Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow

  • Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow
    Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow
  • Pictured at left, the Beaverton Farmers Market is located at 3215 Lang Road in Beaverton. At right, the Gladwin Farmers Market is located at 200 N. State Street in Gladwin.
    Pictured at left, the Beaverton Farmers Market is located at 3215 Lang Road in Beaverton. At right, the Gladwin Farmers Market is located at 200 N. State Street in Gladwin.

    LANSING

    One of the earliest memories Courtney Prielipp has of visiting farmers markets is her family’s corner stall, where she ran around and watched her brother play with toy tractors.

    “I probably want to say I was 2 or 3 when I was going to the farmers market,” said Prielipp, now a 22-year-old Eastern Michigan University student. “A lot of the vendors, and even the customers, remember me when I wa…