Lively market supports farmers

Rooted in community. Cultivating connections. Pretty much sums up the idea of Lively Neighborhood Market in Empire that cut the ribbon Friday.

Jim Lively thought of the idea when staying in Ann Arbor called the “everyday farmers” market that happens year round and thought this would be a good idea for the area.

“I want to support local farms. My wife and I have been thinking about it for almost 10 years. And when we bought this property five years ago, we weren’t sure what we were gonna do with it. As my daughter’s farm took off and we started looking at other options, we were like, let’s just do a farmers market, you know, right here,” he said.