Employees of the School of Medicine and visitors will have the opportunity to shop for fresh produce right on campus this week.

The Wayne State University Farmers Market will set up shop June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the mall between Scott Hall and Detroit Receiving Hospital. Fifteen-minute metered customer parking will be available in the area off Canfield, between Scott Hall and the Lande Building.

The market will be open the third Thursday of each month through October. Farmers will offer an array of fresh, locally grown produce. With this market, Midtown-area employees and residents will have yet another option to purchase healthy and farm-fresh foods, and local farmers will have additional opportunities to market their produce.

The market will accept cash and the Michigan Bridge Card, a debit card on which federal food stamp dollars are deposited so that participating low-income households can purchase food. The food stamp program -- now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- is offered at the market in partnership with Detroit's Eastern Market Corp. Project Fresh and Senior Project Fresh coupons will also be accepted.