Westside Farmers Market: looking back, looking forward

Ann Arbor has an abundance of food establishments. A plethora, a smorgasbord, a cornucopia, a wealth of stores to choose from - stores yes, farmers markets, ummm, not so much.

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is part of our texture as a community. It is a place of gathering, it is downtown, and it is on everyone’s radar as being “the farmers market.” It feeds community, provides local produce, and strengthens the relationship between the farmers and the consumers.

However, if you are a new farmer wanting to find a market for your goodies during the harvest, “the farmers market” is fully booked.

In 2006, Chef Rodger Bowser of Zingerman's Deli, Chef Alex Young of Zingerman's Roadhouse, Zingerman's founders Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig, and many others in the Zingerman’s community decided it was time for a new market in Ann Arbor.

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