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Bushel Basket Farmers Market opens Wednesday, May 8

The countdown is on for the opening of the Bushel Basket Farmers Market at the Chelsea Community Hospital, which will open Wednesday, May 8 at 2:30 p.m. This season the Wednesday market will be located in the parking lot of the … Read more

Saturday Chelsea Farmers Market set to open on May 4

For more than 20 years, the Saturday Chelsea Farmers’ Market has provided high-quality food and artisan products to the Chelsea community and this year, the market will open on May 4 from 8 a.m.-noon. This season, there will be several … Read more

An update from the Saturday Chelsea Farmers’ Market

The Saturday Chelsea Farmers Market is gearing up for a summer of great food-based events, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Double Up Food Bucks program at the Market. Customers can get healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables at the farmers market with their … Read more

Saturday Farmers’ Market to return to the library lot

As Mayor Jason Lindauer said, “You know it’s spring when we talk about farmers’ market.” That was before the City Council unanimously approved a request by Ashley Miller Helmholdt, the new Farmers’ market coordinator and Bob Pierce, executive director of … Read more

Chelsea City Council to honor Mary Picklesimer tonight

Longtime Chelsea City employee Mary Picklesimer will be honored at the start of the Chelsea City Council meeting Tuesday, March 26 as she retires. Among the other action items, the City Council will consider a request from the Saturday Chelsea … Read more

National Agriculture Day: farmer Wade Pregitzer style

Wade Pregitzer, a local farmer and vendor at both the Bushel Basket and Saturday Farmers’ Market, educated visitors about the health benefits of buying produce from local farmers at the Chelsea Wellness Center on National Agriculture Day, March 19. He … Read more

At the Saturday farmers’ market: Oct. 20

There are only two more weeks of the Saturday Farmers’ Market in the library parking lot on Park Street, which runs from 8 a.m. to noon, so this is one of your last chances to stock up on fall vegetables … Read more

At the Bushel Basket: Oct. 17

The Bushel Basket farmers’ market is open Wednesdays from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Chelsea Community Fairgrounds. Here’s what the vendors expect to have this week. Kapp Farms: baked goods, pretzels, rolls and maybe a few vegetables. Waterloo Country … Read more

At the Saturday Farmers’ Market: Oct. 13

Here’s what to expect at the Saturday Farmers Market this week from 8 a.m. to noon in the library lot. Next door, the Chelsea First United Methodist Church will have a free breakfast from 8-11 a.m.  Read more here. In … Read more

At the Bushel Basket: Wednesday, Oct. 10

The Bushel Basket farmers’ market is open Wednesdays from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Chelsea Community Fairgrounds. Here’s what the vendors expect to have this week, but the cold weather may limit the types of vegetables. Kapp Farms: won’t … Read more