{Event} Beach Rock Painting, August 24th

WHEN: Sunday August 24th, 10-1

WHERE: Swampscott Farmer’s Market, Swampscott High School

This Sunday at the Swampscott Farmers Market we’ll be offering Beach Rock Painting as a children’s craft. From the simplest designs to the most detailed, this creative activity works for every age and skill level. We’ll have water-based, fast-drying craft paints, googley eyes, feathers and other supplies available. Bring home a colorful work of art! Don’t forget this is a parent-supervised activity.

photo credit: http://heidiboyd.com/blog/2010/6/4/painted-pebbles-are-pet-rocks-with-personality.html

{Vendor Spotlight} Deano’s Pasta

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We have so many fantastic vendors at the market this year, we decided to start doing vendor spotlights so you can learn more about them and their fantastic products. Today, we’re featuring Deano’s Pasta!

Deano’s Pasta has been making local, all natural, non GMO, gourmet pastas since 1947 and is located next to Stop & Shop in Somerville (almost touching their parking lot) right off Broadway and McGrath Highway. Their products are sold at Whole Foods in Swampscott and Lynnfield, Mckinnon’s in Danvers, Crosby’s Market and Marblehead Community Store in Marblehead, as well as the Meat Market and Winthrop Market in Winthrop. You can walk into their factory and buy pasta or find them at the Swampscott market this Sunday, August 17 and then every other Sunday!

They will be selling Raviolis, Fusilli noodles, Marinara Sauce as well as their Onesto (Honest) Cream Sauce. All items are sold fresh frozen in a full 1 lb package (16 oz.) which serves 2 to 3 people. Prices range from $4.00 to $8.00. Bring something home for dinner or keep in your freezer for future meals!

This week they will have:

• Roasted Butternut Squash and Amaretto Ravioli

• Spinach Florentine Ravioli. (Stuffed with fresh spinach, ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheese with a touch of roasted garlic)

• Three Cheese Ravioli (ricotta, parmesan and pecorino)

• Wild Mushroom Ravioli (slow roasted porcini, portobello and cremini mushrooms with a touch of ricotta)

• Garden Vegetable Ravioli (like a farmers market ravioli filled with carrots, corn, peas, sun dried tomatoes and artichokes with ricotta and mascarpone cheese)

• Homemade Fusilli Noodles

• Homemade Marinara Sauce

• Onesto (Honest) Cream Sauce

All items are in a 1 lb package, fresh frozen, all natural, NON GMO, and locally made right in Somerville!

Learn more at www.originalgourmetpasta.com

Come by the market this weekend to pick some up!

Celebrating National Farmer’s Market Week!

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If you needed yet another reason to come out to the Swampscott Farmer’s Market this weekend, how about the start of National Farmer’s Market week? August 3rd – 9th has been declared National Farmer’s Market Week!

We are so happy and grateful to see the market thriving every weekend after all the hard work we put into planning! Most of all we would like to thank all of our fantastic farmer’s and vendors for helping this market grow and for helping us provide this service to the community!

We love seeing all of your smiling faces every weekend,we hope you’ll be able to make it out this weekend to show our vendors how much you appreciate them and to keep this beautiful market running for years to come! The market is run by a dedicated group of volunteers and we want the market to succeed just as much as you do so we’re always open to your comments & suggestions. You can always stop by our booth on Sundays or write us a note through the “contact” section on our website.

We’ll see you on Sunday!!

{Event} Swampscott Police & Firefighter Meet & Greet July 27th

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Bring the kids down to the market this Sunday for a meet & greet with the Swampscott Police and Firefighters. They will have their cruisers and trucks parked for the kids to check out!

WHEN: Sunday July 27th 10am – 1pm

WHERE: Swampscott High School, 200 Essex Street, Swampscott MA

The market is in full swing so if you haven’t been by in a few weeks, its time to stop in and pick up some of the amazing fresh produce that our farmers are been bringing. We’d love to hear what you’ve been making so if you have any recipes to share, just send us an email and we’ll feature it on the blog!

{Event} Kid’s Fun Day! Sunday July 20th

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Join us for our 2nd annual Kid’s Fun Day at the market this weekend! Come on by to do some shopping and entertain the kiddos while you’re at it. We’ll have games and activities, face painting, balloon animals and prizes. Whole Foods Swampscott will be joining us for a food demo along with giving away children’s aprons while they last.

We’ll also be joined by Macaroni Kid of Lynn/Swampscott/Nahant. If you haven’t visited their site yet, now is the time to do so! They have a fantastic calendar of local events for children along with relevant articles.

WHEN: Sunday July 20th 10-1

WHERE: Swampscott Farmer’s Market, Swampscott High School

We look forward to seeing you at the market on Sunday!!

The Market This Weekend {July 13th}

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Looks like another beautiful weekend in the forecast! As we get further into the summer months, the Farmer’s have more and more beautiful produce available. Make sure you come by this weekend to stock up with fresh food for the week or just stop by to enjoy the sunshine and grab some lunch.

This weekend we have:

CIVIC BOOTH: Better Business Bureau

We’ll see you on Sunday!!

{Event} Watermelon Eating Contest July 6th

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Let’s celebrate July 4th weekend and the hot weather with a Watermelon Eating Contest! A group of Swampscott officials will be going head-to-head in a competition at 11:30. Stop by to watch, get some watermelon and participate yourself! We will be organizing multiple contests throughout the morning so just stop on by!

WHEN: Sunday July 6th, 2014 10am – 12pm (market is open 10-1)

WHERE: Swampscott Farmers Market, Swampscott High School

Also this weekend…

MUSIC: Amy Spillert

CIVIC BOOTH: American Legion Post 59

The Market This Weekend {June 29th}

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The farmer’s are bringing more and more each week so make sure you stop by the market this weekend to see what they have! If you haven’t noticed, this year we’ve been featuring a civic organization every month at the market. They are mostly non-profit organizations who are joining us to spread the word about their causes, we’ll keep you updated on who will be with us each weekend along with the musicians playing a the market.

This weekend we have…

CIVIC BOOTH: Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay

MUSIC: Phil Austin – The Laughing Crow Band

We’ll have a packed house this weekend, come on by to enjoy the beautiful weather, listen to some music and check out a few new vendors!

{Event} Bike Safety Day

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Join us for bike safety day at the market on Sunday! Marblehead Cycles will be there with bikes and helmets for fittings.

WHEN: Sunday June 22nd, 2014 10am – 1pm

WHERE: Swampscott Farmers Market, Swampscott High School

The Market is OPEN!

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We’ve been blessed with two GORGEOUS Sundays so far and the market is now in full swing! If you haven’t made it out yet, make sure you stop by to check out all of our new vendors this year like salsa, cheese & thai food. Our farmers will continue to have more items every week as we move into the summer. Since photos can often speak more than words, here are some photos from our fantastic opening day!