This Sunday, grab your shopping list, skip the grocery store, and head to Newton City Hall for a food extravaganza featuring local farms, restaurants and food entrepreneurs. The Newton Farmers' Market kicks off its 40th year with a special Sunday event,
Food, Fun & Farmers
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that includes a full market, food tastings, product raffles, and entertainment. Try new food, stock up on farmers' market staples, and take home prepared dinners including Egyptian Street Food, Nepalese Rice Bowls, and locally caught and prepared seafood. 1 - 4 pm. Rain or shine.
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Visit these Farms for Seasonal Offerings
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Bob's is our only vendor who spans three categories--farm, prepared meals & dog treats!
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Dick's will have Asian greens, bok choy, hot house cucumbers and tomatoes. Use your HIP benefits at Dick's!
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It may be early in the season, but Freitas expects to have lettuce, asparagus, radishes, zucchini, and mixed greens. There's even a possibility of strawberries and greenhouse cherry tomaties. Use your HIP benefits at Freitas!
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WGM will bring edible flowers and microgreens, and lots of plants for sale including: Coffee, Moringa, Curry, and Hoja Santa.
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Wally's will have early season vegetables including lettuce, radishes, scallions, asparagus and rhubarb. If the weather is hot and sunny for the next few days then maybe, just maybe, they'll have strawberries too. They'll also bring free-range eggs, honey, maple syrup, local fudge, pies, jams and jellies. Rounding out their offerings are potted herbs, bedding plants and vegetables. Wally's is another farm where HIP benefits can be used!
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A Gorgeous Way to Kick Off the Summer
Nicewicz Now Offering Peony Shares in Newton
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Nicewicz will be at the Sunday market with their fabulous peonies. Would you like a 3 week peony share? If there's enough interest, Nicewicz will have a peony drop off in Newton--once a week for three weeks. The shares include 12 blooms and the cost is $150. Please
email if you'd like more information. Sign up is open through Sunday, June 9th.
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This Sunday Take Home Dinner & Skip Cooking!
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Bridges Nepali made its Newton Farmers' Market debut last summer, and quickly became a favorite. They're back this year, with more of their authentic Nepalese cuisine.
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Well it's about time! Lobster rolls and prepared seafood will now be at the Newton Farmers' Market! The Fresh Catch will be stocked to the gills with lobster rolls, crabcakes, stuffed clams, prepared seafood and more. Pick up potato salad, coleslaw & pickles too, for a complete summer supper!
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We are so excited to introduce our community to Koshari Mama's Egyptian Street Food. For those looking for healthy, flavorful, vegan options, we think this will become your new favorite restaurant.
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Have picky little eaters in your family? Then definitely stock up on this healthy meal option by new food business, LIttle Pickins. (Rumor has it you don't have to be little to love them.)
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Bob's has a full menu of ready to go meals. For those who have missed their fabulous turkey salad over the winter, you can stop up on Sunday!
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Add New Flavors with these Products
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According to
The Boston Globe, habanero-infused Angry Honey is "sweet and searing; it delivers a punch but won't leave your mouth ablaze." We're looking forward to kicking up our recipes with it this summer and using the vanilla & cinnamon-spiced version for baking.
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Bittersweet Herb Farm offers a wealth of products, bringing every home chef's cooking up to another level. We can't wait to dig into their farm-made jams, finishing sauces, infused oils, vinegars, and seasoning packets. They also have a ton of seasonal recipes on their blog, showcasing their products.
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Trafford Kane promised that his salsas are better than any we've ever tasted. He was right.
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Gourmet fruit and spiced sauces for snacking, drizzling over fruit, yogurt or ice cream, adding to smoothies, or as a cooking glaze.
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All natural,cold-pressed herbal juices for straight shots, smoothies, or salad dressings.
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The exotic flavors of authentic Indian curry in a snap. These simmer sauces take the guesswork out of getting the flavors right for curry, and streamline dinner prep.
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Olive Connection has more than olive oil. This Brookline-based store offers a full line of gifts for those who are passionate about preparing and eating great food.
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A unique sweet and spicy hot sauce for those looking for a little extra kick in their cooking.
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Israeli-born HIla Krikov's mission is to introduce American palates to the delicious and unique flavors of tahini, a staple in healthy Middle Eastern diets. Stop by and sample her products and learn how to use them in your own meal preparation.
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Create the tastes of Haitian cooking at home with products from This Haiti.
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Tom Guadagno's breads are so beautiful that sometimes it seems like a shame to devour them. But we do, because they taste even better than they look.
