06/04/2026
This upcoming Wednesday, June 10th, the Allen Farmers Market is hosting our first "Conservation-themed" Market where we will hear from our environmentally-friendly community partners on how to restore and protect native habitats, go on an on-site garden tour, feed Purple Willow Farmstead's goats a snack (yes! They are bringing goats!), and take home a free native plant, courtesy of Potter Park Zoo.
Join the Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management (GLRC), the Wild Ones and Potter Park Zoo (they are launching Habitat Hero, a new conservation program!), to learn and encourage creating a better habitat for Michigan wildlife!
There will be onsite garden tours at Allen Neighborhood Center at 3:30 and 5:30pm, where you can learn what plants were planted in our gardens and why, and talk directly to the gardener! You'll want to stop by each booth to learn about the local organizations, their resources and initiatives to create and uphold a thriving environment and join the GLRC for an activity that showcases the awesome and powerful benefits of native plants, which are critical to protecting our waters and preventing stormwater pollution.
Potter Park Zoo in partnership with John Ball Zoo, will be giving away a variety of native grasses, shrubs, and wildflowers that provide essential food, shelter, and nesting habitat for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. And many of these plants came from our friend, Bendy Stem Farm!
Speaking of friends, Purple Willow Farm is launching a goat grazing business called, Goats on the Go, in 2027! Goats are an alternative to mechanical and chemical land management and invasive species management... and... they're cute! Visit the goats at the Market and feed them a snack!
This Market absolutely called for Tåno Studio to be our craft vendor, with their handmade, nature-inspired jewelry! And Brandon McCoy will be gracing us with live music for the whole 3.5 hours with acoustic percussive fingerstyle/ Folk/Americana/Native American Flute.
Grab a cold beverage and enjoy all this Market has to offer! See you then.