February 6, 2012

Collegeville Farmers’ Market

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The Collegeville Farmers’ Market is a producer/grower market committed to providing locally grown, fresh food to the residents of Collegeville and the surrounding communities. I haven’t visited yet, but vendors include: A’dello Vineyard Bauder Farms Blooming Glen Farm Earth Energy Herbs Frecon Farms ICED by Betsy Jack’s Farm Joe Paws Dog Bakery Mountain View Organics [...]

Dutch Wagon Market

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If you sometimes long for a farm market in the dead of winter, fear not.  The Dutch Wagon Market in Medford, New Jersey is open year round! The market is open on Fridays and Saturdays and has an interesting array of food vendors. There is a wonderful bakery area with everything from sticky buns to [...]

Upper Merion Winter Farmer’s Market This Saturday

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The Upper Merion Winter Market is here! The vendors will be coming to the third parking level, two Saturdays a month, from 10 am to noon. It’s best to order ahead, but vendors will also bring extra produce for anyone who would like to purchase on the spot. When? Two Saturdays a month. What time? 10am until [...]

NJ FRESH! New NJN Series Showcasing NJ Farmers Markets

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If you live in NJ, you have a new show to add to your Tuesday night DVR lineup. NJ FRESH! is premiering November 9th at 9:30 on NJN and on NJN online. This four part series is focused on Farmers Markets in the Garden State and exploring the harvest from farm to table. NJN visited [...]

Doylestown Farmers’ Market

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The Doylestown Farmers’ Market is a local producer-only market that was started in 1979 by the Buckingham Township Civic Association.  Today it’s a bustling marketplace with over 20 vendors.  Many are happy to take pre-orders, so be sure to peruse their website for contact info and more information on what is available. From their site: [...]

Reading Terminal Market

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When you walk through Reading Terminal in Center City Philadelphia, you’re walking through a little piece of Philadelphia history. In existence since 1893, the Reading Terminal Market has been a home to local merchants selling home-grown products in the Philadelphia region for over a century. On a recent trip into the city for date night [...]

Burlington County Farmers Market

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The Burlington County Farmers’ Market brings fresh local food to the residents of Burlington County, New Jersey.  Located near the intersections of Hartford and Centerton Roads in Moorestown, the Farmer’s Market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine. The market generally opens in mid-May and stays open through the [...]

Lancaster County Farmers Market

The Lancaster County Farmers Market is a huge building conveniently located on the west end of downtown Wayne, Delaware County.  Here vendors from all over the region, particularly Lancaster County, converge to sell their wares.  The Lancaster County Farmers Market is one stop shopping for fresh meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, deli items, and baked goods. [...]

Landsale Farmers’ Market

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The Lansdale Farmers’ Market, located at Railroad Avenue and Main Street in the borough of Lansdale, Montgomery County, began in 2008 with the goals of making locally grown and produced foods more widely available to people in the Lansdale area and drawing the borough closer together as a community. As a mom of an 18-month-old, [...]

Skippack Farmers’ Market

The Skippack Farmers’ Market is a producer grower market located within Montgomery County’s Historic Skippack Village featuring locally produced fruit, salad mixes, heirloom tomatoes, mushrooms, wine, baked goods, artisan cheeses, and pastured poultry and eggs plus much more. Skippack Farmers’ Market is open on Sundays from 10am to 1pm, June through September. Skippack Farmers’ Market [...]

Boyertown Farmers’ Market

The Boyertown Farmers’ Market, located in the parking lot of The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, is a producer/grower market committed to providing locally grown, fresh food to the community. I was dying to get up to this farmers’ market because I’m familiar with several of their vendors — Wholesome Dairy Farms, The Black Buggy [...]

Anselma Farmers and Artisans Market

The Anselma Farmers’ Market, located at the historic Mill at Anselma in pastoral Chester Springs, Chester County, is a producers only market featuring four produce vendors, local honey, seasonal fruits, wine, mushrooms, cheese, pastured pork chicken and eggs, two bakeries, and locally blended herbal teas. This isn’t just a farmers’ market; it’s a great destination [...]

Upper Merion Farmers’ Market

The Upper Merion Farmers’ Market, located at 175 West Valley Forge Road in King of Prussia, Montgomery County, is brand new this year. The volunteers have done such a great job of putting it all together! In an open air market, vendors sell fresh produce, meat, cheese, bread, flowers, coffee, chocolate, candles and more. The [...]

Farmers’ Market at Great Valley

I am so excited about the Farmers’ Market at Great Valley in Malvern, Chester County.  Every Thursday from 10am to 2pm during the warmer months, area farmers bring their locally grown produce and baked goods to the corporate park at Penn State Great Valley.  Holding an open air market during lunchtime hours at a corporate [...]

Gentile’s Market

Gentile’s Market is a family owned and operated produce stand located just south of Route 3 in Newtown Square, Delaware County.  It’s been years since I’ve visited Gentile’s, but I always enjoyed running in for fresh fruits and vegetables when I was nearby.  They sell locally grown produce when it’s in season and supplement with [...]

Media Farmers’ Market

The Media Farmers Market in Media, Delaware County, is a producer-only market with farm-produced goods from local growers.  Their blog is frequently updated with news and upcoming events as well as recipes for ways to use fresh, local ingredients that can be found at the market. Open May 13 through November 11, hours are Thursdays [...]

Phoenixville Farmers’ Market

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Although I’ve lived down the road for four years, I first visited the Phoenixville Farmers’ Market in Phoenixville, Chester County, just this summer.  I was delighted to find a variety of different vendors selling everything from raw milk to fresh produce to pastured chickens to baked goods and much more.  It’s a small venue, but [...]

Collingswood Farmers’ Market

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The Collingswood Farmers’ Market in Collingswood, New Jersey, is just over the Philadelphia bridges on the Jersey side and is open every Saturday from 8am to noon, from May to Thanksgiving, rain or shine. This market was recently voted “America’s Favorite Market” in a contest hosted by American Farmland Trust. The market offers a wide [...]