Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market
fresh, local & healthy for our community |
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Apples
Apricots
Basil
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Corn on the cob
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Fennel
Garlic
Green Beans
Kale
Lettuces
Nectarines
Okra
Onions
Peaches
Peppers
Potatoes
Radishes
Rasberries
Tomatoes
Spinach
Summer squash
And also always available: cheese, eggs, breads, honey, tamales, coffee, teas, baked goods, and cut flowers.
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Four Fresh Salad Ideas
1. Make a crisp grilled cheese sandwich, with good bread and not too much good cheese. Let it cool, then cut into croutons. Put them on anything, but. especially tomato and basil salad. (Pictured above).
2. Mix wedges of tomatoes and peaches, add slivers of red onion, a few red-pepper flakes and cilantro. Dress with olive oil and lime or lemon juice.
3. Grate carrots, toast some sunflower seeds, and toss with blueberries, olive oil, lemon juice and plenty of black pepper. Sweet, sour, crunchy, soft.
4. Combine chopped bell peppers, tomatoes, red onion, chilies and cilantro, then toss with corn tortilla strips, toasted in a 350-degree oven until crisp (or yes, use packaged chips; why not?). Dust with chili powder and lots of lime juice.
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Join us every Tuesday from 2-7 pm for fresh fruits and veggies, hot food vendors, crafts, live music, community activities and more! The Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market is located in the Key Bank parking lot in Ypsilanti, on the corner of Michigan Ave. and Hamilton.
SNAP/EBT, credit, debit, cash, and Project Fresh accepted. Call 734-786-8401, or check www.growinghope.net for more information |
Free Market Dollars for Using EBT!
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During the month of July, Washtenaw County Public Health will match what you spend in food stamps at the Farmers' Market each week, up to $5! Go to the Ypsilanti Co-op booth and process your card for food stamps. When you do, you will receive up to 5 free market dollars! During the month of August, food stamp match will be increased to $10!
Food stamp sales at the Market are projected to double last years food stamp sales, partially due to incentives like these. Check out the graph below to see just how much EBT usage has increased over the last four years!
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| This Week at the Farmers' Market |
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 July 28th Schedule 2-5 pm: Cookie from Above Ground cutting and styling hair on a sliding scale. All proceeds will benefit Growing Hope! 2:30-5:30pm: Peter from Bombadill's will be doing cooking demonstrations using peppers and zucchini! Learn how to roast peppers, and sample stuffed peppers and a summer vegetable medley. 5-7pm: Local band Hullabaloo All day: Senior Appreciation Day! Every half hour between 2:00 and 5 pm there will be Cooking Demos, Food Sampling, Healthy recipe hints, Sleep Health Tips, Soap Painting, with free market bags and market dollars! |
| Meet the Vendor: Norris Stephens |
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 Norris Stephens is the farmer for Good Medicine Farms located in Milan, Michigan. If you've been to the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market, you have certainly seen Norris and probably bought fresh produce or beautiful hanging plants from him. Norris has been with the market since its start four years ago and participated on the market's Community Advisory Board. Norris supports the market partly because he likes so much about it, including the location, the management, and the people who come to the market. He considers the DYFM a great resource for small growers, and says that it provides these growers with an affordable venue to sell their food.
Norris has always enjoyed seeing things grow, and grew up in a time where "everyone had a garden". He came to enjoy gardening enough to make it his profession as a farmer. He is an advocate of locally grown and fresh picked food, asserting that store bought food cannot compete with the taste.
He admits farming in Michigan has its challenges, especially with the unpredictable weather. In an effort to combat issues with weather, he has been working on three green houses similar to the one at the Growing Hope Center. This allows him to keep temperatures more consistent and helps him to extend the growing season of food. In addition, Norris is applying for a grant that would provide a drill well, helping the farm to have enough water in the early spring.
Norris is a fan of all vegetables and prepares much of what he grows as a stir fry, including tomatoes, onions, and squash. Along with tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, etc., look for Norris' popcorn and okra! It'll be here soon! |
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Who runs the market? Our Ypsilanti Farmer's Market Community Advisory Board gives input to an executive committee including Growing Hope, MSU-Extension, Washtenaw County Public Health, and the Ypsilanti Food Co-op. Growing Hope manages the Tuesday market. Do you want to get involved? Do you have something to sell? Call Growing Hope at 734-786-8401 or email to sarah@growinghope.net and learn how you can join the effort! www.growinghope.net. Thanks for financial support from Washtenaw Steps Up (through the Michigan Dept of Community Health & Washtenaw County Public Health), Growing Hope, MSU-Extension, and other partners. |
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