Hi Friend-
Farming is not easy. That fact was underscored last week as nighttime temperatures dipped below freezing bringing an unprecedented late season frost and jeopardizing crops - especially fruits that were beginning to bud. We need to appreciate how hard our farmers and farm laborers work and the sacrifices they make to bring us beautiful, healthy and delicious produce every week. As you pick out your items, consider checking in with the folks growing our food and including an extra "thank you" with your payment.
Browse through the long list of vendors below and get excited for another gorgeous afternoon on the plaza. Kara from Ahlbin's Homemade joins us with her remarkable fire cider. If you've never had it, I encourage you to try a sample.
Peter Blanchette returns to Tuesday Market with his unique archguitar. We are truly blessed to have such a talented and widely renowned musician in the neighborhood.
See you at the market!
Helen
Grow Food Northampton Market Manager
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+ Plaza address: 1 Kirkland Ave, Northampton, MA
+ Parking tip: Meters are enforced until 8PM. Park in the E.J. Gare garage right next to the plaza - the first hour is ALWAYS free! (Or bike and take advantage of our Bicycle Benefits program)
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Vendor Lineup for May 23, 2023
Abby Berkson Ceramics - hand thrown, functional ceramics
Ahlbin's Homemade - fire cider
Beyond Happiness - natural body care products
*Crabapple Farm -vegetables, beef, eggs and plants
CremeBru.LA- creme brûlée made with local ingredients
Cricket Creek Farm- small batch cheeses, beef, veal, pork and Wingate Farm eggs
Crooked Stick Pops- handcrafted popsicles
Flor Farm - vegetables, jams, jellies and hot sauce
Grace Hill Farm - grass fed, raw milk cheeses
Hearthstone Artisan Bakery - sourdough breads and cookies
Holyoke Hummus - dips, chips and pickled turnips
Hungry Ghost Bread - variety of breads and pastries
JDB Creations - unique handcrafted jewelry
LifeBooch Kombucha- authentic and raw local kombucha
*Lyonsville Farm- wide variety of vegetables, flowers and plant starts
Many Graces Farm- seasonal flower bouquets
Masa Mexicano- authentic Mexican food and drink
Meadowfed Lamb- silvopastured lamb, eggs, and wool products
Monsoon Roastery- roasted coffee, hot coffee and cold brew
*New England Wild Edibles- mushrooms
P'frogi - handmade frozen pierogis, golubki, and other prepared foods
Pick Nature - botanical jewelry and home decor
Red Barn Honey- honey and beeswax candles
*Red Fire Farm -wide variety of organic vegetables
Rosa Family Greens - organic microgreens
Sage Meadow Farm - artisan goat milk bath and body products
Song Sparrow Farm - fresh seasonal salads and dressings
Sunrise Farms Maple - maple syrup and sugar, including bulk maple syrup
Tellus & the Satellite Bar - pizza and other prepared food
Underline Farm- pasture raised, organic fed poultry
*HIP Accepted
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At Red Fire Farm our warm weather greenhouse grown crops are starting to ripen! This includes the Persian style thin skinned greenhouse cucumbers and some bumpy pickling cucumbers. Also in the greenhouse, the first sungold cherry tomatoes are ripening, but supply is very limited on those at first, so you must arrive very early to market if you want some.
Late May is also peak asparagus season. We grow two types of asparagus including the traditional green varieties such as Jersey King, but also purple varieties (Purple Passion). Spears are a bit more tender and sweet on the purple!
We will continue to haul a huge selection of garden plants to markets for the duration of May, including many varieties of exciting heirloom and hybrid tomato plants.
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Song Sparrow Farm’s ‘Valley Fresh Salads’ come in 8 oz, 16 oz & 32 oz containers:
Salads To Go:
*Rainbow Roots
*3 Bean Salad with Dilly Beans
*Charred Vidalia & Chickpea
*Lemon Dill Asparagus, Cucumber, Red Beans & Feta
*Mixed Greens with choice of dressing
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Seasonal Dressing:
*Housemade Ranch with Ramps (from NE Wild Edibles)
*Vegan Ranch with Ramps
*Sweet Pepper & Ramp Vinaigrette
We also have Certified Naturally grown salad mixes, Pak Choi and Pea shoots!
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Sunrise Farms Certified Organic Maple Products
All sizes and Grades available
Maple Cream, Candy and Granulated Maple Sugar
$18 Quart Grade A Amber special
Bulk Grade A Amber $5.50 per pound
Don't forget your jar!
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Crooked Stick Pops is excited to share that we’ve finally perfected our Root Beer Float pops and they’ll be available at the market! We’ll also have all your fruity favorites, and of course coffee too.
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Ahlbin’s Fire Cider is happy to be joining the market this week!
Ahlbin's sources most ingredients from our local farms: Old Friends Farm in Amherst, Apex Orchards in Shelburne, and Shelburne Honey in Shelburne. Not only do people use fire cider to help boost immunity, but it’s also delicious added to salad dressings, soup, cocktails and so much more!
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Meadowfed Lamb returns this week with their silvopasture-raised lamb, new types of sausage, rainbow eggs, and natural Finn wool products. Visit their booth to learn about their unique farm!
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Guitarist, composer, arranger and conductor Peter Blanchette is known around the world as the inventor of the 11-string archguitar. His extraordinary repertoire of internationally acclaimed arrangements and compositions spans from the medieval, renaissance and baroque music to World Music, New Music, and his own original pieces.
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We have a brand new tractor at the Grow Food Northampton Community Farm and it needs a name! We need your help!
Enter your suggestions here by Tuesday, May 23 - https://tinyurl.com/GFN-Tractor
Grow Food Northampton's staff will narrow down a list and then we will have a final public vote. The winning submission will be invited to a tractor naming celebration at the GFN Community Farm.
Thank you!
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Learn more about the program here
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Learn more about what the state is doing HERE.
Resources for more help:
Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline: 1-800-645-8333 or https://www.gettingSNAP.org/
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: https://foodbankwma.org/get-help/covid-19-food-pantry-meal-program-schedule/
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 Have SNAP? Stop by the Grow Food Northampton tent to buy tokens and have your purchase doubled, up to $10 per week.
SNAP Match at GFN Farmers Markets in 2023 is generously sponsored by River Valley Co-op, Florence Bank, National Grid, Valley Home Improvement, People's Bank, Whalen Insurance, Point32 Health/Tufts Foundation, Paradise Copies,Greenfield Savings Bank, SWCA, Arbella, Black Birch Vineyard, D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Easthampton Savings Bank, Edward Jones, Finck and Perras, Gardeners Supply Company - Hadley Greenfield Cooperative Bank, Greenfield Savings Bank,Insight Solar, Jones Whitsett Architects, State Street Fruit Store & Cooper’s Corner, TD Bank, UMassFive College Federal Credit Union, Wright Builders
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