St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace

For St. Charles residents looking to eat locally and support Michigan agriculture, St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace is a reliable source of fresh, in-season food from farms in the surrounding region.

The market schedule is Tue: 2:00 PM-7:00 PM, Jun 7 - Oct 4. Early shoppers typically find the largest selection before popular vendors sell out.

Local growers and makers at St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace bring Vegetables and Fruits to market each week. Selection peaks during the height of the local growing season.

Farmers markets like St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace represent a fundamentally different way of accessing food compared to a supermarket. When you shop at St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace, the person selling you tomatoes is often the same person who planted them — a level of transparency and traceability that industrial food systems cannot replicate. That direct relationship is what draws many St. Charles residents to the market week after week.

The selection at St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace changes as the growing season progresses. Early in the season, expect cool-weather crops like salad greens, radishes, and herbs. Peak summer brings the widest variety — tomatoes, peppers, corn, stone fruits, and squash. By fall, the market shifts toward storage vegetables, apples, pears, preserves, and baked goods that make use of seasonal harvests. This seasonal rhythm is something you feel at a farmers market in a way you never do in a grocery store.

St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace draws shoppers from across the St. Charles area who value knowing where their food comes from. Unlike the anonymized supply chains that supply most grocery stores, every item at this market was grown or produced by a vendor you can talk to, ask questions of, and build a relationship with over the course of the season.

St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace supports the livelihoods of independent farmers and food producers in the St. Charles area while giving shoppers a meaningful alternative to industrially produced food.

Contact St. Charles Farmers' Marketplace directly to learn about accepted payment methods, including whether SNAP/EBT benefits are accepted.