Downtown Sparta Farmers Market
The Sparta Farmers Market is Wednesday evenings from 5:00 – Dusk beginning July 1 through October 28, 2009. The Market will be set up Under the Arches Parking Lot (201 E. Division, Sparta, MI 49345)
Special October Events:
Wednesday, October 7: Music playing in the Parking Lot, stop by the Market for a FREE Sparta grown Apple! First 100 kids receive a free washable apple tattoo!
Wednesday, October 14: Kids Safety Event with Sparta Police & Sparta Fire Department! Meet the officers and check out the fire trucks! Turn in the Halloween Coloring Contest Picture & receive a free yummy treat! *
Wednesday, October 21: Big Band Music! Turn in the Halloween Coloring Contest Picture & receive a free yummy treat! *
Wednesday. October 28: Meet Freddie the Clown and listen to saxophone music and take home a balloon animal! Turn in the Halloween Coloring Contest Picture & receive a free yummy treat! *
*The Coloring Contest Picture can be found at HERE or can be picked up at the farmers market. Must turn in picture at the Farmers Market to be eligible to receive the prize!
Prize Drawing!
Enter each week into the “Farmers Market Drawing” to be one of 5 winners to win a canvas Sparta Shop Local bag filled with Sparta Grown Apples! Registration is free, you just need to register at the Farmers Markets.
During October enjoy Sparta’s Sidewalk Sales on Wednesday evenings, too! Visit Downtown Sparta to find sales and specials on Wednesday evenings!
Interested in becoming a vendor at the market?
Download the Downtown Sparta Farmers Market Vendor Information for more information about setting up a stand at the Farmers Market.
Who will benefit from the Market?
1. Local growers who participate with fresh foods
2. Downtown businesses through promotion of the downtown as a designation with the market and through traffic created by the market that would otherwise not have visited the downtown
3.The community residents and visitors who purchase and consume local foods
Why is this market being created?
1. To create a viable market for growers that will help protect local farmland from future development
2. To put more fresh local food in the mouths of Michigan people
3. To enhance the experience of downtown Sparta
Don’t miss out on finding fresh, locally grown foods in dowtnown Sparta during the concerts in the Park with live musical entertainment in Rogers Park right next to the Farmers Market!