For Immediate Release
Contact:
Bobby Maldonado
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
248-858-6662
St. Joe's Farm participates in collaboration to offer Ypsi Area Online Market
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (May 1, 2020) – The Ypsi Area Online Market, a collaboration between Growing Hope, The Farm at St. Joe’s, Zilke Farm Kitchen, and a growing list of area farmers and food producers, is now live at www.growinghope.net/ypsi-area-online-market/. The market offers fresh, local food to the Ypsilanti-area community and supports local businesses by making produce conveniently available for online purchase.
"We are excited to move the sale of locally-grown produce online, where we have the potential to reach more consumers searching for healthy food options," said Amanda Sweetman, director of Farming and Healthy Lifestyles at Trinity Health Michigan. "It's really a win-win. Introducing fresh foods to a meal plan encourages healthy living and supports farmers and small business owners living and working in our community."
To keep shoppers, vendors and the community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the online farmers market has three no or low contact pickup locations to choose from, including:
The Ypsilanti Farmers Marketplace*
16 S Washington St Ypsilanti
Tuesdays 4 - 7 p.m.
*The Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace pickup location is able to process EBT/SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks. With Double Up Food Bucks, when you spend $1 in EBT, you get $1 worth of FREE fruits and vegetables.
The Farm at St Joe’s
5557 McAuley Dr., Ypsilanti
Wednesdays 4 - 6 p.m.
Zilke Farm Kitchen
1115 Dexter St., Milan
Friday 2 - 5 p.m.
Produce and other local food available from the Ypsi Area Online Market include: L.P. Stotz Farms, Garden Party, Nightshade Farm Industries, The Farm at St. Joe's, Earthen Jar, Unique Gardens LLC, HumusFalafel Mediterranean Food, Zilke Farm Kitchen, Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse, Jose Madrid Salsa, and Mindo Chocolate Makers.
If you have questions related to the Ypsi Area Online Market, please e-mail market@growinghope.net.
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About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 548-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 497-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 66-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,548 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $115 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.