Grand Rapids Farmers' Market

Grand Rapids Farmers' Market runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays from May through October, giving Grand Rapids a twice-weekly produce stop through the main growing season. The vendor lineup reaches well beyond vegetables: breads, mushrooms, maple products, berries, garlic, wild rice, flowers, soaps, herbal tinctures, and cooked-to-order tacos all appear in the market mix. That combination makes this market useful both for a staple-food run and for picking up pantry items, meat, or a ready lunch from regional growers and makers.

What you'll find there

The range here leans broad rather than narrow, with raw farm goods, preserved foods, baked items, body care, and prepared food all represented. Several vendors also list flowers, herbs, eggs, and shelf-stable goods, so a single pass can cover more than one kind of shopping trip.

• -Pick up Akre Homestead products made with honey, beeswax, milk, lard, herbs, botanicals, eggs, and other farm-fresh ingredients.
• -Find eggs, recycled products, and locally grown produce at Bickfords’ Gardens.
• -Browse Bryndlewood Gardens for vegetables, plants, and cut flowers grown in high tunnels and outdoor gardens.
• -Shop Dowell Farm and Gardens for fruits and vegetables, including heirloom and open-pollinated crops.
• -Look for homemade bread, cinnamon and caramel rolls, dinner rolls, pastries, and sweet baked goods from Fresh from Alicia’s Kitchen.
• -Sample Gracefully Gourmet’s mushroom lineup, including gourmet mushrooms and mushroom products such as Chaga, Lion’s Mane, and Turkey Tail powders.
• -Take home specialty cut flowers, herbs, eggs, dried flowers, and crafts from Happy Hour Gardens.
• -Grab lettuces, microgreens, fresh vegetables, eggs, and hand-tied bouquets from Happy Squatch Farm.
• -Stock up on pickles, jellies, dilly beans, beets, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, apple butter, produce, and chicken eggs from Howard’s Hobby Farm.
• -Find produce and fruit from I AM ACRES of Cohasset.
• -Choose artisanal loaves and baked goods from Karl’s Bread.
• -Watch for strawberries, blueberries, apples, cherries, pumpkins, squash, and honey from Lavalier’s Berry Patch and Orchard as the season progresses.
• -Add bedding plants, fresh vegetables, pickled products, jams, jellies, and bread from Rock Meadow Farm and Gardens.
• -Order tacos, quesadillas, and nachos with vegetable options and salsas from Singing Chihuahua Tacos.
• -Bring home berry jams, salsa, syrups, wild rice, and wild berries from Terri’s Jams, Jellies and More.
• -Pick up maple syrup, maple cream, maple sugar, candies, berries, and apples from TimberSweet Maple Syrup LLC.
• -Look for garlic, fingerling potatoes, cabbage, root vegetables, apples, herbs, and local wild rice at Trout Lake Garlic.
• -Shop WillowSedge Farm for grass-fed beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, turkeys, and wool products.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at the market, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan your stop. The main outdoor season runs from May through October on Wednesday and Saturday mornings into early afternoon, with October hours shifting later in the morning on the market’s own seasonal schedule. The market is located at 11 Golf Course Road in Grand Rapids. If you want a cooler-season option, the market also posts a winter pickup period at the Trailhead Building at the Fairgrounds from November through April. A phone contact is listed at 218-910-6799.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Grand Rapids Farmers' Market. The market also flags payment methods as clearly communicated, which helps when you are planning a larger produce, meat, bread, or pantry run across multiple vendors.