New farm market here for fall, holidays

Deb Duval is the friendly face of Dusseau’s. She helped to open the first Dusseau’s Farm Market location near the intersection of M-50 and M-52, just outside Tecumseh. Duval has over 20 years of experience in retail sales, and she has been involved in all of Dusseau Farms’ operations — which include a greenhouse in Dundee and a number of vegetable crops — since it got started. 

One of Duval’s first decisions as manager was to keep the doors open nearly four months longer. While its predecessor closed shop after Labor Day, Dusseau’s will stick it out until after Christmas. Duval says she simply wants to offer more.

“We’ve brought in a larger selection of produce,” said Duval. “We added cider, donuts, all the fall items, mums, pumpkins, squash, apples ... fall decorations, flower arrangements. Just a whole wide variety of items.”

“I like to stay local,” said Duval. “That’s why people go to the farmers’ market. They like the fresh, local produce.”

Aside from fresh fruits and veggies and decorations, Dusseau’s offers some retail goods, such as jarred pickles and pepper relish from a farm in Indiana.

As fall produce thins out, Dusseau’s will help make the season bright with homespun holiday decor. The store will offer floral arrangements, wreaths and more, all handmade by Blissfield’s Barbara Lippens.

Dusseau’s is hosting a special Fun Day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Kids can take part in a number of games and munch on free popcorn and snow cones. The winner of the pumpkin weight guessing contest will also be announced. Right now a giant pumpkin is on display in the store, and kids can guess its weight. The prize for entering the closest guess? The pumpkin itself, of course.

 

Copyright, 2011, River Raisin Publications, Inc. For James McClenathens' complete story, please see the Oct. 12, 2011, edition of The Advance.