11/01/2026
The first Sunday after the market season comes to an end feels a bit like waking up in a panic late for work... only to realize it's your day off. Six months of Sundays dedicated to market becomes a familiar routine, and as much as there is readiness for a change of pace, the end of the market season is bittersweet.
Instead of listing vendors who plan to be at market, we wanted to take this opportunity to share some appreciation. Not just for this past season, but for the past three years we've had the privilege of being part of the Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market.
There are so many people who make market what it is, and we didn't want to end the season without taking a moment to give recognition.
To our market sponsors, Bank of Ann Arbor, Livingston and Pure Energy Window Company: We are so grateful for your continued commitment to Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market. Your partnership has helped support the market, and we're thankful to have businesses that believe in and invest in our community.
To the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce: Thank you for hosting Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market and allowing us the opportunity to be a part of a 30+ year tradition that brings so much life to downtown Howell. We appreciate your trust and support over these past three market seasons.
To the City of Howell: Thank you for all the behind-the-scenes support that keeps the market running smoothly - it doesn't go unnoticed. We appreciate your attentiveness, willingness to listen, and collaboration in addressing concerns and finding solutions that benefit both the market and the community.
To the downtown Howell businesses: Thank you for sharing the downtown space with the market on Sundays, creating a complementary partnership that helps to create a vibrant downtown where businesses and the community can thrive together.
To the Howell City Police and Fire Departments: Thank you for helping keep the market a safe event week after week, and for the quick response time even if non-emergent. When you're not responding to active emergencies, giving families the opportunity to get an up-close look at emergency vehicles adds to the market experience. We appreciate your presence, your patience, and your service to the community.
To the community: Thank you for continuing to show up and support local. Whether you visited every Sunday, stopped by once and a while, or plan to attend for the first time next year, your support makes all the difference and allows for market to thrive. The market is so much more than just a place to sell products - it's a place that people can gather, catch up and enjoy a Sunday morning. Seeing people build relationships with vendors and other market-goers, families interacting and laughing together, friends socializing or re-connecting - it's all part of what makes the experience of Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market so special.
To our vendors: At first glance, a farmers' market is simply a place where vendors bring their products to sell. But anyone who has spent time beyond the booths knows it's more that just transactional. You have developed your own community within a much larger one. Whether it's setting up tents, holding tents down on windy days (no easy feat), sharing heaters in the cold (pretty lucky this year!) and fans in the heat, carrying heavy equipment, sharing supplies, or stepping in when someone needs an extra hand, you consistently show up for one another. It's that sense of teamwork and camaraderie, familiarity and friendship, and motivation and inspiration that help make Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market stand out. We are incredibly grateful to have been able to be a part of this community.
Next year will bring the start of a new season and a new market manager! We're excited to seeing the market continue to grow and flourish.
Thank you for the past 3 years. It has truly been a pleasure being part of this community and experiencing all that is Howell's Sunday Farmers' Market. Here's to everything we've built together and all that's still to come!
With gratitude,
Steve & Nicole
Howell Market Managers
