This year's #GivingTuesday campaign aims to bring the Detroit Central Farmers Market to Greenfield Village. Learn more and contribute to this goal today.

Through determination and resourcefulness, Mary Judge stood out from the other “hucksters” at Detroit’s Central Market in the latter half of the 19th century. Poor, single, and an immigrant, Judge managed to make a living – and a name for herself.

Cities like Detroit built public markets where growers, fish mongers, vendors, and peddlers sold directly to customers. People of all ages, many nationalities, and various occupations crossed paths in these spaces.

Become a building detective by exploring architectural highlights from the new Detroit Central Market vegetable building in Greenfield Village.

Go behind the scenes with Debra A. Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, as she answers questions about the Vegetable Building from Detroit’s Central Market.

Learn more about The Henry Ford's vision to offer a weekly farmer's market experience in the reconstructed vegetable building from Detroit's Central Market in Greenfield Village, starting in Spring 2022.

Learn how a group of dedicated individuals raised more than enough money to bring back to life the Detroit Central Market in Greenfield Village—during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn about Mary Judge, a 19th-century fixture in Detroit's Central Market, and how a team of college students created a script to bring Mary's story to life in Greenfield Village.

Discover what everyday life for florists, fishmongers, hucksters, peddlers, and other community members would have been like in Detroit Central Market's 19th-century vegetable shed, now in Greenfield Village.