AMHERST SUMMER MARKETS DATES AND TIMES ANNOUNCED

find AMHERST WINTER MARKET vendors and products at AMHERST SUMMER MARKETS and at other MARKETS AROUND THE VALLEY
 

Amherst Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 7:30 – 1:30
April 20th – November 23rd
Center of Amherst
http://www.amherstfarmersmarket.com/

Leyden Glen Lamb
The Kitchen Garden
Austin Brothers Family Farm
Simple Gifts Farm
Queens Greens (alternating)
Cricket Creek
Sidehill Farm
Twin Oaks Farm
White Buffalo Herbs

Wednesday Market at Kendrick Park
Wednesdays 2 – 6
May 1st – October 16th
Kendrick Park (across from The Loose Goose and Bertucci’s
http://kendrickparkmarket.com/

The Kitchen Garden
King Creek Farm
Queen’s Greens
DiLaura Soap Co.
Harvest Market
Red Fire Farm
Apex Orchards
Backyard Bakery

Northampton Tuesday Market
Tuesdays 1:30 – 6:30
April 30th – November 12th
Pedestrian Way behind Thorne’s Marketplace
http://northamptontuesdaymarket.com/

Leyden Glen Lamb
Bug Hill Farm
Sangha Farm
Fior d’Italia
El Jardin
Cricket Creek
Beaumont’s Berries
Hosta Hill Farm
Old Friends Farm
Laughing Tomato

Northampton Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 7 – 1
April 27th – November 9th
8 Gothic Street
http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farmersmarkets_details.php?market=122

The Kitchen Garden
Sangha Farm

Greenfield Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 8 – 12:30
April 27th – November 23rd
Court Square
http://greenfieldfarmersmarket.com/

The Kitchen Garden
Beaumont’s Berries
El Jardin Bakery
Balky Farm
Hosta Hill
Cape Cod Fish Share
Queen’s Greens (spring and fall)
Pecan Patti (guest)
Pioneer Valley Vinegar Works (guest)
Delights of the Earth (guest)

South Hadley Farmers’ Market
Thursdays 1- 6
June 6th – October 10th
Hadley Street at College Street
http://www.facebook.com/SouthHadleyFarmersMarket

Tortured Orchard
Backyard Bakery
Fior D’Italia

Springfield Farmers’ Market at Forest Park
Tuesdays 12:30 – 6
May 7th – October 28th
Cyr Arena, Forest Park
http://farmersmarketatforestpark.com/ 

Red Fire Farm
Fior D’Italia
Tortured Orchard
The Kitchen Garden

Our final market is this Saturday.  Thank you all for a most incredible market season!

SOUP!  Black Sheep is offering a vegetarian and a meat ‘Market Soup,’ made made from food from our vendors!  Come and enjoy our tastiness of our collaboration.

And a big Thank You to our SPONSORS.  The Winter Market is a very expensive market to run due to the need to rent an indoor space.  The following businesses and organizations make it possible:

Easthampton Savings Bank
Umass Extension and Student Farming Enterprise
Common Capital
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Florence Savings Bank
Collective Copies
TigerPress

Promotions:

Do you enjoy the kimchee at market?  The tempeh?  The sauerkraut?  Help HOSTA HILL FARM with their Kickstarter campaign to build a kitchen to fill the gap between their fields and your table.  If you support local agriculture and sustainable food production, check them out on Kickstarter, contribute what you can, and spread the word.  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hostahill/a-kitchen-for-hosta-hill?ref=email

SIMPLE GIFTS FARM is offering Easter hams and tulips.  Don’t miss out!

Guest vendors this week:

Amherst Community Market
Art Bug
For The Birds
Kathleen Anderson jewelry
Laura Victoria Designs
Nancy Howard Art and Design
Sangha Farm
Tortured Orchard
UMass Student Farming Enterprise

Music

Richie Pace   Richie Pace is a Senior English major at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Though he currently treats music performance as only a supplement towards his undergraduate experience, he plans on pursuing music full-time once he earns his degree in May. Richie incorporates strong vocals and a soft electric guitar tone to create a unique singer/songwriter sound.  Expect plenty of passion, charm, and Beatles covers.

