Tuesday Market- July 31, 2018!

July 31, 2018
Farmers Markets, Uncategorized

Some great news came from Boston last week when the state budget was passed, including $4 million in funding for HIP (Healthy Incentives Program) for the next fiscal year! This is wonderful news for Massachusetts SNAP recipients who have gotten used to buying fruits and vegetables from local farms with the additional HIP money since the program began last year. It’s also great news for farmers who have seen a big increase in sales since HIP began. In the first half of the Tuesday Market season our customers have already purchased just about $10,000 in fruits and vegetables using the HIP benefit at the market! This week another HIP vendor joins the fold, Apex Orchard is returning this week and for the rest of the season.

It’s going to be another beautiful, quintessential summer Tuesday Market this week! Nice weather, produce galore, cold drinks, music starting at 4pm and so much more! See you there!

We asked the adorable child who wrote “I love you” in chalk at the market today to tell us who she wrote it for. She said, “It’s for everyone!”

Apex Orchard makes their return to the market this week. They’ll have peaches and apricots (pictured). Apex now accepts SNAP/HIP too!

Corn can be found at Red Fire Farm!

Vendor Lineup for 7/31:
Apex Orchard*

Beets & Barley

BerkShore

Crabapple Farm*

Crooked Stick Pops

Cricket Creek Farm

Crooked Stick Pops

Grace Hill Farm

Hart Farm*

Holyoke Hummus Company

Hosta Hill

Hungry Ghost Bread

Laughing Tomato Wood Fired Pizza

New England Wild Edibles

Old Friends Farm*

Park Hill Orchard*

Red Barn Honey

Red Fire Farm*

Sweet Birch Herbals &
Full Moon Ghee

Wild Rose Farm

Wingate Farm*

* = HIP Accepted

& Music by T-Bone and His Uke at 4pm!

SNAP Matching at Tuesday Market in 2018 is generously funded by Florence-based business Valley Solar!

Have SNAP? Stop by the purple market tent to buy tokens and have your purchase doubled, up to $10/week.

Thank you Valley Solar for helping to make local food more accessible to SNAP recipients.

Tuesday Market- Tuesdays- 1:30-6:30pm
April 24- November 13, 2018
Between Thornes Marketplace and the Parking Garage
Downtown Northampton

Niki Lankowski