Health & Fitness
Live Music by Betty’s Bounce, Cheese and Cheesecake, and New: Sea-Inspired Jewelry and more!
Read all about it! Great live music, lots of fun for kids, special sales on melons and dog treats - See you at the market!
Scroll to the end for links to our 2013 Vendors!
And, in the main vendor section - look for sales!
HELP STILL REALLY NEEDED this week!!!! Be part of a great team!
CLICK HERE to sign up directly at Volunteer Spot!
Betty’s Bounce is back! Featuring local guitarists Audie and Zach Bridges and joined by Curtis Doo on the double bass, this trio will delight you with their take on Django, Swing, and Gypsy Jazz . We will also have almost all of our food vendors with us this week, so be ready to stock up on the freshest produce, the finest pasture-raised poultry, meats, and eggs, and the most tasty baked goods and specialty foods around.
This week’s Artisans: Kalaidascope Soap will be with us, and we will also be welcoming our newest vendor Salem Street Beadery, featuring handcrafted jewelry, dream catchers, wind chimes, and more. To quote owner and artisan Jeanette Dion: “I have been creating many new items with all the sea glass, sea shells, sea stones & drift wood that I have been collecting along our local beaches.” For a sneak preview, visit www.salemstreetbeadery.com.
NEWS OF NOTE: Did you know that Massachusetts ranks #7 in the nation for number of Farmers Markets? Also, last week was National Farmers Market Week and next week, August 19-25, is Massachusetts Farmers Market Week. How better to celebrate than by pledging to support your local farmers market?
Just go to www.lovemyfarmersmarket.org and pledge to spend $10 at your favorite farmers market. You can pledge once a day up until September 9. As of Friday morning, we were #39 in the top 100 in the country. To learn more about National Farmers Market Week and how farmers markets contribute to our local economy, see the links about it at wakefieldfarmersmarket.com.
Our nonprofit guest today is Mission of Deeds, a local organization that offers furniture and other household items to needy families and individuals living in Middlesex and Essex counties of Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1993, this group is dedicated to “transforming generosity into hope.” Do be sure to stop by and learn about this worthy organization.
NEWSFLASH: Nobscot Artisan Cheese will be bringing samples of tasty treats you can make using their cheese!
I am sure we will have one of our balloon twisting artists with us and I am hoping that Gina, our face painting artist, will be back. As always, we will have sidewalk chalk and hula hoops for all kids of all ages. you should also check out Gina's website - she teaches all kinds of circus performance skills! NEWSFLASH: 7ate9 Bakery has a new look!
Be sure to stop by for some of their totally yummy cheesecake and a magnet featuring their new logo.
The market accepts credit and debit cards as well as SNAP/EBT cards in exchange for “Market Bucks,” and, thanks to another generous grant from Melrose Wakefield Mass in Motion, our market will match SNAP/EBT purchases up to $10 per visit so all our neighbors can afford to eat healthy local foods! Just come to the Market Manager tent to swipe your CC or EBT card.
HEY!!! GO PLEDGE!!!! COME ON!!! You can do it daily! Remember how you all voted our market #1 in our category in Massachusetts last year? This year instead of voting for your favorite market - participants are pledging to spend dollars at our favorite farmers market! SO, let's get started, shall we? :) You can pledge to spend money at more than one market each DAY, but let's see if we can keep our Wakefield Farmers Market (MA) on the charts! Simply go to www.lovemyfarmersmarket.org to select our market and make your pledge.
NEWSFLASH: Also, don’t miss Stir It Up Cuisine’s Pat Kiernan and her hot pepper jellies and cheese tortes on Lifetime's Supermarket Superstar on Thursday, August 22 at 10:30 p.m. Stir it up will be making their biweekly appearance with us next Saturday.
And, in the main vendor section - look for sales!
HELP STILL REALLY NEEDED this week!!!! Be part of a great team!
CLICK HERE to sign up directly at Volunteer Spot!
Betty’s Bounce is back! Featuring local guitarists Audie and Zach Bridges and joined by Curtis Doo on the double bass, this trio will delight you with their take on Django, Swing, and Gypsy Jazz . We will also have almost all of our food vendors with us this week, so be ready to stock up on the freshest produce, the finest pasture-raised poultry, meats, and eggs, and the most tasty baked goods and specialty foods around.
This week’s Artisans: Kalaidascope Soap will be with us, and we will also be welcoming our newest vendor Salem Street Beadery, featuring handcrafted jewelry, dream catchers, wind chimes, and more. To quote owner and artisan Jeanette Dion: “I have been creating many new items with all the sea glass, sea shells, sea stones & drift wood that I have been collecting along our local beaches.” For a sneak preview, visit www.salemstreetbeadery.com.
NEWS OF NOTE: Did you know that Massachusetts ranks #7 in the nation for number of Farmers Markets? Also, last week was National Farmers Market Week and next week, August 19-25, is Massachusetts Farmers Market Week. How better to celebrate than by pledging to support your local farmers market?