Kids’ Activities

Farm and Wilderness   Amy and Zach join us again to do wilderness-related crafts and talk about Tamarack Farm, Flying Cloud, silent meeting, fifth freedom, and more things related to Farm and Wilderness camps.  http://farmandwilderness.org/

3/30 VENDORS

VEGETABLES
The Kitchen Garden, Red Fire Farm, Simple Gifts Farm, Winter Moon Roots

BREAD
Backyard Bakery, El Jardin Bakery

MEAT
Austin Brothers Valley Farm, Balky Farm, King Creek Farm, Leyden Glen Farm

CHEESE & SPECIALTY FOODS
Auntie Elsie’s Oatmeal Crisps, Cricket Creek Farm, Hosta Hill Farm,  Sangha Farm, Tortured Orchard, Wheatberry Cafe

FRUIT & SWEETNESS
Bergeron Sugar House, Bug Hill Farm

PREPARED FOODS
Black Sheep Bakery, Harvest Market, Unlawful Waffle

HERBALS & BODY CARE
DiLaura Soap, White Buffalo Herbs, Flexible Farmer

CRAFTS AND GIFTS AND INFORMATION
Amherst Community Market, Art Bug, For The Birds, Josh Cohen Pottery, Kathleen Anderson jewelry, Laura Victoria Designs, Nancy Howard Art and Design, UMass Student Farming Enterprise, Ray Genenbach’s paintings

Spring Gardening Day this Saturday!

Workshops:

10:15 Composting with ‘Dr. Worm’ David Lovler
11:15 Starting Seeds and Prepping the Garden for Planting with Ryan Karb of Many Hands Farm
12.15 Growing Heirloom Tomatoes with Ryan Voiland of Red Fire Farm
1.15   Understanding your Working Body with Lydia Irons of the Flexible Farmer

Seed swap — Bring in last year’s, this year’s excess, or otherwise unwanted seeds to the swap table to share.  Leave without taking, taking without leaving, it’s a free-for-all!

UMass Student Farm selling cool-season starts in six-packs.

Guest vendors this week:

Art Bug
Homegrown Microfarms
Coop Power
Earth’s Touch Natural Beauty
Atticus Glass
Phoebe Made
UMass Student Farm 

Music

Morning     Shiprock and Anchordog    The Shiprock and Anchordog Project is a continuous journey across many different media. Shiprock and Anchordog songs tell a long story about two traveling dogs.  Their work brings together music, theater, writing, dance, puppetry and other fun stuff to create a modern mythology about traveling dogs.  http://shiprockandanchordog.com/

Afternoon    The Interns    The Interns (Tieren, Tim, Sagan, and Ilan) have enjoyed playing together for two years.  They are trained in both rock and jazz music, and will be playing original acoustic songs.  The group, still in highschool, recently had a blast playing at The Rendezvous in Turners Falls.          

Final Market: March 30th.

Black Sheep will be serving a Market Soup made with ingredients from our vendors!

3/23 VENDORS

VEGETABLES
Queen’s Greens, The Kitchen Garden, Red Fire Farm, Simple Gifts Farm, Winter Moon Roots

BREAD
Backyard Bakery, El Jardin Bakery

MEAT
Austin Brothers Valley Farm, Cape Cod Fish Share, King Creek Farm, Leyden Glen Farm, Turkey Brook Farm

CHEESE & SPECIALTY FOODS
Auntie Elsie’s Oatmeal Crisps, Cricket Creek Farm, Hosta Hill Farm,  Wheatberry Cafe

FRUIT & SWEETNESS
Apex Orchards, Beaumont’s Berries, Bergeron Sugar House, Bug Hill Farm, Pecan Patti

PREPARED FOODS
Black Sheep Bakery, Harvest Market, Unlawful Waffle

HERBALS & BODY CARE
DiLaura Soap, Earth’s Touch Natural Beauty, Flexible Farmer

CRAFTS AND GIFTS AND INFORMATION
Atticus Glass, Art Bug, Coop Power, Homegrown Microfarms, PhoebeMade, Ray Gengenbach’s paintings, UMass Student Farm

Last week to enter submissions to the
‘Market Moment’ Photo Contest

The Winter Market’s ‘Market Moment’ Photo Contest is accepting submissions now through March 18th.  The contest hopes to exhibit customers’ perspective on and memories of the 2012-2013 market season.  All submissions will be printed and hung for the March 23rd market, and customers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite photos.  Entrants whose photos place 1st through 4th will win gift baskets of produce and products from the market.

Click here for more instructions on how to enter.

Workshops Announced for Spring Gardening Day

10:15 Composting or Sprouts with ‘Dr. Worm’ David Lovler
11:15 Starting Seeds and Prepping the Garden for Planting with Ryan Karb of Many Hands Farm
12.15 Growing Heirloom Tomatoes with Ryan Voiland of Red Fire Farm
1.15   Understanding your Working Body with Lydia Irons of the Flexible Farmer

New vendors this week:

Nancy Howard Art and Design plants and terra cotta

Laura Healy Jewelry  

Liz Cogswell — Wool and ‘A Lamb’s Life’

Music

French Press A sublime blend of traditional Quebecois, Breton, French and Cajun music for fiddle, accordion, and banjo.

