Community Volunteers Needed!

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We are looking for volunteers from the community to help with market set up and take down on Sundays. Work would include the set up and take down of tents, flags, parking cones, etc on our market days. Times would be at 8:30 and then at 12:45. We would need you for about 45 minutes to an hour.

It’s a great way to start your Sunday, talking with Farmer’s, enjoying the sunshine and getting a sneak peak at what you can buy at the market that day.

The market runs until the last Sunday in October, with a final market the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving.

Email swampscottfm@fastmail.fm if you are interested in helping out or fill out the contact form on our website. We can work around the days that you would be available to help out, we’re just looking for more hands! Thank you in advance for your help, the market wouldn’t be possible without the help of great community volunteers like you!

{Event} Beach Rock Painting, August 24th

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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} 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!!

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!

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!

Thank you for your continued support!!

2014 CSA Shares

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We’ve had a lot of inquiries about CSA shares this year so we wanted to remind everyone that two of our vendors are offering CSA Shares this year and you can still sign up!

If you are new to a CSA, it is a great way to experience the freshest local produce on a weekly basis. It will encourage you to get creative in the kitchen stay healthy with all that local produce!

Long Hill Orchard with have CSA shares available for pick-up at the Swampscott Farmer’s Market, you can sign up by visiting their website here.

Connor’s Farm is also offering CSA shares this year but pick-up is only available at the farm, sign up here.

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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