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This Friday's market is full of local, seasonal food as usual, with some additional fun and learning in the mix!
Join us as we continue our Pollination Celebration for a monthly series in collaboration with the Kennett Library! This Friday, we are focusing on the importance of birds in a diverse and healthy ecosystem. Keep reading for more details about special guests + activities. The Creamery bar will open at 4pm for drinks, with food available starting at 4:30pm.
See you at market this Friday from 3–6pm, rain or shine!
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Pollination Celebration Series: Birds!
-> Invite friend to join you on Facebook <-
Keynote Presentation (4-5pm) hosted by Kennett Library
Meagan Hopkins-Doerr, Master Watershed Steward Coordinator, will share her knowledge of ruby-throated hummingbirds and talk about how we can support all kinds of birds to our own backyard.
The Master Gardeners will kick off the talk with a Quizzo-like trivia game about gardening — winners will get "market dollars" to spend at the farmers market!
Community Partners/Activities (3-6pm)
Guest Vendors (3-6pm) details below
Event Reminders
- The bar at The Creamery will open just before the keynote presentation at 4pm, so grab a drink to enjoy as you listen!
- Remember to pack a cooler with ice to keep your market goods fresh & safe if you plan to shop prior to the 4pm presentation.
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| Sharpen While You Shop! |
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Howe Sharp is back this week, so gather those dull knives, scissors, lawn mower blades* + gardening tools to drop before you shop. Note that we are asking for items to be dropped by 5pm so Jesse can get everyone taken care of before market closes at 6pm. (If you can't get there, find him over at Harvest Market 9am-2pm.)
Reach out to Jesse with any questions in advance. Find pricing here. *Note: Reel mower blades cannot be sharpened on site.
Safe packing tip: put each knife between a few pages of a magazine, roll it, secure with rubber bands & put it in a bag!
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EcoCat Jewelry
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Local maker Cat Stenta will have a small selection of her handcrafted beaded earrings inspired by the beauty in the natural world around us, including birds! 2% of every sale is donated to organizations that help save the bees.
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Pluma Avis Domus
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Roberto Roque uses repurposed wood scraps combined with new ply to create beautiful works of art that are also inviting birdhouses for small cavity-nesting birds. Explore what he has available and find out what he can create for your own yard!
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Give A Fig
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Celebrate pollinators & nature in the form of cards, notebooks, tea towels, and pillows from local artist Suzanne Gaadt. Her new hummingbird cards & sets will be available at market this Friday!
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worKS
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WorKS will have a curated selection from the local artisans & makers featured in their store just around the corner from market. They also carry products from some of favorite farmers market vendors!
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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 has 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.
The bees will join us for this week's Pollination Celebration — stop by to safely check out their activity in the observation hive, and try to "spot" the queen!
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
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| Canter Hill Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY (except 8/6 + 8/20)
Wayne will have pasture-raised poultry, eggs, pork, grass-fed beef & lamb in a wide variety of cuts plus assorted sausages made with pork, chicken, lamb & turkey.
Stock up this week, as Canter Hill will be away next Friday!
Thanksgiving heritage turkey orders will begin at the end of August.
Payment options: Card, Venmo, Cash, Check
Preorder note: Email order form or list with name & pickup location as KSQ for date of market to canterhillfarm@yahoo.com.
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| Family Tree Plants |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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FINAL WEEK!
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.
This is Nick's final market for the season, so be sure to stop by for the plants you want this week!
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
Find a weekly variety of seasonal produce from Flying Plow's certified organic farm in Rising Sun.
This week's harvest may include: lettuces, kale, savoy cabbage, summer squash & zucchini, cucumbers (bulk by preorder!), scallions, onions, garlic, beets, herbs (basil, parsley, dill, sage, mint), red potatoes, carrots, eggplant, a variety of tomatoes, etc.
They are fully stocked with meats right now — preorder for the best selection! 100% grass-fed beef, certified organic pasture-raised chicken, plus heritage Mangalitsa pork. Pastured lamb coming soon! Meat subscriptions also available, plus a one-time midsummer meat share.
Payment: Card, Cash, Check
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market Fridays"
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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 that change with the seasons!
Payment: Card, Cash, PayPal
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| King's Sweet Corn & Produce |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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EVERY FRIDAY
Dave & Kathy King are well-known for their delicious sweet corn but grow a variety of produce, selling most at their roadside farm stand in Parkesburg. They utilize IPM (Integrated Pest Managment) farming methods and pick daily in order to provide customers with the freshest possible selection.
New to our market this season, find them at KSQ weekly through October!
This week’s harvest: SWEET CORN (bi-color & white), tomatoes (slicing, heirloom, grape), zucchini, onions, potatoes, green beans, peppers (variety of sweet & hot) & Sugar Cube cantaloupes (personal size!)
Payment: Cash, Card, S/FMNP
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| Medina Mushrooms – Honeymoon Farm |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Liz & Gary Hopkins grow a variety of mushrooms as Medina Mushrooms plus pastured-raised poultry at their Honeymoon Farm in Oxford.
Mushroom varieties available: white button, crimini, shiitake, oyster, king oyster, maitake, lions mane, portobellos, and yellow oyster mushrooms. Miixed bags also available! And bulk boxes by preorder. Learn more about the different varieties & preorder.
Chicken is back in stock, including Poussin (pronounced “poo-sah”), small heritage breed Cornish game hens. Preorder recommended!
Preorders for their pasture-raised heritage breed Thanksgiving turkey are now open (and quantity is limited!)
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 bring a variety of fruit in season, direct from their family farm & orchards in Adams County PA.
This week's harvest: yellow peaches, Saturn donut peaches, yellow & white nectarines, plums (Methley & Shiro), blackberries, blueberries
They also have award-winning farm-to-bottle hard ciders—grown, pressed, fermented, bottled & distributed right from their orchards.
Hard cider selection may include: Standard, Little Round Hop, Summer Scrumpy, Michaux Mule, Barrel Aged, Newtown Wickson, Kingston Black, Golden Russet, Manchurian, Farmhouse. (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! Read more about their farming methods here.
This week's harvest: hot peppers (Hungarian wax, jalapeno), "Mellow Star" shishito peppers (not hot!), Aosta Valley tomatoes, summer squash (yellow Tempest, Sunburst patty pan, zucchini), onions (red & sweet)
PLUS anything else ready to pick!
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!
- Fresh pasta: cavatelli, spaghetti, bucatini, rigatoni, fettuccine. 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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Returning next Friday
Due to staffing & scheduling issues, Deer Creek is taking a break before returning to market on 8/6. From there, you will find them at market bi-weekly.
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| Green Lion / Heart Stone |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
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 of all abilities.
- 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 for their rustic pastries like croissants, seasonal scones & galettes, plus savory babkas & hand pies.
Stop by see what they have this Friday, or preorder in advance!
Payment: Cash, Card, PayPal, Venmo
Preorder Note: 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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| Tat's Yummies |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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EVERY FRIDAY
Melina is an expert 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
Fresh Mexican fare made in Kennett Square! 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, Al Pastor, and more. They also have Taco Kits & Nacho Kits for a fun Friday night dinner!
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Select "Taste of Puebla @ 401 Birch St" as your pickup location.
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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.
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!
- Masks are no longer required for vendors or guests, but please wear one as you as you feel most comfortable.
- Bring some cash as not all vendors accept cards.
- In the heat of summer, it's a good idea to throw a cooler with ice packs in the car to keep things fresh until you get home.
- Well-behaved pups on leash are welcome at market.
- We have a few carts at market entry to use as you shop, just return to that location when done!
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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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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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