Music at 5: Hard Scrabble, a 5-member acoustic band, performs a blend of bluegrass and blues, featuring great instrumental solos and tight vocal harmonies. Sponsored by Bolton Valley. Early-bird pricing for season passes ends September 15th — get your season pass now!
Produce this week: It’s harvest season! Perfect heirloom and other tomatoes. (Last Resort is offering certified organic canning tomatoes at $20/box!) Red and gold raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, ginger, garlic, garlic braids & wreaths, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, onions, salad greens, arugula, cucumbers, green beans, shallots, delicata squash, potatoes, mint, parsley, dill and other herbs, sweet & hot peppers (many varieties!), scallions, tomatillos, spinach, braising greens, kale, chard, cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, shishito peppers, shiitake mushrooms, relish & pickles, sunflowers and flower bouquets and more.
Other groceries: goat cheese; pasture-raised chicken (Maple Wind offer: 6 whole birds for $120--please reserve by emailing Beth@maplewindfarm.com), beef, pork, & eggs; pesto; chocolate truffles; maple syrup; maple candies; wine (East Shore Vineyard). (No honey this week.)
Dining options: Pie Empire (Australian meat pies); SamosaMan (samosas, curries); Maple Wind Farm (grilled burgers, hotdogs, and sausages); Kadric’s (Eastern European cuisine); Maple Tree Tea (iced teas and lemonade); Ewetopia’s homemade ice cream.
Crafts: Sunflower Soaps; Ewetopia’s Richmond-grown wool and woolen crafts; Jean Kerr-Lewis’s cards and prints; Warren Dixon’s pottery.
Community Booth: Vermont Dept. for Children and Families will be on site to talk about opportunities to foster kids in need.
Youth Booth: Ben Rankin’s popsicles; Eben Gifford’s rainbow-loom bracelets; Annabelle Werner and Jessica Ewing’s baked goods.
Debit cards, EBT cards, and Farm to Family coupons are welcomed. EBT expenditures are matched dollar for dollar, up to $10 per market day, with coupons. Gift certificates available. Richmond Farmers Market T-Shirts, hats $10, T-shirts $15 (XL size only $10!).
Park in the Volunteer’s Green side of the lot, or the Town Center or Rec field lots. Please leave parking spaces in front of On the Rise for bakery patrons. Public restroom facilities are by the rec fields. For more information see www.RichmondFarmersMarketVT.org or email RFMManager@gmail.com
See you at the market!
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