Back Forty Acres is a family-owned farming venture whose vision is to produce good tasting meat and poultry products for the local community, raised naturally – on pasture and with natural feeds – humanely – done in a sustainable fashion. Simple as that! According to Kevin and DeAnn Doll’s website, their animal feed has no […]

  This week we’re featuring one of the veteran vendors at the Chelsea Farmers Market, Heim Gardens.  Anyone who’s visited Chelsea is welcomed by their location at 1445 S. Main St., and the Heim family has been doing business in this community at area farmers market for over 30 years!  Kevin Heim is a seasonal

One of our newest seasonal vendors, Daniel Zatkovich, and his family Leanne, Afton, and Tom Zatkovich, will be at the  Saturday market with a variety of pasture raised meat products (including chicken, beef and eggs).  Dan’s website explains he raises animals “in a humane, ‘happy’ manner with as much opportunity as possible to express natural behavior.”  The

  “Mama Mo” owner Linda Conrad started her love of healing foods when in New York City studying the theatre arts in New York City.  There she pursued an education in macrobiotic studies, and brought her love of local, healing foods to her native Michigan.  After raising a family, Linda decided to share her favorite varieties of

Brett and Barb Seabury began farming when they came to Michigan in 1975 when Brett was hired to teach at the University of Michigan. They were not born into farm families but loved being outside and being with animals. It has always been important to them to have good quality food that is as natural as possible,

Stone Hearth is a favorite seasonal vendor at both the Chelsea Farmers Market and the Bushel Basket Market, known for their wide variety of artisan breads, all made without preservatives and in a traditional manner.  The busniess is in its eighth year, and started when Adam Ulbin (the son) worked for the former owner of

In 1919, Esther Kapp’s family started their farm in Ann Arbor, named Maulbetsch Farm.  Her mother starting working at markets in Detroit at age 8, getting on a train in Ypsilanti to sell eggs at Eastern Market.  This was the beginning of a family business that spans three generations, and Esther (pictured above) has continued