Farmers' Market

EXPECTED VENDORS FOR SATURDAY, May 23, 2026:

Produce, Plants, Herbs, Seeds & Flowers:

• Agape Organics (Mushrooms)
• Bendy Stem Farm, LLC (Native plants)
• Cinzori Farms (Vegetable plants & produce)
• Diemer’s Farm & Greenhouse
• Fancy Nancy Flowers
• Farm & Forest (Produce)
• Green Eagle Farm (Produce & more)
• Highwater Farms (Veggies, microgreens & more)
• Lily’s Farm & Garden (Vegetables & flowers)
• Mac’s Market (Produce & more)
• Mycophiles Garden (Mushrooms)
• Thomas’ Natural Roots (Produce)
• Three Lakes Gardens (Produce & more)
• Titus Farms (Produce, flowers)
• Turnip the Beets Farm (Veggies)
• Williamston Florist (Flowering plants & produce)

Baked Goods & Confections:

• A Bark Above Dog Treats (Dog treats)
• Abundance Café (Vegetarian)
• Andi's (European cuisine)
• Bread Ahead (Breads from around the world)
• Bucks Run Blooms and Bees (Cut flowers)
• Chickadee Goatmilk & Fudge
• Dooley Bakes (Cookies & more)
• DoughNation Bakery (100% Naturally Leavened Sourdough Breads and Bagels)
• Freshies Bakery (Artisan breads & pastries)
• Gluten Free Rox (Gluten-free baked goods of all kinds)
• Hickory Grove Bakery (Pastries & quick breads)
• Ignite Donuts
• Kim's Country Kitchen (Baked goods of all kinds - English muffins!)
• Mmmacarons! (Macarons)
• Pizzelles Plus (Pizzelle Italian cookies)
• Stone Circle Bakehouse (Woodfired artisan bakery)
• Sweetie-licious Bakery Café (Pies & more)
• The Kilted Farmers (Locally made pasta)

Meat, Fish, Eggs & Cheese:

• Agape Organics (Organic pork)
• Circle F Meats & Mercantile (Pork, chicken, lamb, rabbit, duck, beef, chicken & quail eggs)
• MI Great Lakes Fish Co. (Fresh caught & frozen fish)
• Olmsted Farm (Beef, poultry & more)
• San Fili Meats (Sausage)
• The Cheese People of GR (Cheeses of all kinds)
• Wilson's Farm Fresh Meats (Meats & eggs)

Drinks & More:

• Boss Cider Company (Hard Cider)
• Peculiar Coffee (Espresso drinks to go!)
• The Fresh Grinds (Brewed coffee & beans)
• The Sweet Spot (Lemonade)

Preserved, Roasted, Popped Goods, etc.:

• 45^th Parallel Pickle
• Bucks Run Blooms and Bees (Cut flowers)
• Clark Sugarbush (Maple syrup)
• Eveland Syrups (Hickory, fruit, and flower syrups)
• Kerekes Farms LLC (Pickles)
• The Sweet Spot (Popcorn)

Breakfast and Lunch at the Market:

• Abundance Café (Vegetarian)
• Bread Bites
• Byrd Crepe
• El Burrito Mexicano (Burritos, tamales, & more)
• Fortune House
• Fire & Rice Paella – Lansing
• Grampa's Pastys (Pastys & fruit pies)
• Mumbai 28 (Indian food)
• Precious Peony
• Smoothies n’ Stax (Smoothies & pancakes)
• The Tallowed Curd (Fried cheese curds)
• The Traveling Smokers
• Veg-N Restaurant

Crafts, Artisans & Home Care:

• Chickadee Goatmilk Soap
• Sapo de Solis (Soaps, body care, home goods)
• Udderly Wonderful Soaps (Goatmilk soaps and lotions)

Service and Non-profit:

• Lansing Coast Guard (Boat safety)
• Meridian Gleaning & Green Team
• MI Sharp (Knife and blade sharpening)

Possibly Attending 5/23:

• Belle Fleur Country Acre (Cut Flowers)
• G3 Food For All (Allergen-free baked goods)
• Happy Goat Lucky Ewe
• Moes Popcorn
• Pondside Farms (Produce)
• Starlight Farms (Certified Organic)
• The Happy Cup
• The Ube Oven (Asian/Filipino desserts)
• The Local Epicurean East Lansing

Gone this Saturday, but Returning Soon:

• 1001 Nights Tea (Loose Leaf Tea) - Starting 5/30
• Aunt Janie's Eastern European bakery - Starting 6/6
• Bella Vista Winery – Returning 6/6
• BetterFinds LLC (Native Plants) – Returning 5/30
  
