Friday, August 29, 2008

Eat Local Food Happenings in SE Michigan


With summer coming to a close this Labor Day weekend, we are looking ahead to Eat Local Food's autumn events.

We've had a great run at the Dearborn Farmers Market this summer, and we've enjoyed getting out to meet customers, fellow vendors and participating in the camaraderie of the farmers market's inaugural year. We wanted to let everyone know that family commitments are preventing us from being there in September or October, but we invite everyone to visit our web site and blog and send us your comments and feedback anytime.

The 4th Annual Growing Hope "Hope's Harvest" local food dinner and fundraising event is to be held Sunday, September 21 at the Growing Hope Center in Ypsilanti (more details on that to follow) from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Eat Local Food is proud to be participating for our third year and we will be selling our reusable market bags as a fundraiser for Growing Hope.

We're also excited about participating in the upcoming Greenfield Village Fall Season Farmers Market, to be held Saturday, September 27 and October 4 at The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. The Fall Season Farmers Market is free to members and free with Greenfield Village admission. Here's a link to a description of the event: http://www.thehenryford.org/event/fallSeasonFarmersMarket.aspx

And, for those of you who are fans of the Detroit Eastern Market and specifically R. Hirt Jr. Co., we are pleased to announce another new “Flora” product will be made available for sale in September. In addition to the posters and market bags already available, note cards featuring the R. Hirt “Flora” design and historic store information will be available for individual purchase.

Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Enjoy some sweet corn and tomatoes at your family BBQ!

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