Glen Arbor Farmers Market

Glen Arbor Farmers Market is part of the Leelanau Farmers Markets Association, the nonprofit that operates county markets under a mission of providing locally produced farm and food products for the benefit of the Leelanau community. In Glen Arbor, that mission takes shape on Tuesdays behind Glen Arbor Township Hall at 6394 Western Ave., where the market runs from June through September. The vendor roster ties this stop to a wider Leelanau network while keeping the focus on named farms and producers, including La Casa Verde Produce, Bluebird Farm & Gardens, Hallstedt Homestead, and Rooted in Permaculture.

Why it matters locally

The Leelanau Farmers Markets Association states its mission plainly: to provide locally produced farm and food products for the benefit of the Leelanau community. That matters in Glen Arbor because this market is one stop in a countywide schedule that includes Empire on Saturdays, Leland on Thursdays, Northport on Fridays, Suttons Bay on Saturdays, and Glen Arbor on Tuesdays, giving shoppers repeated access to the same regional farm economy across the week.

The association also operates as an independent nonprofit with a board made up of market vendors and community members, with MSU Extension in an advisory role. Its work extends beyond weekly selling: the group has supported K-12 educational programming through one-day indoor farmers markets inside area schools, including Glen Lake.

What you'll find there

The Glen Arbor roster reads like a directory of individual farms rather than a market built around anonymous categories. The association’s vendor pages are organized so shoppers can look up each producer and see the products they carry, the markets they attend, and links to their own sites and social channels.

• -Find produce from La Casa Verde Produce.
• -Browse lavender-focused offerings from Full Circle Lavender Farm.
• -Pick up farm goods from Bluebird Farm & Gardens.
• -Look for offerings from The Lively Farm.
• -Shop Bay Meadow Farms for its farm products.
• -Stop at Hallstedt Homestead for homestead-grown goods.
• -Catch Homestead Hill CSA / Bardenhagen Berries on the Glen Arbor lineup.
• -Add products from Jim Kelderhouse Farm to your round.
• -Seek out Rooted in Permaculture for its permaculture-based farm offerings.

Beyond the weekly market, the association also presents farm-centered events. One example is the Leelanau Farm-to-Table Dinner, a fundraising dinner held at Willowbrook Mill in Northport on September 12, 2023. That event brought in celebrity chef turned Northport local Mario Batali alongside guest chefs Loghan Call of Planted Cuisine, Andy Schudlich of Joy Farm, Eric Allchin and Paul Carlson of The Union in Northport, and Randy Chamberlain of Blu in Glen Arbor, with wine pairings from Baia Estate, Bel Lago, Chateau Fontaine, and Verterra, plus non-alcoholic drinks from Audacia Elixirs. What stands out here is how Glen Arbor’s Tuesday market sits inside a larger Leelanau pattern that keeps farms visible in more than one setting. The same association behind this market also supported one-day indoor farmers markets inside area schools, including Glen Lake, linking farm buying with K-12 educational programming rather than limiting it to a summer stall setup. That thread continues in the association’s farm-to-table fundraising dinner at Willowbrook Mill, where guest chefs from Planted Cuisine, Joy Farm, The Union in Northport, and Blu in Glen Arbor cooked with Leelanau wine pairings from Baia Estate, Bel Lago, Chateau Fontaine, and Verterra.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit detail likely to change plans before you head over. The market is held behind Glen Arbor Township Hall at 6394 Western Ave., making Township Hall the easiest landmark to use when navigating in. It runs only on Tuesdays from 9 AM to 1 PM and only during the June-to-September season, so timing matters if you are fitting it into a short Glen Arbor stay or a larger Leelanau market loop. Restrooms are not available on site. For direct questions, the market uses the Leelanau Farmers Markets contact line at 231-256-9888 and the email leelanaufarmersmarkets@gmail.com.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the Glen Arbor Farmers Market, a useful detail if you are planning a regular weekly produce stop rather than a one-time visit. The market’s payment information is presented clearly through the Leelanau Farmers Markets organization, which also lists Glen Arbor among its weekly county markets.