Union Square Main Streets with The City of Somerville brings the Union Square Farmers Market each Saturday throughout the summer and early autumn. The market showcases Massachusetts grown produce, greens, fruits and berries, seedlings, herbs, fresh cut flowers and baked goods.

Payment accepted:  Cash, SNAP, Credit Cards, Union Sq Market Tokens, Farmers Market WIC coupons

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2010 Farmers Market Vendors

Kimball Fruit Farm (Pepperell, MA) – IPM farm with full range of tree fruit, berries and vegetables
Parker Farm (Lunenberg, MA) – Full range of vegetables and greens
Nicewicz Family Farm (Bolton, MA) – IPM orchard with full range of tree fruit, berries and corn
Drumlin Farm (Lincoln, MA) – Full range of vegetables, drop cherries, cut flowers and pesto

Cook’s Farm Orchard (Brimfield, MA) – IPM orchard and berries, baked goods and jams
Stillman's Farm (Lunenburg, MA) – Fresh cut flowers and pasture/free range and hormone free meats including lamb, turkey, pork, chicken and beef

Herb Lyceum at Gilson's (Groton, MA) - Potted herbs and flowers, soap, honey

Taza Chocolate (Somerville, MA) - Stone ground chocolate from organically grown cacao beans direct from small farmer cooperatives made in our neighborhood factory

Fiore di Nonno (Somerville, MA) - Fresh mozzarella and string cheeses

 

New vendors this year:

Hutchins Farm (Concord, MA) - herbs, some fruit and melon, full range of vegetables.

Flats Mentor Farm (Fitchburg, MA) – Hmong farmers specializing in Asian greens
Iggy's Bread of the World (Cambridge, MA)  - country, whole wheat, french, light and dark rye, olive bread, ficelle and bread sticks, brioche, facaccia, 7-grain and pecan

 

 

Alternating Saturday Vendors:

Groundwork Somerville (Somerville, MA) - seedlings, herbs

Urban Homesteaders League (Somerville, MA) - demonstrations and kits on alternating Saturdays to teach skills in more sustainable living.
Siraco Sharpening Service (Somerville, MA)- Sharpening services of kitchen knives, garden tools. Last Saturday of each month only

 

 

Top Ten Tips for Getting the Most from the Farmers Market

 

Video produced by Wendy Blom of SCAT looks at all the ways Somerville residents take advantage of Massachusetts farms and backyard gardens.

 

Article on the Urban Homesteaders League by Julia Fairclough of the Somerville News.

 

Community Cooks will be at the market with advice and recipes to help you make the most out of the season.

 

Video about the EBT/SNAP program created by SCAT

 

 

Music at the Market

Would you like to perform at the Union Square Farmers Market this season? We're looking for folks to bring family-friendly fun such as acoustic music or other performances such as juggling and stilt walking, magic, martial arts demonstrations, hula hoops and jump rope, etc. Contact  us for more information at market@unionsquaremain.org

Check out a video from one of the performances at the market last year. Thanks to Bill Barrell at SCAT.

 

Kyle and Eli of Union Press created this great, original letterpress poster for the Union Square Farmers Market using the wood letters from their collection and their own drawing. All posters are individually numbered. $10 each and available at the market on Saturdays while supplies last.

 

Calendar

July 3	Sudbury Soup
July 10	Music by Grown Up Noise. ButterGirl Bakery in the Grown in Somerville booth. Handmade Marketplace after the market.
July 17	Music by Jeff Jam. Union Press Urban Homesteaders League
July 24	Pretty Pennies perform. Riverdog Polka Dog Bakery with treats for your 4-legged friend Community Cooks with advice and recipes
July 31	Special Performance by the Vegetable Circus! Within Organics in the Grown in Somerville booth Urban Homesteaders League
August 7	Performance by Inca Son Soap by Nazarene Zabel. Rock & Roll Yard Sale after the market
August 14	Urban Homesteaders League Paper Party after the market with hand-made items exclusively made from paper.

 

THIS MONTH AT MARKET: The Grown in Somerville Booth welcomes local growers and organizations to apply for the one day space at the market. We provide the tent and table, you provide the content. Grown in Somerville Booth Guest Vendor Application Market Policies EVENTS: Got an idea for a special event at the market? We're looking to gather businesses and organizations for special theme days on Alternative Health, Climate Change, Public Transportation, Pedestrian issues and more.  Contact us with your ideas or to participate. We're looking for performers and educational activities at the market. Contact Adrianne at market@unionsquaremain.org PRODUCE: For June Beets, carrots, peas, greens, lettuce, radishes, raspberries, asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, herbs, green onions, vegetable starts (seedlings), cut flowers   For July & August Corn, apples, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, cabbage, cucumbers, cherries, eggplant, escarole, green onions, kale, leeks, lettuce, melons,  peas, peaches, peppers, plums, radishes, raspberries,  spinach,  summer squash, tomatoes, zucchini   September & October apples, beans, beets,  blackberries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, corn, cucumbers,  eggplant, endive, escarole, kale, leeks, lettuce, melons, nectarines, onions,peaches, pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, raspberries, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips   Download a snazzy crop calendar Urban Homesteaders Broadside #1: vermicomposting, making soft cheese, making your own cleaning supplies, growing vegetables in a container

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Video Produced by students at the Prospect Hill Academy featuring the Farmers Market Mascot, Chris Ninjin CoolCarrot