Looking to get your grocery shopping done while soaking up the sunlight and supporting local farmers and businesses? Visit any of the farmers markets in Greater Lansing, where you’ll find fresh produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, crafts and more.
A new farmers market, the Westside Lansing Farmers Market, opened in May for residents of the city’s west side. It’s still growing, but it welcomes guests of all ages — and even pets.
“There are no other farmers markets going on in west Lansing at all. We’re hoping to create a sustainable farmers market like Lansing once had in the Lansing City Market,” said Jane Bush, the market’s co-founder. “We just think that having a downtown, viable, sustainable city market is what citizens want. It’s something that’s very local, with high visibility, tons of parking and a lot of room to grow.”
The market is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Union Missionary Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It will run until the end of October, offering eggs, pork, lamb, maple syrup, honey, greens, bread, pastries and more.
Bush, who has been involved in Lansing’s farming and food community since she bought her farm in 1987, including assisting in the creation of the Allen Farmers Market and the Market on the Grand in Grand Ledge, hopes the Westside Farmers Market will provide more food security for Lansing residents.
“I sell at the Allen Street market, and there were a lot of food shortages that were going on during COVID. It was really an example of how vulnerable our food system can be to natural or human-made disasters, and to have a local food system that’s more robust and more immediate than the global food system is another way of thinking about food security,” she said. “I know food security is thought of in terms of people not having enough food because of income status, but it really reaches across all socioeconomic factors when stuff happens in the world that’s out of our control. What’s in our control is the local food system, and if we can support local farmers and producers, that’s food security. That’s a sustainable food system.”
The Westside Lansing Farmers Market is sponsored by the Lansing Urban Farm Project, which supports small and urban farms in the Lansing area and integrates food and farming into larger community-building efforts.
The market is growing, and Bush asks any vendors who would like to be involved to email westsidelansingfarmersmarket@gmail.com or call her at 517-231-2240.
“This past Saturday, we had more customers than we had vendors,” Bush said. “It’s a slow grow, but we’re committed to being there.”
Continue reading for a list of additional farmers markets in the area, sorted by opening date.
Year-round
Summer season: May 24-Oct. 25
3-7 p.m. Wednesdays
Eastside Lansing Food Co-Op
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing
Year-round
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays
2150 N. Cedar St., Holt
May-October
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays
1995 Central Park Drive, Okemos
May-October
Second Tuesday of every month
4-7 p.m.
11135 W. Clinton St., Fowler
facebook.com/fowlerfarmersmarket
May-October
2-6 p.m. Thursdays
Beach Market
120 W. Lovett St., Charlotte
facebook.com/charlotteartisansandfarmersmarket
May 25-Oct. 19
3-7 p.m. Thursdays
Soldan’s Pet Store parking lot
5016 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing
May 25-Oct. 26
3-7 p.m. Thursdays
James Couzens Memorial Park
13753 Main St., Bath
May 26-Oct. 13
4-7 p.m. Fridays
Stockbridge Town Square
May 27-Sept. 23
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays
Jaycee Park
525 E. River St., Grand Ledge
May 28-Oct. 15
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays
McCormick Park
228 Putnam St., Williamston
easterninghamfarmersmarket.org
June-September
3-7 p.m. Thursdays
October
3-6 p.m. Thursdays
136 N. Bridge St., Dimondale
June 3, 17
Every Saturday in July and August
Sept. 2, 16, 30
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Red Mill Pavilion
450 N. Water St., Portland
facebook.com/oldredmillfarmersmarket
June 3-September
9 a.m.-noon Saturdays
120 W. Hamlin St., Eaton Rapids
June 4-Oct. 1 (outdoor)
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays
Roosevelt Row, Laingsburg
Year-round (indoor)
5-8 p.m. Thursdays
First Congregational Church
Laingsburg
401 E. Grand River Road, Laingsburg
laingsburgbusiness.org/farmers-market-1
June 4-Oct. 29
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays
Valley Court Park
280 Valley Court, East Lansing
cityofeastlansing.com/farmersmarket
June 6-Oct. 10
4-7 p.m. Tuesdays
North Bridge Street, DeWitt
dda.dewittmi.gov/farmers-market
June 10-Oct. 28
8 a.m.-noon Saturdays
100 Maple St., St. Johns
facebook.com/saintjohnsfarmersmarket
July 8-Sept. 30
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays
Lee Austin Park
320 W. Ash St., Mason
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