Market Love, photo by aceshigh22.

Quick post today – headed to the Sara Hardy Farmers Market in Traverse City before heading to the beach.

Farmer’s markets are such a big part of Michigan, no doubt in part because Michigan is the nation’s second most agriculturally diverse state , trailing only California. No word of what will happen if South California becomes our 51st state.

Absolute Michigan has a nice (if slightly old) selection of farmer’s markets on our Michigan Map. A fantastic new resource, however, is Real Time Farms, which gives you information and photos about farm markets all across the state. You can become a part of the community and share your photos too!

However you choose to do it, I really encourage everyone to do what Taste the Local Difference (another great resource for farm market information) recommends, and spend $10 or more of your food budget with your neighborhood farmers & food producers. It makes our communities (and bodies) stronger. Take a bite out of Michigan!

Check it out background big and in Danielle’s Peeps slideshow.