Knives, Syrup and Solar Power at the Farmers Market

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The Attleboro Farmers Market will take place on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot next to .

Featured this Week

A Summer Place Farm, 389 Tremont Street, Rehoboth will have farm fresh eggs available from their Aracana chickens. These chickens are grain fed and include a diet of vegetable scraps.  They are free range chickens and lay blue eggs.  YUM!

On The Edge Knife Sharpening will be at AFM on Saturday. Come early to get your knives, scissors and yard tools sharpened as her time sells out quick!

Maple Syrup and pumpkins this will be available this week and Langwater Farm will be taking reservations for a Winter CSA.

GotSun-GoSolar will be promoting the use of renewable energy in Massachusetts and Southern New England. They provide products and services that conserve natural resources, reduce our dependence on imported oil, and save clients money.

edible SOUTH SHORE, will be on hand, a quarterly magazine that celebrates the abundance of local foods in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Welcome back to the Attleboro Public Library with The Big Read kickoff to celebrate International Literacy Day. They will be distributing free copies of “to Kill A Mocking Bird”.

Need a gift?  Emily Johnson, of Emily’s Garden, will have homegrown zinnia bouquets. The Attleboro Historical Society will be on hand selling the limited edition Christmas Ornaments! The third edition features the (broken) arches of Capron Park! Natures Intention has wonderfully scented candles! Nason Family Honey has the best soaps and lotion! Martha Maynard has her hand woven scarves and table runners! 

Upcoming Events

Attleboro Farmers Market along with New England Tire Attleboro will be hosting the American Red Cross Blood Mobile on Saturday, September 15^th.  Bleeding will commence at 7 am and the ARC will take appointments up to noon time.  More information to come.

Sunflower Growing Contest, Saturday, September 22 - When are sunflowers “done”?

When the plant’s leaves turn brown and the flower heads droop, the plant has reached its full maturity and is done. You can either, pull the plant up and store it until the contest, or you can leave it in the ground, but it could get damaged by birds or the elements. The plants and seed head can be dry at the time of judging. So if your plants flower early it’s not a problem, just hold them until the contest.  Prizes will be awarded for the tallest plant and the largest diameter seed head. See AFM website for complete rules and registration.

This weeks’ food drive will benefit Hebron Food Pantry.

Hebron Food Pantry invites you to join us on Saturday, September 8^th and “miss a meal” to support the fight against hunger! For each dollar donated, we can purchase $20 of food through the Greater Boston Food Bank. For the cost of a meal at home, only $5, we can buy twenty times that amount at the Greater Boston Food Bank, or about $100 of food. For the cost of one night out for one, $25 will provide $500 of groceries! Drop off your donation at our Open House on Saturday, September 8th, at 11 Sanford Street in Attleboro, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or mail your donation to Hebron Food Pantry, P.O. Box 92, Attleboro MA 02703. For more information on how you can help, call us at (508) 223-4257.  Thank you for joining us in the fight against hunger.

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. A drawing will be held at the end of the season. For more information contact Virginia Flynn, AFM Pantry Coordinator, at stuflynn@gmail.com.

Attleboro Farmers Market Social Tent     

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

Produce vendors

Peasleys’ Breezy Knoll Farm, Langwater Farm, Trolley Crossing Farm, A Summer Place Farm, Apponagansett Farm, Chase Farm, Lone Cedar Farm, Edgewater Acre, Mello’s Farm

Other vendors

Narragansett Creamery, Fresh Catch Seafood; Dufort Farm with grass fed beef, Level Acres, Nason Family Products of the Hive, Rick Oliver’s Perennial Plants, Razzo Coffee, Nettie’s Kettle Corn, Sophie’s AttleBones (dog treats); Del’s Lemonade, Be Sweet Bakery, Proofed Bakery, Butter Café and Bakery, Pirate Bones (leashes and collars), Natures Intentions, Roca Woodworking.

What’s available this week

Lettuce is back! Potatoes, cabbage, beets, horseradish, carrots, tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, peppers, beans, cucumbers, eggplant, blueberries, raspberries, garlic, onions, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, winter squash, lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, syrup, a variety of herbs and cheeses and more will be available this week. A complete Harvest Calendar is available on AttleboroFarmersmarket.com.

Discount coupons and Shoppers Aides

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.

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

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 is limited.

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