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Find fresh food, good friends, and fun at the Farmers Market

 

When: Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:30 pm, July 7 through October 20 (rain or shine)

Where: Central Square (the park at the intersection of Bennington Street and Meridian Street in East Boston)

What: For details on what's happening this week at the Farmers Market, sign up for our weekly newsletter or visit the EBNHC home page.

Food: We are what we eat!

The residents of East Boston come from many different places and have many favorite foods. Our community has roots in the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa. The East Boston Farmers Market is an excellent source for the greens, herbs, fruits, and vegetables of all our traditions: tomatoes, corn and beans, hot peppers and amaranth, chipilin, yierba mora, and papalo, water spinach and bok choy, pea tendrils, scallions and Asian mustard, collard greens, cilantro, peaches and apples, Italian and sweet Thai basil. Our farmers take pride in their Massachusetts-grown crops so that you can have the freshest and best produce for your family’s table.

The Farmers Market offers local raw honey for sale and features fresh-baked whole-grain bread from 303 Café, a terrific restaurant and bakery located right here in East Boston.

Fun: Something is always happening at the Farmers Market

Every Thursday afternoon during the summer and fall, the Farmers Market brings together farmers and neighbors to shop, enjoy performances by local musicians, and find information on healthy eating. The Farmers Market is the place to see friends, meet your neighbors, and celebrate being a member of our diverse and vibrant community.

Audio: Henry and Julio, two patrons of the East Boston Farmers Market, explain why the market is worth a visit every week (in Spanish). Henry's audio:   Julio's audio:

Healthy and affordable

Organized by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, the Farmers Market is a convenient, affordable source for fresh fruit and vegetables, essential for healthy eating and healthy lifestyles. Vouchers and coupons for shopping at farmers’ markets are available for qualified families:

• Boston Bounty Bucks. SNAP/EBT participants can use their cards at the market and receive 50% off purchases up to $20 thanks to the Boston Bounty Bucks program sponsored by the Food Project and the City of Boston.
• WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program. WIC supports farmers as well as good nutrition through the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
• WIC Fruit & Vegetable vouchers. The East Boston Farmers Market is the only market in the city of Boston participating in this new nutrition voucher program!
• Seniors who are referred by EBNHC staff also receive $5 towards the market; certain seniors may qualify for free transportation to the market -- contact Eleanor Chandler, Market Manager, for more information.
• All Let's Get Movin' participants and their families receive 50% off purchases up to $20!
  

Share the bounty of Massachusetts

The East Boston Farmers Market is bigger than ever. Meet our farmers:

• Farmer Dave's
  Dracut, MA (click on the image at right to download a fun profile of Farmer Dave!)
• Flats Mentor Farm
  Lancaster, MA
• Jones Farm
  Chelmsford, MA
• Nagog Hill Farm
  Littleton, MA

For updates on the Farmers Market via social media, follow the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook!

For more information about the Farmers Market, contact Ben Talbot, Market Manager, at talbotb@ebnhc.org or 617-568-4028.