June eNews

June 2025

Springtime goodness at the Potsdam Farmers Market

More Farmers Markets Opening Soon!

The Canton and Potsdam Farmers Markets are in full swing each week - Tuesdays and Fridays in Canton, Saturdays in Potsdam. Starting the first week of June, more Farmers Markets around St. Lawrence County will be opening as well!

The Gouverneur Farmers Market will open weekly on Thursdays starting on June 5th. The market opens at 9am and is located in the Village Park across from the library.

The Akwesasne Farmers Market will open for the season on June 7 at 10am and will be open each Saturday through October 11. It is located in the Generations Park Pavilion at 30 Margaret Terrance Highway.

The Hammond Farmers and Artisans Market will open on June 11 at 3pm. They are then open each Wednesday from 3-6pm through September 10. The Hammond Farmers and Artisans Market is located at 14 North Main in Hammond.

For more details or contact information for any of these markets, please visit our website!

Double Up Food Bucks at Farmers Markets

The backbone of GardenShare's mission is food security and access. One of the ways we work to combat food insecurity is by facilitating the Double Up Food Bucks program at many of the farmers markets in St. Lawrence County. And there has been a very exciting and needed update to the Double Up Food Bucks Program:

Starting June 1, Double Up Food Bucks can now match up to $50 a day for SNAP users at farmers markets!

If you or anyone you know received SNAP benefits, please be sure to stop at the Market Managers tables to learn more about how SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks tokens can be used.

Please Note: According to the St Lawrence County Office for the Aging, farmers market coupons will not be available until after July 1st. Farmers Market coupons for WIC participants may be available in mid-June but their distribution is beyond our control. We will share distribution information as soon as it's available. Thank you for your understanding.

2025-2026 Local Food Guide Available Now!

The newest edition of the St. Lawrence County Local Food Guide is now available! Copies have been mailed to our supporters and you can also find them at some locally owned retailers as well as roadside stands.

Loaded with information about who has what when - the Local Food Guide is your year-round source for local food listings. From the product index to the individual farm listings, we worked to make the Local Food Guide an easy to use resource for all your shopping needs.

Local Food Music Series

The Summer Market Kickoff is going to sound amazing this year!

We are happy to announce that Michael Corse and Benjamin Mambou will be performing at the Gouverneur, Canton, and Potsdam Farmers Markets from June 19-21. Be sure to stop by, shop, visit with neighbors, and listen to some great music!

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by

the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.

Growing Together Summer

Dinner Series

Please join us this summer as we celebrate local food and grow together as a community for our annual summer dinner series! The first dinner in the series will be held at St. Lawrence Nurseries on Thursday, June 26th. This will be a family friendly dinner featuring a meal from Big Spoon Kitchen and Earthbound Breads, with drinks from Pierrepont Cider. There will also be a silent auction for some delicious prizes!

For more information, please visit our Events page here!

Get Some Local Bites!

Don't forget that the options for local bites are expanding by the day! With the spring markets getting underway, local farm stands filling up, and our producers working their hardest to bring it all to you - now is the best time to shop local!

Here are five ways that you can support a local producer this spring. Need help finding a farmers market or farm stand? Check out our online food guide here!

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