Reviews for: Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market

I lived in Ypsilanti for 30 years and saw them struggle. Many times we were low on money and still able to purchase quality produce. Vendors are friendly and pull together and have a childrens' garden for low income folks. It is truly a community organization and I vote for them getting the $5,000 prize for the refurbishment of the train depot where musicians played, the elderly had a place to hang out and dance, the handicapped were welcommed, and toddlers waved at the trains and were encouraged to participate! Oh the food was wonderful and very inexpensive!

The market is very easy to access for many different people and has brought new vibrancy to downtown. All of the vendors are friendly and offer great variety and reasonable prices.

I support Farmers' Markets everywhere! I lived in Ypsilanti a few years back, and saw the need for this market when it was just starting. Currently, I live in Southern Mexico, where I have started a grass roots org. educating the importance of growing, selling and consuming locally produced organic foods. Was a member of the East End Food Co-op when I lived in Pittsburgh for many years and am very happy to see that it still survives--stronger than ever--despite the fact that "Whole Foods" moved in practically next door. It's all about growing the local community.

This market on Tuesday from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm is an ideal market for the local neighborhood. It is within walking distance from a lot of lower income residents, many of whom can't afford gas to drive to a supermarket. Note that there are no supermarkets in the City of Ypsilanti.

There are so many fresh picked vegetables and fruits. It's wonderful to have a farmer's market so convenient.

Downtown Farmers Market rules! I can take my dog there, we can hang out with friends and eat some awesome locally produced food!!!! And if you've got a hankering for some excellent coffee, you can get it FROM A LOCAL SOURCE! The Downtown Farmers' Market is the shiznit!!!

I love the market for it's accessibility. The fresh foods, friendly vendors, community atmosphere and prices. Most of all I love the fact that the food is coming from farms in my area- not shipped 1000 miles - and that those vendors are shopping at local businesses and paying taxes in the same region that I am in. .

Because I can get GREAT local food there -- fruit, veggies, homemade pies, cakes & cookies, local cheese and everything. I also pick up my share from my CSA farm there each week. I love running into my neighbors at the Farmer's Mkt each week.

Ypsilanti has the most diverse market, in many ways. I love the variety of the food and vendors-and I come home with food every Tuesday that is delicious, local, and home-grown! The Farmer's Market also has a debit card system and accepts the bridge card.

Because it builds consciousness and community while making fresh food affordable.

Great people, great food, good fun... it's all about saying hello to neighbors and building community (without even knowing it).

because it is dynamic, convivial, and excting. All of the vendors share and tradewith one another, and the community is commited to the market. and the market is committed to the community

To keep the farmers in the industry to have the fresh fruits and vegetables we need. To continue to support their hard work in providing the citizens what they need and the comfort of getting fresh produce straight from the farm.

Because it not only helps the local economy but offers the community healthy food it can't find in stores.

It's packed with interesting farmers and community groups looking to spread the word on the importance of eating local slow food! Go Ypsi!

Walking distance from housing. Great selection of veggies. Alternative to the corporatist food system. Fresh eggs I can feel good about eating. Maggie's zucchini bread.

Fresh local food and community building, not to mention a healthy walk or bike ride.

I enjoy supporting local farmers. The food is fresher and of better quality too. This farmer's market has a great location as well!

I like knowing where my food comes from, and I like that it's a tangible way to support local food systems. It's also a fun activity for my two year old, even if she steadfastly refuses to talk to anyone!

Good locally grown fresh produce, which is available readily to the seniors living in the high rise as well as to the entire Ypsilanti area.

I work downtown for a business that buys locally from the farmer's market. It allows us to serve fresh local food to a large variety of people while supporting small local farmers and artisans. It's the best!!!

The produce was great and displayed so nicely. The people were very friendly and answered questions willingly. The market was very well organized. I will gladly return and buy locally!

I can support the local economy and michigan farmers as well being able to buy very fresh food.

i love ypsilanti i love local ypsilanti I love local food culture and people and I love the market manager!

The Ypsilanti Farmers Market is a healthier alternative for residents who otherwise would have to purchase produce from local gas stations, etc. which sometimes is not in the best condition, It's also in a convenient location for easy access. Its food demonstrations teach how to enhance the nutrients of food which some people have no clue of how to do. It' a good education tool.

