Meet the Locavorious Growers
Richard and Deb Lenz, Tantre Farm, Chelsea, Michigan, www.tantrefarm.com. You cannot miss the most beautiful displays at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays. Certified organic.
Karlene and Jonathan Goetz, Goetz Farm, Riga, Michigan. Karlene and usually Jonathan and son Steve too are at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market Wednesdays & Saturdays with quite the bounty.
Kapnick Orchards, Britton, Michigan. www.kapnickorchards.com Every Wednesday and Saturday at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market (and Saturdays through the winter) you can find Scott and his crew. A family-owned orchard founded in 1958, Kapnick brings a wonderful variety of Michigan peaches, apples, berries and other fruits to market, as well as baked goodies.
Mary Wolfe, Wolfe Orchard, Tipton, Michigan. Look for Mary at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays with the tables piled high with Michigan fruit – peaches, plums, apricots…and even some sweet sweet corn.
Karen and Kurt Wilczewski, Wilczewski Greenhouses, Howell, Michigan. Karen says all the work is done by the Wilczewski family…and they’ve been farming the same land in Howell for 19 years now. To find the Wilczewskis at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, just look for the largest cauliflowers you have ever seen.
Juan and Elvera Garza, Onondaga Berry Farm, Onondaga, Michigan. Love love love their strawberries!
Dave and Kathy Sodt, Sodt’s Berry Farm, Jackson, Michigan. Juiciest, plumpest blue berries at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ market!
Charles Fry, Fry Farms, Old Fort, Ohio. www.americansweetbean.com. Self-proclaimed “amateur farmer & entremanure”, Charles is bringing edamame to the mid-west.
The King Family, Frog Holler Organic Farm, Brooklyn, MI. www.froghollerorganic.com. Providing certified organic produce to the Ann Arbor Farmers market since 1972. Ken King’s legacy sustains us all.
Kathryn Reske, Bridgewater Township, Michigan. Kathryn’s asparagus is the best!
Living Stones Community Farm, Blaszak Greenhouses, Makielski Berry Farm, Hand Sown Farm, and several more!
