Veggie Van™

West Michigan mobile farmers market

Our Veggie Van™ runs year round, making daily stops in urban neighborhoods throughout Grand Rapids, ensuring that fruits and vegetables are available to people who otherwise have limited access to fresh produce. We grow and sell locally grown, top-quality fruits and vegetables at reduced prices. Additionally, we accept SNAP, Senior Project Fresh/Market FRESH, W.I.C. Project Fresh benefits, and accept Double Up Food Bucks.

Veggie Van™ Schedule - May

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

19

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. David D. Hunting YMCA
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Camelot Woods

20

21

10-11 a.m. SpartanNash YMCA
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Tamarisk

22

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Bayberry Farms
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Summer Haven

23

26

27

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. SWCC

28

Noon – 1 p.m. Herkimer
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Southgate
3 – 4 p.m.
Westminster Meadows

29

12:25 – 1:15 p.m.Mt. Mercy
2 – 2:45 p.m. Ferguson

30

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. KCCA @ DHHS
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Leonard Terrace

June 2

10 – 11 a.m. Delaware Manor
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ransom Tower
1 – 1:30 p.m. Allen Manor

3

4

10-11 a.m. SpartanNash YMCA
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Tamarisk
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Southgate

5

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Bayberry Farms
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Summer Haven

6

9

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. David D. Hunting YMCA
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Camelot Woods

10

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Mt. Mercy
1:45 – 2 p.m. Ferguson

11

12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Herkimer
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Southgate
3 – 4 p.m.
Westminster Meadows

12

10 – 11 a.m. NECM @ Briggs Park

13

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. KCCA @ DHHS
12 – 12:45 p.m. Leonard Terrace

16

10 – 11 a.m. Delaware Manor
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ransom Tower

17

18

10-11 a.m. SpartanNash YMCA
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Tamarisk
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Southgate

19

6 – 7 p.m. Woodfield Community Center

20

23

24

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Mt. Mercy
1:45 – 2 p.m. Ferguson

25

Noon – 1 p.m. Herkimer
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Southgate
3 – 4 p.m.
Westminster Meadows

26

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Bayberry Farms
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Summer Haven

27

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. KCCA @ DHHS
12 – 12:45 p.m. Leonard Terrace

30

10 – 11 a.m. Delaware Manor
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ransom Tower
1 – 1:30 p.m. Allen Manor

July 1

2

10-11 a.m. SpartanNash YMCA
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Tamarisk
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Southgate

3

4

Locations

Allen Manor

532 James Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Bayberry Farms

5910 Bayberry Farms Dr. SW
Wyoming, MI 49418

Briggs Park (NECM)

350 Knapp St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Browning-Claytor

1246 Madison Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Camelot Woods

2399 Charring Cross Dr. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

David D. Hunting YMCA

475 Lake Michigan Dr. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Delaware Manor

10 Delaware St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Ferguson

72 Sheldon Blvd SE
Grand Rapids, MI

Herkimer

323 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Leonard Terrace

1315 Leonard St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Mt Mercy

1425 Bridge St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

New City Church (NECM)

214 Spencer St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Ransom Tower

50 Ransom Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Samaritas

600 Burton St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Southgate

438 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Southwest Community Campus School (SWCC)

801 Oakland Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

SpartanNash YMCA

5722 Metro Way SW
Wyoming, MI 49519

Summer Haven

4740 Breton Rd. SE
Kentwood, MI 49508

Tamarisk

4520 Bowen Blvd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508

Westminster Meadows

1150 Plymouth Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Woodfield Community Center

860 Woodfield E Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508

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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BROUGHT TO YOU BY…

We now grow, purchase, and sell our fruits and veggies from local farmers and supplement our supply by partnering with local grocery stores.

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The Veggie Van™ is made possible through the generosity of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Amway, Heart of West Michigan United Way and Corewell Health

  • Goen’s Produce
  • Lindberg’s Blueberries
  • Leo Dietrich and Sons
  • GVSU Sustainable
  • Agriculture Project
  • Hope Farms
  • New City Urban Farm
  • Wealthy Street Bakery
  • Grassfields Cheese
  • Mud Lake Farm
  • BLOOMferments
  • Cherry Capital Foods
  • Heeren Brothers Produce
  • Vineline
  • Visser Farms
  • Green Wagon Farm
  • BlackBird Farms
  • River Bend Farms

FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Our market participates in multiple food assistance programs to meet the needs of our community. Below is a list and description of the programs we participate in.

Double Up Food Bucks

The Double Up Food Bucks program allows SNAP-eligible shoppers to double their SNAP benefits (Bridge Cards) up to $20 per market day. If a shopper purchases $20 worth of food at the market using a Bridge Card, they will receive $20 in Double Up Food Bucks tokens to spend on fresh, Michigan grown produce at the market.

W.I.C. Project FRESH

WIC Project FRESH helps to provide healthy and nutritious produce to Michigan WIC participants, while fostering economic development by promoting our state’s diverse agricultural products. The program provides low-income, nutritionally-at-risk WIC participants with eligible, locally grown, fresh, unprepared fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers, farmers’ markets and roadside stands throughout Michigan. The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is known in Michigan as Project FRESH and is administrated by the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program. At the Mary Free Bed YMCA, we now grow produce in our green house and outside in raised farm beds that we sell on the Grand Rapids van.

Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH

Qualified seniors who receive Market Fresh benefits are able to utilize these coupons at our market. 

INTERESTED IN THE VEGGIE VAN VISITING YOUR LOCATION?

If you are interested in learning more, or if your organization and surrounding area would benefit from our Veggie Van™, please send an email to activate@grymca.org or call us at 616.885.5912.