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Market staff outlines season schedule, 75 vendor applications and a 15-proposal RFP for community engagement

Farmers Market Advisory Commission (PMAC) · April 17, 2026
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Staff said Saturday market will return to 7 a.m. starts on May 2, Wednesday market reopens May 6, cooking demos start May 12 and Flower Day is set for May 24. The market received 75 vendor applications for roughly 16 openings; staff received 15 RFP proposals for a community-engagement firm and will narrow to a top five.

Market staff reported several operational updates for the upcoming season and gave commissioners a progress report on vendor selection and a community-engagement RFP.

S2 said Saturday market will return to a 7 a.m. start beginning May 2 and Wednesday market will begin its regular season on May 6. Cooking demonstrations, supported by a Michigan Farmers Market Association food-safety grant, will start May 12 at 11 a.m. on the second Wednesday…

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