Three more markets open: Woonsocket, Broad St. Providence, Pawtucket

Jean’s posterOur farmers’ market schedule really gets humming this week with three more market openings:

  • Tuesday 4-7pm in Woonsocket. This year, the market is in a new home at St. Ann’s. (Last year’s market was not on a particularly visible street and was held on Monday mornings, a time that isn’t very convenient.)
  • Saturday 9-1pm in Providence on Broad St. It’s part of our collaboration with Southside Community Land Trust. The market is a quieter alternative to Hope High with a wide variety of colorful produce from 3 great farms. This year will also feature pies, bread and dried beans.
  • Sunday 12-3pm in Pawtucket. Now three years old, it’s a busy market with a dedicated following and a healthy variety of farms, produce and bread. The crowd draws from a mix of families young and old – there are always lots of children – who are stocking up for the week. Since the market is easily accessible from 95, there are also folks from Providence getting what they forgot to pick up at a Saturday market!

All 3 markets will accept cash, EBT, credit cards, WIC and Senior vouchers, as do all 8 city farmers’ markets run by Farm Fresh.

By the way, each year we ask a different local artist to print a poster that captures the spirit of the markets across Providence and Pawtucket. The photo is of the 2008 Farmers’ Market poster by Jean Cozzens. It’s a gorgeous vision. If you have a chance to get up close with one that’s been posted around town, take a few moments to appreciate the detail of the market and farm landscape. She’s written a bit about what went into creating the poster.

The poster serves as a pretty reminder that there’s a Providence-area market every day of the week where you can enjoy fresh food from RI farms!