Cape Cod Harvest Calendar
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The easiest way to find out what's in season locally is to use the Cape Cod Harvest calendar for info on veggies, fruits, herbs and sweeteners. When you click on one of the products on the left you'll get a list of farms that have it!
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Bass River Farmers' Market
Old Main Street, S. Yarmouth
Thursdays, 9 AM-1:30 PM
5/24/12 - 9/17/2012
carlene@bassriverfarmersmarket.org
www.bassriverfarmersmarket.org
Chatham Farmers' Market
1652 Main Street, Route 28, Chatham
Tuesdays, 3:00 PM-6:30 PM
5/15/12 - 10/30/12
chathamfarmersmarket@hotmail.com
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Dennis Farmers' & Artisans Market @ the Chat House
593 Route 6A, Dennis Saturdays, 8:30 AM-Noon 6/30/12 - 9/8/12 508-367-6632 john@capecodchathouse.com www.capecodchathouse.com Falmouth Farmers' Market
Peg Noonan Park Main Street, Falmouth
Thursdays, Noon-6 PM 5/24/12 - 10/11/12 falmouthfarmersmarket@gmail.com
www.falmouthfarmersmarket.org Green Harvest Organic Farmers' Market
Barnstable County Fairgrounds Main Entrance Parking Lot Route 151, E. Falmouth/Mashpee line
Tuesdays, Noon-4 PM June-November
greenharvest@comcast.net
Some farmers accept SNAP Harwich Farmers' Market
Brooks Academy Museum
80 Parallel Street, Harwich
Thursdays, 3 PM-6 PM 6/14/12 - 10/11/12
508-432-5042
harwichhistoricalsociety@verizon.net Mid-Cape Farmers' Market
468 Main Street, Hyannis
Wednesdays, 2 PM-6 PM 6/6/12 - 10/31/12
ccole@cape.com Orleans Farmers' Market
21 Old Colony Way, Orleans
Saturdays, 8 AM-Noon, May-Nov; Wednesdays, 4 PM-7 PM, July & Aug
www.orleansfarmersmarket.com Sandwich Farmers' Market
Route 6A Village Green (MapQuest 164 Route 6A), Sandwich
Tuesdays, 9 AM-1 PM 6/512-10/30/12
loricaron3@aol.com
www.sandwichfarmersmarket.com W. Dennis Farmers' & Artisans Market @ Hummingbird Garden Center
621 Main Street (Route 28), W. Dennis Mondays, 9 AM-1 PM hummingbirdgardens1@gmail.com
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 Buy Fresh Buy Local is a program of FoodRoutes Network, a national non-profit organization that provides technical support to community-based groups that are working to strengthen regional markets for locally-grown foods. The local Cape Cod chapter is administered by the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Funding and support is provided by Barnstable County and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. |
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National Farmers' Market Week is August 5-11!
If you haven't had a chance to visit a local market yet, this is the perfect time to do so! Buy Fresh Buy Local will be out and about with FREE bumper stickers, local guides and magnets. Come say hi and support your farmers!
Here's where we will be (check the side bar on the left for addresses as well as a listing of other Cape markets):
August 4 -- Orleans, 8-12
August 7 -- Sandwich, 9-1; Green Harvest, 12-4
August 8 -- Mid-Cape, 2-6
August 9 -- Bass River, 9-1:30; Harwich, 3-6
The first 10 people to stop by the Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod table at each of the above markets will get a free BFBL CC reusable shopping tote!
See you at the market... |
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Member News August 2012
| Woo's Worms and Garden Products' shallot, squash, and tomato crops are looking good this year and will soon be at the Orleans Farmers Market for sale along with normal worm castings fertilizer products.
The farmstand at Cape Cod Organic Farm is open 7 days a week and has fresh, homegrown, certified organic produce and eggs from our own chickens! Hours are: Mon-Fri - 9am-5:30pm; Sat- 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun- 10am-3pm. Come down today to get some delicious food and support local, seasonal eating while you're at it! Located at 3675 Main Street (historic Route 6A) in Barnstable Village.
Join Coonamessett Farm on August 11th, 5 to 8 pm for a different kind of evening: Our third annual Sea Chantey Buffet and Oyster Fest! Come and hear the "Rum-Soaked Crooks" belt out some of the best loved songs of our foundly remembered sailing ancestors. Join in the spirit of the evening and come dressed for the occasion! Click here for more details.
Checkerberry Farm in Orleans has plenty of fresh Garlic for sale; Wednesday's at Wellfleet Farmers' Market - 8 am to noon and Saturday's at Orleans Farmers' Market - 8 am to noon at the Boxwood Garden stand.
