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October comes to a close this weekend as the time changes and temperatures drop, but there is still so much local goodness to be enjoyed! Greens, lettuces, brassicas and root vegetables are in their prime right now, growing more flavorful and sweet with the cool fall weather.
Bundle up, mask up, and continue to shop safely in the open air as we continue to be a source for local food through all seasons! (See the note below about changes to our hours starting next Friday.)
A few notes for 10/30:
See you Friday! 3–3:30pm for Seniors + others at-risk / 3:30–6pm for all
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| Community Guest |
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Stop by to chat with the Kennett Community Grocer about the efforts underway to open a member-owned & operated food co-op for our entire community. Learn more about this exciting project, how to become a member-owner, and catch up on the latest progress!
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Community Event
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Starting this Friday, take time to explore the special Day of the Dead exhibit presented by Casa Guanajuato at The Creamery. Learn more about the Mexican tradition of celebrating with departed loved ones, and learn why the monarch butterfly is symbolic for Hispanic/Latinx immigrants. They also have some fun workshops planned!
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Please Note: Preorders are still welcomed, appreciated & recommended by vendors who have the option. Find this week's lineup below, and place orders by the deadlines noted.
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WINTER SEASON IS COMING!
Starting NEXT FRIDAY / November 6th, we will shorten our hours to 3–5pm.
Naturally, the number of vendors will begin to decrease slightly as we go, but we will continue to have local farms – including produce – along with food artisans. We are working to add a few special guests through the holiday season, too!
- Market will be open every Friday in November + December EXCEPT for the weeks of Thanksgiving 11/27 & Christmas 12/25.
- We will operate bi-weekly from January to April. Stay tuned for more details and exact schedule!
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We greatly appreciate our market community's continued cooperation with distancing as much as possible while shopping and wearing a mask. Our producers also appreciate your respect in this way as you interact with them! Let's continue to work together to keep each other healthy through the cooler seasons. Thank you!
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| Birchrun Hills Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Birchrun Hills is a small dairy farm with an on-site creamery in northern Chester County operated by the Miller family. Jesse Miller brings a range of cheeses on 1st/3rd/5th Fridays—from their famous Birchrun Blue to fresh, mild spreads, with a wonderful variety in between. They also have feta, créme fraîche & cheese curds this week!
Check out their upcoming VIRTUAL cheese tasting!
Payment: Card, Cash, Check, Apple Pay, tap-to-pay
Preorder Note: Be sure to select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Brandywine Bee Company |
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Walk-Up Sales Only
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The Langers bring pure, raw wildflower honey from their own local hives every 1st/3rd/5th Friday. Also, beeswax-based products like clean-burning candles, hand salves, soaps, leather dressing and wood preservative.
NEW Gift Baskets! Beautiful, locally made baskets filled with honey and other gifts from the hive.
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
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| Breezy Acre Flowers |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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Benuel King brings chemical-free produce and gorgeous cut flowers & bouquets from his family farm in Nottingham every Friday. Also, a variety of beautiful mums!
This week's harvest: potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash (honeynut, kabocha), celery, broccoli, cauliflower, red + gold beets, Napa cabbage, head lettuce, colorful carrots, garlic, and homegrown popcorn! Maybe a few more tomatoes & peppers.
Get a head start on the holidays by roasting & freezing homemade pumpkin puree from his Fairytale or Long Neck pumpkins.
Payment: Cash or Check only, S/FMNP
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| Canter Hill Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Pasture-raised poultry & eggs, pork, and grass-fed beef & lamb. A wide variety of cuts along with an assortment of sausages made from pork, chicken, lamb & turkey. Every Friday.
Order your THANKSGIVING TURKEY now! The Grabe's are raising Heritage turkeys only this year — a rich, flavorful alternative to conventional breeds. Find details & ORDER FORM on their website.
Payment options: Card, Venmo, Cash, Check
Preorder note: Email order list, name & pickup location as KSQ for the date of market to canterhillfarm@yahoo.com. If you want to be invoiced & pay in advance, please request that in your email.
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| Flying Plow Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Seasonal greens, vegetables & herbs from their certified organic farm in Rising Sun. Also pasture-raised chicken & grass-fed beef as available.* Every Friday.
SIGN UP FOR THEIR WINTER CSA! Choose to pick up at KSQ, where you can grab your share + shop the rest of market, too!
This week's harvest: So many greens! Bok choi, escarole, collard greens, curly kale, rainbow chard, cabbage, spinach, lettuce mix, arugula, greens mix, red Russian kale. Also, garlic, peppers, beets, winter squash (delicata, butternut, acorn, honeynut, spaghetti), kohlrabi, Hakurei turnips, carrots, broccolini, radishes, and more.
New this week: celeriac, leeks, all-purple sweet potatoes & Murasaki sweet potatoes!
*Chicken & beef available by preorder only.
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Be sure to select "Kennett Square" as your pickup location.
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| Medina Mushrooms |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Medina Mushrooms brings a variety of fresh mushrooms every week from their own Honeymoon Farm in Oxford. Take home some white button, crimini, shiitake, oyster, king oyster, maitake, lions mane, portobellos, or yellow oyster, or choose a bag of mixed varieties. Bulk boxes also available by preorder.
They also have whole chicken & parts, available by preorder only.
Payment: Card, Cash, Apple & Google Pay
Preorder Note: Choose "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location. Orders are accepted until Thurs at 7am in the week prior to market days.
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| MyGreens |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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David Arias is a Kennett-based microgreens grower, bringing them to market every 1st/3rd/5th Friday. Microgreens are young stages of traditional vegetables and herbs. Despite their small size, microgreens are loaded with nutrients & flavor!