Just go to www.lovemyfarmersmarket.org and pledge to spend $10 at your favorite farmers market. You can pledge once a day up until September 9. As of Friday morning, we were #39 in the top 100 in the country. To learn more about National Farmers Market Week and how farmers markets contribute to our local economy, see the links about it at wakefieldfarmersmarket.com.
Our nonprofit guest today is Mission of Deeds, a local organization that offers furniture and other household items to needy families and individuals living in Middlesex and Essex counties of Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1993, this group is dedicated to “transforming generosity into hope.” Do be sure to stop by and learn about this worthy organization.
NEWSFLASH: Nobscot Artisan Cheese will be bringing samples of tasty treats you can make using their cheese!
I am sure we will have one of our balloon twisting artists with us and I am hoping that Gina, our face painting artist, will be back. As always, we will have sidewalk chalk and hula hoops for all kids of all ages. you should also check out Gina's website - she teaches all kinds of circus performance skills! NEWSFLASH: 7ate9 Bakery has a new look!
Be sure to stop by for some of their totally yummy cheesecake and a magnet featuring their new logo.
The market accepts credit and debit cards as well as SNAP/EBT cards in exchange for “Market Bucks,” and, thanks to another generous grant from Melrose Wakefield Mass in Motion, our market will match SNAP/EBT purchases up to $10 per visit so all our neighbors can afford to eat healthy local foods! Just come to the Market Manager tent to swipe your CC or EBT card.
HEY!!! GO PLEDGE!!!! COME ON!!! You can do it daily! Remember how you all voted our market #1 in our category in Massachusetts last year? This year instead of voting for your favorite market - participants are pledging to spend dollars at our favorite farmers market! SO, let's get started, shall we? :) You can pledge to spend money at more than one market each DAY, but let's see if we can keep our Wakefield Farmers Market (MA) on the charts! Simply go to www.lovemyfarmersmarket.org to select our market and make your pledge.
NEWSFLASH: Also, don’t miss Stir It Up Cuisine’s Pat Kiernan and her hot pepper jellies and cheese tortes on Lifetime's Supermarket Superstar on Thursday, August 22 at 10:30 p.m. Stir it up will be making their biweekly appearance with us next Saturday.
And now, more vendor news!
Corn, tomatoes, and melons, oh my! This is the height of the produce season. If you are doing any canning this year, be sure to pick up some money-saving coupons for Ball ™ and Kerr ™ products at the Market Manager tent.
The entire weekly list from Farmer Dave can be accessed at the end of the 2013 Season Vendor page on our website, but here is a modest excerpt: three kinds of tomatoes, three kinds of summer squash, three kinds of apples (have you ever heard of Gravenstein apples?), corn, and so much more, all just picked delicious.
SALE! All Farmer Dave’s melons will be 50% off!
Charlton Orchards will have their wonderful stone fruits and berries along with corn and assorted produce, honey, wine, and pasture-raised beef and eggs. Kelly’s farm will have a great assortment of produce, including corn, as well, along their totally gorgeous cut flowers. And, don’t miss Flats Mentor Farm and their beautiful and tasty Asian greens, veggies, and herbs.
John Crow Farm will have a variety of pasture-raised cuts and types of meats and poultry, as well as fresh eggs, and Copicut Farms will, as always, have their freshly slaughtered pasture-raised chickens, whole and parts, and fresh eggs as well.
Coutt’s Specialty Foods and In Good Taste (Pam’s Salsa) are with us this Saturday for their biweekly visit, and all the regulars will be on hand: Samira’s Homemade with their wonderful Middle Eastern foods, Fior D’Italia, with gourmet pastas and entrees, as well as fresh mozzarella products, DD’s Dressing, with their delicious lemon dressing that also supports scholarships for local young people, Mamadou’s, with their amazing artisan breads, Swiss Bakers and their delectable assortment of breads and pastries, and the Popover Lady, who makes, hands down, the best popovers in the world.
SALE! Bark for More will have a new flavor of Fido Fro-Yo this week — Banana Blueberry! We also have a special deal on our Beef & Basil and Pumpkin Chip Fro-Yo—They will be on sale for $1.50.
To round things off, we have maple treats and more from Ben’s Sugar Shack and those wonderful cookies from Goodies Homemade.
And again: Carrots! New this year, our market is taking part in the Plant A Carrot Campaign, a program designed to help farmers markets raise funds as well as raise awareness of farmers and farmers markets all across the country. “Carrots” will be available for sale ($5 each) all season at the market. To learn more and to get your very own Carrot, be sure to stop by the Market Manager tent!
Coming Up:
The Wakefield Farmers Market runs RAIN OR SHINE (except in dangerous weather, e.g. lightening or hurricane conditions). The market opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 1:00 p.m. every Saturday through October 19, 2013. Please visit www.wakefieldfarmersmarket.com for a complete listing of vendors and upcoming events and to sign up for the email newsletter. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. See you at the Market!
