Arenac Soil Conservation District To Start Farmers Market Next Year

The Arenac Soil Conservation District is in the beginning stages of organizing a farmers market for county residents.

The administrator for the district received a lot of feedback from people saying they would like to see a market in the county. If enough local farmers express interest, then the district would like to begin the market in the spring or summer of 2011.

The district has a 1.5 acre piece of property on East City Limits Rd. which it would use for the market.

As far as what type of items would be sold at the market, the main focus would be anything that local growers produce, such as fruits and vegetables, or anything Michigan based. While a couple of larger stores in the community have farmers markets, there is nothing around for the small farmers.
references: arenac county independent, jeff patrus, ogemawherald.com