Greenway Farmers Market Begins Tomorrow

Greenway Farmers Market Returns With Fresh Local Food and a Taste of the Upcoming Boston Public Market

BOSTON — The Boston Public Market’s Greenway Farmers Market returns for the season today, bringing fresh local food to residents, workers, and visitors on the plaza at 136 Blackstone Street, opposite the Rose Kennedy Greenway’s North End Parks. The Market offers farm fresh produce; meat, poultry, and eggs; milk and cheese; fish; bread and baked goods; flowers; and an assortment of specialty and prepared foods from more than a dozen local farmers, fishermen, and food producers.

“Despite the late spring, crops here are right on schedule, with greens coming in and strawberries starting to ripen,” said Glenn Stillman, owner of Stillman’s Farm in New Braintree. “We’re excited to get the Greenway Farmers Market up and running and look forward to talking to customers about the upcoming Boston Public Market.”

This season, the Greenway Farmers Market will run on Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., operating May through November.

“The Boston Public Market’s Greenway Farmers Market is a wonderful opportunity to have easy access to fresh agricultural products right in the heart of the city,” said Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux. “Buy direct from the farmer, the fisherman, the artisan – Buy Local!”

To kick off the season, the Greenway Farmers Market will have live music during lunchtime (12-2 p.m.) today and cozy picnic blankets to borrow – courtesy of the Greenway – so shoppers can enjoy their local food in the Greenway’s North End Parks.

“Our seasonal farmers markets bring rural farmers and urban families together to share in their love of food,” said Elizabeth Morningstar, CEO of the Boston Public Market. “It’s great to be back on the Greenway this season as we prepare to open the Boston Public Market in July.”

2015 Greenway Vendor Line-up:

Wednesday Vendors:
Wolf Meadow Farm: traditional Italian cheese
Stillman Quality Meats: pasture-raised meats and poultry
Stillman’s Farm: fresh produce and eggs
Silverbrook Farm: produce, eggs, honey and jams
Red’s Best: fresh seafood
EvyTea: cold brewed tea
Freitas Farm: fruits, vegetables and plants
When Pigs Fly Bakery: fresh breads
Mad Good Cookie Company: cookies and coffee cakes
Union Square Donuts: gourmet donuts (starting in July)
Q’s Nuts:sweet and savory roasted nuts
Mangé: fresh fruit vinegars
Stow Greenhouses: fresh cut flowers
Seta’s Mediterranean Food: prepared Mediterranean food

Sunday Vendors:
Wolf Meadow Farm: traditional Italian cheese
Stillman Quality Meats:pasture-raised meats and poultry
Stillman’s Farm:fresh produce and eggs
Silverbrook Farm: produce, eggs, honey and jams
Q’s Nuts: sweet and savory roasted nuts
Stow Greenhouses: fresh cut flowers
Mangé:fresh fruit vinegars
Union Square Donuts: gourmet donuts (starting in July)
Doves and Figs: jams, chutneys and fruit mustards
Seta’s Mediterranean Food: prepared Mediterranean food
When Pigs Fly Bakery:fresh breads
Mad Good Cookie Company: cookies and coffee cakes