The Marshall Area Farmers Market happens every Saturday, year round, in the City Of Marshall. From May through October, it is in a parking lot on West Green Street, and November through April, it’s located within the Calhoun County Fairgrounds. We at Frontière Farm House have been vendors for three years, and we thoroughly enjoy the atmosphere, the vendors, and the wonderful customers.
To improve the quality of the market, and lower our collective impact as shoppers and vendors, we have decided to start a Market Bag Sharing Program. Everyone is eligible to participate, all vendors will be a part of this if they would like to be, and there is no cost!
“What is the Market Bag Sharing Program?”
Many of us are familiar with the Have A Penny, Leave A Penny cups at cash registers all over the place. This is a similar concept, but for shopping bags. If you are like us, you have tote bags, and reusable shopping bags shoved in corners in your home and vehicles. Most of us have far more than we could ever need, yet we never have them at the right time. We will have a shared pool of market bags available to shoppers at the market whenever they are needed. Once you are done with the bag, return it. And you can return any extra bags you have laying around for other folks to use.
“Why are you doing this?”
We want to lessen our collective impact on the environment by lowering the demand for single use plastic bags. This will have the added bonus of lowering expenses for the farmers and other vendors.
“How much does it cost to participate?”
Nothing!
“How do I participate?”
All you need to is borrow a bag when you need it, and return it when you are finished! There will be a couple locations to acquire bags at the market. Grab one at the beginning of your shopping, and grab more as needed.
“I love the idea! I want to buy bags to donate!”
PLEASE NO! As much as we appreciate your enthusiasm, we are trying to lower the need for more physical items to be made. Please do not purchase bags to add to this program. There will be plenty of bags circulating, and we will put a call out for more bags to be donated if we start running low.
“I am a participant at another market, can I start this program there?”
Please do! The more markets that participate, the better. We would love if you let us know about your market participating!
Our only requests when you participate is that when you return bags into circulation that they are clean and in good condition. We also request that you try to return as many bags as you borrow. We understand forgetting them occasionally, but we would like to keep the bags cycling as frequently as possible. In addition, please only return reusable bags into circulation, not single use bags. Our final request is that you keep this program positive. Don’t ruin the fun for everyone else!
Frontière Farm House 