Alan Scafuri is an artist specializing in fordite jewelry & sculpture hand-cut in Chelsea, Michigan. Alan Scafuri Design uses mostly Michigan materials including fordite and wood. Alan’s artwork also features Baltic & Dominican ambers, Mammoth Ivory, turquoise, as well as, Michigan fossils and other neat stuff. Watch for Alan’s sculptures and fossils here at the Market this year.

“We are a creamery with heart. We are dedicated to bringing back local farms. And we hope you’ll join us in uplifting and celebrating the iconic history of our small Midwest farms each time you taste our yogurt or cheese.” At Fluffy Bottom Farms, their goal is for you to taste yogurts the way they tasted when cows were fed pasture, and with milk made only from heritage breed Jerseys. Also, to give you a taste of the original Greek yogurt and the finest cheese in the world, made from sheeps’ milk…so rich that it needs nothing else but unprocessed and untreated milk and live, thriving cultures. Fluffy Bottom Farm loves bringing you artisanal, small-batch yogurts and cheeses, made with mindfulness and great joy.

Nemeth Orchard is a family owned and operated business since 1931. The Nemeth family has been selling at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market nearly as long. Nemeth Orchard is an 80 acre farm and orchard located between Ypsilanti and Milan producing many varieties of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, Concord grapes along with a variety of vegetables and fresh pressed unpasteurized apple cider. The family is in it’s fifth generation of proudly providing the community with wholesome and nutritious farm produce and are regulars at the Farmers Market. Be sure to try their hot deluxe apple cider with whipped cream and cinnamon. Plus try one of the many varieties of fruit they have to offer.

Sell Farms & Greenhouses have been specializing in hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, roses, ground cover, vegetable plants, herbs, mulch, fertilizers and much more in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Michigan area for over 20 years. Sell Farms will be joining the Ann Arbor Farmers Market this year bringing us perennials, flowing shrubs, roses and hydroponic lettuces and herbs, Sell’s newest venture. Watch for Sell Farms hydroponic vegetables all year round!

The Shetler Family Farm is an organic, Amish farm in Homer, MI. Shetler’s Organic Produce brings beautiful vegetables, fruit, maple syrup, eggs, sweet corn, popcorn, jams & jellies, noodles and rag rugs to market year round. In the winter, you’ll usually find them every other week near the market entrance.

Violet Whitney grew up on the Whitney Farmstead in Ann Arbor, MI and learned at an early age to appreciate the value of working with and supporting her local community. We are pleased to welcome Tiani Body Care to the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. Tiani Body Care is Violet’s new plant-based body care business. Tiani Body Care offers bar soap, body lotion, foaming hand soap, hand salve, lip balm and gift boxes. “Our vision is to spread the local movement into the cosmetic industry and share the stories of the farms/small businesses that produce our local ingredients. We plan to continue to increase our local sources as the business grows and provide fresh “farm to bottle” body care products.” Violet will be at market starting February 23.

Wasem Fruit Farm is a family-owned and family-oriented orchard in rural southeastern Michigan, and one of Ann Arbor Farmers Market’s most long-term vendors. “We take pride in our high-quality products, especially apples, pumpkins, and tart cherries; homemade, unpasteurized cider; and delicious fresh donuts made daily during the autumn season. We also grow a variety of other produce including red and black currants, gooseberries, peaches, plums, pears, and fall raspberries, all of which we sell in season at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market.” Spruce up your dining table with winterberry (a type of Holly native to Michigan), curly willow (curly corkscrew branches), or their homemade jams or cider. You’ll find Wasem Orchard at most Winter Markets.

Whitney Farmstead is a fifth generation farm in Ann Arbor. The Whitney family has been tapping Maple trees and boiling sap for five generations. Watch for their 2019 maple syrup coming to Market. Whitney Farmstead also raises pastured Red Wattle pork and 100% grass fed beef. They practice diversified and restorative agriculture, through raising heritage breeds, practicing rotational grazing, using traditional building methods, working directly with consumers, and observing closely the ecology of the land they steward. Check out their year-round meat CSA, or take a maple syrup tour.

Simply Spanish will be at market every other week throughout the winter. They offer Spanish style cuisine, including paella and several types of sandwiches.