Kids’ Activities

The Renaissance Preschool

Market ongoing:

March 23rd  Spring Gardening Day

Workshops: 10:15 Composting or Sprouts with ‘Dr. Worm’ David Lovler
11:15 Starting Seeds and Prepping the Home Garden for Planting
with Ryan Karb of Many Hands Farm
12.15 Growing Heirloom Tomatoes with Ryan Voiland of Red Fire Farm
1.15   Understanding your Working Body with Lydia Irons of the Flexible Farmer

Seed swap — Bring in last year’s, this year’s excess, or otherwise unwanted seeds to the swap table to share.  Leave without taking, taking without leaving, it’s a free-for-all!

UMass Student Farm selling cool-season starts in six-packs.

3/16 VENDORS

VEGETABLES
Queen’s Greens, Red Fire Farm, Simple Gifts Farm, Winter Moon Roots

BREAD
Backyard Bakery, El Jardin Bakery

MEAT
Austin Brothers Valley Farm, Balky Farm, Cape Cod Fish Share, King Creek Farm, Leyden Glen Farm

CHEESE & SPECIALTY FOODS
Auntie Elsie’s Oatmeal Crisps, Cricket Creek Farm, Fior D’Italia, Hosta Hill Farm, Tortured Orchard,  Wheatberry Cafe

FRUIT & SWEETNESS
Apex Orchards, Bergeron Sugar House

PREPARED FOODS
Black Sheep Bakery, Harvest Market, Unlawful Waffle

HERBALS & BODY CARE
Delights of the Earth, Flexible Farmer, White Buffalo Herbs

CRAFTS AND GIFTS AND INFORMATION
Amherst Community Market, For the Birds, Laura Healy Jewelry, Josh Cohen Pottery, Nancy Howard Art and Design, Ray Gengenbach’s paintings

DEMO DAY!  Photography workshop.  Music.  Kids activities.  

Amherst Leisure Services Demos throughout the day:

• 10-11 Taro Yamashita, Fencing
• 11-12 George M’Sadoques, Glass Jewelry Making
• 12-1 Jenny Atkins, Spinning and Knitting
• 12:45-1:30 Alicia Morton, Dance/ Movement
• 1:30-2 Lynne Smith, Exercise

 Guest vendors and tablers this week:

Amherst Community Market
Amherst League of Women Voters
Artbug artist Chaldea Emerson – creator of our beautiful poster!
For the Birds — birdseed ornaments
Josh Cohen Pottery
Flexible Farmer  (gift certificates and real live massages!!!)
Kathleen Anderson clay pottery & jewelry
Wheatberry Cafe PVHG shares & grain

Music

Morning    Paint     http://www.paint-band.com/

Paint is a four piece indie soul band out of western mass. 

Market ongoing:

Winter Market Moment Photo Contest

Email us a photo you’ve taken at market or at home that clearly says ‘Market Moment’, we’ll put them up at market for customers to vote to select the winners of 4 market baskets.

click here for more info 

March 23rd  Spring Gardening Day

Workshops in starting seeds at home, growing heirloom tomatoes, growing sprouts, and composting.  And a seed swap!  Bring in last year’s seeds you’d like to share for a swap-a-roo.

3/9 VENDORS

VEGETABLES
The Kitchen Garden, Queen’s Greens, Red Fire Farm, Simple Gifts Farm, Winter Moon Roots

BREAD
Backyard Bakery, El Jardin Bakery

MEAT
Austin Brothers Valley Farm, Balky Farm, Cape Cod Fish Share, King Creek Farm, Leyden Glen Farm, Turkey Brook Farm

CHEESE & SPECIALTY FOODS
Auntie Elsie’s Oatmeal Crisps, Cricket Creek Farm, Hosta Hill Farm, Wheatberry Cafe

FRUIT & SWEETNESS
Apex Orchards, Beaumont’s Berries, Bergeron Sugar House, Pecan Patti

PREPARED FOODS
Black Sheep Bakery, Harvest Market, Unlawful Waffle

HERBALS & BODY CARE
DiLaura Soap, Flexible Farmer

CRAFTS AND GIFTS AND INFORMATION
Amherst League of Women Voters, Artbug - Chaldea Emerson, Kathleen Anderson, Josh Cohen Pottery, Ray Gengenbach’s paintings, Shut Down Vermont Yankee