{"id":11785,"date":"2017-06-22T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T15:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2017-06-22T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T15:53:14","slug":"3-excellent-local-farmers-markets-to-check-out-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=11785","title":{"rendered":"3 Excellent Local Farmer\u2019s Markets to Check Out This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11790\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-11790 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/farmers_market_small.jpg?resize=389%2C259\" alt=\"farmers_market_small\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/farmers_market_small.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/farmers_market_small.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/farmers_market_small.jpg?resize=599%2C400&amp;ssl=1 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Communications and Brand Strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s something about fresh fruits and vegetables that just screams summer, and there\u2019s no better place to buy those foods than at a local farmer\u2019s market.<\/p>\n<p>The month of June is National Fruit and Vegetable Month, and even though July is almost here, there\u2019s still plenty of time to celebrate by heading to a <a href=\"http:\/\/mifma.org\/findafarmersmarket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearby farmer\u2019s market<\/a> to pick up some delicious fruits and veggies. We\u2019ve compiled a list of three markets in the Lansing area to get you started.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msuorganicfarm.org\/farm-stand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Student Organic Farm Stand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find this market located under a big white tent on Farm Lane in front of the MSU Auditorium every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofeastlansing.com\/farmersmarket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Lansing Farmer\u2019s Market (ELFM)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ELFM will take place June 4 \u2013 October 29, 2017 on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Valley Court Park, 280 Valley Court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mifma.org\/farmers-markets\/farmers-markets-at-the-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farmers Market at the Capitol<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farmers Market at the Capital will be open three times this year:<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br \/>\nThursday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br \/>\nThursday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>View a more complete <a href=\"http:\/\/lansingcitypulse.com\/article-14944-2017-GREATER-LANSING-FARMERS-MARKET-GUIDE.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greater Lansing Farmers Market Guide<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/onthetown\/index.ssf\/2011\/06\/guide_to_the_farmers_markets_i.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Michigan Farmers Market Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something about fresh fruits and vegetables that just screams summer, and there\u2019s no better place to buy those foods than at a local farmer\u2019s market. The month of June is National Fruit and Vegetable&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=11785\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> 3 Excellent Local Farmer\u2019s Markets to Check Out This Summer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-345","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}