Michigan Farmers Market Association

10/13/2026

Michigan farmers markets are bursting with fall colors and flavors this time of year! It's easy to brighten your plate or your home with fall florals, pumpkins, gourds, and more.

How are you decorating your home and yard with Michigan farmers market fresh style? 🎃

10/12/2026

In case you missed it: Registration for the 2027 Market Manager Certificate Program is now available!

Big news: registration for the 2027 Market Manager Certificate Program is now open!

The Market Manager Certificate Program is a voluntary program designed by the Michigan Farmers Market Association to encourage farmers market managers to pursue leadership skills and professional development on topics essential to market management. The program will kick off with two in-person sessions on January 15 & 16 in Detroit, followed by webinars every Monday and Wednesday evening. The program concludes with virtual presentations in late February.

Learn more: https://mifma.org/for-markets/mmcp/

10/10/2026

If you've visited one of Michigan's 300+ farmers markets recently, you've probably seen a vendor selling microgreens! How do you enjoy these tasty, tiny plants? 🌱

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

Many of Michigan’s 300+ farmers markets have vendors offering whole bean coffee, local honey, and handmade mugs to enjoy their brew in. We’ve even seen some farmers markets, like the Westside Farmers Market, collaborate with local coffee roasters to make and sell their own market blends. ⁠
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Which do you like to kick your mornings off with? ☕️

10/07/2026

Michigan's farmers markets and community-driven marketplaces are bursting with fall colors and flavors this time of year! In October, you can expect to find:

🍎 Fruits like apples, cranberries, and grapes
🎃 Vegetables like winter squash, peppers, and potatoes
🐔 Agricultural products like fresh eggs and cheeses
🐑 Decorative goods like gourds, wool products, and beeswax products

Use our Find a Farmers Market Feature to find October markets near you: https://mifma.org/find-a-farmers-market/

10/06/2026

Butternut, acorn, delicata, spaghetti... there are so many delicious varieties of Michigan farmers market fresh squash to enjoy!⁠
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What's your favorite way to prepare this fall favorite?

10/05/2026

Join speakers from across Michigan's food and agriculture sector for 7 in-depth Wednesday sessions on practical strategies for selling to local food markets, including food co-ops, farm stops, schools, early care centers and other institutions, food hubs, food as medicine programs, CSAs and online markets, and farmers markets!

Register once to attend any (or all) sessions! All sessions are recorded, so you won't miss out even if you can't attend live.
Register now: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3pA6J4kLDtAlLfg

Michigan State University Extension
Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS)

10/05/2026

It’s not too late for food systems leaders, policy and funding decision makers, and state agency leaders, and partners to register for this 90-minute webinar highlighting the implications of the findings from the National Food Hub Survey, Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (U.S. and Michigan), and 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms.

Registration will be open through October 7, 11:59 PM EST.
Register now: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MVaFXVtlQF6BBzIPB7ubqg #/registration
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and MSU Community Sustainability