The Holland Farmers Market will officially open for the 2025 season this Wednesday, May
14 at the Eighth Street Market Place (150 West 8th Street) in Downtown Holland! Beginning May 14, the
Market will be open every Wednesday and Saturday from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, rain or shine. Each season,
the Holland Farmers Market brings together over 75 local farmers, specialty food vendors, and food
trucks, selling fresh fruits and vegetables, bread and baked goods, eggs and meat, honey, maple syrup,
jams, gourmet specialty foods, and so much more. Customers are always encouraged to shop early in
the day for the best product assortment!
When the Market opens on May 14, customers will be able to shop for early spring produce like
asparagus and rhubarb, along with leafy greens like spinach, kale, and microgreens, and a number of
root vegetable varieties, including carrots, onions, and potatoes. Vendors will also have annual and
perennial plants, hanging flower baskets, and porch pots for sale, along with herb and vegetable starters.
And as always, customers can find bread, baked goods, sweet treats, honey, jam, maple syrup, fish,
meat, eggs and a wide variety of specialty gourmet and ready to eat foods available.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled for the start of the 2025 season of the Holland Farmers Market,” said
Marketing Coordinator Kara de Alvare. “We are really looking forward to another season of connecting
the community with fresh, healthy, and local food and we can’t wait to welcome back all of our farmers,
vendors, and returning customers.”
The Market also looks forward to welcoming five new vendors to the Market this season. Big Dipper
Farm, a small, first-generation vegetable farm in Zeeland will joining the Market for the first time, along
with Wild Dough bread bakery from Hudsonville, Grand Traverse Pie Company from Traverse City, and
Naturally Better Soil Products from Freeport. Chicken Scratch Bakery, a popular Indoor Farmers Market
vendor from Fennville, will be joining the regular Market season for the first time as well.
Bridge Cards and Sun Bucks (Michigan Summer EBT) cards are both accepted at the Holland Farmers
Market. The Market also participates in the Double Up Food Bucks program, allowing Bridge Card holders
to “double up” their spending at the Market to get an additional $20 in free tokens to spend on fresh fruits
and vegetables. Customers are encouraged to visit the Market desk inside the Holland Civic Center for
details on using food assistance programs at the Market. Market Bucks gift certificates are also available
for purchase inside the Civic Center. Market Bucks are accepted by most vendors and never expire.
While a number of vendors accept do accept credit cards, customers are encouraged to have cash on
hand or to visit the ATM inside the Civic Center if needed.
AlignWell Chiropractic is also returning to the Market as the exclusive Community Outreach Partner for
2024. Thanks to their generous partnership, the Holland Farmers Market will be continuing its popular
Bridge Card Incentive Program and Power of Produce program for children starting in June. The Kids
Activities, sponsored by Corewell Health, will also return to the Holland Farmers Market this summer. The
Kids Activities will begin on Wednesday, June 11 from 9:30 am – 11:30 am and continue every
Wednesday through August 13. Each Kids Activity begins with Market Story Time hosted by the Herrick
District Library, followed by a fun, educational, and hands-on activity for kids hosted by a partner
organization in the community. The Market will also be continuing its Fresh Market Workshops Series
(formerly the Summer Enrichment Series) of classes for adults this season, along with introducing two
new lines of Market merchandise featuring the Holland Farmers Market logo and the artwork of the 2025
poster design contest winner.
“AlignWell is excited for another year of partnership with the City of Holland and the Holland Farmers
Market,” said Dr. Andrew White, owner, and chief practitioner at AlignWell Chiropractic. “It has been such
an honor and pleasure getting to know the makers and farmers that make our market exceptional.
We truly appreciate the opportunity to highlight their stories and the importance of shopping locally.
Make sure to watch for our weekly interviews highlighting the health benefits in-season foods available at
the Market too!”
