Farmers Market Tours

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Don't forget to register for the 2009 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo on December 8-10 in Grand Rapids! Thursday's program will feature a day full of Farmers Market Focus sessions to include: Food Safety on the Farm, Safe Food Sampling at Farmers Markets, and Tricks of the Trade for Farmers Markets.

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What's Happening

MIFMA and Learn Great Foods present Summer 2009 Farmers Market Tours!

Farmers market shoppers all aboard! This summer, Learn Great Foods (LGF) and the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) are partnering to host a market road show, visiting five farmers markets over the summer for a guided shopping tour, cooking demonstration and gourmet lunch made with fresh products purchased at the market that morning. One stop is scheduled for each month, July through November.

Participating farmers markets are members of MIFMA and include:

Leland “Wharf and Wine” Farmers Market, Leelanau Peninsula, on Thursday, July 16, 9a-1p;
Farmington “Culturally Delicious” Farmers and Artisans Market on Saturday, October 17, 11a-3p;
Frankenmuth “Festive Seasonings” Farmers Market on Saturday, November 28, 3-8p.

Register for any or all of these farmers market tours now! Visit www.learngreatfoods.com/mi_MIFMA.php.

Tickets cost $50 per person, or $40 for MIFMA members. Join MIFMA now!