SATURDAY EVENTS AT THE MARKET
May 3 – Native Plant and Wildflower Day – Participants include Better Finds, Designs by Nature, Michigan Wildflower Farm, WILDTYPE, and Wild Ones Native Plant Group.
May 10 – Flower Day, Local Music, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm – Chris Dorman will be performing live.
May 17 – Vegetable and Flower Bedding Day
May 24, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm – BBQ Kick Off
May 31 – 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town” – FREE ICE CREAM; also Local Music, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm – Classic pianist Walker Thompson
Please check our website frequently
for the latest event postings.
SPRING at the Market
A glorious Michigan spring is upon us and we at the Market are embracing it with open arms. Numerous new vendors and many returning ones have enhanced the wonderful atmosphere that is your City Market. Our products are more diverse and complete then any time in recent memory. One can literally do an entire week’s shopping with one stop at the Lansing City Market.
Beginning May 1, the hours of operation increased as a convenience to our customers. Although the changes are not drastic, they are a step toward a more customer-driven venue. We certainly welcome input from all Market shareholders on hours, offerings and style of operation. A suggestion box has recently been placed in the lobby across from the office and we encourage all to convey their thoughts on how we can work together to create a public market that meets the needs of the community.
During the month of May we will continue to offer event-driven Saturdays, since they made for an extremely successful and festive April.
The City Market would like to remind everyone that we have a full line of organic fertilizer for your lawn, gardens and flowerbeds. The Fertrell Company has been in the natural supplement business for 60 years and we are excited and proud to provide a “store front” for their products.
The future of the Lansing City Market is extremely exciting, and for the first time in decades, riding a very optimistic wave of enthusiasm. The outpouring of energy and efforts to address our Market’s future needs is unprecedented. Seldom in our lifetime has the Lansing City Market been such a frequent topic of conversation in print, on the airwaves or in public debate. Although there is currently no consensus among all the stakeholders on the exact direction the Market should take, we all hold the concept of a year-round public market, as a community destination, emphasizing local food, local merchants, local artisans and local events, as our model. Come enjoy your City Market. You will be very pleasantly surprised if it has been a while since your last visit!
MICHIGAN NATIVE PLANT and WILDFLOWER DAY at the Market
On Saturday, May 3, the Lansing City Market is hosting a special event focusing on our Native flora. This day-long event will feature a variety of organizations selling native plants (ferns, grasses, perennials, wildflowers, shrubs, seeds and more), and providing educational material to the public on the use, benefit and necessity of incorporating these native species into our yards, gardens, lands and forests. Better Finds, LLC; Michigan Wildflower Farm; The Wild Ones; WILDTYPE Design; Native Plant & Seed, LTD; are just some of the participants. Please join us on this first Saturday in May for a great experience.
Remember the new Market hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Visit us on the web at www.lansingcitymarket.com for a complete list of all our vendors.
New City Market Vendors
The Four Acres
The Four Acres is owned and operated by Steve Slag from Vermontville, Michigan. He specializes in diversity and grows multiple cultivars of annuals (many heirloom) and perennials. He takes advantage of the phases of the moon, of plants’ friends and enemies, and really stretches the growing season. The Four Acres sells plants, produce and cut flowers. If you’re looking for something unique and fresh, visit Steve!
Saverine Creek Heirlooms
Debra Groat is a jewelry designer specializing in jewelry crafted from certified organic, hand-harvested, rare and heirloom seeds. Debra grows over 28 rare and heirloom seeds on her family’s centennial Michigan farm for her designer pieces. Each unusual piece is a celebration of the rich agricultural history of the earth, drawing attention to the incredible variety of seeds, which are currently in danger of being lost forever. Stop into Saverine Creek Heirlooms to find the perfect Michigan-made, eco-friendly gift for any occasion.
Daylily Maze Produce
Jane Knapp grows produce following the organic method in her four-season hoop house. During the normal growing season she has the traditional vegetables, though she specializes in kale and Swiss chard, especially in the cooler months. Among the many products offered by Daylily Maze are eggs from free-range pasture-fed chickens, free of hormones. Jane is a resident of Eaton County and another quality vendor in our fine family of merchants at the Market.
BBQ Kick-Off
On May 24, from 10:00 am. to 2:00 pm., on the Simply Michigan outdoor deck, Becky Deyoung will be grilling up some delicious BBQ samples for you to try, flavored with Deyoung’s Fore Season’s Gourmet Spice Blend, along with all four flavors of Pop’s Barbeque Sauces.
In Celebration of Fair Trade Day
On Saturday, May 10, Grand River Coffee Co. will have a coffee-roasting demonstration and fair-trade chocolate truffle sampling.
EAT GREEN Drawing
The winner of our EAT GREEN event giveaway was Tracy Kole. Tracy received a hand-made City Market Bag filled with donated items from many market vendors. Congratulations!!
April Market Drawing
The winners of the April Market drawing, awarding $40 gift certificates to Market customers that filled out a Market Card (and purchased from six Market vendors), were Chris Farrow, Juli Daher and Tyrone Fambo. The Market Card was an overwhelming success; we hope to repeat the giveaway in June.
Take Advantage of Spring
The Eaton County Extension Service will be selling tree seedlings at the Market on two Saturdays, May 3 and May 10, while supplies last.
EAT GREEN: Tips for Starting a Low-Carbon Diet
1) Eat Local: Pledge to eat foods that are grown within a 100-mile radius for one week (see www.lansinglarealocalvores.org). Find out where your produce is grown. Ask the grocer or vendor to label it or set up a section for locally grown food.
2) Eat Organic: Switch to an organic variety of one item you buy frequently, such as carrots, bananas or coffee. Choose local organic foods, when available.
3) Eat in Season: Check “What’s in Season?” at www.projectfresh.msu.edu. Cook one recipe per week that uses seasonal foods.
4) Eat More Veggies, Less Meat: Eat one meal per week that has no meat; or substitute chicken or fish for beef. Host a vegetarian potluck and swap recipes.
5) Shop Routinely at the Market: Try to do all your food shopping at the City Market one week. Let Vendors or Friends of the Market know about products you would like to purchase that are not currently available.
6) Reduce Packaging: Use canvas shopping bags. Put items in glass containers instead of plastic.
7) Compost Food Waste: Borrow a book on composting from the Capital Area District Library. Contact Urban Options or Lansing Public Service Department about worm composting.
8) Bike, Walk or Carpool: Use your exercise time to bike or walk to the Market one day per week. Invite a friend to shop with you at the Market.
Prepared by Friends of the Market for
Lansing City Market, www.lansingcitymarket.com
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