There is much summer goodness to enjoy this week!
Tomatoes are starting to ripen on the vines—not in large quantities yet, but we're staring to enjoy a delicious taste. Summer squash & zucchini are having their moment and are abundant with variety! Enjoy them simply grilled, roasted, sautéed,
quick pickled
, on top of pasta (with some roasted cherry tomatoes!) or in your favorite casserole. Cucumbers are also ready for fresh eating, salads, & pickling. Peaches & blueberries are plentiful, and the first of the nectarines & plums are being picked for Friday's market!
Preorders are still welcomed & appreciated by vendors who have the option!
Read through the lineup below, and place orders by the deadlines noted.
A note about the weather on market days:
With storms being unpredictable throughout summer, we will pause operations if conditions are unsafe, but otherwise, we're committed to having market—rain or shine! Check
Facebook
&
Instagram
for updates if you're unsure!
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Vendor News
- Nick Castelli / Family Tree (with the various plants and succulents) will be out this week, returning next Friday.
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Community Corner
Help us keep Kennett area kids learning this summer by donating "Mighty Fun Packs" for the
local Mighty Writers program
!
Click the red box to learn how to create & donate packs with things like pens, notepads, fun stamps, markers, etc.
There will be a
drop off bin at market entry
starting this week through the month of July. Thank you!
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Market Hours
Please help us by respecting these designated hours
.
- 3–3:30pm is reserved for seniors & other at-risk customers
- 3:30–6pm is for all customers
Location & Parking
FREE PARKING
is available on the WEST side of
226 East Birch St
(
across the street from Braeloch Brewing.) We encourage you to use this lot versus the street to be respectful to residents on Birch.
Safe Shopping Guidelines
- We continue to require masks per the state of Pennsylvania.
- Unless you are a senior 60+ or at higher risk, PLEASE WAIT until 3:30pm to arrive!
- Follow our signs to ENTER at the EAST end of The Creamery lot near the vintage pickup truck. We encourage you to exit on the West end to help us keep the entry space open.
- Shop with only 1-2 people per household if at all possible, and leave pets (except for service animals) at home. Groups & pets moving through market make it harder to practice social distancing.
- When using cash, change IS available from most vendors at this point, but we encourage you to pay with exact change as much as possible in order to practice safe distancing during transactions. Bring plenty of small bills ($1 / $5 / $10).
- PLEASE only handle product you are purchasing.
- Clean, reusable bags are OK, but please pack them yourselves.
- Of course, stay home if you have any signs of illness.
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Breezy Acre Flowers
WALK-UP SALES ONLY
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Benuel King will have
chemical-free
produce
and gorgeous
cut mixed flower bouquets, sunflowers & zinnias
! Also, his colorful
hanging baskets
and beautiful planters.
This week's harvest:
Cherry tomatoes,
heirloom tomatoes
, cucumbers, green zucchini,
potatoes
(possibly red, fingerling & Yukon),
green beans
, garlic heads, beets, possibly some more broccoli & cauliflower, carrots, and anything else that is ready to pick before market!
Ben's delicious sweet corn is growing, but nature took its toll on his first planting, so it's a bit behind. He expects to have some soon!
Payment options: (no cards)
Cash or Check payable to "Benuel King"
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Birchrun Hills Farm
> PREORDER RECOMMENDED <
Walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 12 noon
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Birchrun Hills Farm
is a small family dairy farm with an on-site creamery in northern Chester County, PA. Owned and operated by Ken and Sue Miller and their two sons, Randy and Jesse, the Millers control every step of how their products are made, from sustainably growing crops to feed their herd of 80 holstein cows and producing high-quality milk—to making and aging cheeses in their underground aging-facility.
Jesse brings a range of cheeses—from their famous Birchrun Blue to fresh, mild spreads, with a lot of wonderful variety in between.
Select
"Kennett Square Farmers Market"
as your pickup location.
Payment options:
Card, Cash, Check, Apple Pay or any tap-to-pay
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Brandywine Bee Company
WALK-UP SALES ONLY
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The Langers bring
pure, raw wildflower honey
from their own local hives. They also have
creamed honey
, great for spreading on toast.
