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We are so excited to kick off the weekly market season with you all this Friday from 3-6pm!
Several favorite producers who took a winter break are returning this week, with more bi-weekly and monthly producers making their seasonal debut in the weeks to come.
- New for the season! Get hot BBQ platters for here or to-go... all the delicious details below.
- This week you'll find a variety of healthy vegetable + herb starts to plant at home. 🌱
- Troy hopes to be back with apples (stored for winter, still delicious!) and hard ciders next week – stay tuned.
- We might have flowers if Brandywine Blooms can harvest enough, but they'll definitely be back next Friday!
Find us in the parking lot of 600 S Broad as usual with plenty of free parking on site. We can't wait to see you there!
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A special message as we start the season:
This spring’s unpredictable weather has been particularly hard on our farmers. The recent warm spell followed by a hard freeze severely affected some crops like newly-emerging asparagus, and it heavily damaged strawberries and other fruits in bud or bloom stages (grapes, peaches, apples, etc). Across the Mid-Atlantic, fruit growers in particular are facing significantly smaller harvests, and some lost their entire crops for this year.
Because our farmers at KSQ bring only what they grow, what you see at market reflects the realities of each season. They are not going to bring asparagus or strawberries in from elsewhere just to have asparagus or strawberries available at market.
While we’re all hungry for abundant spring produce, late April into May is still early, and these cool temps and gray days slow things down. The good news is, variety and quantity will naturally increase as nature allows!
We ask for your patience, your understanding, and your support of the care our farmers at KSQ put into bringing real – and truly local – food to our community through all seasons. If you don't find strawberries at market, but there's lots of lettuce... embrace the season with them, and enjoy lots of salads! We're in this together. 💛
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| Lineup at-a-glance for May 1 |
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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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| Cedar Creek Catering |
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WEEKLY
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Join us in welcoming Cedar Creek Catering to KSQ every Friday, and grab a bite to eat at market or to-go!
Owned by Chef CJ Deery, Cedar Creek is a full service catering business based in Delco with venues in Media and Havertown. Chef CJ’s secret is really no secret at all—simple, seasonal and locally sourced ingredients made into delicious, healthy bites and freshly prepared every single time! His food motto is "Fresh scratch cooking done really well makes simple food delicious!"
This week: “We’re bringing the heat 🔥 with Creek BBQ platters and whole racks of ribs… and the sweet 😍 with our delicious beignets!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Toast POS
Preorder Note: Call 267.581.7533 or email with your order!
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| Brandywine Blooms |
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TENTATIVE
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Brandywine Blooms may pop up this Friday if they can harvest enough ranunculus, but it will be a last minute call!
If they don't make it this week, the Tucker/Nussbaumer family will definitely return next week with their beautiful seasonal and naturally-grown floral bouquets picked fresh daily from their Kennett Square farm!
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Fifth Dimension Farm |
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MONTHLY (1st Fridays)
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Fifth Dimension Farm uses a few simple ingredients combined with the crickets raised at their Landenberg farm to make crunchy treats for dogs and (new!) date bars for humans. 🦗 Crickets are are a sustainable and environmentally friendly protein source, high in protein + other nutrients.
The new bars are made with dates, dried cherries, crickets, and almonds – 8g protein + 150 calories per bar for healthy energy.
Stop by to welcome them back, and get a taste!
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Swallow Hill Farm |
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Elizabeth & Douglas are back! They 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 red and green crisp head lettuce, endive, and escarole. Our asparagus and rhubarb are recovering from the recent freeze — we'll have small amounts this week.
Pick up some honey-sweetened elderberry jelly + blueberry jam as well as pickled sweet onions, red cabbage + sweet peppers made by Coddiwomple Canning Company with produce from our farm.”
Payment: Cash, Check, S/FMNP (June-Nov) *NO CARDS*
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| Wastewell Composting |
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Wastewell is back to market with their convenient bi-weekly drop-off composting service.
