1 Of NJ's Most Popular Farmers Markets Kicks Off Soon In South Jersey

MOORESTOWN, NJ — New Jersey's farmers-market season is on its way back, including the return of the Burlington County Farmers Market this weekend in Moorestown.

The market kicks off Saturday and runs weekly, rain or shine, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Burlington County Agricultural Center (500 Centerton Rd., Moorestown). The American Farmland Trust ranked the Burlington County market as New Jersey's eighth most popular farmers market.

"It’s a great attraction for our residents and an important resource for our farmers and small business vendors who use the market to increase their sales and promote their goods," County Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson said in a statement. "Opening Day is always exciting and promises to be one of the biggest events of the year at our Agricultural Center."

Opening day will feature more than three-dozen farms and food vendors, plus another 15 artists and crafters. This Saturday's market will also include live music from JB Rocks and a 10 a.m. cooking demonstration in the Agricultural Center’s farmhouse kitchen.

The Burlington County market runs each Saturday through Nov. 11, with special holiday markets taking place Nov. 18 and Dec. 2.

According to county officials, returning vendors on opening day will include the 1885 Organic Farm, Pinelands Produce, Durr’s Blue Box, Mill Creek Apiary, The Soup Bar, HoopHouse Bakery, Fast Belly Bacon, East Coast Empanadas, Harvest Coffee and Peewee’s Ice Cream. Misty Meadow Sheep Dairy — a farm specializing sheep milk, cheeses and yogurts — is a new attendee.

Craft beer and liquor sales will also return, with Saturday attendees including Marlton-based Zed’s Beer, Cherry Hill-based Forgotten Boardwalk and Columbus-based Recklesstown Farm Distillery. Future markets will also include Burlington City’s Third State Brewing and Armageddon, a Somerdale brewery specializing in hard ciders and meads.

Alcohol sales are for off-site consumption, but adults of legal-drinking age can try a limited number of samples.

Find more info on the Burlington County Farmers Market.