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Mushroom Festival weekend is upon us, and we're celebrating KSQ Farmers Market-style with our very first 🍄 Mushroom Market 🍄 this Friday from 3-6pm!
With a cooking demo, food truck, and some spore-tacular features like Mushroom Coffee ice cream, get a taste of the fun(gi) while shopping all of your favorite local farmers, bakers, and makers.
And don't forget to grab a pic with Kennett Collaborative's cap-tivating Mushroom Parade float! ❤️
Other bites of news:
- Visit with two special Community Guests this Friday:
- AgConnect is popping up with a seed planting activity for kids. Stop by to learn about their important work connecting agriculture across Chester County!
- Chatt with Chester County OIC to learn about their adult education and workforce programs.
- WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) + Senior FMNP checks are welcomed by our PA-based produce farms: Full Table, King's Sweet Corn, Rex Farms Orchard, and Swallow Hill.
If you usually travel to market on Union or Broad from the north, know that street closures along State begin at 4:30pm. Just plan for a little extra travel time, and don't let detours deter you from supporting local this Friday!
As always, there's plenty of free parking on site at 600 S Broad.
See you there, Kennett Square!
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| Lineup at-a-glance for September 5 |
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Keep reading to learn more about each producer: how frequently they attend market, what they plan to have this Friday, and how to preorder as available.
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Quick tip: If this email is clipped, be sure to click on "View in browser" at the top –or– “View entire message” at the bottom to see updates for every producer.
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| Shimpy's BBQ |
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Shimpy's BBQ is poppin' up with some fresh eats this Friday! 🍄 Here's what they're cookin' up for the Mushroom Market:
- Smash Burger Sliders
- BBQ Sample Platter- Ribs, Brisket and Sausage
- Exotic Mushroom Springrolls
- Mushroom Cakes with Creamed Spinach
- Crispy Fried Mushroom Fries
- Truffle Fries & Regular Fries
Enjoy a bite here - or take it to-go - as an afternoon snack or Friday night dinner!
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| Amazing Acres Goat Dairy |
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BI-WEEKLY
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Will from Amazing Acres always brings a variety of goat cheeses including fresh and mild Fromagina, a wide assortment of chèvre varieties from sweet to savory, and several bloomy rind options — all made on their farm in northern Chester County.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as pickup location.
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| Brandywine Blooms Farm |
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WEEKLY
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Brandywine Blooms is at market weekly with seasonally curated floral bouquets picked fresh daily from their Kennett Square farm! The Tucker/Nussbaumer family pays special attention to sustainable farming practices avoiding the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to provide florist quality flowers at farmers market prices.
Come enjoy the seasonal beauty, and see what's blooming this week!
Payment options: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Brewer's Hideaway Farm |
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WEEKLY
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Brewer’s Hideaway brings a variety of naturally-grown produce from their farm just down the road in Rising Sun, MD. Find farmer Rachel Brewer and her daughter Daisy at market every week!
Stop by to see what late summer goodness they harvested fresh for market this week!
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| Full Table Farm |
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WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Full Table is a small 2-acre vegetable farm on the edge of Kennett Square utilizing organic and low-till practices to grow healthy, beautiful food with a small but mighty seasonal crew. Find farmer Liam at market every Friday!
This week: “Fall crops are starting to pop onto our harvest lists—we will have arugula, power greens salad mix, beets and the very beginning of the baby ginger! (Carrots and winter squash coming very soon!)
Our summer crops are still here and now’s the time to enjoy them: cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, sauce and hybrid slicing tomatoes, bell peppers, Italian frying peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, and eggplant. We’ll also have lettuce, herbs, onions, garlic, bok choy, rainbow chard, scallions and radishes.”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, S/FMNP
Preorder note: Email us to preorder by Thurs @ 6pm!
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| King's Sweet Corn & Produce |
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WEEKLY
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Dave & Kathy are well-known for their delicious sweet corn, but they also grow a wide variety of produce at their Parkesburg farm utilizing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) farming methods. They always have a freshly-picked selection to enjoy!
