National Farmer’s Market Week

Uncle Sam declared it, it must be…(hmm), regardless, check out a local market this weekend in your celebration of National Farmer’s Market Week:

Today

• Graduate Hospital: 22nd and Carpenter, 3 – 7 (heard its good, we’re planning on stopping by tonight).
• East Falls: Midville Ave at Ridge, 3-7

Tomorrow

• Rittenhouse 9:30 – 3
• Chestnut Hill: 9:30 – 1
• Fitler Square (23rd and Pine, Philadelphia) 9:00-2:00
• Manayunk: Main Street (Canal View Park) 10:00-2:00
• Collingswood, www.collingswoodmarket.com – for more info.

Sunday

• Headhouse Square: 10:00-2:00
• Reading Terminal’s outdoor market: 9:00-5:00
• North Wales, Whole Foods, 11-3

Also, here’s a couple National Farmer’s Market Week blogs and articles, for more information:

America’s Favorite Farmer’s Market: national contest in celebration of the national farmer’s market week with a short review of Farmer’s Market growth over the last several years. Collingswood, NJ’s Saturday Market is in the running for the second year!

uwishunew: this pretty cool blog posted an informative article on Philly’s farmer’s market growth and local food-sector growth in general.

~ by 150milechallengephilly on August 6, 2010.