The entire weekly list from Farmer Dave can be accessed at the end of the 2013 Season Vendor page on our website, but here is a modest excerpt: three kinds of tomatoes, three kinds of summer squash, three kinds of apples (have you ever heard of Gravenstein apples?), corn, and so much more, all just picked delicious.
SALE! All Farmer Dave’s melons will be 50% off!
Charlton Orchards will have their wonderful stone fruits and berries along with corn and assorted produce, honey, wine, and pasture-raised beef and eggs. Kelly’s farm will have a great assortment of produce, including corn, as well, along their totally gorgeous cut flowers. And, don’t miss Flats Mentor Farm and their beautiful and tasty Asian greens, veggies, and herbs.
John Crow Farm will have a variety of pasture-raised cuts and types of meats and poultry, as well as fresh eggs, and Copicut Farms will, as always, have their freshly slaughtered pasture-raised chickens, whole and parts, and fresh eggs as well.
Coutt’s Specialty Foods and In Good Taste (Pam’s Salsa) are with us this Saturday for their biweekly visit, and all the regulars will be on hand: Samira’s Homemade with their wonderful Middle Eastern foods, Fior D’Italia, with gourmet pastas and entrees, as well as fresh mozzarella products, DD’s Dressing, with their delicious lemon dressing that also supports scholarships for local young people, Mamadou’s, with their amazing artisan breads, Swiss Bakers and their delectable assortment of breads and pastries, and the Popover Lady, who makes, hands down, the best popovers in the world.
SALE! Bark for More will have a new flavor of Fido Fro-Yo this week — Banana Blueberry! We also have a special deal on our Beef & Basil and Pumpkin Chip Fro-Yo—They will be on sale for $1.50.
To round things off, we have maple treats and more from Ben’s Sugar Shack and those wonderful cookies from Goodies Homemade.
And again: Carrots! New this year, our market is taking part in the Plant A Carrot Campaign, a program designed to help farmers markets raise funds as well as raise awareness of farmers and farmers markets all across the country. “Carrots” will be available for sale ($5 each) all season at the market. To learn more and to get your very own Carrot, be sure to stop by the Market Manager tent!
Coming Up:
Kevin G. Moore back on 8/24, 9/7, and 10/5, Melrose Bootcamp 9/7, Ed Britt and Don Borchelt (banjos) back on 9/4 and 10/19, Chris LaVancher on 9/21 and 10/12, Audie Bridges and Steve Tapper on 9/28, and the Audubon Ark on 9/28. Also, Friends of Beebe Library book sale/giveaway on 9/7 and the Plein Air Paint Out on 9/14. And, PAWS will be bringing some kittens to visit on a date in October...Something for everyone!
The Wakefield Farmers Market runs RAIN OR SHINE (except in dangerous weather, e.g. lightening or hurricane conditions). The market opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 1:00 p.m. every Saturday through October 19, 2013. Please visit www.wakefieldfarmersmarket.com for a complete listing of vendors and upcoming events and to sign up for the email newsletter. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. See you at the Market!
Wendy Dennis
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Links to All our Vendors:
Farm, Food, and Pet Products
Bark for More
Ben's Sugar Shack
Charlton Orchards
Copicut Farms
Coutts Specialty Foods
DD’s Dressing
Farmer Dave's
Fior D'Italia
Flats Mentor Farm
Globe Fish
Goodies Homemade
In Good Taste
John Crow Farm
Kelly's Farm
Mamadou's Bread
Nobscot Artisan Cheese
7Ate9 Bakery
Samira Homemade
Stir It Up Cuisine
Swiss Bakers
The Popover Lady
Artisan Crafts Products
All About Corks
Angelika Paul Tiles
Barefoot Books
Ellen Garvey Glass
Kaleidoscope Soap
Kittredge Candles
On the Edge Knife Sharpening
Salem Street Beadery
Wicked Good Soap
Trow's Treasures
Links to All our Vendors:
Farm, Food, and Pet Products
Bark for More
Ben's Sugar Shack
Charlton Orchards
Copicut Farms
Coutts Specialty Foods
DD’s Dressing
Farmer Dave's
Fior D'Italia
Flats Mentor Farm
Globe Fish
Goodies Homemade
In Good Taste
John Crow Farm
Kelly's Farm
Mamadou's Bread
Nobscot Artisan Cheese
7Ate9 Bakery
Samira Homemade
Stir It Up Cuisine
Swiss Bakers
The Popover Lady
Artisan Crafts Products
All About Corks
Angelika Paul Tiles
Barefoot Books
Ellen Garvey Glass
Kaleidoscope Soap
Kittredge Candles
On the Edge Knife Sharpening
Salem Street Beadery
Wicked Good Soap
Trow's Treasures
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