Wastewell makes kitchen composting super easy! Purchase a $10 Wastewell bucket then collect accepted compostables. Bring your full bucket back every two weeks when they are at market, and dump it for a $5 flat fee.
Stop by to meet John, ask questions, and start composting! Home pickup service is also available.
Payment: Cash, Card, Apple Pay
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| Chester Co. 4-H |
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| THIS FRIDAY + NEXT |
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Our favorite local beekeeper Mike Langer volunteers with Chester County 4-H to teach archery plus other shooting sports safety and skills to young people. The club is selling a wide variety of herb starts for your garden this week + next to help them purchase new equipment and supplies. Stop by to learn more, and see what they have available!
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| Master Gardeners |
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MONTHLY (1ST FRIDAYS)
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Volunteers from Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Chester County will join us every 1st Friday this season, so bring your gardening questions to market, and stop by to learn with them!
Kids activity this week: Make a newspaper pot and plant a sunflower seed!🌻
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| Kennett High Ceramics |
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THIS FRIDAY ONLY
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We're excited to have students from Kennett High School's ceramics class popping up this Friday to sell their handcrafted pottery. Come support these talented young makers along with teacher and local potter Jodi Davidson!
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| Amazing Acres Goat Dairy |
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Amazing Acres will have plenty of their fresh and creamy Fromagina, several chèvre varieties from sweet to savory, as well as their bloomy rind options — all made on their farm in northern Chester County.
This week's feature: “This week, give our Cracked Pepper Chèvre a try! Always made with freshly ground pepper, this neutral savory chèvre can liven up any salad. From spinach to watermelon to cucumber salads, the fresh pepper compliments any ingredient. We also like it on our breakfast sandwiches!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
Preorder Note: Select "Kennett Square Farmers Market" as pickup location.
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| Brandywine Bee Co. |
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| BI-WEEKLY |
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Michael Langer is back bi-weekly with pure, seasonal raw wildflower honey sourced directly from his own local hives. He also has hot honey! 🌶️🍯
In addition to honey, find handcrafted beeswax-based products like hand salves, wood preservative, and pure beeswax candles.
Payment: Cash, Card
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| Brewers Hideaway Farm |
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WEEKLY
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Brewer’s Hideaway is back on Friday with variety of naturally-grown produce from their farm just down the road in Rising Sun, MD.
Stop by to get delicious early spring greens, green garlic, and hopefully a bit of asparagus that Farmer Rachel and her daughter Daisy harvested fresh for market this week!
Payment: Cash (pay what you can), Card
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| Full Table Farm |
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WEEKLY
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We're so excited to have Farmer Liam of Full Table Farm back every Friday! 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.
This week: “We'll have spinach, arugula, radishes, hakurei salad turnips, scallions, ramps and possibly more. We will also have vegetable seedlings for your garden 🌱 and our block printed farm t-shirts!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, S/FMNP (June-Nov)
Preorder note: Email us to preorder by Thurs @ 8pm.
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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 market week!
This week: “FRESH chicken this week—lots of delicious boneless/skinless breast meat, party wings, thighs and whole chickens. 🐓 And there's lots more to choose from: pork chops, sausages spare ribs and picnic roasts, as well as plenty of beef steaks, hamburgers and hot dogs for the grill. Don’t forget to grab a dozen or two eggs, too!.”
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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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.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, ApplePay
Preorder Note: Select the respective farmers market that you would like to pick up at and this week's date.
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| Sirius Mushrooms |
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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, healthy varieties he grows including Blue Oyster, Lion's Mane, Pioppino, Chestnut, Black King Trumpet, and Shiitake. Varieties offered will depend on what's ready to harvest fresh for market day.
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo
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| Brandywine Valley Bread |
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Come get your favorite sourdough breads + baguettes plus bagels, pretzels, granola, 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 by Thursday @ 2 PM ☎️ 484-698-8172”
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.
