Muskegon Farmers Market » Volunteers

Steele Middle School Students Cleanup the Farmers Market

Webmaster — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:42:36 +0000

After a long, snowy winter, the Muskegon Farmers Market grounds were littered with debris from excess snow that was hauled to the site. On April 25, a class of 40 students from Steele Middle School under the direction of Julie Wernette, Ashley Glover and Chandra Sabo donated their labor and energy to pick up the larger pieces of trash left from melted snow. As part of their curriculum, they do service work for their community. Their professionalism was apparent as they not only picked up trash like stray plastic bags, but kindly relocated a few turtles and gently prodded a few snakes back to the nearby creek bed.

The Muskegon Farmers Market gives a huge thank you to these wonderful, willing workers: Mary Scott, Julie Wernette, Ashley Glover, Chandra Sabo, their students and the staff of Steele Middle School.

Lori Gomez-Payne
Market Master

Market Volunteering

Webmaster — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:45:50 +0000

Volunteering is an excellent and exciting opportunity to become more involved in the market and to support our local farmers and our local businesses.

The Muskegon Farmers Market is an enjoyable place to shop but is also an exciting environment behind the scenes. Our 80+ vendors are dedicated to the direct to consumer sales opportunities that open-air markets provide. As consumers knowing who grows your food is important but just as important is the relationship of the farmer to the person who consumes the fruits of their labor. By volunteering at the market, you’re joining the club.

If you are a people person, consider volunteering at the MFM information booth, as an event coordinator or as a market attendant. As a market attendant you’ll have the opportunity to talk directly to the customers and help them find a specific vendor, help find safe parking, or help carry products to their cars.Would you prefer to work behind the scenes? MFM could use your help with gardening, photography, writing or special event planning.

Are you a social butterfly? We would love to put you to work on developing a music program, special event days, or representing the market at community gatherings and recruiting additional volunteers. Wherever your skills and interests lie, the Muskegon Farmers Market, Friends of the Market would love you to join the club.

To learn more about a volunteer position please contact the:

Market Master
1350 E Keating Ave
Muskegon MI 45442
Attn. Lori Gomez-Payne
231-722-3251

Email Lori

You can apply by downloading, printing and filling out a Volunteer Form:

market-volunteer-form (You need Adobe Reader to open this file.)

Suggestions for the 2009 Market Season

Webmaster — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:30:05 +0000

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What would you like to see at the Farmer’s Market this year? What new type of vendors should we add? What would you like to have for new activities, such as community projects, music, etc.? Lori, the Market Master, welcomes your suggestions. We also need your help to broaden the range of activities that we offer, so if you have an good idea for a special event or program, we would greatly welcome anything you can do for us that would make that event happen.

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