For the first time, Newton has a winter farmers' market where you can buy produce, fish, popsicles, maple products and kettlecorn - among many other items. Merchants new to the market talk about why they are excited about the new winter option in Newton.
Newton is one of only a handful of Eastern Massachusetts communities that has a winter farmers’ market, allowing us to get locally sourced produce and foodstuffs in a fashion usually reserved for the warmer months. This week, Newton in the Kitchen will introduce you to the merchants who are new to the Newton Farmers’ Market. It is worthwhile to note that these vendors comprise only about half of the total number of merchants who are selling their wares at the Hyde Community Center every Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. from now until mid-June. Merchant: A Summer Place Farm (Rehoboth, MA) Years in business: Seven What they sell: A wide variety of vegetables including squash, root vegetables and greens; fresh eggs; herbs. What they say…
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This recipe was inspired by one shared by Chef Carla Hall on ABC's "The Chew." It uses ingredients purchased at the Newton Farmers’ Market, including sweet end-of-summer yellow tomatoes and white wine, and is topped by crunchy Gouda-and-rye-bread croutons
This will be the last “Newton at the Farmers’ Market” column of the season, but the Newton Farmers’ Markets will continue running on Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Cold Spring Park until October 30 and on Fridays from noon - 5 p.m. at the Post 440 until October 5. According to Parks & Recreation Market Manager Judy Dore, a brand new Newton Winter Famers’ Market will set up at the Hyde Community Center on Tuesdays starting Nov. 13. The market, which will run through June, will include winter vegtables, wine, cheese, fresh eggs, coffee, maple syrup, baked goods and demonstrations from local chefs. Merchant: Turtle Creek Winery, Lincoln, MA What they sell: Burgundy-style wines (red and white) About the winery: Owned by Kip Kumler, …
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Cold Spring Park
1200 Beacon St, Waban, MA
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American Legion Post 440
295 California St, Newton, MA
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Wendy Schapiro
2:02 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
If you read the comments on here, you'd think so, huh? ;-) But I'm just the food writer...thank goodness! more ›