Want Farm To Table Produce? Think Farm Boy

Posted by – Shawn Keenan, City Planner

Not many communities have an open-air market, that’s open seven days a week, where you can buy freshly picked produce grown on a local farm.  But, we’ve got one!

Farm Boy Produce has a long history of providing fresh fruits and vegetables to those who live and work in the area from their stand in Downtown Auburn Hills.  This year is no different.  Their tables and bins are now stocked full of fresh sweet corn, tomatoes, melons, peaches, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, eggplants, and more.

Farm Boy Produce is located at 3157 Auburn Road and open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  You can’t miss it, just look for the big yellow tent located on the north side of Auburn Road, just west of S. Squirrel Road.  Enjoy!

Harvest Abounds At Farm Boy Market

Posted by – Dale Mathes, Code Enforcement Officer

Skip the trip to crowded parking lots and stop by Farm Boy Produce, the open-air market in Downtown Auburn Hills.  Right now you’ll find beautiful mum plants, Michigan sweet corn, fresh tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, zuchinni, squash, peaches, plums and more, all at the peak of the season.

The VanHoutte family has been farming in Romeo for four generations and provide produce straight from their farm.  Farm Boy is located at 3157 Auburn Road and they are open from early May to the end of October – 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.

So if you need fresh fruit, veggies, plants or flowers check out at little piece of the farm in Auburn Hills at Farm Boy Produce.

The “Farm Boy” Comes To Town

Posted by – Dale Mathes, Code Enforcement Officer

From early May to the end of October, Auburn Hills’ residents and visitors enjoy an open-air market that has become a staple in our Downtown.  Farm Boy Produce, located at 3157 Auburn Road opens today with a selection of plants and flowers.  Before long, fresh produce will arrive.

All flowers and produce come straight from the VanHoutte family farm in Romeo where the family has been farming for four generations.

The open-air market’s hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week, so if you need fresh fruit, veggies, plants or flowers, check out a little piece of this family tradition in Auburn Hills at Farm Boy Produce.

A Gem In Downtown Auburn Hills

Posted by – Elizabeth Brennan, Executive Assistant

Big box grocery stores are convenient.  I will give them that.  But they don’t necessarily instill a sense of place or community or history the way an independent, family-owned business can. 

Farm Boy Produce, operated by Al VanHoutte offers farm fresh vegetables and seasonal plants at a large, road-side open-air market in Downtown Auburn Hills.  While farmers markets have exploded in popularity in recent years, Al has been a staple in Downtown since 1987 and the VanHoutte Family farms have been in operation for over 50 years.

Al VanHoutte with employee and Auburn Hills Resident, Linda Moden

From June to July, you’ll find bedding plants and flowers and July through October, Farm Boy offers fresh seasonal vegetables, fall flowers and pumpkins.

Farm Boy is located at 3157 Auburn Road and is open from 9:00am to 7:00pm, seven days a week.  While the weather is warm, skip the big box and enjoy flower and vegetable shopping in sunshine and fresh air.  Stop by to check out this little gem in our Downtown.