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Mount Hope Farmers Market Summer Season Kickoff!
We're Launching the Outdoor Season with Sheep Shearing Demos, Wool Spinners/ Weavers, Camp Wetu Kids Activities, Face Painting & More!
*Market Runs 9:00am - 1:00pm* *Sheep Shearing 9:30 & 10:30*
The Mount Hope Year-round Farmers Market will kick off its summer season on Saturday, June 6th, at the Mount Hope Farm in Bristol! We will celebrate the markets’ move outdoors with the annual Mount Hope Farm Sheep Shearing, and local wool spinners & weavers demonstrating their craft. There will also be Face Painting, a Camp Wetu Children’s Craft Activity Table, and visits from the Mount Hope Farm Goats! Come see our English Southdown Sheep lose their winter coats, see what’s happening on the farm, grab lunch from Acacia Cafe, lounge at the market’s picnic tables, and check out the ever-expanding array of farmers and local food producers selling fresh & local goods this season!
The Mount Hope Market runs 9:00am--1:00pm. The market will continue every Saturday, rain or shine, through October, and takes place right along Metacom Ave/Rte 136, in the South Pasture of the historic Mount Hope Farm in Bristol, RI. The market offers local Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs, Fruits, Meats, Seafood, Eggs, Cheese, Coffee, Honey, Bread, Pastries, Prepared Foods, Potted Flowers & Herbs, Salsas/Sauces/Relishes, Soaps & Live Music, as well as periodic workshops, demonstrations, electronic waste drop-offs and more. Farmers and producers from all over the state of Rhode Island are represented. Credit/Debit Cards, SNAP & WIC are all accepted at the market.
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The Mount Hope Farmers Market takes place on the historic Mount Hope Farm, in Bristol RI. From November through April vendors set up shop in the farm’s large heated barn, and in the summer it moves outdoors to the South Pasture. The Mount Hope Farm is managed by the Mount Hope Trust, a 501c3 nonprofit, and is sited on 127 acres of fields and woodlands, stretching down to the shores of the Mount Hope Bay. Market-goers are encouraged to grab a trail map, explore the farm, and tour the historic Governor Bradford House, the inn located on the farm.
For more information, contact the Market Manager, Cassie Tharinger, at farmersmarket@mounthopefarm.org
