Farmers' Markets
Philadelphia
REAL FARMERS, REAL FOOD!
In 2013, Farm to City will operate 18 farmers' markets including 15 established markets, one existing market on a new day, and two new markets. The list includes an affiliate farm stand managed by the West Girard Community Council and a former affiliate market in Havertown. In addition to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, many of the markets feature meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products from pastured animals. Go to the glossary of important terms used at farmers' markets.
Most of the farmers at our markets do accept Farmers' Market Nutrition Program paper vouchers, issued to seniors or WIC recipients; please check with individual farmer(s) at each market, because each farmer must apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to be eligible to accept these paper checks.
SOME FARMS AT OUR MARKETS NOW ACCEPT EBT(SNAP), CREDIT, AND DEBIT CARDS. Farm to City, with its partner the Reading Terminal Market Corporation, was awarded a USDA grant to purchase remote terminals for use by farmers at our markets and those operated by our partners. These terminals will enable our farmers to accept SNAP, debit, and credit cards. The farmers who will be able to accept payment with these cards are listed in blue below, by market.
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Pennsylvania ACCESS Cards
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Our Markets
Tuesdays
- Rittenhouse Farmers' Market (opening day May 21)
Hours:
10 am to 1 pm
Location:
Walnut Street (south sidewalk), west of 18th Street
Products:
IPM fruits and vegetables - beef and eggs
from pastured animals - baked goods - chocolates - fresh-pressed lemonade
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Hands on the Earth Orchard, Rineer Family Farms
Wednesdays
- University Square Farmers' Market (opening day May 15)
Hours:
10 am to 3 pm
Location:
36th St at Walnut Street
Products:
- IPM vegetables, fruit, & berries - mushrooms - canned & baked goods - artisan chocolates - gourmet popsicles
Local partner: University
of Pennsylvania
SNAP/credit card access:
Beechwood Orchards, Rineer Family Farms
- The Porch Farmers' Market @ 30th St. Station (opening day May 22)
Hours:
11 am to 5 pm
Location:
On The Porch, in between the south side of 30th St. Station and Market St.
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables, cider, honey, fresh-pressed lemonade
Local partner: University City District
Vendors:
The McCann's Farm
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: The McCann's Farm
- SEPTA Farm Stand (opening day June 5)
Hours: every other week, starting June 5, 11 am to 2 pm.
Location:Concourse level of 1234 Market Street: take escalator down from ground floor or enter from 13th St. SEPTA L exit, south side (near where the historic trolley is on display).
Products:
fruits and vegetables from local farms.
Farm stand is operated by: The Enterprise Center.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted.
- Fountain Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 22)
Hours: 3 pm
to 7 pm
Location:
East Passyunk Ave, at 11th and Tasker Streets
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - cheese and eggs - honey - cut flowers - locally-made preserves thru Green Aisle Grocery - vegetable and fruit breads - Amish baked goods - cut flowers
Local partner: East Passyunk Business Improvement District and Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation
- Oakmont Farmers' Market (Havertown )
A former Farm to City Affiliate Market.
Hours: 3
to 7 pm
Location:
Grace Chapel Parking Lot, Darby Road just west of Eagle Road
Updates:
Visit their website for more information.
Thursdays
- Jefferson Farmers' Market (opening day May 23)
Hours:
11 am to 3:30 pm
Location:
Chestnut Street east of 10th Street
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - beef & eggs from pastured animals - jams & baked goods from seasonal fruit - honey - plants - canele - food trucks.
Local partner: Jefferson
Hospital
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Herbal Springs Farmstead, McCann's Farm
- Weaver's Way Farmers' Market (opening day will be in mid-June)
Hours:
3 pm to 7 pm
Location:
On Carpenter Lane at Greene Street
Products:
IPM fruit and vegetables - gourmet popsicles.
SNAP/credit card access: TBD
Local partners: Weavers Way
- Bala Cynwyd Farmers' Market (opening day May 16)
Hours:
2:30 to 6:30 pm
Location:
GSB building parking lot, on Belmont Ave. near St. Asaph's Rd
Products:
chemical-free & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit - cows'-milk cheese - pastured meats and eggs - European-style bread and sweet baked goods - artisan chocolate - hummus - gelato - cupcake truck.
