The Market At Sickles Farm Will Reopen Nursery In May, Market In July

LITTLE SILVER, NJ — Sickles Market will reopen in July, re-branded as "The Market at Sickles Farm."

This was announced Wednesday by the new owners, 1663 Partners, on their Instagram account, The Market at Sickles Farm.

It will be located the original Sickles location, 1 Harrison Avenue in Little Silver. The first part of the business to open will be a garden center/nursery on site. That is scheduled to open in May. They will have a selection of annuals, perennials, hanging flowering plants and more.

The full market will open sometime in July. It will be a specialty food market and cafe, and sell groceries, prepared foods, baked goods, coffee, fresh juices and drinks.

"This market will be a destination for all of the 'good stuff' you have dearly missed this past year, along with some exciting new offerings," said The Market at Sickles Farm on Instagram. "The Market at Sickles Farm will be the place on the peninsula to find the highest quality produce and your favorite prepared foods."

Former Sickles owner Bob Sickles, Jr. abruptly closed the market in February 2024; he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May of that year, saying he was $7.5 million in debt.

1663 Partners was formed by three Rumson residents who proposed purchasing all of of Sickles' assets, including the market building itself, the five acres on which the market sits and the nursery, and reopen the gourmet food store.

This week, a U.S. bankruptcy court judge approved the purchase, the Asbury Park Press reported. The sale of Sickles Market is expected to be finalized in the next 45 to 60 days.

Sickles, Jr., his daughters Tori and Sasha Sickles and former Sickles market manager Maria Carrigan were all hired to work at the new market.

The Asbury Park Press reported this week that once the sale goes through, Sickles' creditors are supposed to all be paid, and his former employees will be paid full back wages and two weeks of severance.

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Contact this Patch reporter: Carly.baldwin@patch.com