Educator for the YMCA of Grand Rapids. With years of experience teaching nutrition education in the community, she is looking forward to extending her work as a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator at UCOM. Liz loves to support local farmers and growers and share her knowledge, cooking tips, and recipes so everyone can make the most of the freshly harvested fruits and veggies in their weekly farm boxes.
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Blueberry Orange Mixed Green Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Asparagus
Mitten Eats Recipe: Asparagus and Rice Casserole
CSA Food Navigator Hours
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June through September 17)
United Church Outreach Ministries (UCOM)
Partnering with area farms and food producers, UCOM has been with us since our Michigan Farm to Family: CSA program began. UCOM operates âEat Healthy Live Healthyâ initiatives to support better health for families in the neighborhood, through diet and fitness programs focused on nutritious, fresh, and whenever possible, local foods.
Join
To join this CSA, call Katie at (616) 241-4006
Online
Website â ucomgr.org/home
Facebook â facebook.com/UCOMgr
CSA Pick Up Location
United Church Outreach Ministry
1311 Chicago Dr SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Public Transportation
Meet Megan
For the past 13 years, Megan has been working as a Nutrition Educator for the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids in neighborhood elementary schools. She loves teaching children and the people in her community about eating healthy. As a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA Food Navigator this summer, she is looking forward to supporting local farmers and growers and sharing her knowledge with families at UCOM. She’ll share tips, recipes, offer tastings and recipes about how to use the freshly harvested fruits and veggies in the weekly farm boxes.
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Blueberries
Mitten Eats Recipe: Blueberry Brown Rice Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Beets
Mitten Eats Recipe: Beautiful Beet Salad
CSA Food Navigator Hours
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesdays (June through September 17)
United Church Outreach Ministries (UCOM)
Partnering with area farms and food producers, UCOM has been with us since our Michigan Farm to Family: CSA program began. UCOM operates âEat Healthy Live Healthyâ initiatives to support better health for families in the neighborhood, through diet and fitness programs focused on nutritious, fresh, and whenever possible, local foods.
Join
To join this CSA, call Katie at (616) 241-4006
Online
Website â ucomgr.org/home
Facebook â facebook.com/UCOMgr
CSA Pick Up Location
United Church Outreach Ministry
1311 Chicago Dr SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Public Transportation
Meet Doug
Doug has been providing nutrition education in schools to elementary students in the Keweenaw Peninsula region. During the summer he coordinates a cooking class where he works as a nutrition educator for middle school students. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge and providing resources for community members that join the Whispering Wild Market CSA so they can get the most out of their weekly farm box.
Favorite Michigan Grown Fruit: Apples
Mitten Eats Recipe: Apple Peanut Salad
Favorite Michigan Grown Vegetable: Butternut Squash
Mitten Eats Recipe: Jalepeno Garlic Roasted Butternut Squash
CSA Food Navigator Hours
4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays (June through September)
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at South Range Fire and Community Hall
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Heritage Manor Community Room
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at, Lake View Manor Community Room
About Whispering Wild Market Farm
Whispering Wild Market Farm is an MDARD Food Safety Alliance Certified farm in Michiganâs ruggedly beautiful Upper Peninsula. They use a whole farm approach and practice regenerative agriculture. Whispering Wild Market Farm partners with Farm to School programs, provides a variety of seasonal veggies grown on their farm to their CSA members, and sell fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, jams, and baked goods at local farmers markets. They also participate with several programs to bring locally grown food to those in need. Whispering Wild Market Farm describes themselves as âbeyond organicâ in the sense that they strive to grow safely and naturally using homemade compost, organic fertilizers, and no sprays.
Join
To join this CSA, visit whisperingwildmarketfarm.com/csa
Online
Website â whisperingwildmarketfarm.com
Instagram â instagram.com/whisperingwild
CSA Pick Up Locations
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays, South Range Fire and Community Hall
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Heritage Manor Community Room
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Lake View Manor Community Room
Michigan Farmers Markets (links to new window) Experience Michigan’s fresh coast flavors at your local farmers market.
Michigan Farmers Market Association (links to new window) offers seasonality guides to help you find the freshest food across seasons.
Michigan Grown (links to new window) Michigan farmers take pride in the art and science of growing fresh, high-quality foods for our families.