This week: “We'll have our fresh sweet corn 🌽 plus Dr. Martin's pole limas, tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, a variety of peppers, butternut squash, acorn squash, seedless watermelon, and cantaloupe.”
Payment: Cash, Card, S/FMNP
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| Lindenhof Farm |
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WEEKLY
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Lindenhof Farm is a small, multi-generational farm located in Kirkwood, PA, and owned by Axel & Susan Linde. They take pride in raising all-natural, grass-fed, poultry, beef, lamb & hogs on healthy open pasture. Find farmer Axel & daughter Sarah at market each week!
This week: “Back to school usually means wanting faster meals, and our wide variety of sausages – made from chicken, pork or beef – are perfect for that! We also have pot pies for easy dinners – get it in a delicious crust or just the filling (which pairs well with potatoes or rice)!
Quarter beef bundles are available right now if you’re looking to fill your freezer with 100 lbs of our 100% grass fed beef! Preorder on our website for pick up at market.”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
Preorder Note: Select Kennett Square Farmers Market as your pickup location in checkout.
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| Moore Meats |
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WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Jake & Sarah Moore proudly raise premium American Wagyu in West Grove, PA. Moore Meats' high-quality, sustainably raised beef is hormone and antibiotic-free and dry-aged for over 24 days before being expertly processed by a USDA butcher. Shop for individual cuts, roasts, and specialty items in person or online for pick-up at market!
This week: Labor Day Special on Brisket continues — 15% off! Normally $25 per pound now $21.25 per pound at the market!
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, ApplePay
Preorder Note: Use code LDW2025 for Labor Day Brisket special online. At 'Check Out' select 'Friday - Kennett Square Farmers Market' as the Pickup Location, and select the market date.
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| Rex Farms Orchard + Big Hill Ciderworks |
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WEEKLY
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Troy is at market every Friday with a seasonal variety of fruit and hard ciders direct from his family farm and orchard in Adams County, PA.
Fruit this week: “We'll have our yellow + white peaches, yellow + white nectarines, plums, and Asian pears. Fresh apples include: Ginger Gold, Gala, Honeycrisp, Daybreak Fuji, Zestar, and Sansa. We're also bringing the first of our fresh sweet cider!”
His award-winning farm-to-bottle hard ciders are grown, pressed, fermented, bottled & distributed right from the orchard. Check out varieties & flavor profiles here.
Payment: Cash (preferred), Card (minimum), S/FMNP
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| Sirius Mushrooms |
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WEEKLY
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Sirius Mushrooms is a gourmet mushroom farm in West Chester dedicated to rehabilitating and growing cultures using concepts derived from Korean Natural Farming. (KNF) is an organic farming method using indigenous microorganisms to improve health and crop productivity without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Our goal is to cultivate the healthiest and most beautiful mushrooms possible.
Come chat with Aron, and learn about the delicious, health varieties he grows including Blue Oyster, Lion's Mane, Pioppino, Chestnut, and Shiitake. Varieties offered will depend on what's ready to harvest fresh for market day.
🍄 Feature this week: “Get a taste of our mushrooms at the cooking demo tent with Chef Michael!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Swallow Hill Farm |
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Elizabeth & Douglas use organic and regenerative practices on their farm in Cochranville, PA, to bring incredibly fine produce home grown with love to the KSQ community every Friday.
This week: “We are harvesting lots of Red tail green beans, delicious Tendersweet cabbage, a variety of summer squash, fresno and jalapeno hot peppers, and Lehigh potatoes.
We'll have honey-sweetened elderberry jelly and blueberry jam, and pickled sweet onions made by Coddiwomple Canning Company with produce from our farm.”
Payment: Cash, Check, S/FMNP (NO CARDS)
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| Brandywine Valley Bread |
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Come get your favorite sourdough breads + baguettes plus bagels, foccacia, and pastries fresh from the Downingtown bakery Fran McLaughlin owns and operates with his wife Maria. Fran's breads are naturally-leavened and made with organic, locally-grown, freshly-milled grain.