This week's micro harvest: (may vary) Sunflower shoots, Broccoli, Kale, Beet, Arugula, Basil, Cilantro & Rainbow Chard
Payment: Card, Venmo, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Preorder details in link below. Email mygreenslocallygrown@gmail.com or text 302.766.3453 and provide name, contact info, selection & note Farmers Market pickup.
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| Rex Farms Orchard |
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FINAL WEEK!
This Friday marks the end of Troy's season at market, so plan to stock up on apples, sweet cider & hard cider!
This week's apple harvest: delicious fresh eating & cooking varieties may include Golden Russet, Rome, Black Twig, Esopus Spitzenburg, Empire, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Cameo, Gala.
Plus fresh SWEET CIDER! (The fresh cider freezes well—if you want to freeze the whole jug, just enjoy a little off the top to make room for expansion!)
Also, award-winning farm-to-bottle hard ciders—grown, pressed, fermented, bottled & distributed right from the orchards.
Hard cider selection: Standard, Little Round Hop, Summer Scrumpy, Michaux Mule, Barrel Aged, Kingston Black, Golden Russet, Manchurian, Dolgo Crabapple, Marmalade, and Farmhouse. (Read flavor profiles at the Big Hill Ciderworks website.)
Payment: Cash or Check only, S/FMNP
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| Swallow Hill Farm |
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Elizabeth & Douglas use organic and regenerative practices on their farm in Cochranville, bringing incredibly "fine produce home grown with love" to KSQ every week!
This week's harvest:
CAULIFLOWER (lots of it!), Romanesco, red Savoy cabbage, fennel, winter squash (Autumn Frost + butternut) and Brussels sprouts. Also, Salanova red butter lettuce, radicchio, and spinach.
Payment: Cash or Check only, S/FMNP
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| Brandywine Valley Bread |
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Walk-Up Sales Only
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Fran bakes naturally leavened sourdough breads using all local & organic grains milled in-house, crafting flavorful & more easily digestible breads. Find the McLaughlins at market every week with a selection of Baguettes, Boules (unsliced and sliced), Bagels, and Pastries (morning buns, croissants).
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
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| Mediterranean Delicacy |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Find the Bensalem's at market most 1st & 3rd Fridays with their rich & flavorful organic/unfiltered olive oil from family groves in Tunisia. Also organic argan oil, unique spice blends (harissa, za’atar etc), cured olives, spreads and preserved lemons as available. Plus beautiful olive wood cutting boards, bowls & utensils!
Payment: Cards, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Taste of Puebla |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Easy dinner for the end of week! Corn chips, guac, salsas, beans, rice, tamales (cold only), pozole, burrito packs, chili poblano, Mexican lentils, pulled pork, mole poblano, Mexican rice, refried beans, black beans, etc. They also have Taco Kits & Nacho Kits! Plus homemade corn tortillas! All freshly made with care in their commercial kitchen here in Kennett Square.
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Tat's Yummies |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Melina is a baker specializing in European patisseries that reflect her heritage and family traditions. Every week she has a wide variety of sweet delicacies, including petit fours, macaron, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and pies—made with simple, natural ingredients. Also tender, savory foccacia & mini quiches! She also creates custom cakes for special occasions, so reach out in advance for your needs.
Preorder by Thurs @ 12 NOON
- Select from Melina's menu HERE
- Email or call: tatsyummies@aol.com / 302.480.0444
- Provide name, contact info & note order is for KSQ Farmers Market pickup.
Payment: PayPal or Cash
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| Bee Our Guest Wraps |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Adriana & Peter make the most beautiful & functional food wraps using a beeswax blend applied to locally-sourced fabric to keep foods fresh! Easy to use & easy to maintain, their beeswax wraps help you reduce single-use plastic in your kitchen every day. They also have cloth masks for sale!
The wraps should be good for a year's worth of use, but once the beeswax wears down, bring them back to have them restored!
Payment: Card, PayPal, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: At checkout, select "PICKUPS" then email beeourguestwraps@gmail.com to let them know you'll pickup at the KSQ market this week.
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| Botanical Bubbles |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Sherri's handmade soaps, hand sanitizer, soothing salves, oil blends, insect repellent, beard care, laundry butter, and other products help you take care of body & home naturally.
She has several new cleaning products for the home, including glass cleaner + all-purpose cleaner in spray bottles!
Payment: Venmo, Cash App, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Her site will send up to checkout through PayPal. Be sure to click on "Pickup $0.00"
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Market Hours
Please help us by respecting these designated hours:
- 3–3:30pm is reserved for seniors & others at-risk
- 3:30–6pm is for all customers
Rain or Shine!
We're committed to being a rain or shine market! Check Facebook & Instagram for updates if you're uncertain on market day.
Location & Parking
Find us in the parking area of The Creamery of Kennett Square @ 401 Birch St. The Creamery is open starting at 3pm on Fridays. FREE PARKING is available on the WEST side of 226 East Birch St (across the street from Braeloch Brewing.) We encourage you to use the lots versus the street to be respectful to residents on Birch.
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- We continue to require masks per the state of Pennsylvania.
- Unless you are a senior 60+ or at higher risk, PLEASE WAIT until 3:30pm to arrive!
- Follow our signs to ENTER at the EAST end of The Creamery lot near the vintage pickup truck. We encourage you to exit on the West end to help us keep the entry space open.
- When using cash, change IS available from most vendors at this point, but we encourage you to pay with exact change as much as possible. Bring plenty of small bills.
- PLEASE only handle product you are purchasing.
- Clean, reusable bags are OK, but please pack them yourselves.
- Of course, stay home if you have any signs of illness.
- THANK YOU for your continued support & cooperation!
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| Thank you to our generous sponsors for their support of the KSQ Farmers Market! |
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Learn how your business can support the Farmers Market and other community programs of Historic Kennett Square!
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