Updates: Visit the market's website, plus its Facebook page.
SNAP/credit card access: none
- Suburban Station Farmers' Market
Year-round market!
Hours:
noon to 6:30 pm
Location:
16th Street Concourse between Market and JFK near the 16th Street
elevator
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - beef & eggs from
pastured animals - pickled products.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Rineer Family Farms
- Walnut Hill Farm Stand (opening day June 6)
Hours:
4 - 7pm
Location:
4610 Market Street, adjacent to the SEPTA 46th St. L Station
Products:
vegetables grown without pesticides/herbicides
Farm stand is operated by: The Enterprise Center.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted.
Fridays
- Gorgas Park Farmers' Market (opening day May 24)
Hours:
2 to 6 pm
Location: Ridge Ave. at Acorn St.
Products:
IPM fruit and vegetables - honey - cupcake truck.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
McCann's Farm
Saturdays
- Rittenhouse Farmers' Market
Year-round market!
Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Location:
18th & Walnut Streets, both on south sidewalk of Walnut St and west sidewalk of 18th St
Products:
certified organic, chemical-free and IPM vegetables - IPM fruits - mushrooms - cows'-milk and goats'-milk cheeses - meat and eggs from pastured animals - sustainably-caught New Jersey and Alaskan seafood - European-style and gluten-free bread - honey - wine from Lehigh County - artisan chocolate - cut flowers, potted annuals and succulents - lemonade - soup - body care products - hummus - ice cream - canele - tea and coffee - gourmet popsicles.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Beechwood Orchards, Down to Earth Harvest, Fahnestock Fruit Farm, Rineer Family Farms, Hilltop Gardens, Z Food Farm, Triple Tree Flowers
- Chestnut Hill Farmers' Market
Year-round market!
Hours: weekly, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
Winston Road between Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane
Products:
chemical-free & IPM vegetables and berries - IPM fruit - mushrooms - cows'-milk cheeses - European-style bread - eggs and meat from pastured animals - honey - sustainably-caught fish - canele - soup - burger truck.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Rineer Family Farms, Stryker Farm
Visa and Master Card only:
Landisdale Farm, Lucky Old Souls Burger Truck, Wonderful Good Market
- Bryn Mawr Farmers' Market
Year-round market!
Hours: 9 am to 1 pm.
Location:
Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Avenue, in front of the Bryn
Mawr train station, across from Ludington Library
Products:
Organic & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit - mushrooms - goats' milk, yogurt, and artisan cheeses - meats and eggs from pastured animals - European-style and gluten-free bread and baked goods - honey - artisan chocolate - Philadelphia-roasted coffee - plants and cut flowers - hummus - gelato - fresh pasta - soup.
Updates: Visit their website for more information, plus their Facebook page.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Herbal Springs Farmstead, Livengood's Family Farm, and Birchrun Hills Farm
VISA and MASTER CARD only:
Canter Hill, Frecon Farms, Green Zebra Farm
- Oakmont Farmers' Market (Havertown)
A former Farm to City Affiliate Market.
Hours: 1 to 3 pm
Location:
Grace Chapel Parking Lot, Darby Road just west of Eagle Road
Updates:
Visit their website for more information.
- Ambler Farmers' Market NEW! (opening day June 1st)
Hours: 9 am to 1 pm
Location: Butler Pike at Maple Ave., next to Trax Restaurant & Cafe
Products: A wide variety of vegetables and fruit, mushrooms, eggs, grass-fed beef, pasture raised chicken, honey, pickled products, jams, fruit butters, hard cider, and more!
Local partner: Ambler Main Street
VISA and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Clay Brick Farms, Frecon Farms, Pennypack Farms
Pennsylvania ACCESS accepted:
Pennypack Farm
- Parkwood Farmers' Market NEW! (opening day May 18th)
Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
Location: Byberry Ave at Barbary Ave., Far Northeast
Products: Fruits, vegetables (IPM and organically grown), eggs, baked goods, honey, cider, and more!
