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Farmers Market Features Flowers, Books and Food

The will be open Saturday in the parking lot next to the from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Featured this week

Ugly Dog Books will be at the market handing out 20 percent off discount cards. Please come down and support this great new local business.

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Emily Johnson, of Emily’s Garden fame, will be back with her beautiful assortment of fresh cut flowers.

Special this week

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Scorpio's Italian Eatery & Pizzeria Attleboro will have a dinner special (for 3-4) that includes one pound of fresh homemade pasta (spaghetti, linguine or fettuccini), choice of pomodoro or marinara sauce and a fresh homemade loaf of bread with garlic olive oil. All for $15, meat sauce is $20. Cupcakes are $1. For larger orders, call ahead to 508-222-3600.

Continuing this week, the Attleboro Farmers Market Game Room

Come on down, grab a snack, coffee or tea and challenge a friend, family member or your favorite market volunteer to a game of cribbage, checkers, chess or trivia. Or just have a seat and a visit See you there! Game boards will be available for use.

Produce vendors

Peasleys' Breezy Knoll Farm, Langwater Farm, Trolley Crossing Farm, A Summer Place Farm, Apponagansett Farm, Chase Farm, Lone Cedar Farm, Edgewater Farm

Other vendors

Narragansett Creamery, Fresh Catch Seafood; Dufort Farm with grass fed beef, Nason Family Honey, Rick Oliver's Perennials, Razzo Coffee, Nettie’s Kettle Corn, Sophie’s AttleBones (dog treats); Del’s Lemonade, Proofed Bakery, Butter Café and Bakery, Be Sweet Bakery, Pirate Bones (leashes and collars), Recycled Silver, Natures Intentions, Unique Pottery by Sara Silva, Roca Woodworking.

What's available this week

Tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, peppers, beans, cucumbers, eggplant, blueberries, raspberries, garlic, onions, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, syrup, a variety of cheeses and more will be available this week. A complete Harvest Calendar is available on AttleboroFarmersmarket.com .

The Attleboro Youth Council will be on hand to provide assistance to shoppers who need as extra hand.

This week's food drive will benefit St. Vincent dePaul Society

We ask that you bring healthy non-perishable and not out-of -date food products.  Food items such as soups, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, pastas, sauces, canned meats and toiletries such as tooth paste, toilet paper, facial tissues, shampoo and soap are welcome. Cash or check donations will also be accepted. When you make a donation you will be entered in a drawing to win a Kindle. There will be at least two drawings during the season.

Discount coupons

Visit the Managers’ tent to pick up discount coupons for New England Tire and SpeeDee Oil Change, and AFM shopping bag or T-shirt. A new order of T-Shirt is now in.

Sunflower Growing Contest

See details at AttleboroFarmersMarket.com.

The Market is located on North Main Street known as the Corporal George Doucette Memorial Parking Area. Free parking is available at the Sanford Street Parking Garage and Municipal Parking lot, Bank Street Municipal Parking lot, Bank Street, Hayward Street, courthouse lot, or the parking lot adjacent to the Community Garden on Riverbank Road. On-site parking will be limited.

For more information go to www.AttleboroFarmersMarket.com, www.facebook.com/AttFrmMkt, e-mail AttleboroFarmersMarket@gmail.com or call Market Manager Heather Porreca at 508-736-9061.

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