This Sunday August 5th, Miss Scarlett's will be offering fully dressed 4-6lb fresh, never frozen, free frolicking chickens. You will also enjoy a full array of fresh summer produce, including Corn, Heirloom Tomatoes, potatoes, onions, blueberries, peaches, five varieties of zucchini, baby eggplant and so much more. Visit our website for details!
It has been a great growing season for Cape Abilities Farm, and our farm stand on Route 6A in Dennis has heaps of summer squash, a variety of peppers and eggplant, salad greens, our award-winning tomatoes and lots more. You'll also find locally-made products such as soaps, oils and vinegars, plus Centerville Pie Company pies and cookies. The farm is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Our shop in Chatham, Cape Abilities Farm to Table, has the same great produce and local products, plus local art, cold drinks and snacks. It's located at 193 Main St., in the Old Village on the way to Chatham Lighthouse. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Here at Cape Cod Saltworks Sea Salt, in spite of recent cloudy days, we are feeling the sunshine as solar production of our briny sea salt is going very well... as are sales at the local farmers markets. The best part of the markets are the great people we meet every week! In August, there will be lots of exciting developments.... increased production, as well as community partnerships. So come find us in Hyannis, Harwich, and Orleans! Buy fresh, buy local! From our beach to your table.... Just Salt. At Uncle Edgar's Farm we are eagerly awaiting the August burst of the tomato harvest. We will have heirloom varieties at the Farmers Markets as well as this years' crop of eggplant, peppers including the Sante Fe Grande Chili Peppers, whose flavor ranges from mild to moderate. What's good for the heat-loving veggies doesn't favor the handcrafted chocolates, so those will be limited to the milder market days! Look for us in Hyannis and the Mid-Cape Farmers Market, in Harwich on Thursdays and in Orleans on Saturday mornings.
In the Weeds Flower Farm has tons of fresh cut mixed bouquets, hydrangeas, tomatoes, summer squash, patty pans, cucumbers and basil. Farmers' Markets Summer produce, in all its colorful abundance, is spilling out on to the tables of the Falmouth Farmers' Market. Yellow corn and peaches, red-ripe tomatoes, purple eggplants, blueberries, green beans and zucchini - all the summertime favorites are here. Tucked in amongst them, you'll also find startling yellow cucumbers, red turnips, okra and other more unusual fare. Dan Silva is busy canning the seasonal bounty, turning it into pickles to enjoy at backyard barbecues and family picnics, and making preserves for the store-cupboard. So come to market with a spirit of adventure and carry a big bag (or buy one of our handsome bags at the market.) Thursdays noon to six, Peg Noonan Park on Main Street, Falmouth, falmouthfarmersmarket.org.
Come join us at the Bass River Farmers Market every Thursday from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, located on Old Main Street in Bass River across from the Cape Cod Cultural Center and the Public Library. On August 9 and August 23, there will be cooking demonstrations by Kim Concra rom 9:30-1:00. If you have any gardening questions, bring them along to our master gardeners who are there every week from10-noon. Ann Pieroway will be at the market on August 16 from 8:00-1:30, signing her cookbook, "The Taste and Tales of Cape Cod." At the market you will find an assortment of locally grown vegetables, fruit, herbs, baked goods, jams, jellies, soaps, salad dressings, spices and sauces as well as a variety of beautiful plants for your garden. We will also have a new vendor this month, Chris Gillstrom from "Know Whey Artisan Cheese." Don't forget to check out the artists demonstrating their work across the street at the Cultural Center. www.bassriverfarmersmarket.org.
Green Harvest Organic Farmers' Market is open Tuesdays through November. Starting at Noon and winding down at 4 PM, in the Main Entrance parking lot of Barnstable County Fairgrounds on Route 151 at the Falmouth/Mashpee line. Offering organic goods such as fresh produce, wildcrafted local berry jams & jellies, pickled veggies, free-range chicken eggs, handcrafted soaps using local botanicals, lip balm, fragrances, Citronella lotion, skin nourishing body butters and lotions, local raw honey from the South Shore, herbs, Chef Kevin's organic Gaspacho, fruit soups & sandwiches, gluten-free smoked fish & fish cakes, organic fruit pies & tarts, granola snacks, organic cupcakes & cookies, breads & clarified hand-churned butter. Organic fertilizer, compost & weed/mosquito/flea/tick service, green energy and solar energy solutions providers. We always have fun! Bring the doggies! Occasional live music. As always, if the weather is inclement, we will be in The Sheep Barn. Look for the tents! Please join our EMAIL LIST for weekly updates at GreenHarvest@comcast.net and follow our Facebook page for posts and pics! Please support your hard-working farmers and vendors! "You are what your food eats." |
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