Local partner: Third Reformed Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
McCann's Farm
- South & Passyunk Farmers' Market NEW DAY! (opening day June 1st)
Hours:
10 am to 2 pm
Location:
On Passyunk Ave, off South Street just east of 5th Street
Products:
vegetables and berries grown without pesticides/herbicides - IPM fruits - beef & eggs from pastured animals - New Jersey seafood - crusty bread.
VISA and MASTER CARDS accepted:
Frecon Farms
- Girard & 27th Farm Stand (opening day June 1st, tentative)
A Farm to City Affiliate Market operated by the West Girard Community
Council
Hours: 10 am to 1 pm
Location:
NW corner 27th and Girard Avenue
Products:
fruits and vegetables, bread from Metropolitan Bakery.
- Swarthmore Farmers' Market (opening day May 25)
Hours:
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
In municipal building parking lot, across from the Swarthmore Co-op
Products:
IPM vegetables & fruit - mushrooms - meat and eggs from
grass-fed animals - crusty bread - artisan chocolate and soap.
Local partner: Swarthmore
Town Center, Inc.
- East Falls Farmers' Market (opening day May 25)
Hours:
10 am to 2 pm
Location:
*New Location* Under the Route 1 overpass, between Kelly Dr. and Ridge Ave.
Products:
IPM vegetables and berries.
Local partner: East
Falls CDC
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: The McCann's Farm
Sundays
- Dickinson Square Farmers' Market (opening day June 16)
Hours:
10 am to 2 pm
Location:
Southeast corner of Dickinson Square, on Moyamensing near Morris Street
Products:
chemical-free vegetables - IPM fruits and vegetables - eggs from pastured chickens - European-style bread and baked goods - food truck.
Local partner: Friends of Dickinson Square Park
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: All Farms through Farm to City
GLOSSARY
IPM. This term used to describe the
fruits and vegetables available at some of the markets. IPM stands for
Integrated Pest Management. The National IPM Network defines IPM
practice as "a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining
biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that
minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks."
Pastured
animals. When cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and other animals are
allowed to eat their natural diet - grass, bugs, and other organisms in
a field - they produce superior quality meat, eggs, and milk. The
farmers who raise their livestock on pasture typically do not feed them
antibiotics nor inject them with hormones. Research shows that meat,
eggs, and dairy products from grassfed animals have higher omega-3
fatty acids, more favorable omega-3 to omega-6 ratios, and lower
cholesterol than the poor beasts stuffed with corn in feed-lots. They
are healthy animals and the products made from them are better for
people. Eggs are available from various farms at all our markets! The following are markets at which meat from pastured animals is available:
Philadelphia:
- Chestnut Hill (Landisdale Farm and Rineer Family Farm: beef; Stryker Farm: woodland raised pork
- Jefferson (Herbal Springs Farmstead: beef)
- Rittenhouse on Tuesday (Rineer Family Farm: beef)
- Suburban Station: (Rineer Family Farm: beef)
- Rittenhouse on Saturday (Rineer Family Farm: beef; Cranberry Creek Farm: goat, pork; Hilltop Farm: chicken)
Suburbs:
- Bryn Mawr (Birchrun Hills Farm: pork, veal; Canter Hill Farm: lamb, poultry; Herbal Springs Farmstead: beef; Livengood's Family Farm: beef, pork, fresh poultry)
- Swarthmore (Forrest Acres: beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, poultry)
Please support these farmers and enjoy high-quality meat that is not a
product of the industrial food system.
Vendor Requirements
To be considered as a potential producer for one of our markets you must have a food-related product and either be: a) a primary producer growing the crops you bring to market; or b) a value added producer whose main ingredients are sourced from local farms (within 150 miles of Philadelphia). To be added to the list to receive an application for the 2014 season, please email matt at farmtocity dot org with your name, phone number, the name of your business, and a short description of your farm or product(s). Look for an application in February.
This page was updated on April 12th, 2013 by mcw
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