This Saturday at the downtown Farmers’ Market, learn more about allergy and special diet considerations. The market is open from 8 a.m.- noon in the library lot on Park Street.
Are you gluten-free, lactose-intolerant or low-sugar – visit Tasty Bakery to learn how they make their tasty treats so you can indulge healthfully?
Are you a vegetarian or do you want to learn more about heart health – visit MamaMo for a lesson in seitan and hummus, and its benefits for those avoiding higher fat proteins.
For high-fiber whole grain ideas, visit La Baguette or Stonehearth Bakery and check out their whole grain options.
Natural, grass-fed animal products and produce options abound. Many vendors, such as Greystone Creamery, Back Forty Acres, Zatkovich Pastures and Tantre Farm, to name a few, sell animal products and produce grown with your health in mind. Ask any vendor about their growing practices, and they’ll be happy to tell you all about them.
Don’t forget, vendors accept the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at the market, also known as Bridge Cards. So visit the market information table for specifics on the program.
Also this week, Erin Olberg, will have a fundraiser for the Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Society walk at Hudson Mill in June at the non-profit tent, please support this effort buy buying some baked goods there. 
This week’s music will be provided by Keith Parmentier, starting at 10 a.m.
Here are some of the featured vendor offerings this week:
* Ruhlig’s Produce will have green onions, bok choi, kale, collards, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, zucchini and summer squash
* Kapnick Orchards will have … strawberries … but get there early, before they run out.
* Country Hills Pottery will be back.
* Tantre Farm will have arugula, asparagus, beet greens with baby beets, collard greens, garlic scapes, garlic, green curly kale, lacinato kale, red russian kale, lettuce, loose leaf mix, lettuce head, oyster & shiitake mushrooms, green onions, radishes, rhubarb, spicy greens, spinach, turnips, and yukina savoy greens.
* Back Forty Acres – Meats/poultry/eggs, all raised naturally
* Beverly’s Crafts and More – Pillows, baked goods, body cream, soap, granola
* Chandra June – Jewelry and garden art
* Frog Hollar Farms – Produce, home-baked breads and cakes, crafts, cut flowers, and more
* fresh – Locally roasted coffee beans
* Greystone Farm & Creamery – Cream cheeses, Camembert style cheeses, feta, and gouda, and manchego style cheeses from the sheep’s milk.
* H & H Sugarbush – Maple syrup, maple cream, maple candy, maple nuts, popcorn
* Heim Gardens – Perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, planters, produce (vegetables, raspberries, strawberries)
* Janet’s LLC – Herbs and spices, blends and grilling rubs, flavored nuts, chocolate, jams, dolls and greeting cards
* Kapnick Orchard – Fresh fruits, from strawberries and raspberries to apples and cherries. (depending on the season)
* La Baguette – French breads and baked goods 
* Mama Mofoods – 17 varieties of hummus, 8 varieties of seitan and pesto
* Merkel Gardens & Greenhouses – Hanging baskets, flats and produce
* Myer’s Blackberry Farm – blackberries, raspberries, jams and vegetables
* Ruhlig’s Produce – Wide variety of vegetables and cut flowers
* Stone Hearth Breads and Bakery – Artisan breads, bagels, favo, pepperoni rolls, cookies
* Tantre Farm – Organic vegetables and cut flowers
* Tasty Bakery – Gluten-free baked goods
* Zatkovich Pastures – Grass fed beef, eggs, poultry
Daily Vendors:
* Anna’s Handmade and Homegrown
* Aunt Rena’s Bakery – low-sugar cobblers and pies
* Country Hills Pottery – pottery
* Honey Bee Happy Products – Soaps
* Hollow Hill Farm – Asparagus, maple syrup, eggs, herbs and honey
