Farmers Markets In Your City
We love the harvest season, that period of late summer and fall when the crops have ripened, the bounty picked, and the bushels are brought to market to share. The vibrancy and tenacity of the harvest is best showcased at local farmers markets. It is at these community gatherings that we are reminded that the best food stems from an important connection: a mutual dependency between farmers and the natural world. At the market, we receive the yield of their persistence and care. Our local farmers markets remind us that the best crops do not grow year round in concrete warehouses, but by the season, by the sun, rain and soil of native clime.
Farmers Markets in Your City
Boston, MA
Allston Village
Jackson Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge Street
Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm,
May 12 to October 27.
Allston / Harvard
North Harvard Street And Western Ave. Parking Lot
Friday, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm,
June 15 to October 26.
Cambridge: Central Square
Parking lot # 5 at Bishop Allen Drive &Norfolk Streets
Monday, Noon – 6:00 pm (Closes at 5:00 pm after Nov. 7),
May 21 to November 19.
Cambridge: Charles Square
Charles Hotel Courtyard at Harvard Square
Friday, Noon to 6:00 pm and Sunday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm,
May 25 to November 18.
Cambridge: Harvard University
Harvard University near Sanders Theater, Corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets
Tuesday, Noon – 6:00 pm,
June 19 to October 29.
Cambridge: Kendall Square
Kendall Square, 500 Kendall St.,
Thursday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, June to September.
Brookline: Coolidge Corner
Coolidge Corner, Center Street West, Parking Lot, off Beacon Street,
Thursday, 1:30 pm – dusk,
June 14 to October 25.
Medford Square
One City Hall Mall, corner of Riverside Ave. and Clippership Drive, Medford Square
Thursday, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm,
June 7 to October 18.
Somerville: Davis Square
Davis Square, Day & Herbert Sts. Lot,
Wednesday, Noon – 6:00 pm (Closes at 5:00 pm in November),
May 23 to November 21.
Somerville: Union Square
Union Square on the plaza
Saturday, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm,
June 2 to November 17.
Marshall’s Fenway Farm Stand
7 Days a Week, All Year
City Hall Plaza, 200 Pleasant St.
Tuesday, 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
You can find a full directory of Massachusetts area markets here, or visit: http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/
New York City
Washington Park btw DeKalb & Willoughby, along the SE corner of Fort Greene Park
Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Year-round
North and west sides of Union Square Park
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m
Portland, ME
Saturday, 7:00 am-12:00 pm
April 28th through late November
Wednesdays, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm,
April 28th through late November
Austin, TX
Barton Creek Square mall parking lot
Saturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm
The Austin Sustainable Food Center hosts four farmers markets throughout the week:
Downtown
4th and Guadalupe – Downtown
Saturday 9am – 1pm
Sunset Valley
3200 Jones Rd/Toney Burger Center
Saturday 9am – 1pm
The Triangle
46th and Lamar – The Triangle
Wednesday, 4pm – 8pm
East
51st and 183 – YMCA
Tuesday, 10am – 1pm
Portland, OR
Portland Farmers Market hosts 8 markets throughout the area:
Portland State University
SW Park Ave & SW Montgomery St,
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
March 17 through December 15.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
SW Broadway & SW Morrison St,
Mondays, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
June 18 through September 24.
Shemanski Park
SW Park Ave & SW Salmon St,
Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
May 2 through October 31
Winter Shemanski Park
SW Park Ave & SW Salmon St.
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
January 7 through February 25.
Buckman
SE Salmon St & SE 20th Ave,
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.,
May 3 through September 27.
Northwest
NW 19th Ave & NW Everett St,
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m,
June 7 through September 27.
Kenton
N Denver Ave & N McClellan St
Fridays, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.,
June 1 through September 28.
King
NE Wygant St & NE 7th Ave,
Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.,
May 6 through October 28.
There’s over 7,000 farmers markets operating throughout the U.S so this is only a partial listing. Share the location and date of your favorite farmers market in the Comments.
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