Hingham Farmers Market Opens This Weekend

It’s that time again for fresh seasonal produce, homemade baked good, and handmade crafts. 

The Hingham Farmers Market will open its 2013 season Saturday at the Hingham Bathing Beach.

The markets will be held every Saturday from May 4 to November 23, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Hingham Farmers Market has been operating at the beach since 2007, although there has been a farmers market in the town since 1977. The market operates by permission of the Trustees of Hingham Bathing Beach under a capacity constraint by mutual agreement, which allows for a maximum stall size per vendor of ten by ten feet. A seasonal fee of $325 to cover the 29 weeks of operation is then paid by those who want to bring their product to the public and is limited to forty vendors

Mark Cullings, Chairman of Hingham Farmers Market said having a local market is key.  A former airline pilot, Cullings was brought in to provide leadership to the organization and after five years of operation as a larger entity, he sees the market as an enterprise zone.

“These are individuals who have designed and brought a product to market to sell direct to consumers,” Cullings told Patch.

David Bolton contributed to this report.

At this Week’s Market:

Produce:
Freitas Farm
Oakdale Farm
Second Nature Farm
 
Plants & Cut Flowers
Eve’s Garden
Luand Farm
Jeanette MacKenzie
Riverside Gardens
William Carl Marshall Designs
 
Beef, Poultry, Seafood
C&C Lobsters & Fish
Copicut Farm
Jordan Brothers Seafood
River Rock Farm
 
Cheese
Foxboro Cheese
Narragansett Creamery
 
Honey
Queen Bee Honey
 
Baked Goods
Baking With Joy
Family Secrets Bakery
Great Cape Baking
Pain D’Avignon
Sadie Mae’s Cupcakes
 
Specialty Foods
Authentically Yours Powersnacks
Del’s Lemonade
Evergreen Ice Cream
Lara’s Cuisine
Nella Pasta
Nutting Farm
Ruuska Pickles
Simpson Spring
Sirenetta Chocolatier
Sommers Bounty
To Dine For
 
Knife Sharpening
On The Edge
 
Non Food/Plant Products
Back to Basics
Blue Heron Arts
Daylily Design
Lady J Jewelry
 
Music
Dan Durkee