• Blooming Bakeshop (Baked goods of all kinds) - Returning 6/6
• Craig’s Hilltop Honey – Returning 5/30
• Dave Pops - Returning 6/6
• From Scratch Food Truck
• Get Loaded Food Truck – Returning 6/6
• Herbaria Healing Arts (Massage & more) – Returning 6/6
• Homestead Artisan Jams & Preserves - Starting 5/30
• Jennings Farm – Returning 6/13
• Kirkpatrick's Sugar Shack – Returning 5/30
• MaMa C’s Sauces – Returning 5/30
• Mid-Michigan Inter Agency Coalition – Returning 7/18
• Mitten Mallows – Returning 5/30
• MoBetta Pies (Sweet potato pies) – Returning 6/13
• Naughty Goat Farm - Returning 5/30
• Props to Pat (Gluten-free) – Returning 6/6
• Sixteen Sprigs Lavender Farm – Returning 5/30
• The Beeswax BARRN (All things Beeswax) – Returning 5/30
• The Country Mill (Apple Cider) – Returning 5/30
• The Mitten Peanut Butter Co. – Returning 5/30
• The Peanut Shop – Starting 5/30
• Uncle Calvin's Sweet Potato Pies – Returning 6/20
• Williamston Rotary – Returning 5/30

Not Returning in 2026:

• Apple Blossom Kombucha
• Northern Made: A Sauce Company
• Riverside Roasterie (Locally roasted coffee – reg. & Kurig style)
• The Ugli Pi Company

The Wednesday market will be back starting Wednesday, June 3. We can't wait to see you!

Want to show your support of the Meridian Township Farmers' Market? Then check out our new merch! We have a variety of T-shirts and sweatshirts available at the following link: Farmers' Market Merchandise Link

Market tote bags are also available! These natural canvas bags have leather straps and a screen-printed Farmers' Market logo on each side. At the following link, select Farmers' Market, and then select Farm Market Anniversary Tote to purchase one or more bags: Farmers' Market Tote Link

We are now selling Farmers' Market gift certificates! Treat your loved ones to the gift of local goods. At the following link, select Farmers' Market from the provided menu, then select Market Gift Certificates. A list of options will appear, allowing you to purchase one or more certificates at a time. Certificates are $25 each: Farmers' Market Gift Certificates Link

The Green Meridian Team and Meridian Township Farmers' Market have partnered to provide food scrap recycling at the Market. You drop off your food scraps and compostable containers (see “Restrictions” below) in the bright green carts. Hammond Farms comes and picks them up and turns them into compost. We reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere and waste going into the landfill.

The program is open to all Meridian Township residents and Market vendors. 

How It Works 

1. Bring your container (1-2 gallons/week, please) of food scraps to the Meridian Township Farmers' Market during Market hours & look for the green cart near the bathroom building.
2. Dump your container.
3. Help us cover our costs to provide this program by signing up for a quarterly or yearly subscription or making a $1/gallon donation each time at the Market office. (See “How to Support” below)

Where are Green Carts located?

• Outdoor Market Days - The Green Carts will be located in a visible location left of the Market stage near the brick building with the Market murals.
• Non-market Days/Indoor Market Season – The Green Carts will be located BEHIND the brick building with the murals left of the Market stage.

Restrictions

• No Plastic, metal, or other non-organic materials
• “Compostable Plastic” can be brought separately
• No waxed paper cartons or containers

Allowed Items

• Leftover produce
• Food cooked/raw in any form
• Paper napkins & paper towel
• Cardboard/compostable to-go containers

How to Support the Program

• While we still will take donations at the Market, we are requesting people using the program try paying a nominal fee for a Food Scrap subscription.
• You may pay by credit/debit card online or by check. You may pay by the year or the quarter. 

To pay by check: Send a check to or drop off a check at the Food Waste Program 
c/o Meridian Parks Dept., 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Ct., Haslett, MI 48840
Make the check payable to "Meridian Township." If Quarterly – indicate which quarter in the memo.

To pay by cash: Go to the Market office on Market day or to the Meridian Parks office at the address above.

To pay online: Go HERE, and on the page, click the "+" next to “Food Composting” and select which option you would like to purchase. Then you will be prompted to register and get an account to pay.

Options

• Quarterly to drop off 1 ($15/qtr) or 2 ($30/qtr) gallons of food waste per week for 3 months
• Annually - to drop off 1 ($50/yr) or 2 ($100/yr) gallons of food waste per week

The Meridian Township Farmers' Market is more than just a place to shop. It’s also home to the Meridian Market Gleaning Program, which tackles food waste and feeds our community.

