This annual conference reaches farmers market managers and community-driven marketplace partners with information about the emerging trends in the Michigan farmers market community. Cornerstones of the conference include ample networking opportunities, a keynote speaker, roundtable discussions, and great local food.
Thank you for joining us in East Lansing on March 3-4, 2025 for the Michigan Farmers Market Conference!
This annual event reaches farmers market managers and community-driven marketplace partners with information about the emerging trends in the Michigan farmers market community. Cornerstones of the conference include ample networking opportunities, plenary and breakout sessions, roundtable discussions, and of course- great local food.
Review the conference agenda here.
Thank you to our Bushel Sponsor Fair Food Network for their support. Learn more about the work that they do supporting local food champions here!
We also thank the MSU Horticulture Gardens for their support!
Cost: $400
Deadline: Feb. 24
Registration is now closed.
Cost: $200
Deadline: Feb. 24
Registration is now closed.
Cost: $550
Deadline: Feb. 24
Registration is now closed.
Cost: $275
Deadline: Feb. 24
Registration is now closed.
We look forward to seeing you at Michigan State University’s Plant and Soil Sciences Building, located at 1066 Bogue St in East Lansing, Michigan, 48823.
Registration is available at an Early Bird discount through January 31, 2025 and is automatically applied, no coupon code necessary.
If you are interested in registering at a reduced rate via our sliding scale model, please review the Michigan Farmers Market Conference Conditions for a Reduced Rate. Options are available for both individuals supported and not supported by an organization. Please note that it is NOT our intention that you share your responses to the specific questions with MIFMA. Once you have identified the tier that best aligns with your situation, please use the associated coupon code when registering.
This model is an intentional effort to make the Michigan Farmers Market Conference as accessible and equitable to our members as possible. We ask that you please assess yourself or your organization honestly in alignment with MIFMA’s Core Values. Reduced registration rates are only available to MIFMA members.
We look forward to hosting a conference social on Monday evening at Phillips Cider Bar and Market, located approximately 3 miles west of the conference building at 3000 Vine St in Lansing.
Anyone may attend the conference, though MIFMA and Taste the Local Difference members receive a discount on registration costs.
Registration includes morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch each day.
While MIFMA does not work with a specific hotel vendor, TownePlace Suites East Lansing and Courtyard Lansing are located within a 10-minute drive radius and have favorable reviews. As of early January, both appear to have availability at approximately the Michigan per diem rate.
The registration deadline is February 24, 2025
Where is the conference program?
Find the program here.
Please contact MIFMA Programs Director Jenny Radon with any questions about the program at jenny@mifma.org or by phone at (517) 432-3381.
The Michigan Farmers Market Conference provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate your support of community driven marketplaces in Michigan and the people who work hard to make them happen. It’s thanks to local food champions like you that we are able to continue to fulfill our mission of placing equity at the forefront of supporting the viability of community-driven marketplaces so that they can connect ALL consumers to local farms and businesses.
We look forward to sharing information about the 2026 conference in late fall 2025.