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adobe
Citizen
Username: Bogart
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7:16 am: | 
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Anyone know who runs the farmers markets? |
Jgberkeley
Citizen
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 4529
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7:48 am: |
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Contact Beth Mcdonald, Springfield Ave. Partnership. I have her private phone not the business phone, but I am sure that it is listed.
You can also reach her via her spouse, call Wooden You Know toy store on Springfield Avenue.
Later,
George |
HOMMELL
Citizen
Username: Hommell
Post Number: 110
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 12:28 pm: |
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From USDA website http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/States/NewJersey.htm:
Maplewood Farmers Market
Springfield Avenue &
Indian Street
Maplewood, NJ
Contact: Beth McDonald
(973) 763-6011
SEASONAL
July-October
Monday, 2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 109
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:18 pm: |
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I wish the farmers market would start early in the year... |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7231
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:24 pm: |
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In order for the produce to be fresh and local, they kind of have to wait for it to grow. |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1498
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:56 pm: |
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I wish at least one of the markets (SO, MW or Millburn) would be open on a Saturday or at least open until 8:00 during the week. Although, thanks to the link Hommell posted, I see that Montclair has one. I may try that one this year. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 112
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 3:04 pm: |
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greenetree, good point and I'm not asking to have available products out of season, but March and April are great for citrus, April and May can start the season for some strawberries and beautiful flowers, May and June, Apricots and Peaches, June and July blackberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, melons, plums,... (not even mentioning vegetables!)
It seems with the market just starting in July, it makes me feel that I'm loosing a lot of good produce that it would be nice to have available between March and July.
Maybe the farms in New Jersey are a bit delayed getting their products because of weather conditions, however, I see that the farmers market in Union Sq. in the city, with farmers from upstate NY (much northern than NJ) have enough products to be open all year round.
I'm not asking to have an all year round market (if that's asking too much, although I would probably go there anyway), but it would certainly be really nice to have a farmers market in Maplewood open between March OR April until October.
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Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 13638
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 12:16 pm: |
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That raises the question: do they sell only their own produce? I think local strawberries aren't ready until late June or so. And of course, citrus is never local.
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