Friendly vendors, local produce, close to work, great prices and fresh food - all the important elements of a great farmers market

The market is a lively community gathering spot filled with fresh veggies and other yummy food. It has become THE place to be on Tuesday afternoons!

to support local business -- financially by keeping the money we spend in our local community and to get fresher produce then the local stores.

I believe that buying from local people is always a great idea, and Ypsilanti is a great home town and I do all I can to support it!!

The fresh produce and prepared foods available at the market are local and far superior to what is available at the chain grocery stores.

Love those locally grown veggies and all the other wonderful things the market has to offer!

The Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market is a convenient place to buy fresh, healthy food while supporting local businesses.

It is located in a great space in Ypsilanti and is a great place that everyone wants to go to.

Ypsilanti's Farmers' Market is a great place to come together as a community, particularly in this struggling economy - to not only meet and spend time with members of our city, but to support local business. There is a great variety of fruits, vegetables, plants as well as baked goods and crafts. I hope that our Market continues to grow and can't wait to get out there again!

Great addition to the downtown area. I like weekday marketing as weekends are pretty busy.

I like getting fresh fruit and vegetables, along with really great bread and little sweet potato pies!

The location is close and convenient. The hours work perfectly for stopping by on the way home, the displays are always inviting, the diverse products that are offered, the opportunity to learn about a variety of healthy subjects, but MOST of all...the great, fresh food that I purchase for my family!

It is helping to create and support a fresh, local food system in our community. Gives people a chance to meet their neighbors and their farmers and feel good about what we buy and what we eat. Love it!

The community is alive with hope and gardening fervor, and in Michigan we are experiencing hard times. This makes a huge difference!!

I enjoy supporting local businesses while obtaining fresh fruits and veggies locally grown. I enjoy meeting interesting people there as well. It is a fun place to meet!

Its an Awesome Market in the heart of DownTown Ypsilanti! It is right across from the Center Citizen Building and near College Town... where alot of people walk! Very easy access for people that may not otherwise be able to visit Farm Markets and buy fresh fruits and veggies!

It is such a fun place to gather with neighbors and friends. Such a good selection!

I support local business as much as I can and trust the safety of the veggies more than I do the chain store veggies.

It's very accessible to people of all incomes AND it's a great way for us to support our local businesses and farmers.

I love the downtown market! Lots of variety, fresh vegies,fruit,wonderful bread, cheese and tamales... I am so bummed when my work schedule conflicts and I can't get down there to shop.

It's great to be able to support the locals. You can find everything from vegetables to jewelry to awesome cheeses and breads -- and it's all FRESH.

The Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market offers a wide range of products, from cheese, to meats, to vegetables, to crafts. It gives you a lot of options to buy fresh food.

A Market for the senses: Yummy fresh goat cheese with herbs, a loaf of fresh crusty bread, a rainbow of jewel-like colors that I can eat (fresh produce) in my bag. Ummmmmm.........'scuse me while I chew... Supporting local growers/farmers/bakers/cheesmakers/beekeepers, etc. Knowing where my food actually came from.

I love the fresh produce and flowers! SO much better than local grocery stores!!!

I love biking to the market to pick up my CSA and buy other locally grown produce.

I love being able to walk down there from my home in the afternoons, it's a great outing with my son. The vendors are great, helpful and there is always something I can get. It makes up a main part of my shopping experience.

I love that I can walk somewhere to get good vegetables, and I enjoy supporting local farmers... To top it off, it ends up being a great place to talk to friends that I often don't get to see otherwise.

I LOVE the variety of low-cost, healthy local products, and the location and schedule of the market is great -- very convenient for people driving home from work, across the street from senior high-rise apts, and walkable for a lot of citizens of Ypsi.

Fresh produce from local vendors/farmers. Love to shop locally and see my fellow community members in the great out of doors!

So much locally grown produce as well as a variety of other products. I support local farmers as well as my community.

there is nothing else like fresh homegrown produse. your helping your community, your neighbor, and yourself........

It's important to support your local farmers! I'd be lost without the farmers market! I love going up there when I can.

Ypsilanti Farmers' Market had been the meeting place in Depot Town for many years. It was used for meetings, dances, receptions and many other functions. We need to raise the money so this building can be used as it was intended to be used.

