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As we celebrate the solstice this weekend, the first fruits of Summer – sweet cherries + blueberries – make their debut as strawberries start to wind down. Summer squash + zucchini are in, carrots are back, and there are lots of fresh herbs, lettuces, and leafy greens! Also peas, fresh fennel, broccolini, beets, salad turnips, radishes, kohlrabi, Napa cabbage...and more variety being harvested each week!
Keep reading for this Friday's full lineup. We look forward to seeing you from 3–6pm for a beautiful + delicious start to Summer.
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| Birchrun Hills Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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BI-WEEKLY
Jesse Miller brings a variety of cheeses made on his family's small dairy farm in Chester Co. Try their famous Birchrun Blue, cheddars, and a range of cave-aged wedges and rounds. Also cheese curds, fromage blanc, fresh spreads, feta & créme fraîche.
Payment: Card, Cash, Check, Apple Pay, tap-to-pay
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Brandywine Bee Co. |
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Walk-Up Sales Only
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BI-WEEKLY
Michael Langer will have pure, raw wildflower honey, sourced directly from his own local hives. Also, beeswax-based products like clean-burning candles, hand salves, soaps, and wood preservative.
New this week: Spring Honey 2021 is here! Freshly extracted and reported to be delicious!
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
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| Family Tree Plants |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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EVERY FRIDAY
Nick Castelli always has a beautiful variety of well-tended plants + flowers for your beds and containers, succulents + cacti, vegetable + herb plants grown in his Oxford greenhouse. He will be at market each week through the end of July.
Payment: Cash or Check
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| Flying Plow Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Rachel brings seasonal produce from Flying Plow's certified organic farm in Rising Sun — right now there are lots of greens (kale, bok choy, arugula, etc), lettuces, roots (carrots, radishes & salad turnips), scallions, herbs, etc. Also their own meats & poultry as available.
Preorders are still greatly appreciated! You'll only find their own products at market, but you can preorder anything on their site.
Payment: Card, Cash, Check
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market Fridays" as your pickup location.
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| Hilltop Flower Design |
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Walk-Up Sales Only
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BI-WEEKLY
Hilltop Flower Design grows seasonal cut flowers on their intensively managed three acre plot in Oxford. Dannie creates beautiful hand tied bouquets mixing heirloom and newly bred annuals, perennials, woodies, and bulbs.
Every other Friday, treat yourself or someone you love to these locally-grown beauties!
Payment: Card, Cash, PayPal
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| Medina Mushrooms – Honeymoon Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Medina Mushrooms brings a variety of fresh, nutritious mushrooms every week from their own Honeymoon Farm in Oxford.
Take home some white button, crimini, shiitake, oyster, king oyster, maitake, lions mane, portobellos, and honey mushrooms. Or choose a bag of mixed varieties. Bulk boxes also available by preorder. Learn more about the different varieties on their website.
Also pasture-raised CHICKEN (non-GMO feed), whole, cuts + broth parts!
Payment: Card, Cash, Apple & Google Pay
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Rex Farms Orchard / Big Hill Ciderworks |
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Walk-Up Sales Only
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EVERY FRIDAY
Troy & Maria always have a variety of fruit from their family farm & orchards in Adams County PA.
This week's harvest: NEW! sweet cherries + the first of the blueberries! Also, more strawberries and those crisp Fuji apples (stored from their fall crop)
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, Newtown Wickson, Kingston Black, Golden Russet, Manchurian, Farmhouse, and Kriek. (Flavor profiles here.)
Payment: Cash or Card, S/FMNP
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| Swallow Hill |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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EVERY FRIDAY
Elizabeth & Douglas use organic and regenerative practices on their farm in Cochranville, bringing incredibly "fine produce home grown with love" to KSQ every week!
Continuing to harvest: Swiss chard, Tuscan kale, red beets, fennel
Final harvest (limited): shelling peas, broccolini
Returning: Salanova red butter lettuce
NEW this week: Green stem cauliflower!
Payment: Cash or Check (no cards), S/FMNP
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| Aunt Mamie's |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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BI-WEEKLY
Mike & Theresa Vaccaro use all-natural ingredients in crafting their fresh pastas & other Italian specialties from scratch. Preorders are recommended!
- NEW! Single-serve fresh pasta bowls – Rigatoni & Meatball or Penne a'la Vodka – ready to heat + eat!
- Fresh pasta: cavatelli, spaghetti, bucatini, rigatoni, fettuccine & pappardelle. Plus fresh wheat fettucine & spaghetti.
- PLUS a variety of Gncocchi & Ravioli, Heat + Eat meals, Stromboli, and SIX different sauces to top it all off. Find all the options here.
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Deer Creek Malthouse |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Deer Creek offers baking ingredients, a variety of grains (whole kernel, coarse or stone ground), home-brewing ingredients and kits, craft foods and beer - all made from 100% locally grown grain.
