Selling to Local Food Markets: Farmers Markets
November 18, 2026 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Contact: Jazmin Bolan-Williamson
Join Michigan’s Emerging Farmers for the final webinar session in the series, Selling to Local Food Markets: A Webinar Series for Farmers. In this session, Joe Lesausky (Michigan Farmers Market Association) and a Michigan farmer will lead this session sharing key points on how emerging farmers can access farmers markets in their communities.
Meet this week’s speaker
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Joe Lesausky is the Food Access Director at the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA). Joe’s experience includes earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Public and Non-Profit Administration from Grand Valley State University and over ten years spent in market management working with food assistance programs. He graduated from the inaugural MIFMA Market Manager Certificate program in 2011 and was recertified in August 2017. Joe joined the MIFMA team in March 2018, inspired by the mission to support Michigan farmers markets through food assistance programs.
Joe says, “Farmers markets are a fundamental community building location- connecting people to farmers, people to food, and people to people.” He is passionate about movies and genealogy.
For questions about this webinar series, please contact Jazmin Bolan-Williamson, Farm and Food Business Coordinator at MSU CRFS at bolanwil@msu.edu.
About Michigan’s Emerging Farmers
Our statewide program aims to create pathways to growth and economic opportunity for all of Michigan’s agricultural producers, including small- to mid-sized farmers. This project is funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in a cooperative agreement with members of the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, Michigan State University Extension, and Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS).
This work is supported by the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Initiative program, project award no. 2023-70417-39233, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.
This event is also brought to you by the Great Lakes Partnership for Food and Farm Business Development.
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