“Call us to preorder: 484-698-8172 ☎️ Bianco, Seeded Ancient Grain, Miche, Complete, Rye, Semolina, Baguettes, Croissants, Bagels, Pretzels, and Scones!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Casa Carmen |
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BI-WEEKLY
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Casa Carmen is a family-owned winery producing small lot dry wines and Spanish style vermouths made from local grapes and sustainably farmed botanicals. They have a beautiful tasting room at their farm and vineyard in West Grove.
Stop by to taste, and pick up a bottle or two for the weekend! 🍷
Payment: Cash, Card, Apple Pay
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| Diamond Eats |
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BI-WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
More than just food, Diamond Eats is a story of resilience, flavor, and love. Brianna Rose, an Afro-Dominican nurse and entrepreneur, specializes in handcrafted patelitos made with quality ingredients, bold flavor, and heart. Some recipes are inspired by Caribbean roots, all are crafted to remind you of your worth.
Stop by to see what she has hot and ready to eat this Friday!
She also has cativias, and creamy flan de queso available by preorder. Large orders of patelitos need to be preordered, as well.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
Preorder note: Place your order online then text 717-443-6754 to coordinate pickup location/date (unable to adjust online).
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| Hangry Bear Creamery |
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BI-WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Located in Kennett Square, Hangry Bear Creamery makes their premium, PA Preferred ice cream in-house incorporating local Chester County ingredients. Enjoy a scoop at market, or pick up a pint or two for home! ;🍨
🍄 Feature this week: “In addition to our homemade scoops and pints, we will have Mushroom Coffee Ice cream made with Phillips Lion's Maine Coffee and Royal Trumpet brown sugar caramel swirls. Available in scoops and pints or give it a sample!”
Payment: Cash, Card
Preorder note: Pint preorders are welcome! Use this link, and select Kennett Square with this week's market date.
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| JVB Brothers Co. |
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WEEKLY
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JVB Brothers Co. brings a variety of gourmet ready-to-eat + heat-and-eat jarred specialty foods. Joel also makes small batch pickles and hot sauces using as much of his homegrown and locally-grown produce as possible.
🍄 Feature this week: “We will be featuring a truffle linguine with chicken + local mushrooms cooked with roasted garlic, pecorino, Asiago, and fresh mozzarella. Extra spicy options available made with reaper / ghost / habaneros from our micro farm.”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
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| Mediterranean Delicacy |
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BI-WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Abdel brings rich, flavorful organic, unfiltered olive oil from his family groves in Tunisia. Also traditional spice blends (harissa, za’atar etc), cured olives, and preserved lemons as available.
Payment: Cash, Card
Preorder Note: ADD NOTE for "Kennett Square Farmers Market" for pickup location.
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| Mother Nature's Sun |
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BI-WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Chef Michael Meyers of Mother Nature's Sun has a lifetime of experience in the food industry, discovering his calling working in his father’s Delco restaurant, The Lobster Pot. He uses fresh and local ingredients to handcraft his crab cakes, soups, and more with the mantra Small Batch, Just for You!
🍄 Feature this week: “Stop by the cooking demo tent for a taste of our Kennett Square Mushroom Bisque!
We also have vegan Mushroom Bisque + Mushroom Cakes (pictured). This Friday our Navy Bean Soup is $10, and get a Crab Cake Dinner for 2 for $32!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
Preorder Note: Simply use this link to fill out the Farmers Market form with what you'd like by Thurs @ 6pm, and we'll have it ready for Friday's market. Also any special requests you might have, we'll try to address. Thank you!
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| PC Grow Organics |
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MONTHLY (1st Fridays)
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PC Grow Organics is a small, home-based business located in West Grove, PA, specializing in homegrown herbs and botanicals used to make nourishing teas. Patrice also offers a variety of sustainably sourced black and green tea.