It is local growers and has a nice variety of plants, to plant, then veggies and fruit and always cheese and breads and jams to sell - very good and closer to those of us on the west side of the city. Prices are very good for the quality of what is sold there.

Wonderfully convenient. This week a quick stop resulted in zucchini bread and green tomatoes!

They have so much to offer. Great produce, meat, coffee, baked stuff and MORE!! I love our farmers market in Ypsilanti!!

The Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market brightens up our downtown once a week. Not only do they have local & organic produce but they also support local artisans shocasing their crafts, jewelry and baked goods. I hear residents bragging about the market all the time and showing off their wares! We are thrilled that they opened the downtown Ypsilanti Market and whole-heartedly support their cause and their need for this grant. May you win the grant and we all win in Ypsilanti due to your continued success!!

New and familiar faces each week. The most wonderful and informative farmers around. Food that was grown by people who care, in soil that is close to home. Its just that lovely.

I love that I have a place for fresh, locally grown produce within walking distance from my house!

The vendors are great, the produce and food products are fresh! Everyone is nice and friendly! Also, it's great that our Farmer's Market takes EBT and food stamps, and gives you the option to use tokens- that way if you are like me and you never have cash, you can purchase tokens with your debit card! :)

It's one of our best local resources for fresh food, supporting our own growers and in turn our own economy.

They are the most friendly people. Prices are great~ This is one of many business in the Depot town that keeps me coming.

Great food, prices, people. You meet neighbors and make friends! What could be better?

Growing Hope is there. Its easy for me to get to, and I like the time so i can go after work. Its casual and laid back and there's a large variety of food/crafts. and I love Pilar's.

They have the best locally grown and best prices around. And the people are real and down to earth!

Farmer's Markets are wonderful places for communities to support local farmers and the local economy. You also are able to buy great local food without the buying food that has traveled thousands of miles, which in itself has many detrimental effects to the environment.

The farmers market is a great place for local residents to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.

It's the essence of "local". I live in A2 and love their market as well, but it seems like a McMarket whereas Ypsi's market seems cozier and more "homegrown".

It has been a great opportunity for many low income seniors to attend from the senior center across the street. And the market has great produce, cheese and bread from terrific vendors.

Music, tamales, fresh food demonstrations, herbs, kids, adults, seniors, local eggs, meat, vegetables, all the peoples of the planet... need I say more?

I use their EBT machine, which makes it really convenient to buy fresh food with my food stamps. The vendors are diverse in race and age, and the market is easily accessible with lots of parking.

It's very convenient, has more and more vendors of fresh, local produce and other products every year (great tamales and pumpkin pies), fun and social - I always see someone I know!

It provides fresh produce for a community that doesn't necessarily have total access to fresh foods (at least at an affordable price), has an EBT machine, and has the friendliest vendors.

Diverse farmers and shoppers. Brings healthy food and programs to residents of Ypsi.

It is creating a grocery opportunity in our community that is minimal for locally grown food. There is also a nice synergy between the various partners supporting this market: Growing Hope, Ypsilanti Food Coop, Washtenaw County Public Health Department and Michigan State Extension, which creates a great sense of community.

I love the opportunity to support local businesses, met and get to know the people growing and making so much of my food, and having a weekly event to take my son to and connect to the community.

The DYFM has a great variety of produce grown by wonderful farmers that are always willing to share recipes and ideas, even those that aren't food related! I love having a face with the food I buy, and knowing that it was grown close to the market- so much closer than food at large grocery stores. And I love local artists and musicians and chefs... the whole thing brightens my week.

I have lived in Ypsi for about 6 years (I went to school @ EMU) and I have watched this market grow over the years. It just keeps getting better! There is quality produce, friendly farmers/vendors, an awesome focus on the local, and there are a number of farmers with organic certification, and even more to come!

There is plenty of parking and a bunch of nearby cafes and restaurants to cool off in after your trip to the market :) Check out Beezy's and Bombadills!

Please take some time to check it out!

Because it's a proud old market with some great farmers that have stuck with it thru thick and thin. Around here lately we're a bit on the thin side and we could sure use a little help until things thicken up again. But they will.