The plant catalog is here year-round for dreamers and schemers to plan their annual gardens by reading about what co-op nursery growers are growing. Ordering your plants is still done through our online farmers market, and order cycles open on Earth Day every year. Click on the drop down menu to see cucumbers through zucchini.
Use the plant catalog in the drop-down menu to help plan your growing spaces and read about this year's amazing selection. The online plant sale order cycles open on Earth Day, April 22nd. There are multiple order cycles available for pickup or delivery. Many of our shoppers utilize every pickup week so that they can plan their time and gardening chores realistically and avoid getting overwhelmed with too many plants at once. Ordering online ensures you get what you want, even after in-person sales start selling out.

You have a variety of pickup days—Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays—and several convenient locations, including Alden, Bellaire, Williamsburg, and Traverse City. Alternatively, you can opt for delivery, which is both convenient and eco-friendly! Click on the Shop Co-op or Online Store links to order. Check out the catalog below to read about varieties offered this year.
Bellaire Nursery collaborates with the Torch Lake Co-op and other growers to provide you with an extensive selection of garden starts. You can expect to find a huge range of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and melons. Co-op growers are committed to utilizing high-quality natural inputs and refrain from using neonicotinoids or other pesticides. In fact, they cultivate all the plants for their own farms and gardens, ensuring you receive reliable and proven varieties, as well as healthy plants.
Opening Day of the Bellaire Farmers Market, Friday May 15th 8am-noon
Sara Hardy Farmers Market in Traverse City, Saturday May 16th, 7:30am-noon
Opening Day of the Alden Farmers Market, Saturday May 16th 2-6pm, at Higgin's General Store
Opening Day of the Williamsburg Farmers Market, Wednesday May 20th 2-6pm
Hydro 45 in Williamsburg, Thursday May 21st 11am-6
Bellaire Farmers Market, Friday May 22nd, 8am-noon
Sara Hardy Farmers Market in Traverse City, Saturday May 23rd, 7:30am-noon
Alden Farmers Market, Saturday May 23rd, 2-6pm
Memorial Day Weekend Garden Festival at King Orchards in Central Lake, Sunday May 24th 11am-4 & Monday May 25th 10am-5
King Orchards daily in Central Lake, starting Tuesday May 26th, 9am-6. Sunday hours 9am-4
Williamsburg Farmers Market, Wednesday May 27th 2-6pm
Bellaire Farmers Market, Friday May 29th, 8am-noon
Sara Hardy Farmers Market in Traverse City, Saturday May 30th, 7:30am-noon
Alden Farmers Market, Saturday May 30th, 2-6pm
Fourth Week repeats and we will have in-person plant sales until we are sold-out or June 27th, whichever comes first 😉.
To shop for your plants or local food groceries from the TorchLake.Coop, visit the website and click on shop now. That takes you to the Open Food Network, an open source, global network of producers that our family of companies- Bellaire Nursery, Grass Lake Organics, and the Grass Lake Road Farm Stand -are proud to be a part of.
To purchase your plants click on Shop Online. That takes you to the Open Food Network, which hosts the online farmers market. Plant order cycles open on Earth Day, April 22nd. Order early to make sure you get what you want when you want! After in-person plant sales begin, inventory levels may fluctuate more.
Deliveries are available on Wednesdays and Fridays year-round for $7.00. Choose this shipping option during checkout! If you have any questions please email the co-op at grow@torchlakecoop.com or Bellaire Nursery at grasslakeorganics@gmail.com with any questions.