New Features Coming to Farmers Market

The continues this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the parking lot on 74 North Main St. North next to the .

Featured this week

Do you know what to do with fennel? Why is kale a superfood? Why should we eat veggies it at all? This Saturday, Dr. John Gonet—Attleboro native and resident—will be on hand to give Market tours at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. He will share his vast nutritional knowledge and recipes and provide guidance on healthy food choices you can buy from the farmers too. Market tours start at the Management tent. See you then!

Emily Johnson will be at the market this week offering homegrown zinnias.

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 and 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

Eggplant, tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, peppers, beans, cucumbers, 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We ask that you bring healthy non-perishable and not out-of-date food products.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.

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 or send an e-mail to AttleboroFarmersMarket@gmail.com. You can also call Market Manager Heather Porreca at 508-736-9061.