WFM Market News - June 13, 2024
Hi Market Friends,
Nature teased us with changing forecasts last week, but we are ready to go for this Thursday. Who’s ready for some refreshing spring greens, strawberries, and asparagus?
This week, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield will be at POP Club from 3PM-4PM, giving out free hula hoops and jump ropes to help POP Club members keep moving all summer long. Learn more about POP Club and sign up here.
SNAP and HIP customers, take advantage of WFM’s weekly $10 SNAP match to stock up on the freshest produce the season has to offer. HIP benefits renewed at the beginning of the month, and that means that you have an additional $40-$80 for fresh, local produce. Stop by the SNAP Tent to learn more.
See you Thursday!
The WFM Management Team
Vendors & Community Partners at the Market This Week
The Bread Basket – Breads and Pies
Classic Grille – Hamburgers made with locally sourced beef.
Crystal Clear Emotions – Handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry
Daggers Meadery – Local Mead and Honey Products
Doce Mercer – Focaccia, Cookies & Cookie Bars, Muffins, Flavored Ice Tea
En3rgyUp Organic Juices – Organic Juices and Ginger Shots
Growing with Minerals – Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers
Jeff Bellefleur – Chainsaw Carvings
Livingstone Mycology – Gourmet Mushrooms
Pignatare’s Farm – Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers
Plum Island Jams – All Natural Specialty Jams
Rail’s End Crafts – Home Decor and Fun Fabric Items
Redefined Delights – Gluten Free Sweets
Sleepy Owl Herbs – Herbal Remedies and Handmade Gifts
Sweet JJ’s – Cookies, Tarts, and Pastries
Tots-A-Lot – Fresh, Cold Lemonade and Pretzels
Vlad’s Fired Pizza – Oven Fired Pizza
POP Club This Week
Get moving this summer with a free hula hoop or jump rope from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield! Stop by the POP Tent between 3PM - 4PM for yours (while supplies last)
Summer Reading Challenge
Chat with a librarian at Westfield Athenaeum's tent this week and get the details about the Athenaeum's Summer Reading Challenge.
Music at the Market
Chip Arnold
Noon - 2:30PM
Eva Cappelli
2:30PM - 5:00PM
Multi- Award Winning Singer Songwriter Eva Cappelli has been know as the “Voice of the Valley” in her local area for years.
She is a well seasoned traveling Singer Songwriter having taken her songs all over the country.
It has been said Eva’s voice is like (Liquid Smoke). She is best known for her heartbreak emotionally charged take no prisoner songs which can be humorous as well.
Eva is a study in every genre from Blues,to Country Folk, Rock and Jazz.
You’ll find this gal is not a 1 trick pony. Learn more on her Facebook page.
Rachel’s Table is the premier food rescue and distribution program in Western Massachusetts, created by members of the Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts to address food insecurity in the region. Bring your donations of unexpired non-perishable goods and/or fresh produce to the WFM Market Tent where it will be collected by Rachel’s Table volunteers after each market.
Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association
Master Gardeners from WMMGA will be at the Market every Thursday in June to answer your gardening questions. On June 20th, WMMGA is planting sunflower seeds with POP Club members. Soil pH testing will be available on June 27th from 1PM - 4PM.
If you live in MA and have SNAP, then you have HIP, which gives you $40, $60 or $80 a month put back instantly on your SNAP card when you use SNAP to buy local produce. Ask us about HIP at the SNAP Tent.
We thank the generous sponsors and funders of our 2024 season
