{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

{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!!

{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

Opening Day Festivities!

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The week has finally arrived! The market is opening for the season on Sunday and we couldn’t be more excited.

It is still early in the growing season but we guarantee that our vendors will be bringing some great stuff! Things you can expect to see this time of year include items like lettuce, kale, strawberries, turnips, radishes, spring onions, greenhouse tomatoes, fresh herbs, rhubarb, and some beautiful plants.

We have a number of fantastic vendors joining us this year, in addition to the produce, you’ll be able to find grass-fed meats, fresh seafood, honey, pickles, flowers, wine, cheese, cannolis, coffee, baked confections, candy, bread, spices, soup, prepared seafood, thai food, fresh pasta & salsa (just to name a few).

For music on opening day we are pleased to have Marimbachic (Lydia Lucas) joining us.

BRING THE KIDDOS! We’re going to have fun activities like balloon making and face painting along with cake (while it lasts)!

Please help us spread the word by telling your friends, family and neighbors. The weather report is looking good, we hope to see everyone out there on Sunday supporting the local farmers!!

1st Indoor Thanksgiving Farmer’s Market!

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our first Thanksgiving Market this year! Make your table stand out by serving fresh local meat, produce, wine and baked goods this year!

WHEN: Sunday November 24th, 2013 10am – 1pm

WHERE: Swampscott High School Atrium (inside main entrance)

Long Hill Orchard will be providing fresh local turkeys for sale at the Thanksgiving market but make sure you get your orders in soon! You can place an order this weekend at the farmer’s market or send them an email. They are also taking orders for stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, apple sauce and bulk vegetable orders.

Piper Ranch will be at the market with a variety of grass fed meats including their homemade charcuterie which would be perfect for Thanksgiving appetizers.

Worried about perfectly seasoning that turkey? Leave it up to the professional and talk to David Bowie from Salem Spice. He’ll guide you through all of his unique spices including specialty salts and peppers.

Alfalfa Farm Winery will be selling their delicious wines at the market, pick some up to have with dinner or serve one of their famous fruit wines with dessert.

Grant Family Farm and Long Hill Orchard will be bringing a bunch of fresh fall vegetables like butternut acorn squash, delicata squash, butter cup, blue hubbard, spaghetti squash, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, brussel sprouts, cabbage, celeriac, onions, kale, collards, chard, apples, pears and much more.

If you’ve tried any of Eventide‘s delicious baked goods at the market this year, you know that Meg is one talented baker! Don’t stress and spend hours baking pies this year, leave it up to the professional! She will be taking orders for pies at the Farmer’s Market or just send her an email at megpaine@hotmail.com.

Big Sky Bread will be baking up lots of fresh loaves for you to serve to your guests. Just pick up a few loaves at the market and then pop them in the freezer for a few days to keep them fresh until Thanksgiving.

In addition to these amazing food vendors, we will also have some crafters joining us so you can get your Christmas shopping started early! MISAAD will be joining us, they make hand-turned wooden pens, decorations, ornaments & doll accessories. You can also come pick up some unique holiday cards or hand crafted ornaments from Peach Tree Cards. Or a beautiful piece of artwork by Seascape Creations is the perfect gift for anyone on your list.

Help us make this special market a big success so it can become a Swampscott tradition for years to come!

Photo credits:
http://www.myrecipes.com/t/thanksgiving/turkey/
http://mylifeasareluctanthousewife.blogspot.com/2006/11/photographs-three-thanksgiving-pies.html
http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/846979/a-thanksgiving-wine-list-and-festive-cocktails

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Halloweenfest Photos!!

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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the vendors for our last regular market of the season! We loved seeing all of those smiling faces and great costumes. We hope that you’ll join us for our Thanksgiving market on November 24th.

If you had your photo taken you can view it below. If you are interested in a larger version of your photo just email Mai-Lis at mai-lis@m-hdesign.com and specify the number of your photo (don’t worry – its free!)

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