Farmers Market Offers Prizes in Pumpkin Carving Contest

Bring your carved pumpkins to the Attleboro Farmers Market on Saturday for a carving contest. The awards for first prize and a kids prize include free admission for four to the Spooktacular at Oak Knoll, a bag and a T-shirt. After the competition, you can donate your pumpkins and they will be brought to Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary to be displayed in the woods during its Spooktacular event later that day.

Here's how it works: Bring the carved pumpkin to the market (located at 74 North Main St., next to the library) before 10 a.m. to be judged at 12 p.m. and hopefully win a prize.  

Other Market Happenings

A Summer Place Farm, located at 389 Tremont Street in Rehoboth, will have farm-fresh eggs available from their Aracana chickens. These chickens are fed grain and vegetable scraps. They are free-range chickens and lay blue eggs. 

Mums, corn stalks and pumpkins will be available this week for your autumn decorating.

Proofed Artisan and Traditional Breads will offer decadent cinnamon sugar pull-apart, farmstand apple, cranberry and walnut, loaded baked potato, lemon and blueberry, mixed Italian cheeses w/herbs, pepperoni and cheese, Tuscan vegetable, rustic rye, cinnamon raisin, vegan-organic mixed seeds and fruit, seven-grain organic w/ pumpkin seeds and apple cider

Upcoming Events

Next week, Oct. 27, is the last market for the season. Come get your local fresh vegetables while they last. The final winner of a Kindle will be drawn. To enter, bring a food donation for Hebron Food Pantry.

We ask that you bring healthy non-perishable and not out-of-date food products.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. For more information, contact Virginia Flynn at stuflynn@gmail.com.

Produce Vendors

A Summer Place Farm, Apponagansett Farm, Chase Farm, Langwater Farm, Peasley's Breezy Knoll Farm and Trolley Crossing Farm

Other Vendors

Emily's Garden, Garden Farms, John Atkinson's Recycled Silver, Narragansett Creamery, Nason Family Products of the Hive, Razzo Coffee, Unique Pottery by Sara Silva, 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 and Got Sun Go Solar

What's Available This Week

Lettuce is back! Peaches, apples, turnips, cabbage, spinach, beets, carrots, tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, peppers, beans, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, onions, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, butternut squash, acorn squash, spaghetti 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.

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

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

—Attleboro Farmers Market staff