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Union Square Farmers Market
a COVID-19 Conscious Market with a $15 SNAP Match

Every Saturday till Nov 20 • 9am-1pm • 366 Somerville Ave
9-9:30am reserved for seniors & immuno-compromised shoppers 
Brought to you by Union Square Main Streets
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Calling All Fluff Lovers!

 

This year’s What the Fluff? Festival, Sweet 16: Onward & Fluffward is just around the corner! 

From Wednesday, September 22 thru Sunday, September 26 Fluff enthusiasts throughout Greater Boston can share their love for all things sticky, sweet, and Somerville as local businesses open their doors and patios with flufftastic offerings galore.

This year’s festival will also immerse fluffy friends in a Fluff-topia, which presents a whole new way to get a bit messy or with us or help others engage with these brand new offerings!! 

Looking to have fun and meet your neighbors? Join us as a volunteer! Whether it’s through painting sidewalks and cobblestones with CultureHouse, or welcoming Square lovers to engage with our specially-curated Fluff-topia art pieces, we think you’d have a fluffin great time. 

 
Sign up now!
Shopping Safely for All

Many thanks to everyone who provided input on our COVID-19 Protocols.

Please review our updated policies below.

These protocols will be reviewed monthly and adjusted accordingly, including reverting back to previous protocols, if USMS feels it is necessary.

  1. Customers who are sick, displaying any symptoms of potential sickness, or have come into contact with anyone who is sick in the past 14 days should STAY HOME.
  2. Wear a mask or face covering at all times. Customers without face coverings that cover both their nose and mouth will not be permitted in the Market.
  3. Use the provided hand sanitizer upon entrance to the Market area.
  4. The first 30 minutes of each Market is designated for high-risk shoppers.
Open air access to local, fresh, nutrient-dense foods
continues to be more important than ever.
It is important to many to be able to continue to provide this important community resource, but as always, the safety of our neighbors, staff, volunteers and vendors remain USMS’ top priority.
Thank you for joining us in ensuring a safe environment for all.
This Week's Market Map
Know where to go! Locate vendors on the Market Map
This Saturday's Vendor & Pre-Order Roster
Curious to know which vendors are featured in our photos? Click to learn more.
PRODUCE
DAIRY AND MEAT SEAFOOD
BAKED GOODS SPECIALTY
+ = Local SNAP Match Eligible 
** = HIP Approved
^ = Certified Organic
Click here to get a full listing of this season's vendors

This Week's Community Table
The Somerville Charter Review process seeks to comprehensively review the City’s current charter and to recommend changes to ensure Somerville’s government meets the current and anticipated needs of our residents and is responsive to the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Your voice matters! Take this opportunity to share your thoughts with their team.
 
$15 Match for SNAP Customers! 
 
In collaboration with the City of Somerville and Somerville Farmers Market Coalition, USMS proudly provides a $15 match for SNAP shoppers. This means that a recipient who swipes their SNAP/P-EBT card for $15 receives an additional $15, thereby enabling them to spend up to $30 at each market during the season.

To claim SNAP tokens at the Union Square Farmer Market, please see Ramon at the blue Market Lead tent and make sure to bring your SNAP/P-EBT card.
Crop Update
Hear from our Farmers about what they're bringing to the Market this week.
Freedom Food Farm
  • Swiss chard, kale, head lettuce, parsley, celery
  • Beets, carrots, eggplant, hot peppers
  • Fresh ginger, garlic
  • Red, sweet, and cipollini onions
  • Potatoes
  • Cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, Heirloom tomatoes 
Hutchins Farm
  • To see what's coming to the market Saturday morning, click here.
Mei Mei's Ginger Scallion Lobster Rolls
Ingredients:
  • 2 11/2 pound (680 g) live lobsters*
  • 1/4 cup (60 g) Ginger Scallion Oil with lots of ginger and scallion bits!
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • Kosher salt
  • Hot dog buns or brioche rolls

Ginger Scallion Oil (Makes 3/4 cup)

  • 1/2 cup neutral oil (105 g), such as grapeseed or peanut
  • 1 bunch scallions, minced (about 1/4 cup/65 g)
  • 1/4 cup (40 g) finely minced fresh ginger
  • Kosher salt
Directions can be found here.

*note keep refrigerated until time to cook, you can sedate them by placing in freezer last 30 min.
Shop the Square Saturdays
Your local businesses are here for you! And you for them. 
For more ways to support local, visit our website.

Mark Your Calendars!
Union Square Brick & Mortars
Support our local businesses! #ShopLocal

#LoveUnionSquare
Open air access to fresh, local, healthy food vital to strong immune systems in the heart of Union Square has been made possible this year thanks to the generosity of our 2021 Season Sponsor.

The Union Square Farmers Market is both a meaningful and essential service for the residents of Somerville during this time of optimism for the community, and the Boynton Yards team is humbled to support this effort again this year. 
-John Fenton, DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
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