Fresh Produce, Live Music To Welcome Farm Market Season In Wrightstown

WRIGHTSTOWN, PA — Monster bubbles, free plant giveaways, live music and much more will welcome opening day at the Wrightstown Farmers Market on Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds on Penns Park Road. The market will run every Saturday through Nov. 18 except on August 19 due to the Middletown Grange Fair.

Opening day activities include a free veggie plant giveaway, folk music from the Goose Creek Pioneers, ready-to-eat food and drinks from Bonjour Creperie Food Truck, Macungie Mountain Herb Farm, monster bubbles for the kids and Burek by Zeni.

The weekly market organized by the Bucks County Food Alliance features products grown by local farms and hosts between 35 and 40 vendors each Saturday.

On opening day customers will find asparagus, broccoli rabe, assorted kale varieties, radishes, lots of salad greens, pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken and eggs, fresh hearth baked breads, custards and other sweets, dairy products, raw local honey, mushrooms, locally roasted coffee, craft made beverages, fresh soups, pickles, prepared foods to go, freshly made lemonade, handmade pottery, soaps and lotions, dog treats, nut butters, olive oil, gorgeous flower bouquets, and more.

The market will be welcoming back most of last year’s vendors including produce growers Blooming Glen Farm, Milk House Farm, Rolling Hills Farm, Solly Farm (in June) and Baptist Church Farm (late July). New vendors include Hollow House Farms, Red Cat Farm (grains), Manoff Cidery, Lambertville Bakehouse, Aristeaus Craft Brewery, Mezze Hummus Haven and pop-up vendors Pie Bird Farm and Coastal Fig Co.

According to market organizers, exciting events and activities are planned for this coming season, including the return of the “What’s in Season?” monthly cooking demos highlighting products from local growers and producers. Also in store are several chef demonstrations throughout the season, such as celebrity Chef Christina Pirello on August 6th and a pasta demo on July 22nd with local chefs Nicolas and Stephen of Servis Events, which provides an in-home dining experience focused on local seasonal ingredients.

And for the kids, the market will be offering fun and crafty days. Saturday activities will be run by the Penn State Master Gardeners, the Village Library of Wrightstown as well as by local high school students earning their community service hours.

“We are looking forward to bringing back many of our much-loved events such as partnering with the PA Dairy Promotion to host a free Giant Ice Cream Sundae Day in July, our Tomato Tasting/Salsa Contest Day in August, an interactive Monarch Butterfly Tent in early September, the annual Pie Tasting Contest in early October and our Howlin’ Halloween Day on October 28," said Market Manager Cheryl Gilmore.

“Also, we will continue to accept SNAP EBT benefits (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) this season as a great way to help those eligible in our community to increase access to local food. Thanks to the generosity of our parent organization, the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance, we will be offering a $2 match for every $5 spent,” says Gilmore.

For details on all weekly market activities and events, follow the market on Instagram @wrightstownmarket and Facebook @WRMarket and sign up for the weekly newsletter at: wrightstownfarmersmarket.org.