Also,
beeswax-based products
like candles, hand salves, soaps, leather dressing and wood preservative.
Payment options:
Card, Cash, Check
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Canter Hill Farm
PREORDER* or WALK-UP SALES
ORDER DEADLINE:
Wed @ 6pm
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Pasture-raised poultry & eggs, pork, and grass-fed beef & lamb. A wide variety of cuts along with an assortment of sausages made from pork, chicken, lamb & turkey.
*They have a variety for walk-up sales, but preorders are encouraged to get exactly what you need!
Payment options:
Card, Venmo, Cash, Check
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Fiddle Creek Dairy
> PREORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED <
Some walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 12 noon
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100% grass-fed milk from their micro-dairy in Quarryville. And
the best Greek & Swiss yogurts around
—all natural, no fillers, no sweeteners. Also
Camembert cheese!
Tim has some
of their grass-fed
beef
available. Also, beef sticks & beef jerky.
They also have lacto-fermented foods from friends at Gap View Homestead—delicious ginger carrots, sauerkraut, a mild gingery kimchi & beet kvass. Also pickled beets (not fermented.)
Select
"Pickup at Kennett Square Farmers Market"
under shipping options
Payment options:
Cash or Check payable to "Fiddle Creek Dairy"
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Flying Plow Farm
PREORDER* or WALK-UP SALES
ONLINE ORDERING OPEN
Tues + Wed
DEADLINE:
Wed @ 11:59pm
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Seasonal greens, vegetables & herbs from their certified organic farm in Rising Sun. Also pasture-raise eggs, chicken & grass-fed beef as available.*
This week:
herbs,
cucumbers,
Italian & Japanese
eggplant,
Sungold tomatoes, potatoes, loose leaf & head
lettuces
, curly kale, chard, beets, green & yellow beans, garlic, scallions, broccolini,
summer squash,
and more from their certified organic farm in Rising Sun.
*Please preorder their eggs, chicken & beef, as they may not have all of these items at market.
Be sure to select
"Kennett Square"
as pickup location
Payment options:
Cards, Cash or Check
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Rex Farms Orchard / Big Hill Ciderworks
WALK-UP SALES ONLY
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Troy & Maria are at market every Friday with a
variety of fruit
harvested from their family farm & orchards in Adams County PA!
This week's produce:
Peaches, black raspberries, blueberries, plus the first of the nectarines & plums!
Also award-winning
farm-to-bottle hard ciders
— grown, pressed, fermented, bottled & distributed right from the orchards. Utilizing traditional cider making methods of slow fermentation, barrel aging and wild yeast fermentation, their ciders showcase a distinct flavor profile unique to their orchards & region.
Hard cider selection:
Standard, Little Round Hop, Summer Scrumpy, Michaux Mule, Newtown Wiskson, Barrel Aged, Kingston Black, Golden Russet, Manchurian, Dolgo Crabapple, Frea Amarga and Farmhouse. (Read flavor profiles for each at the
Big Hill Ciderworks website
.)
Payment options:
Cash or Card
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Swallow Hill Farm
WALK-UP SALES ONLY
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Elizabeth & Douglas use organic and regenerative practices on their farm in Cochranville. They bring incredibly "fine produce home grown with love" to KSQ every week!
This week's harvest:
Lots of summer squash
including green zucchini & yellow Tempest squash & Sunburst patty pans
Persian cucumbers
—so sweet & crisp!
Fennel
Sweet onions
Blueberries
Plus "a taste" of the following (limited, more to come soon!):
field tomatoes, green beans, Shishito peppers, eggplant, and green bell peppers
Payment options: (no cards)
Cash or Check payable to "Douglas Randolph"
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Brandywine Valley Bread
> PREORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED <
Some walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs before 7
AM
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Fran bakes
naturally leavened (sourdough)
using all local & organic grains milled in-house, creating more flavorful & more easily digestible breads.
This week's menu:
Baguettes: S
eeded & Non-seeded
Boule:
Levain, Pane Bianco
Pullmans:
White Sandwich, Seeded Ancient Grain
Bagels:
Plain, Sesame, Salt, Poppy, Asiago, Everything, Onion, Everything Onion
Pastry:
Morning bun (vegan option), Croissant (plain, chocolate)
BE SURE TO SELECT
"Kennett Square Market"
in the Local Pickup dropdown menu.