Come by to taste, and take home a bottle or two for your weekend enjoyment.” 🍷
Payment: Cash, Card, Apple Pay
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| Creekside Coffee Roasting |
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BI-WEEKLY
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Creekside Coffee Roasting Co. is your local source for craft-roasted specialty coffee. Every batch of their coffee is roasted by hand just down the road in Oxford. Andrew will be serving handcrafted beverages including specialty lattes, coffees, cold brew, and more. They also have freshly-roasted beans which can be ground on the spot.
Grab a refreshing drink to sip while you shop, and pick up some beans (whole or ground) to brew at home. ☕️
Payment: Cash, Card
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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 that change with the seasons. Joel also makes small batch pickles and hot sauces using as much of his homegrown and locally-grown produce as possible.
This week: “We are now offering Hummus, Tzatziki, and Baba Ghanoush at every market. We are also rotating the four salads from previous seasons weekly. This week we'll have Tuna Pasta Salad. Stop by to taste!”
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
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| Mother Nature's Sun |
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BI-WEEKLY
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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!
This week: “Any two soups for $25! (excludes lobster bisque) Also get two Gourmet Crab Cakes for $25!” 🦀
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
Preorder Note: Fill out the Farmers Market form with what you'd like by Thurs @ 8pm — we'll have it ready for you at market.
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| Nutty Novelties |
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BI-WEEKLY
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Nutty Novelties has a full variety of fresh nut butters — perfect for spreading, cooking, or enjoying straight from the jar. Stop by for a taste!
This week: “Smooth, simple, and seriously satisfying—our cashew butter is made with just clean, high-quality ingredients for a naturally rich, creamy taste you can feel good about. Perfect by the spoonful, spread on toast, or blended into your favorite recipes for a wholesome boost.”
Payment: Cards, Cash
Preorder Note: At checkout, select PICK UP. In the NOTE section, write KSQ Farmers Market + date of market.
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| Taste of Puebla |
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WEEKLY
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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
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| Tat's Yummies |
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WEEKLY
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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.
Need a custom cake or a beautiful spread of desserts for your special occasions? Reach out to Melina for more details and options!
Payment: Cash, Card, Venmo, PayPal
Preorder instructions: Call or text Melina @ 302.480.0444 with your order, any questions + contact info.
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| Botanical Bubbles |
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BI-WEEKLY
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Sherri brings a wide range of handcrafted home + body care products – something for everyone in the family! She uses botanicals from her own garden in many of her products.
This week: “May's soap of the month is Lily of the Valley. We are celebrating spring with the return of floral scents: Honeysuckle, Rose a L'orange, Lilac, and Lavender. Find soaps, lotions, lip balms in spring scents. This week also marks the return of natural sunscreen. Pick yours up at market!”
Payment: Venmo, Cash App, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: The site will check you out through PayPal. Be sure to click on "Pickup $0.00". Look for an email confirmation.
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Many thanks to our generous sponsors!
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Follow us on Facebook + Instagram for more information throughout the week! We enjoy seeing what you're enjoying from market, so tag @ksqfarmersmarket on Instagram posts to share the love!
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Rain or Shine!
We're committed to being a rain or shine market! If there are any changes due to extreme conditions, we will provide updates via email and social media. Check Facebook & Instagram if you're uncertain on market day.
Shopping Hours
We open "our doors" at 3 PM, and we need every minute until then for all vendors to be fully ready. If you arrive before 3 PM, please wait by the entry signage at either end of market, and listen for the bell to ring to welcome you in. We truly appreciate your cooperation!
Starting weekly May 1, market closes at 6pm.
Location & Parking
Find us in the south end of the parking lot at 600 S. Broad St, Kennett Square, PA.
Plenty of FREE PARKING is available on site!
ACCESSIBILITY: There are a few parking spots near the first entry reserved for those with limited mobility. If you need any assistance to shop, please let us know how we can help.
Market Shopping Tips
- Preorders continue to be helpful for both producers & customers, so take advantage of that option as available to secure exactly what you need for the week.
- BRING CA$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.
- 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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