This week: “We're excited to be back to market with a new blend for Fall — Lemon Blossom 🫖🌿 Bright lemon verbena, soft rose, and calming cornflower come together in this light, floral herbal tea.cPerfectly cozy for crisp fall days.”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
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| Taste of Puebla |
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WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Taste of Puebla always has fresh Mexican fare made in Kennett Square, with lots of options for weekend snacking and easy to heat-and-eat meals — from fresh chips + guacamole to empanadas, tamales, burritos, soups, taco kits, salsas, and more!
Payment: Cash, Card
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" for pickup location.
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| Tat's Yummies |
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WEEKLY
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*PREORDERS WELCOME*
Melina is an expert baker specializing in European patisseries that reflect her Swiss heritage and family traditions. She always has a wide variety of sweet + savory delicacies made with simple, natural ingredients.
🍄 Feature this week: “We make a variety of quiches including our KSQ Mushroom Quiche using local mushrooms! It's delicious for a savory breakfast or simple lunch or dinner with a salad of fresh market greens.”
Preorder instructions: Call or text Melina @ 302.480.0444 with your order + contact info.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
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| Fifth Dimension Farm |
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1ST FRIDAYS
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Fifth Dimension Farm makes dog treats using a few simple ingredients combined with the crickets raised at their Landenberg farm. 🦗 Crickets are are a sustainable and environmentally friendly protein source, high in protein + other nutrients dogs need.
Bring your pup by for a taste!
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Tree of Life Farm |
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Amber handcrafts lovely herbal soaps + a wide variety of skin care products from Tree of Life Farm, her family's home in Elkton, MD. Tree of Life farm values the goodness of mother nature by infusing herbs and plants into everyday products free from parabens and phthalates.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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Many thanks to our generous sponsors this season!
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Follow us on Facebook + Instagram for more information throughout the week! We enjoy seeing what you're enjoying from market, so tag @ksqfarmersmarket on Instagram posts to share the love!
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Rain or Shine!
We're committed to being a rain or shine market! If there are any changes due to extreme conditions, we will provide updates via email and social media. Check Facebook & Instagram if you're uncertain on market day.
Shopping Hours
We need every minute until opening time for all vendors to be fully ready. If you arrive before opening at 3pm, please wait by the entry signage at either end, and listen for the bell to ring to welcome you in. We truly appreciate your cooperation!
During the main season (May–Oct), our usual hours are 3–6 PM.
Location & Parking
Find us in the south end of the parking lot at 600 S. Broad St, Kennett Square, PA.
Plenty of FREE PARKING is available on site!
ACCESSIBILITY: There are a few parking spots near the first entry reserved for those with limited mobility. If you need any assistance to shop, please let us know how we can help.
Market Shopping Tips
- Preorders continue to be helpful for both producers & customers, so take advantage of that option as available to secure exactly what you need for the week.
- BRING CA$H as not all vendors accept cards or have a minimum for card use. (Cash is always appreciated, as the fees for card use add up for small businesses!)
- PA-based produce farms accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC) + Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks from June–November. Participating farms: Full Table Farm, King's, Rex Farms Orchard, and Swallow Hill
- BYO reusable bags to help reduce plastic waste.
- BYO cooler or insulated bag to help keep things fresh and safe on warm days as you travel.
- Feel free to use the red market wagons + black shopping baskets to help carry your load as you shop — just return to the Kennett Collaborative tent when done.
- Stop by the Kennett Collaborative info tent or ask one of the vendors to point out Ros, the Market Manager, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Market Manners for Dogs
- Well-behaved pups kept on a short, non-retractable leash are welcome at market!
- Please be sure your dog is comfortable walking calmly past people and other pups of all sizes without lunging, barking, or growling. If you are unsure, please be kind to your dog and others by not bringing them to market.
- If your dog becomes stressed or uncomfortable, please quickly step out of the market area.
- Mind your dog's manners while shopping.
- We appreciate your consideration to keep all safe and happy!
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