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May 7, 2021

Sims Market Saturdays

Pick out something fresh and local for all the moms in your life this Saturday at Sims Market, 9am-1pm! 
  • Open air market
  • Located beside the Woonasquatucket River and Greenway
  • Indoor and outdoor vendors
  • Spaced outdoor seating
  • Food trucks
  • Lots of parking
  • Fun next door, like Industrious Spirits Co. and Revival Brewing
Learn more about Sims Market, open every Saturday year-round.
Sorry, dogs are not allowed inside.
We kindly remind you that masks/face coverings are required at all times — inside and outside the market. The only exception is stationary eating or drinking outside, where we offer food trucks and distanced seating. Please do not walk around the market without a mask on.
This season, Sims Market is considered an “open air market” — with open garage-style doors lining the market halls and vendors both inside and out. Starting
May 1, we will not be counting as you enter and exit the market, but will continue enforcing masks and safe distancing.

Providence Flea Sundays

[From @ProvidenceFlea]
Sunday is Mother’s Day!!! What, no plans? Bring her to our Mother’s Day Market for something special, something handmade, something vintage, something green, something yummy. We’ve got the best gifts for every mom. Don’t take our word for it… #getoutandflea

Find the Flea in the Farm Fresh Market Halls every Sunday 11am-3pm through May 23. June 6, the Flea moves to South Water St in Providence, 10am-3pm, for their summer season.

Hot Sauce in the House!

We're fired up to share the news that Rhed's Hot Sauce will be moving into our building in Providence — Welcome to the local food hub! Opening date to be announced.

No need to wait — Give Rhed's a try every Saturday at Sims Market or order Rhed's on Market Mobile!

Q&A with Rob Yaffe

We checked in with local food advocate, restaurateur, and long-time Market Mobile customer Rob Yaffe — owner of the The GrangeGarden Grille, and Wildflour — to hear how things have been going during this very trying year.
Read Rob's answers to these Qs:

1. In three words describe the impact of COVID on your restaurants.

2. What has been the most challenging part of navigating the pandemic as a business owner?

3. There have been some silver linings as well. What are some of yours?

4. As one of the pioneers of the farm to table movement in Rhode Island you have a unique perspective. How has the pandemic impacted the food chain and our local food system? What lessons can we take with us?

5. How do you think the events of the last year will change the restaurant industry in the future — both positive and negative?

Market Mobile

Order from local farmers and food producers every Monday and Thursday. It's like shopping at the farmers market online! Choose from curbside pickup in Providence or contact-free home delivery to Providence, Pawtucket, East Bay, and Newport.
We're thrilled to welcome a new local food producer to Market Mobile: Barry's Hot Sauce!

Barry's Hot Sauce is a Cambridge, MA based immigrant-owned company who specialize in producing small batch, all natural and flavor forward hot sauces using locally sourced ingredients. Our mission is to create the best spicy condiments possible so you can make the most out of every meal, while never compromising on flavor or ingredients.

Staff Spotlight

Meet Charreese, Sales and Customer Service Associate

What made you want to work at Farm Fresh? Back in 2019, when I was a junior at Johnson & Wales, I was taking a food sustainability class and one of our trips was to Farm Fresh's Market Mobile packhouse. I had always seen Farm Fresh's "I Tomato My Farmer" stickers all over the JWU campus, and had wondered what the organization was all about. The idea of working closely with local farms and products was something that peaked my interest. Fast forward to pandemic times, April 2020, when I saw Market Mobile was hiring for help packing orders. I saw that as my chance to help out and get involved. It was sort of a wild time to join the team, but it was so fulfilling to be helping get local products out to the community and help farms stay in operation. Now it's been about a year, and my role has shifted a bit to working in customer service and sales. It's been awesome getting to learn the business from multiple perspectives — from packing orders to more personal communication with customers and farmers. It's been a super dope journey in this short amount of time and I'm excited to continue to learn so much more.

What TV series are you into right now? Ouuuuuu, I'd have to say my fave show at the moment is Insecure on HBO. Issa Rae is a QUEEN.

What is your favorite thing to order on Market Mobile or purchase at the famers market? I am obsessed with Debbie's pea greens from Allen Farms. I legit put them on EVERYTHING I cook, I always have a bag in the fridge.

What are you looking forward to most post-pandemic? Going to concerts and music festivals.

Do you have any pets? What are their names? I have two chunky kitties named Mars and Poe. I got to watch them both grow from birth to now full-grown sassy adult cats.

What's your favorite season here in RI, and why? I LOVE LOVE LOVE summers in Rhode Island. Being so close to so many beaches is living a dream for me. I grew up in Philadelphia where the closest beach was over the bridge in New Jersey, and I only ever got to go there a handful of times during the summer. But since moving to RI, I go to the beach as much as possible because it's so accessible. I also love eating oysters all summer long. I can never have enough of them!

2021 RI Summer Farmers Market Guide

Outdoor farmers market season is here! Check out this collection of farmers markets open this season in RI, and where you can use SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Bonus Bucks.

Farm Fresh Farmers Markets

These are the farmers markets we operate during the summer season. Seen us elsewhere? We also provide our Fresh Bucks/Bonus Bucks tokens at many other markets across RI!

MONDAYS
Neutaconkanut Park
by the Rec Center
675 Plainfield St, Providence
3–6pm
weekly, July 5 to October 25

TUESDAYS
Woonsocket
Location TBD
3–6pm
weekly, July 6 to October 26

Central Falls
by Childrens' Friend
559 Dexter St
3–6pm
weekly, July 6 to October 26

WEDNESDAYS
West Warwick
Arctic Village Gazebo
Main St at Washington St
3–6pm
weekly, July 7 to October 27

THURSDAYS
Armory Park
by the Cranston St Armory
85 Parade St, Providence
3:30–7pm (or dusk)
weekly, June 3 to October 28

SATURDAYS
Sims Market
at Farm Fresh RI
10 Sims Ave, Providence
9am–1pm
weekly, Year-Round

Broad Street
by The Algonquin House
807 Broad St, Providence
8am–12pm
weekly, June 19 to October 30
 

Our Location

We are located at 10 Sims Ave in Providence, on the corner of Sims and Kinsley Avenues. Parking lot entrances are located on both.

Local Food Businesses are Moving In!
Open dates vary, stay tuned
Anchor Toffee
New Harvest Coffee Roasters
Providence Brewing Company
Red Tomato
Rhed's Hot Sauce
Tallulah's Taqueria

HELP FARMERS FEED RHODE ISLAND
Now more than ever your support will help our (501c3) nonprofit organization increase access to locally grown food and help farmers and food makers thrive.

Make a Donation
Your tax-deductible gift will be put right to work for the local food system.

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Choose Farm Fresh RI as your nonprofit beneficiary. Then every time you stock up online, remember to use smile.amazon.com and we'll get a donation!

THANK YOU!
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