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The Boston Public Market at Dewey Square Returns May 16

Farmers Market Offers Fresh Local Food on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

The Boston Public Market Association’s seasonal farmers market at Dewey Square launches for the season on Tuesday, May 16, bringing fresh local food to residents, workers, commuters, and visitors on the Rose Kennedy Greenway for lunch on-the-go, picnic fare, grocery shopping, and grabbing dinner ingredients on the way to the train.

As a supplement to the indoor, year round Boston Public Market (100 Hanover Street at Haymarket Station), the outdoor farmers market at Dewey Square on The Greenway offers farm fresh produce; meat, poultry, and eggs; milk and cheese; fish; bread and baked goods; flowers; and an assortment of specialty and prepared foods from more than 20 New England farmers, fishers, and food entrepreneurs. The Boston Public Market Association has operated seasonal farmers markets in downtown Boston for over 10 years. Dewey Square vendors are proud to accept SNAP/EBT for all eligible products.

Dewey Square Farmers Market

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Dewey Square Plaza on the Rose Kennedy Greenway (across from South Station)

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; May 16th - November 21st

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Tuesday Vendors:

Foxboro Cheese: Cheese

Freitas Farm: Fruits, vegetables, herbs

Kimball Fruit Farm: Fruits, tomatoes, vegetables, herbs

Kiss Flower Farm: Jams, jellies, herbs, fruit butters, herbal sea salt, granola

Mad Radish: Vegetables, beef, lamb, eggs, milk

Pain D'avignon: Bread, bagels, pastries, crackers

Powerhouse Juices: Juices, cleanses, milk, honey

Q's Nuts: Nuts, granola, nut butters

Red's Best: Fish, lobster, clams, seafood, knives

Stillman Quality Meats: Beef, lamb, pork, poultry, sausage/grinds

Swissbakers: Bread, croissants, quiches, pretzels, cookies, cakes

Top Shelf Cookies: Artisan cookies

Valicenti Pasta: Sauces, ravioli, fresh pasta

When Pigs Fly: Breads, cookies, cake

Thursday Vendors:

Abbott's Custard: Ice Cream, milkshakes, cakes, pies

Baking With Joy: Breads and cakes

Boston Smoked Fish: Pate and smoked fish

Commonwealth Coffee: Coffee

Freitas Farm: Fruits, vegetables, herbs

Kimball Fruit Farm: Fruits, tomatoes, vegetables, herbs

Lilac Hedge Farm: Beef, lamb, pork, poultry

Narragansett Creamery: Cheese

Pain D'avignon: Bread, bagels, pastries, crackers

Q's Nuts: Nuts, granola, nut butters

Red's Best: Fish, lobster, clams, seafood, knives

Stow Greenhouses: Flowers

Swissbakers: Bread, croissants, quiches, pretzels, cookies, cakes

Yellow Deli: Sandwiches, soups, chili, desserts, juices, hot drinks

When Pigs Fly: Breads, cookies, cake

ABOUT THE BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET:

The Boston Public Market is an indoor, year round marketplace for locally sourced groceries and specialty agricultural products, where residents and visitors can find fresh, seasonal food from Massachusetts and New England. The BPM’s mission is to provide fresh, healthy food to consumers of all income levels, nourish our community, and educate the public about food sources, nutrition, and preparation. The Market houses 40 local farmers, fishers, and food entrepreneurs selling items such as farm fresh produce; meat and poultry; eggs; milk and cheese; fish and shellfish; bread and baked goods; beverages; flowers; and an assortment of specialty and prepared foods. Everything sold at the Market is produced or originates in New England. The Boston Public Market, located at 100 Hanover Street above the Haymarket MBTA station, is currently open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sundays.

Boston Public Market vendors are proud to accept SNAP/EBT for all eligible market products, and the Market is a participant in the City of Boston’s Boston Bounty Bucks program, which provides a dollar for dollar match, up to $10 a day, for SNAP customers to spend at participating farmers markets and the Boston Public Market.

The Market is a dynamic civic space, educating the public about food sources, nutrition, and preparation. In addition to 40 permanent vendors and a number of rotating short-term “pop-up” vendors, the Boston Public Market includes the KITCHEN, a 3,200 square foot demonstration kitchen programmed by The Trustees, the Market’s programming partner, with opportunities such as hands-on cooking demos, lectures, family activities, exercise classes, training and community events.

Development of the Boston Public Market is a partnership between the not-for-profit Boston Public Market Association, individual and corporate donors, foundations, the City of Boston, and the project’s seed funder, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Boston Public Market Association developed and operates the Boston Public Market with a public impact mission to support the farmers, fishers, and food entrepreneurs who grow, catch and produce local food, and to nourish our community with food and experiences. For more information, visit bostonpublicmarket.org, Facebook (Facebook.com/BostonPublicMarket), Twitter (@BosPublicMarket), and Instagram (@BostonPublicMarket). Follow activity at the Market by using #BostonPublicMarket.

About The Greenway (www.RoseKennedyGreenway.org)

The Rose Kennedy Greenway, a roof garden atop a highway tunnel, is a contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. The non-profit Greenway Conservancy maintains, programs, finances, and improves the 1.5-mile Greenway on behalf of the public. The Greenway welcomed a record 1.38 million visitors in 2016 for The Greenway Carousel, events, Wi-Fi, and Mobile Eats food trucks, plus millions more visitors who enjoyed the fountains, plazas, and gardens. The Conservancy has won numerous awards, including for our organic landscape care and park programming.

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