Season approaches for farmers market in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — As the first St. Clair Shores Farmers Market of the season approaches, it’s been smooth sailing for those doing the planning and working to get vendors.

Donna Hill, farmers market coordinator, said getting vendors for the farmers market this year hasn’t been a problem.

“Fairly simple,” Hill said. “We have a good following, so people are just calling and signing up all the time.”

Hill said they have a good variety of vendors at the market this year and they never let more than two of the same product in the market. This gives way for a little competition but not too much.

St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Director Henry Bowman and Hill have been planning the market for four years and before that, Bowman said he thinks it was happening for about 10 years.

“Before we got here, it was really successful before,” Bowman said.

Bowman said they are hosting musical guests this year, including the opening weekend.

“We’re going to have a brass quintet there the opening weekend on the 21st and we’re going to have Rock Steady there in the afternoon,” Bowman said.

The brass quintet is called the Macomb Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet.

New musical guests include The Dirty Elizabeths, Mojo Filter and others. There is also going to be an Elvis tribute show, Bowman said.

Hill said there are going to be kids events.

“For kids we do, sometimes, a magic show, ventriloquist, we’ve had ‘Star Wars,’ the bubbles lady, always a petting zoo,” Hill said.

Michigan State University is going to help with a gardening event where the kids will get to plant something and take it home with them, Hill said.

Bowman said to expect spring produce, flowers and much more at the upcoming farmers market.

The farmers market is held at Blossom Heath Park and everyone is welcome. The first market is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 21. Hill said the boat ramp is usually closed on farmers market Sundays.