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  • Boston Area Spring-to-Fall Farmers Market Opening Dates

    Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our Boston area farmers market friends at their outdoor spots. These dates are for the 2017 spring-to-fall season. This will now be a permanent resource page on this topic so bookmark it and come back when you need the information and we'll update it as we have new information.

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    First, The News!

    With the Boston Public Market (100 Hanover Street) established as a permanent, indoor, year-round stop for shoppers to support local food growers and producers, the Boston Public Market Association will not be running a seasonal farmers market along the Greenway adjacent to their indoor location this year. They will focus on supporting the vendors at the BPM and their Dewey Square farmers market location.

    Again this year there will be a second day for the South End/SoWa Farmers Market on Harrison Avenue. You can shop for local food at this popular venue on both Saturdays and Sundays. Neighbors have expressed concerns about the popularity of this market and the second day of the market was in question for a short time.

    As shoppers we can help with this situation by being considerate of the market neighbors. If you can walk to the market, please do so. The Silver Line runs nearby Harrison Avenue so the MBTA should be your second choice. If you do come by car, be aware that traffic and parking are difficult not only for you, but also for the folks who live there. This same is true of any farmers market you visit.

    May Markets

    Boston Public Market: Open daily, year-round 

    South End/SoWa Open Market: April 29th (Saturdays & Sundays)

    Egleston Jamaica Plain: May 6th (Saturdays)

    Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 7th (Saturdays) 

    Copley Square: May 12th (Tuesdays & Fridays)

    Union Square, Somerville: May 13th (Saturdays)

    Central Square, Cambridge: May 15th (Mondays)

    South Station/Dewey Square: May 16th (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

    Davis Square, Somerville: May 17th (Wednesdays)

    Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA): May 17th (Wednesdays)

    June Markets

    Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 1st (Thursdays)

    Roslindale: June 3rd (Saturdays) 

    Harvard University Farmers Market, Cambridge: June 6th (Tuesdays) (no market 7/4, 8/22 & 29, 10/24)

    Oak Square, Brighton: June 7th (Wednesdays) 

    Dorchester/Ashmont/Peabody Square: June 23rd (Fridays)

    Allston/Harvard Farmers Market: June (Fridays) (Not confirmed)

    Allston Village, 500 Cambridge St: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

    Cambridgeport: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

    Boston Medical Center Shapiro Lobby, 840 Harrison Avenue: June (Thursdays)

    Mission Hill/Roxbury, Brigham Circle: Mid-June (Thursdays) 

    July Markets

     Charlestown: Thompson Square at Main & Austin Street: July (Wednesdays)

     East Boston/Central Square 209 Summer Street: July (Wednesdays)

    If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

    We use and highly recommend a Rolser Shopping Trolley for your farmers market visits. It stands on its own and can haul your purchases over city sidewalks without a problem.

    See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     

        

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino  

  • Market Report: Boston Area Spring to Fall Farmers Market Opening Dates 2016

    Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our Boston area farmers market friends at their outdoor spots. Our Friday Links today will take you to your favorite markets for the 2016 spring to fall season.

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    On the day I took this photo, I learned that the Stillman stand at the Boston Public Market would be expanding around the corner!

    First, The News!

    This year there will be a second day for the South End/SoWa Farmers Market on Harrison Avenue. You can shop for local food at this popular venue on both Saturdays and Sundays this season.

    The Boston Public Market now serves Bostonians as their primary year-round farmers market. Beginning on July 18th, this local food marketplace will be open 7 days a week – an increase from the current 5 days.

    Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations:

    May Markets

    June Markets

    July Markets

    September Market

    If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

    We use and highly recommend a Rolser Shopping Trolley for your farmers market visits. It stands on its own and can haul your purchases over city sidewalks without a problem.

    See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     

        

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2011 Penny Cherubino  

  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At The Market: Strawberry Season!

     CHE_8116 - Version 22013-06-18-bz-shopping-copley-bob-oppenheim-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The scent of strawberries is in the air at local farmers' markets, this week, and shoppers all seem to have a basket or two or three among their selections. We captured our friend Bob Oppenheim buying his berrys at the Atlas Farm Stand during Tuesday's Copley Square market.

    DSC_5524 - Version 22013-06-19-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We purchased these beauties from Hamiltion Orchards. Is it possible for berries to have terroir? Whatever the secret, Barbara Hamilton and her crew grow some delicious berries. We ask her every market when her blueberries will be coming. 

    If pick-your-own is on your agenda, you can start checking your favorite places to see if they've opened their strawberry fields for the season.

    CHE_8121 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The big displays of garden plants are slowly being replaced with harvested greens and vegetables. If you are thinking of adding some herbs to your life, this is the time to buy the plants.

    CHE_8090 - Version 22013-06-18-Copley-square-framers-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    In Season, Right Now!

    Strawberries, hakurei turnips, fennel, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic scrapes, salad mix, lettuce, arugula, radishes, beets, scallions, kolrabi, rhubarb, bok choi, chard, small onions with green tops, snap peas, sweet peas, herbs, hot house tomatoes, and honey. Plus, you'll find annuals, herbs, and vegetable plants.

    Get Some Before It's Gone!

    Green garlic, garlic scrapes, pea tendrils – many farms will stop bring plants to market when they have enough produce to fill their stands. 

    Coming Soon!

    After strawberry season comes blueberry season. I start looking for the first blues about July 4th. 

    Follow all our Local Food/Farmers' Markets and At The Market reports:

    We heard talk about some early hothouse tomatoes. Curtis Stillman said Stillman's Farm would soon have kale and their first peas.

    What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.