For a holiday that can’t be beat, spend your 4th at the farmers’ market! Be a part of history in the making and stock up on amazing producer-only food, beverage, and craft in the process. We’re here to make your July 4th holiday something extra special – and delicious. Everything you need for your trip...
Did you know that there are over 4,000 species of bees in North America? The honeybee, although the most celebrated, is just one of an entire network of pollinators! For example, there is a Squash bee that exclusively pollinates squash and pumpkin plants. Mason bees collect mud to line their nests. Bumble bees, despite belief...
June is a great month to celebrate all the movers, shakers, role models, and pioneers: from Juneteenth Celebrations to Pride Month to Father’s Day! Farmers’ markets are wonderful gathering places for our communities to be a part of what makes where we live, and who we live with, so vibrant. Take the very-market-specific example of Matt Salvaterra...
Who else uses the newsletter to craft their shopping lists? With the arrival of snap peas from Phillips Farms, broccolini from Cabbage Throw Farm, sweet cherries from Scholl Orchards, and zucchini from Salvaterra’s Gardens, you better believe those are topping the list of seasonal must-haves! Time to bust out your handy note pad (or the...
June weather that feels like July. Good news for produce in the ground, but this also means heavy irrigation for our farmers. Heat can be a blessing once you get crops in the field, but plants are thirsty, and our farmers have to deal with all of the season’s unpredictability. The Cabbage Throw Farm team...
It’s berry important that you get your berry on because they are in season and they don’t last long! While it’s easy to think of the strawberry as a flashy sweet treat, this versatile berry can find a home in soaps, candles, desserts, cocktails, burgers, sauces, salsas, and more. It pairs with just about everything,...
This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and our farmers, makers, bakers, butchers, brewers & crafters are ready to help you make it flavorful! Boy, do we have a jam-packed market Saturday! Vendors are bringing the absolute best to make your weekend delicious, stylish, fragrant, you-name-it. There really isn’t a better place to do...
Market days are the best days! It helps when they are perfectly sunny and the temperature is just right, like this Saturday! I recently saw a quick reel (curse social media and it’s ability to shrink our attention span) that said “my relationship to the farmers’ market is not casual” with an array of well-shot,...
Whether it’s flowers, scones, lemon bars, soaps, or pasture-raised meat, the farmers’ market has a number of ways to show your appreciation for mom. The riverfront setting is the perfect place for a Saturday morning stroll, with our Creative Canopy kids’ craft tent, music, and swings, made all the better with a good cuppa joe....
Get your shopping bags ready because the main season market is here! More vendors means more options as we welcome back familiar and new faces to the market. Who else has been dreaming of bouquets of tulips from Minsi Mountain Flower Farm, build-your-own cinnamon rolls from Modern Bakery, all the best Spring produce from Phillips Farms, strudels from Mattie’s...
