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.
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
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.