Join the Brightmoor Swappers at the Brightmoor Artisans Collective for our Annual Seed Swap! The last Saturday of January is National Seed Swap Day, so we will be celebrating the New Year & the coming of spring by swapping seeds, cuttings, bulbs, and starts.

Whether you're an avid gardener, farmsteader, or just love your indoor plant babies we hope to see you there -- Let's make 2024 the year for growing!

Click Here To Register

Swap Guidelines

1. All participants must bring something to swap. There is no limit to variety how many items you may swap provided that they adhere to swap guidelines.

GMO or otherwise patented seeds, seedlings, bulbs or cutting are not permitted as they are privately owned.

2. Heirloom varieties are encouraged!

3. All plants, root stocks, cuttings, bulbs and seeds must be disease-free.

4. All items for swap must be clearly labeled, dated, and portioned.

5. Excess items at the end of the swap may be taken home or donated to the BAC community garden.

Looking for a family friendly Halloween event in Brightmoor?

Brightmoor Artisans Collective and A Girl Like Me, Inc. are hosting a FREE Trunk or Treat for community youth. We will have a variety of trunks decorated and stocked with treats in the BAC parking lot on Fenkell st. There will be music, fresh popcorn, and plenty of goodies for the kids!

To host a trunk, email us at https://www.brightmoorartisans.org/contact

Join us for our 2nd annual Harvest Festival & Community Resource Fair at BAC! We will have free food, family friendly activities, artisan vendors and community resource organizations — stop by and celebrate the end of summer with us!

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Join us for a FREE special community gathering during our weekly Brightmoor Artisans Farmers Market!

We are celebrating this season of abundance and wrapping up our MSU Food Preservation summer learning series at our B'moor Connected Food Swap by trading our homemade extras with each other.

TO REGISTER: Visit Eventbrite

We look forward to swapping with you soon!

Swap Guidelines

1. All participants must bring something to swap. There is no limit to variety how many items you may swap provided that they adhere to our swap guidelines.

2. Participants may only swap items that they have handmade, grown, or foraged; participants may not swap other food surplus but are encouraged to donate such excess to our Free Food Pantry located at BAC.

Suggested items include homemade baked goods, preserves, pickles, herb and spice blends, non-alcoholic elixers and mixers, Kombucha & Jun SCOBYs, sourdough starters, non-alcoholic beverages, syrups, vinegars, foraged foods, homegrown produce, backyard eggs, etc.

3. Excess plants, root stocks, cuttings, bulbs and seeds that are non-GMO and disease-free are welcome with prior approval from event coordinator.

4. Handmade herbal products such as ointments, soaps, or candles are welcome with prior approval from event coordinator.

5. All items for swap must be clearly labeled, dated, and portioned.

6. Samples are permitted in compliance with FDA food safety guidelines and with prior approval from the event coordinator.

7. This is a free swap event only! If you wish to sell your handmade goods, please apply to be a vendor at our Farmers Market.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Swap participants must check in and set up their tables starting at 2:30 pm. Each participant will be provided with swap bid cards for each variety of item they have to swap. Set up must be completed by 3 pm.

2. The first hour of the swap, participants may peruse the swap tables and write down their swap bids for their preferred items. No swaps are permitted during this time to allow all items to be bid on fairly.

3. For the remainder of the event, participants are free to follow up on their preferred swap bids & trade for their desired items. Excess items at the end of the swap may be taken home or donated to the BAC Free Food Pantry.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Healthy Moms Cooking Series is a 6 week hands-on series offered FREE by our partners MSU Extension Community Nutrition right here at the BAC kitchen. This program is open to the public, content is tailored to the nutritional needs of pregnant mothers.

To learn more about this series and to pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Healthy Harvest connects the garden to the kitchen for youth ages 13+. This 6 week series is provided by MSU Extension Community Nutrition programs right here in the BAC kitchen and Learning Garden.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to register, visit our Community Workshops page.

Visit our weekly Artisans Farmers Market every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm (June - September).

Our market features fresh produce, artisan vendors and delicious food! Pick up a bag of free popcorn, enjoy family friendly activities, and take advantage of our Double Up Food Bucks assistance program with all of our food vendors.

To register as a vendor at our market, complete our online form.

Join us for a series of 3 workshops on home food preservation skills courtesy of MSU Community Nutrition. These hands-on workshops are free and open to the community. To learn more and pre-register (required), visit our Community Workshops listings.