Williamsburg Farmers Market
402 W Duke of Gloucester St. in Merchants Square
Next market: Saturday, June 13, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Vendors will bring produce, plants, eggs, artisan chocolate, cheese, meats, honey, baked goods, peanuts and handmade soaps. Live music will be performed by Steven Christoff from 9:00 am until 11:00 am.
While there is something special at the market every week, these are worth taking note of:
- Allen's Farm will have kale, Swiss chard, pink purple and red radishes, salad turnips, beets and onions.
- Cachalot Farm will have daylillies.
- Georgiatown Farm will have duck, chicken, pork chops, bacon, ground pork, and Italian sausage.
- Goats R Us has honey lavender chevlado. This cool treat has an amazing texture, and is perfect on a hot market morning.
- Green Hand Nursery will have herbs, vegetable plants and flowers.
- Kelrae Farm will have sugar snap peas, snow peas, large variety of summer squashes, green tomatoes, Tuscony Kale, variety of lettuce, onions, Napa Cabbage, Bok Choy, beets, radishes, broccoli, eggs, variety of cucumbers and much more.
- Moose Hill Farm will have worm castings, perfect for all those spring plants.
- Mount View Farm has plenty of cuts of beef perfect for barbecuing!
Check www.williamsburgfarmersmarket.com for available products and produce. The market is open every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 pm through October.
The Market accepts SNAP/EBT AND THEY DOUBLE YOUR SNAP BENEFITS UP TO $20!!! Credit cards, and W&M Express also welcome.
Information about the W&M Express card is available on the William & Mary website.
Founded in 2002, the goals of the Williamsburg Farmers Market are to:
Its Founding Sponsors are City of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Merchants Square Association, and vendor sales average more than $1 million annually.
For more information about the Williamsburg Farmers Market, go to williamsburgfarmersmarket.com or contact Tracy Herner at (757) 259-3768 or therner@williamsburgva.gov.
To sustain, foster, and operate a weekly Williamsburg Farmers Market in Merchants Square for growers and producers primarily of Eastern Virginia featuring fresh seasonal food and farm products for sale directly to the residents, students, businesses, and visitors in the Greater Williamsburg area.