Payment options:
Cards, Exact Cash or Check
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Deer Creek Malthouse
> PREORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED <
Some walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 3pm
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NEW IPA #022
: E
xperimental malthouse ale inspired by the India Pale Ale style produced with Keystone Pale barley malt, Pale Wheat Malt, and Pale Oat malt.
Select
"Kennett Square Farmers Market"
in the Local Pickup dropdown menu. Direct all inquiries to:
Payment options:
CARDS or
EXACT
Cash
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Mediterranean Delicacy
PREORDER or WALK-UP SALES
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 12 noon
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Every 1st & 3rd Friday, stock up on
rich,
flavorful, organic & unfiltered olive oil
from Abdel's family groves in Tunisia. Also organic argan oil, unique spice blends (harissa, za’atar etc), cured olives, spreads and preserved lemons.
Select location in checkout:
"Pickup at Kennett Square Farmers Market"
Payment options:
Cards, Cash or Check
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Sunset Park Baked Goods
WALK-UP SALES*
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Fred’s
gluten-free/vegan/nut-free/soy-free baked goods
can be enjoyed by a
nyone
! He always has a variety of
cookies
(molasses, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles, lemon, sugar-free),
sweet breads
(zucchini, pumpkin, banana, blueberry, carrot), as well as sweet-tooth satisfying
whoopie pies
(pumpkin, chocolate, lemon, mocha).
Payment options:
Cards, Cash or Check
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Taste of Puebla
> PREORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED <
Walk-up sales available
ORDERS encouraged by
Thurs @ 10pm
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Enjoy Taste of Puebla at home!
Corn chips, guac, salsas, beans, rice, tamales (cold only), pozole, burrito packs, chili poblano, Mexican lentils, pulled pork, mole poblano, Mexican rice, black beans, etc. They also have Taco Kits & Nacho Kits! All freshly made with care in their commercial kitchen here in Kennett Square.
Select location:
"Kennett Square Farmers Market"
Payment options:
Cards, Cash or Check
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Tat's Yummies
> PREORDER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED <
Walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 12 noon
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Melina is a baker specializing in
European patisseries
that reflect her heritage and family traditions. She has a
wide variety of sweet delicacies
, including petit fours, macaron, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and pies—made with simple, natural ingredients.
Try her savory foccacia!
It's so tender and pairs perfectly with a simple market salad and some local cheese!
To Preorder:
Provide name, contact info & note order is for KSQ Farmers Market pickup.
She also creates
custom cakes
for special occasions, so reach out in advance for your needs.
Payment options:
PayPal or Cash
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Bee Our Guest Wraps
PREORDER or WALK-UP SALES
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 10pm
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Adriana & Peter make the most
beautiful & functional
food wraps
using a beeswax blend applied to locally-sourced fabric to keep foods fresh! Easy to use & easy to maintain, their
beeswax wraps
help you
reduce single-use plastic
in your kitchen every day. They also have cloth masks for sale!
The wraps should be good for a year's worth of use, but once the beeswax wears down, please don't throw them out—bring them back to have them restored!
Payment options:
Cards, PayPal, Cash, Check
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Botanical Bubbles
> PREORDER* RECOMMENDED <
Walk-up sales available
ORDER DEADLINE:
Thurs @ 12 noon
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Sherri's
handmade soaps, hand sanitizer, soothing salves, oil blends,
beard care, laundry butter, and other products help you take care of body & home naturally. Looking for a great
natural bug repellent
? Sherri's is highly recommended by your farmers at Swallow Hill!
* Preorders are welcomed, as since she doesn't bring her full line of products to market!
Her site will send up to checkout through PayPal.
Be sure to
click on "Pickup $0.00"
Payment options:
Venmo or Cash App
Cash or Check payable to "Sherri Jarvis"
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Visit Historic Kennett's website for local announcements and community resources:
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Thank you to our generous sponsors for their support of the KSQ Farmers Market!
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KSQ Farmers Market
is a program of
Historic Kennett Square
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