New: "Hops on the Horizon" Hazy IPA! Perfect summer ale — well rounded with seasonal grain malt ingredients, small batch locally grown, malted and brewed.
Shop a larger variety online for pickup at market. Save 10% when you preorder! (20% off your first order.)
Payment: Card or Cash
Preorder Note: Select "Local Pickup" + "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Green Lion / Heart Stone |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
NEW! Based in Phoenixville, Green Lion Breads & Heart Stone operate under the umbrella of Partners Creating Community, a non-profit with an integrated commercial and social mission. PCC creates inclusive, therapeutic, and real employment opportunities for adults with wide-ranging intellectual and developmental differences.
- Green Lion breads are naturally leavened using a slow-fermentation process and freshly-milled local grains to provide delicious, nutritious, and digestible breads.
- Heart Stone uses local ingredients as much as possible plus Green Lion’s flavorful stone-milled flour to create rustic pastries like croissants, seasonal scones & galettes, plus savory babkas & hand pies.
Stop by see what they have available this Friday, or preorder in advance for easy pickup!
Payment: Cash, Card, PayPal, Venmo
Preorder Note: Preorders are welcomed by midnight on Wednesdays. Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location.
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| Little Goat Coffee |
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Walk-Up Sales + Limited Preorders*
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BI-WEEKLY
Little Goat brings freshly roasted, organically grown, and ethically sourced coffee beans from their coffee shop and micro-roaster in Newark DE. They have a variety of pre-packed whole beans*.
*If you prefer to preorder–OR–if you need your beans freshly ground, email Olivia by Thursday @ 12 noon: littlegoatcoffeeroasting@gmail.com
Payment options: Cash, Card, Check, PayPal, Venmo
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| Sundry Mornings Spice Co. |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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ONCE A MONTH
Miranda’s hot sauces are crafted in small batches using local ingredients with a range of flavor & heat for different uses.
Her spice blends & seasoning salts are fresh and flavorful, using local ingredients and biodegradable packaging. She has a variety from savory to sweet & spicy!
Payment: Cards, Tap, Venmo or Cash
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square pickup" under shipping options.
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| Tat's Yummies |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
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 macaron, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and pies—made with simple, natural ingredients. Try her tender, savory foccacia, too!
Preorder by Thurs @ 12 NOON
- Email or call: tatsyummies@aol.com / 302.480.0444
- Provide name, contact info & note pickup @ KSQ Farmers Market.
She also creates custom cakes for special occasions, so reach out in advance for your needs.
Payment: PayPal or Cash
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| Taste of Puebla |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Fill up on Friday night favorites! Corn chips, guacamole & salsas, tamales (to reheat), pozole verde soup, chicken tortilla soup, burrito packs, Mexican lentils, pulled pork, mole poblano, Mexican rice, black beans, etc. They also have Taco Kits & Nacho Kits. All freshly made with care in their commercial kitchen here in Kennett Square.
New! Try their Al Pastor – marinated pork in a Guajillo pepper sauce, topped with fresh-cut pineapple for that perfect hint of sweetness.
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Select "Taste of Puebla @ 401 Birch St" as your pickup location.
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| Valentine Chocolate Co. |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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BI-WEEKLY
Sandy Valentine handcrafts small batches of unique chocolates using the highest quality ingredients in her chocolate kitchen located at the Malvern Train Station.
Try a variety with her milk or dark chocolate collections. Also mendiants, chocolate covered caramels, peanut butter truffles, plus peppermint, coffee & chai chocolates!
Payment: Card, Cash or Venmo
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as your pickup location in checkout.
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| Botanical Bubbles |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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BI-WEEKLY
Sherri's handmade soaps, hand sanitizer, oil blends, healing salves, beard care, laundry butter, a variety of cleaners, and other products help you take care of body & home.
Bug season is here...keep them away with Sherri's natural "Bug Off" bug spray!
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". Look for email confirmation.
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Rain or Shine!
We're committed to being a rain or shine market! We will pause operations for safety in passing electrical storms. 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.
Location & Parking
Find us in the parking area of The Creamery of Kennett Square @ 401 Birch St. The Creamery is open starting at 5pm on Fridays. FREE PARKING is available on the WEST side of 226 East Birch St (across the street from Braeloch Brewing) or at the office adjacent to The Creamery. We encourage you to use the lots versus the street to be respectful to residents on Birch.
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Safe Shopping Etiquette
- The market is a retail environment serving a wide range of people. Please wear a mask according to the current State of PA / CDC guidelines.
- Please ENTER at the EAST end of The Creamery lot near the vintage pickup truck.
- PLEASE only handle product you are purchasing.
- 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 2021 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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