Is it just me …

… or is spring leafing out early this year? We just spent the weekend working in the yard after declaring war on weeds, and getting to it hands and knees, we saw pear trees in bloom, forsythia, too. The hostas, peonies, sweet woodruff, myrtle - all are filling in nicely. Even our old grandpa Norway maples are coming out of slumber and showing tiny leaves. It's a new year, and the excitement for this market is in abundance.  The city is celebrating its 200 year anniversary, and being a city-owned market, we will be front and center, helping with the happenings. We have a new website! We have a half-dozen or so new vendors, and we are proud to welcome Raindance, an organic farm out Ann Arbor way joining us for the full season ahead. More than 90 vendors (nearly our entire roster) are returning, which means you’re likely to find your old favorites which is a great segue to remind everyone that Opening Day is Saturday, May 4th, our earliest and our biggest opening market ever! Pomp and circumstance will abound as we ring the old market bell loud and proud – our way of saying,

"Come to market!"

– Walt Gajeski, market manager