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We're delighted that Recreo Coffee has returned to our markets. Their beans are sourced from the owner's family farm in Nicaragua, and their coffees are extraordinary.
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Samira's Middle Eastern offerings could easily fit into the prepared food category as well. We've made many lunches from Samira's pita bread, stuffed grape leaves, olives, and hummus. Quick, easy and healthy. What could be better?
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Despina's authentic Greek pastries are always a huge hit at our markets. Stop by for a sample and see why!
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There's a reason Zingerman's named Halvah Heaven one of the best foods of 2018. Each flavor is unique, delicious, and meant to be savored. We, of course, devoured an entire bag in about two minutes. Stop by and try a sample for yourself.
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One Bite Sweet bakes up custom cakes and cookies. They're new to the Newton markets and we can't wait to sample their goods!
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Quicksilver takes rugelach to a whole new level with both sweet and savory flavors. Move over cinnamon & sugar and make way for jalapeno & cheddar.
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Try a little taste of Italy with Sweet Rossella's traditional sweet and savory baked goods.
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Yummy Mummy reminds us of the old time bakeries that used to be so prolific and now are few and far between. Stop here to get your cupcake, cookie, or brownie fix.
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Sunday's going to be a perfect day for ice cream, and we've got one of the best ice cream makers in Massachusetts joining us. Get a cup, cone, or pick up a pint to take home.
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Love bees? Make a stop at Bee Wear to add to your wardrobe.
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Organic skincare and beauty products from Mayur Naturals.
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Handcrafted soaps and gifts
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French Lavender products & olive oil soap.
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Upland Road has a wide variety or organic and envronmentally-friendly products and clothing. They'll be stocked up with Vegi Bags and Bees Wrap for your sustainable kitchen, along with a wide variety of other products.
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Pick up some turkey dog treats for your furry friend from Bob's Turkey Farm. They'll have two kinds available--a 4 oz bag of dehydrated turkey breasts, with no additives, and an 8 oz bag of frozen dog treats made from cooked turkey meat, turkey stock, gluten free flour, coconut oil and egg whites. Oh, and FOOD, FUN & FARMERS is a pet-friendly event (as long as harsh weather doesn't move us indoors), so feel free to bring your pooch for a fun day outdoors!
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Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner or Seafood, or Koshari, or...
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Most of our FOOD, FUN & FARMERS' vendors (and even some who can't make it) have donated items to be raffled off during the afternoon. To enter, stop by the Raffle table next to the Market Manager's tent and fill out a ticket. We'll text you if you're a winner. Here are some of the great prizes:
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- Angry Honey: 1 jar original & one jar "Gets Baked"
- Bittersweet Herb Farm: 1 jar of jam & 3 seasoning packets
- Bob's Turkey Farm: gift certifcate for mixed meat turkey pie
- Bridges Nepali: Gift card
- Chrissy's Crumble: Basket of granola, cookies, crackers and bites
- Clear Flour Bakery: $20 Gift Card
- Copicut Farms: (4) dozen eggs
- Filed Edge Flowers: $25 gift certificate
- Fournos Authentic Greek Pastries: Portokalopita
- The Fresh Catch: (2) $25 gift cards
- Halvah Heaven: 1 package of Halvah
- Kanes' Kitchen Salsa: 6 bottles of salsa
- Koshari Mama: large koshari with any topping
- Leah's Gourmet Sauces: 2 blueberry cinnamon & 2 mango kiwi sauces
- Little Pickins: 1 package of Little Pickins
- Be Real Doughs: 1 container of cookie dough per month for 6 months
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- Mayur Naturals: Elixir face serum & detox mask
- Meal Mantra: 3 jars of curry sauce
- New City Microcreamery: gift card
- One Bite Sweet: $10 gift card
- Reasons to be Cheerful: gift cards for icecream cones
- Samira's Homemade Food: 1 bag of pita bread
- Stoneymeadow Farm: Soap
- Sunny Window: 1 lavender bouquet
- Sweet Rossella: 1 cake
- Sweet Tahini: 1 jar of tahini spread
- Upland Road Eco-boutique: Bees Wrap Reusable food wraps
- Wally's Vegetables: Gift Certificate
- We Grow Microgreens: 2 packages of microgreens
- Yummy Mummy: 2 brownies
- Quicksilver Baking Company: 2 bags of rugelach, one sweet, one savory
- This Haiti: 1 jar of mild pikliz
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Dance to the Tunes of the Border Street Band!
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Summer doesn't get any better. Food, Fun, Farmers & Newton's own Border Street Band!
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Use your SNAP & HIP benefits on Sunday, June 9!
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