Many kinds of produce will be available at Thursday's farmers market.

Hey students, hungry for some Michigan-grown apples? Some autumn squash? A little zucchini?

These fruits, veggies and more will be available at the University of Michigan’s first-ever on-campus farmers market held at the Michigan Union Courtyard from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.

The MFarmers' Market is the brainchild of the Michigan Student Assembly and the (literal) fruits of labor of U-M’s University Unions.

“We wanted to make fresh local produce available to students,” said U-M senior Monica Sangal, chairwoman of the MSA Health Issues Commission. “If it goes well, we’d like to make it something that happens every year and is really a permanent fixture at the university.”

As of Tuesday, about 450 people had said they were attending the market, according to the group's Facebook event.

Laura Seagram, marketing specialist for University Unions, says that U-M has been receiving a high number of requests for an on-campus farmers market for at least two years.

“Students want to have this sort of thing more available to them, rather then going all the way to the Kerrytown market,” Seagram said. “It gives students another alternative to having the fast food on campus.”

At the event, chefs from U-M catering will demonstrate recipes that are simple and easy enough for students to prepare in their dorm microwaves.

The farms represented at the market will be Lesser Farms and Orchard of Dexter, Goetz Farms of Riga and Todosciuk Farms of Howell.

Farmers from two of the three farms will attend the market to discuss the importance of supporting local farms, Sangal said.

During the farmers market, U-M also will be holding a plant sale with plants provided by the Grazing Field Cooperative.

Another MFarmers' Market has been scheduled for Oct. 6.

Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at kelliewoodhouse@annarbor.com or 734-623-4602.