  Williamsfamilyfungi Member Username: Williamsfamilyfungi Post Number: 25 Registered: 08-2008 |
My mushroom farm is starting to look to Detroit and an outlet for marketing. I figured you all would know best the places that might be interested in buying gourmet mushrooms. So far I'm thinking: Cass Cafe Avalon Mercury Bar Woodbridge Pub 'Calandestine Co-op' off Trumbull I must be missing many more. | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1871 Registered: 11-2004 |
Other possibilities would be Zaccaros, Eastern Market, Ephs. | ||
Williamsfamilyfungi Member Username: Williamsfamilyfungi Post Number: 26 Registered: 08-2008 |
I would love to do Eastern Market but they make it very hard for the little guy. The way they have the rules set up you need to be pretty big time to sell your stuff there. To start with a stall costs 60 bucks for the day. Plus you need over a million dollars in insurance coverage: workmans comp, health, auto. It's fricken ridiculous. | ||
Professorscott Member Username: Professorscott Post Number: 1721 Registered: 12-2006 |
How about one of the shops in the market, rather than the market itself? Also, the two "Mike's Fresh" stores, Gratiot and Livernois. | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 1476 Registered: 11-2003 |
$60 a day and a million dollars in insurance is inexpensive *if* you're planning on committing to the three to six months plus you're going to need to build a following - are you talking to the right people? I also think EM is a good idea because many chefs and a lot of the places you want to get in source stuff from there and you need to build name recognition for your 'shrooms. It's almost all little guys there except for the trees - I was just there last week. Urban Grounds is what, one or two people in a nifty cart? Anyway, I'd also suggest some suburban places on top of the fine list above such as Papa Joes and Nino Salvaggio, if you're talking the Detroit region. Also, I've seen Hollywood Market carry local stuff. | ||
Pkbroch Member Username: Pkbroch Post Number: 210 Registered: 02-2008 |
Holiday Market in Royal Oak carries local grown produce. They also have catering, high end, with unusual menus. For spring summer Royal Oak Farmers has great weekend foot traffic and lots of Detroiters shop there and also small unique restaurant owners. Could be a good place for restaurant contacts. | ||
Ashdetroit Member Username: Ashdetroit Post Number: 43 Registered: 08-2008 |
You might be interested in the summer Grosse Pointe Park farmers market before diving into Eastern Market. Westborn Market in Dearborn and Ferndale/Royal Oak. Honeybee Supermercado and E&L Mercado in Southwest Detroit also might be interested in homegrown/organic produce. Or the Springwells store next to Avalon on Willis. The East Warren Farmers Market is also open during the summmer--here's their facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/home.p hp#/group.php?gid=17632914787 There is also a farmers market at Wayne State on Wednesdays when it gets warm again. Hope this helps! | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 431 Registered: 12-2007 |
You might also consider the Fresh Farms market on Fisher in GPC. | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 432 Registered: 12-2007 |
You might also consider the Fresh Farms market on Fisher in GPC. | ||
Parkguy Member Username: Parkguy Post Number: 348 Registered: 04-2007 |
Grandmont-Rosedale has a farmer's market on Thursdays from May to October. www.grdc.org | ||
6nois Member Username: 6nois Post Number: 776 Registered: 11-2006 |
I know The Whitney is always interested in using local produce and seasonal goods. | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 1124 Registered: 11-2005 |
Also mudgie's, and Slows. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 2039 Registered: 04-2006 |
Aldi, Meijer, Super Walmart Olive Garden, Applebees. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 8003 Registered: 02-2004 |
YES Williamsfamilyfungi, Try to sell your mushrooms at Zacarro's market. Folks out there would like it. | ||
Jamesg Member Username: Jamesg Post Number: 9 Registered: 03-2008 |
Opus One The Whitney Andiamo's Coach Seldom Blues Is the Rattlesnake still open? | ||
Williamsfamilyfungi Member Username: Williamsfamilyfungi Post Number: 27 Registered: 08-2008 |
Thanks everyone, you have saved me a lot of time searching these places out. Hopefully one day soon you will all see Michigan Mushrooms LLC packages in super walmart etc.. But until then these places look pretty good. | ||
Jamesg Member Username: Jamesg Post Number: 10 Registered: 03-2008 |
http://www.farmsreach.com/inde x.html http://www.linkedin.com/in/lan aholmes Lana Holmes’s Summary An advocate and leader in green/sustainable businesses; Lana has lived in an all solar, green home for the previous four years and is one of the first in California to plant an experimental truffle field on the 110 acre farm in southern Mendocino County. |
