Summit Farmer's Market Begins 2012 Season

For nearly two decades, the Summit Farmers Market has been bringing fresh goods to city residents. This year's market offers organically grown produce as well as local delicacies from area merchants.

The Summit Farmers Market is open from at 8 a.m to 1:30p.m. and operates weekly until Nov. 18.  Some of the businesses you find in downtown Summit will be on hand, giving their goods a special farmer's market feel.

"We do a few exciting and special things for the market," said Bob Conway, head baker and owner of . His special market menu this week will include the following:

• Special duffins chocolate and honey 
• Pecan brioche cinnamon rolls 
• Authentic Belgian waffles 
• Fresh strawberry rhubarb pies
• Fresh strawberry scones
• Fresh strawberry crumb muffins

"We  only use fresh in-season fruit from local farms in our pies. This week the strawberries and rhubarb are from Melick's Family Farm in Oldwick, N.J.," said Conway.

Fresh is the name of the game at the farmers market, so get something great for mom before heading over to her house for Mother's Day.

The Farmers Market is located in the parking lots at 22 Deforest Ave. For more information contact Summit Downtown at 908-277-6100 or email office@summitdowntown.org.

Here is the list of participants in this year's farmers market compiled by Summit Dowtown Inc:

Speciality Purveyors

Ester's Treats

Gourmet Nuts & Fruits

Key Ingredients

Jams by Kim

Lizzmonade

Mangia

Pickle Licious

Paolo's Kitchen

Shore Catch

Stefans & Sons Meat

Taqueria Autentica

Tassot Apiaries

Valley Shepherd Creamery

Vita Organic Chocolates

WoodsEdge Wools Farm

Yona's Gourmet Delights 

Organic Farmers

Cherry Grove Farm, Princeton

North Slope, Lambertville

Other Jersey Farmers

Corner-Copia, Robbinsville

LL Pittenger Farm, Andover

Race Farm, Blairstown

Vacchiano Farm, Washington