The market report from Ann Arbor Farmers Market market manager Molly Notarianni:
tamales from Pilar's, arugula, colorful eggs, pea shoots, turkey and chicken from John Harnois, oyster mushroom kits, irises, and macarons!
Vendor count: 35 vendors at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, down 6 from last week's 41.
Weather report: low 40s, rain. almanac
New for the week: Chris Wright, John Harnois, Ernst Farm.
Vendors came from Ann Arbor, Britton, Chelsea, Dexter, Henderson, Homer, Manchester, Milan, Oscoda, Pinckney, Plymouth, Stockbridge, St. John, Ypsilanti
Vendors twittering
directed Attention Fatigue in some cases RoosRoast helps come on down!
Chilenos en Ann Arbor, vayan al Farmer's Market a ayudarme a pedir donaciones para "Un Techo para Chile".. vamos que se puede!
Shoppers twittering
- Greta [1]
late start today but got some amaaaazing sleep last night. off to the farmer's market!
- The Farmer's Marketer [2]
@momskitchen thank you for the heads up on the Zillke CSA!
- Mom's Kitchen [3]
@farmersmarketer Here's another CSA for your list http://www.zilkevegetablefarm.com/tom-and-vicki.html
- Julie Weatherbee [4]
I have left the house on foot, without a coat. I know it is only 43 degrees out, but it feels hot!
Annual vendors
- 3 Jim Lounsbury, Ann Arbor, impressionist local landscape paintings, wood
- 17-18 Millpond, Chelsea, bread
- 25,32,81 Gardenworks, Ann Arbor, sprouts, pea greens
- 27 Fusilier, Manchester, eggs
- 40 Boik, Oscoda, woody mossy art
- 55-58 Wasem, Milan, pussy willows, apples, jams, jellies, donuts, cider $3/half gal
- 102-104, Ray, Milan, flowers
- 105 Sabo, , woven rugs, cutting boards
- 106 Marx, , jewelry
- 111-114 Sparr, Plymouth, flowers
- 120-122 A Nemeth, Ypsilanti, apples, cider
- 124-126 Kapnick, Britton, apples, baked goods
- 143-144 Jewett. Ann Arbor, furniture
Daily vendors
- 9 Tantre, , potatoes, kale, kraut
- 13 Olcott, , jewelry
- 14 Fox, , painted wood
- 15 Monheit, , jewelry
- 18 Levenson, , women's clothes
- 24 Novachcoff - jewelry
- 27 Hannewald - lamb, bratwurst, dog treats
- 30 Shetler, Homer - eggs, popcorn (as a breakfast cereal?)
- 33 Pilar's Tamales, Ann Arbor - tamales
- 34 Brines, Dexter - CSA;
- 37 Our Family Farm, - eggs, greens
- 38 TMZ, - meat, Garry K
- 41 Gary Toller, - knife sharpening
- 42 RoosRoast - coffee from John Roos; catalytic converter stolen
- 44 Maitelates - alfajores cookies; earthquake in Chile, fundraising raised $1050 [5]
- 45 Stone Cloud Gardens, St. John - soap
- 46 Michigan Mushrooms, Alpena - mushrooms
- 57 Sansonetti, - sauces, mustard; won some mustard award in Napa?
- 58 Community Farm Kitchen is now Harvest Kitchen
- 62 Tasty Bakery - gluten free
- 64 Schwartz - eggs
- 68 Kinnard photos and cards of Ann Arbor and the area including Jiffy Mix factory
- 69 Cafe Japon, Ann Arbor - brioche, sold out fast
- 70 Pasta e Pasta - pasta
- 71 Cecilia's Pastries
- 72 Thomas Organic Creamery - cheese curds, organic ice cream sandwiches
- 73 Unity Vibrations Living Kombucha - kombucha
What you can buy
Known to be incomplete; arranged alphabetically.
Food
- Alfajores cookies - Maitelates
- Arugula - Our Family Farm
- Apples - Wasem Fruit Farm, Nemeth Orchards, Kapnick Orchards
- Beef - TMZ Farm
- Bratwurst - Hannewald Lamb Company
- Bread - Mill Pond Bakery
- Brioche - Cafe Japon
- Buffalo - TMZ Farm
- Cheese curds - Thomas Organic Creamery
- Coffee - Roos Roast
- Donuts - Wasem Fruit Farm
- Eggs - Our Family Farm, Fusilier, Abe Schwartz, Shetler
- French pastries - Cecilia's Pastries
- Gluten free - Tasty Bakery
- Ice cream, organic - Thomas Organic Creamery
- Jams and jellies - Wasem Fruit Farm, Kern Road Farm
- Kale - Tantre
- Kombucha - Unity Vibrations
- Lamb - Hannewald Lamb Company
- Muffins - Community Farm Kitchen
- Mustard - Sansonetti
- Mushrooms - Michigan Mushrooms
- Pasta - Pasta e Pasta
- Pea greens - Garden Works
- Potatoes - Tantre
- Salad mix - Garden Works
- Sauerkraut - Tantre
- Sprouts - Garden Works
- Tamales - Pilar's Tamales
- Yogurt - Thomas Organic Creamery
Flowers
- Platt Road Greenhouse
- Sparr
- Hyacinth
- Pussy willows - Wasem Fruit Farm
Artisan
- Cutting boards - Sabo
- Jewelry - Marx, Olcott, Monheit
- Knife sharpening - Gary Toller
- Furniture - Coleman Jewett, Boik
- Paintings - Lounsbury
- Photography - Kinnard
- Rugs - Sabo
- Soap - Stone Cloud Gardens
- Ukranian painted eggs - Our Family Farm
- Wood sculputre - Boik
References
- Meet the Vendors, Ann Arbor Farmers Market
- Ann Arbor Farmers market Daily Vendor Sign In Sheet, 3/6/10
- Ann Arbor Farmers market Annual Vendor Sign In Sheet, 3/6/10
- Farmers Market column, Lisa Allmendinger, Ann Arbor Journal
Vendor map
15 of 41 vendors mapped.