How it Works

1. Beginning in June, eligible vendors (licensed vendors and produce farmers) donate food at the end of the market on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
2. When the market opens for the day, volunteers at the gleaning table display bowls of produce that were purchased from the eligible vendors. For just $5, shoppers can select an item and place it in the donation box. 
3. Volunteers at the end of the market collect, weigh, organize, and coordinate with the various recipient organizations for pickup on that same day or from a walk-in cooler at the start of the week.

Who are the recipients?

• Cristo Rey Community Center
• First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
• Haslett Community Church Pantry
• Southside Community Kitchen
• St. John Church Food Cupboard
• Williamston Food Bank

An Invitation

If you'd like to learn more about this program or join the efforts, stop by the gleaning table at the outdoor Saturday farmers' market. The booth will be open from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. You can also view the volunteer signup at the following link: Gleaning Volunteer Signup Link.

For questions, please contact Sue Ziara at suez1166@gmail.com.

History

• In 2022, volunteers and vendors provided 4,790 total pounds of produce and baked goods to recipient organizations.
• In 2023, volunteers, vendors, and shoppers provided 6,945 total pounds of produce and baked goods to recipient organizations, with 844 pounds donated by shoppers.
• In 2024, volunteers, vendors, and shoppers provided 8,611 total pounds of produce and baked goods, with 1,322 pounds donated by shoppers. 
• In 2025, volunteers, vendors, shoppers, and home gardeners provided 10,608 total pounds of produce and baked goods to recipient agencies, with 1,867 pounds donated by shoppers and 568 pounds donated by home gardeners. 

What's next?

The Meridian Township Farmers’ Market Gleaning Program anticipates continued growth in 2026, addressing community hunger while reducing food waste. During the final four Saturdays in May (May 9, 16, 23, and 30) plant seeds, donated by the Greater Lansing Food Bank Garden Project and the Okemos Home Depot, will be distributed to shoppers for free. The goal is for gardening families to grow a row of produce to be donated to the recipient organizations listed above.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can use their Michigan Bridge Card/EBT card at the Meridian Township Farmers’ Market to obtain wooden tokens for the purchase garden plants (e.g. tomato seedlings) and all foods except prepared meals. The Market also accepts and provides Double Up Food Bucks for the purchase of fresh produce and herbs and garden plants. WIC Project FRESH and Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH no longer use coupons, but require a card you swipe at the vendor stall.

The Meridian Township Farmers' Market has relied on student and adult volunteers over the past 50 years to help us operate.

If you are interested in volunteering for a 2-hour shift on Saturdays (year-round) or Wednesdays (June - October), we are always looking for help!

Please follow the link below to sign up on the United Way site, "Get Connected" (NEW this year). On the site, look for our volunteer “Opportunities,” and choose a volunteer time. You will be prompted to register with “Get Connected.” The form asks for your name, email, and postal code, and you need to make a password.

Visit Meridian Township Farmers' Market | United Way of South Central Michigan to sign up.

For questions, please contact Market Manager Tom Cary or Assistant Market Manager Mel Miles at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

The Meridian Farmers' Market is looking for musicians to perform at the Saturday market days!

• Saturday Market Days Musician Sign Up (Through April 2026)
• Saturday Market Day Musician Sign Up (May '26 - April '27)

For questions, please contact Market Manager Tom Cary at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us.

The Meridian Township Farmers' Market is a pet-free zone with the exception of service animals. Even though the Large Dog Park is located directly across the street from the Market, dogs and other furry friends are not allowed at the Marketplace on the Green pavilion during Market hours unless they certified service animals. 

The 2026-2027 Market Application is now available!

If you are a Community Organization, please follow this link.

All other vendors will follow the three-step Application Process:

If you have any questions about the Application Process, please contact the Meridian Township Farmers' Market Staff at 517.712.2395 or farmersmarket@meridian.mi.us

The rules and additional vendor information can be found in the documents listed under 'Market Vendor Documents.'

Vendor stall payments can be made using the following methods:

• Pay by check, made payable to Meridian Township.
• Pay online at Farmers' Market Stall Fees and choose your preferred day or season for payment. [NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM as of June 30, 2025 - You will need to CREATE AN ACCOUNT the first time you use it. SEE BELOW.]  
• Pay by credit card over the phone. Vendors can call the Parks and Recreation Department at 517.853.4600 to make a payment.

For questions, please contact the Parks and Recreation at 517.853.4600.

• NEW 2025-2026 Farmers Market Vendor Application
• Farmers' Market Vendor Documentation Requirements
• Farmers' Market Vendor Rules