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Shelby Farmers Market Opening Day 2020

Packard Proving Grounds

The first day of the farmers market during a crazy pandemic managed to open on schedule. This is thanks to an exception in the lockdown rules that allowed for outdoor farmers markets here in Michigan to sell food, plants, and personal hygiene products. Some of our brave vendors joined us for this cautious, careful start to the 2020 season. We put out a hand sanitizing station, wore masks, and set the vendor spaces quite far apart form one another to allow for social distancing.

It was challenging, but also good to see everyone after six months away from one another. We were all so ready to get out of our houses and see some people once again, plus the vendor group begins to feel like a family over the years.

Bold shoppers ventured out to shop on the front lawn of the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site, and it was great to see them. We all got the chance to connect and purchase some locally grown plants, fresh eggs from free range chickens, jams, sauces, woven baskets, plus so much more.

What a crazy year 2020 turned out to be!

Our farmers market farmers and vendors on this date were:

Ginn Farms, Mandel Greenhouse, Sharla’s Webz, The Corner Spot, Greg Phinney Farms, Titus Farms, Kathy Griebe, Honey & Savon, Friendly Fran, and Lynn of Sourced Essentials.

If you’re interested in becoming a vendor, visit ShelbyFarmersMarket.org

Highlights from the market on May 16, 2020

  • Larry Telles drove his classic Packard to the farmers market today!
  • Greg from Phinney Farms
  • So here’s a closeup of our first effort at a hand sanitizing station
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Ginn Farms
  • Mandel Greenhouses are our neighbors at 24 Mile Rd just W of Schoenherr Rd.
  • Sharla’s Webz
  • Sharla’s Webz
  • Friendly Fran bakes delicious little chocolate cakes, carrot cakes, zucchini, and banana bread 🙂
  • Honey & Savon
  • Lynn from Sourced Essentials
  • Sourced Essentials
  • Lynn of Sourced Essentials
  • Kathy Griebe
  • Sean from The Corner Spot
  • The Corner Spot
  • The Corner Spot
  • Titus Farms of Imlay City
  • Titus Farms of Imlay City
  • Greg Phinney Farms
  • Classic Packards in front of the Lodge
  • Classic Packards at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site
  • Ginn Farms
  • Mandel Greenhouse grows some beautiful ferns that you can rent for special events!
  • The Corner Spot

 

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