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It's such a beautiful day to officially welcome Autumn! Come shop in the fresh fall air this Friday, and support your favorite local farms and producers at KSQ!
Our market neighbor & guest vendor West Branch Distilling is back this week with their small-batch vodka and hand sanitizer. See below for details & preorder info!
Please Note: Rex Farms Orchard / Big Hill Ciderworks will be away this Friday, returning next week with more apples & cider!
We plan to continue a weekly market into December (with a break at Thanksgiving), and we intend to transition to a bi-weekly schedule starting in January as usual. Stay tuned here for more info as we work through the details.
Thank you for supporting local through all seasons!
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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 as you interact with them! Let's continue to work together to keep each other healthy as seasons change. Thank you so much!
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Preorders are still welcomed, appreciated & recommended by vendors who have the option, so find this week's lineup below, and place orders by the deadlines noted.
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Hours & Location
Market Hours
Please help us by respecting these designated hours.
- 3–3:30pm is reserved for seniors & other at-risk customers
- 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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| 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. His beautiful mums & asters are now in season!
This week's harvest may include: potatoes (fingerlings, gold), sweet potatoes, winter squash (honeynut, kabocha, fairytale), Napa cabbage, bell & frying peppers, zucchini, eggplant, garlic, onions, beets, carrots, green & yellow beans, lettuce, some cherry & slicing tomatoes, cucumbers + anything else ready to harvest by Friday.
Payment: Cash or Check only, S/FMNP
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| Canter Hill Farm |
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Walk-Up Sales + Limited Preorders*
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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.
THANKSGIVING TURKEY ORDERS will start soon! They are raising Heritage turkeys only this year — a rich, flavorful alternative to conventional breeds. More details to come.
Payment options: Card, Venmo, Cash, Check
*Preorder note: Please preorder only if you are considered high risk –or– if you plan to order 6+ items –or– want to bulk buy more than 4 packs of one product.
Email order list, name & note pickup location as KSQ: canterhillfarm@yahoo.com
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| Fiddle Creek Dairy |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Every other week, Tim Sauder brings 100% grass-fed milk from his family's micro-dairy in Quarryville. And the best Greek & Swiss yogurts around—all natural, no fillers, no sweeteners. Plus Camembert cheese! Their grass-fed beef is also available, including flavorful ground beef, broth bones, beef sticks & jerky.
Tim also brings a selection of lacto-fermented foods from friends at Gap View Homestead—delicious ginger carrots, sauerkraut, a mild gingery kimchi, dilly beans & beet kvass. Also pickled beets (not fermented.) From friends at Livengood Family Farm, Strawberry Jam & Grape Jelly.
Payment options: Cash or Check
Preorder Note: Be sure to select "Kennett Square" as your pickup location.
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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.
This week's harvest: scallions, collard greens, curly kale, baby spinach, lettuce mix, arugula, greens mix, Italian & Japanese eggplant, Yukon gold potatoes, garlic, frying & bell peppers, herbs, beets, sweet onions, winter squash (delicata, acorn, spaghetti), sweet potatoes, and more.
*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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| Swallow Hill Farm |
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| Walk-Up Sales Only |
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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: Tendersweet cabbage, delicata squash, broccoli, shishito peppers, banana shallots, sweet & red onions.
New! Jalapeño peppers, Butternut squash, Lehigh potatoes. Also, the lovely Autumn Frost squash, which stores well so you can use it as decor and also enjoy it roasted, in pies, etc.
Limited: Jade green beans, Tuscan kale. (Possibly some Carmen & green bell peppers if the stink bugs don't get them all!)
Payment: Cash or Check only, S/FMNP
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| Aunt Mamie's Italian Specialties |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Mike & Theresa Vaccaro use all-natural ingredient in making their fresh pastas & other Italian specialties from scratch. Preorders are recommended!
- Fresh pasta: spaghetti, bucatini, rigatoni, fettuccine, plus local wheat fettuccine & spaghetti. Pappardelle & penne available this week!
