Fresh produce and local products will soon be available year-round in Kalamazoo. The city has plans to build a new event center that will allow the farmers market to operate even during the winter.
“We’re going to move towards kind of construction and implementation of the second phase, which is an event building that will house our main after-school program, as well as be a space for the farmers market to actually utilize the space in the wintertime,” said Patrick McVerry, director of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation.
Right now, the market runs from the beginning of May through the end of November. McVerry says the new building will be home to farmers and vendors year-round.
“The space won’t be quite as big, but it’ll give them the farmers the opportunity to continue to sell produce and goods that they might not have the opportunity to do and kind of keep that year-round income for the local farmers as well,” he told FOX 17.
It’s a win for locals too. According to McVerry it will give people access to fresh food no matter what season it is.