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Since launching in 2020, the Huss Project Farmer’s Market has grown into a seasonal gathering place that brings neighbors together around food, creativity, and shared experiences. For six seasons and counting, Saturday mornings from June through September have meant more than shopping—they’ve meant access to fresh locally-grown food, connections to area farmers and makers, live art and music, and space for joyful outdoor activity.
Today, the market plays a central role in strengthening community life in Three Rivers. Its continued success depends on the generosity of individuals and businesses who believe in the value of local food systems and inclusive public spaces. Market sponsorship directly supports our ability to grow and sustain programming that uplifts local farms and food entrepreneurs, expands food access, and deepens our neighbors connections with the outdoors — all while visibly demonstrating your organization’s commitment to community well-being.
At a time when meaningful connection can be hard to come by, the Huss Project Farmer’s Market creates it week after week. Sponsorship support fuels not only the weekly Saturday market but also special events and gatherings throughout the year, ensuring we have the staff and resources needed to bring people together in intentional, welcoming ways.
By supporting the Farmer’s Market, your organization becomes part of something both tangible and transformative—a recurring moment of beauty, nourishment, and belonging in our neighborhood. We’re excited to continue building this space alongside partners who share our vision for a stronger, more connected community.
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2025 market season at a glance:
- 6th season, 22 market vendors, 18 markets – including four Second Saturday markets with live musicians, local art vendors, Musical Storybooks by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and food trucks.
- Added two fall mini pop-up markets in November
- New bike shop was open each market for bike sales and tune-ups
- Back to School Celebration brought in 2,000 attendees and 500 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed to school-aged children
- Market infrastructure updates: new bike rack installation; market pavilion sidewalk was repaired and expanded.
- Hosted a weekly growing-season vegetable distribution, providing free local produce from our farm and partners to neighbors in need, serving 500+ people
- Regularly partnered with the Three Rivers Food Site, Homeless Outreach Practiced Everyday (HOPE), and the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services (DASAS) to distribute produce throughout Three Rivers, including to our unhoused neighbors, distributing 23% of the produce grown on our farm through these programs
- We accepted SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC Project Fresh, and Senior Project Fresh payments at our market, as well as a hyper-local food assistance program—Huss Project Fresh Food Cards–that provided $3,000 in gift cards to our market to neighbors in need, funded entirely through tips received at our market.
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Sponsoring our 2026 market season will fund:
- Promotional materials that spread the word about the market throughout the community. Support includes flyers, yard signs, posters, digital promotion, and on-site signage.
- The creation and sale of market merchandise like t-shirts, bumper stickers, post cards, and more.
- Fair pay for local musicians on Second Saturdays, as well as essential behind-the-scenes costs like sound equipment and amplification, setup, and breakdown.
- Opening day of the farmers market by supporting special programming, live music, and promotions welcoming neighbors back for the season.
- The full scope of market operations, covering both visible and behind-the-scenes needs such as: market operations and staffing, vendor coordination and logistics, permits/insurance/equipment costs, and outreach/accessibility efforts.
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Sponsorship Tiers
There are an assortment of sponsorship packages so you can select the option that best suits your needs.
$250
- Your name listed on our sponsor signage at each market.
- Dedicated social media “thank you” post.
$500
- Your name listed on our sponsor signage at each market.
- Dedicated social media “thank you” post.
- Your business/organization’s name on market fliers.
$1,000
- Your name or logo displayed prominently on our sponsor signage at each market.
- Dedicated social media “thank you” post.
- Your business/organization’s name on market fliers.
- Your business/organization’s logo with link to your website on weekly market newsletter.
$2,500
- Your name or logo displayed prominently on our sponsor signage at each market.
- Dedicated social media “thank you” post.
- Your business/organization’s name on market fliers.
- Your business/organization’s logo with link to your website on weekly market newsletter.
- Your business/organization’s name or logo on a prominent part of our market website.
$5,000
- Your name or logo displayed prominently on our sponsor signage at each market.
- Dedicated social media “thank you” post.
- Your business/organization’s name on market fliers.
- Your business/organization’s logo with link to your website on weekly market newsletter.
- Your business/organization’s name or logo on a prominent part of our market website.
- Opportunity to sponsor a community partner booth at our Back to School Second Saturday Market on August 8.
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