- Gncocchi: potato, ricotta + pumpkin gnocchi
- Ravioli: 3 cheese, spinach & cheese, mushroom, butternut & gorgonzola
- Heat+Eat: cheese stuffed shells, spinach & cheese stuffed shells, meatballs, eggplant parm, chicken parm, lasagna, manicotti, chicken piccata, Italian stromboli + eggplant rollatini
- Sauces: alfredo, marinara, rosa, basil pesto
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: BE SURE TO SELECT "Kennett Square Market" as your pickup location.
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| Brandywine Valley Bread |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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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 (crusty loaves), Pullmans (sandwich breads), Bagels, and Pastries (morning buns, scones, cookies, croissants).
Preorder for easy pickup!
Payment: Card, Cash or Check
Preorder Note: BE SURE TO SELECT "Kennett Square Market" as your pickup location.
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| Little Goat Coffee Roasting |
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Walk-Up Sales + Limited Preorders*
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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-packaged whole beans* available every 2nd & 4th Friday at KSQ.
New product for tea lovers —pick up a bag of their new loose leaf "Immuni-tea" blend of locally sourced & organic herbs (elderflowers, linden, lemon verbena, calendula, anise hyssop + ginger.)
*If you prefer to preorder–OR–if you need your beans freshly ground, email Olivia by Thursday @ 12 noon: littlegoatcoffeeroasting@gmail.com
Payment options: Venmo or PayPal, Cash, Check
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| Sunset Park Baked Goods |
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Walk-Up Sales*
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Fred’s gluten-free/vegan/nut-free/soy-free baked goods can be enjoyed by anyone! He always has a variety of cookies (molasses, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles, lemon, sugar-free); sweet breads (zucchini, pumpkin, banana, blueberry, carrot); and sweet-tooth satisfying whoopie pies (pumpkin, chocolate, lemon, mocha).
Payment: Cards, Cash or Check
*Preorder Note: Fred takes special or advance orders with payment at market—just reach out! sunsetparkcookies@gmail.com
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| Taste of Puebla |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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A Friday night favorite! Corn chips, guac, salsas, beans, rice, tamales (cold only), pozole, burrito packs, chili poblano, Mexican lentils, pulled pork, mole poblano, Mexican rice, black beans, etc. They also have Taco Kits & Nacho Kits! Plus homemade 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 pickup @ KSQ Farmers Market.
Payment: PayPal or Cash
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| West Branch Distilling Co. |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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GUEST VENDOR! West Branch Distilling Company's vodka is handcrafted just a few doors down from our market by local distiller Kevin Roberts. He is also producing hand sanitizer (what you use at market each week!) Available this week:
- Handcrafted Vodka
- Cocktail Infusions by *PREORDER ONLY* until 5 PM on Wed: Strawberry Lemon Vodka, Brandywine JunXion Raspberry, Lemon Basil Vodka
- Hand Sanitizer made to FDA & WHO specifications, available in bulk sizes & handy spray bottles
Payment: Cards, Apple Pay & Google Pay (no cash)
*Preorder Note: Infusion preorders are due by Wed @ 5pm. Vodka & sanitizer can be ordered until Friday @ 2pm. Select pickup location as "9/25/20 KSQ Farmers Market".
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| Whiskey Hollow |
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PREORDERS + Walk-Up Sales
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Locals Kyle & Sara Dewees bring pure maple syrup sourced from their property in northern PA, along with a variety of the maple-goodness they create with it—infused syrups (vanilla, cinnamon, hot pepper), barrel-aged syrups, smoked maple syrup, maple cream, maple mustard, maple sugar, maple candied pecans, maple cotton candy, apple sauce, and more.
Payment: Card or Cash
Preorder Note: At checkout, enter promo code KSQ (This will eliminate shipping costs & indicate pickup location.)
To preorder but pay at market, email or call: whiskeyhollowmaple@gmail.com or 484.695.8664
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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 for adults & children!
The wraps should be good for a year's worth of use, but once the beeswax wears down, please don't throw them out—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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- 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.
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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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