Farmers' Markets
Philadelphia
REAL FARMERS, REAL FOOD!
In 2012, Farm to City will operate 16 farmers' markets including 12 established markets, 2 existing markets in new locations, and two new markets. The following list also includes an affiliate farm stand operated by the West Girard Community Council and a former affiliate market in Havertown. In addition to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, many of the markets feature meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products from pastured animals. Go to the glossary of important terms used at farmers' markets.
Most of the farmers at our markets do accept Farmers' Market Nutrition Program paper vouchers, issued to seniors or WIC recipients; please check with individual farmer(s) at each market, because each farmer must apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to be eligible to accept these paper checks.
SOME FARMS AT OUR MARKETS NOW ACCEPT EBT(SNAP), CREDIT, AND DEBIT CARDS. Farm to City, with its partner the Reading Terminal Market Corporation, was awarded a USDA grant to purchase remote terminals for use by farmers at our markets and those operated by our partners. These terminals will enable our farmers to accept SNAP, debit, and credit cards. The farmers who will be able to accept payment with these cards are listed in blue below, by market.
and
Pennsylvania ACCESS Cards
Find out about requirements to become a vendor
Our Markets:
Tuesdays
- Rittenhouse Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 1)
Hours:
10 am to 1 pm
Location:
Walnut Street (south sidewalk), west of 18th Street
Products:
IPM fruits and vegetables - beef and eggs
from pastured animals - baked goods - chocolates - fresh-pressed lemonade
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted::
Beechwood Orchards, Rineer Family Farms
- South & Passyunk Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 15)
Hours:
2:30 pm to 7 pm
Location:
On Passyunk Ave, off South Street just east of 5th Street
Products:
vegetables and berries grown without pesticides/herbicides - IPM fruits - beef, pork, poultry & eggs from pastured animals - crusty bread
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :
Beechwood Orchards, Livengood Family Farm, Taproot Farm
- Walnut Hill Farm Stand (Opening Day June 12)
Hours:
3 - 6pm
Location:
4610 Market Street, adjacent to the SEPTA 46th St. L Station
Products:
vegetables grown without pesticides/herbicides
Farm stand is operated by: The Enterprise Center.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted.
Wednesdays
- University Square Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 2)
Hours:
10 am to 3 pm
Location:
36th St at Walnut Street
Products:
conventional vegetables - IPM fruit & berries - Amish canned & baked goods - artisan chocolates - fall additions will include more IPM fruit & vegetables, gluten-free bread, and nut butters
Local partner: University
of Pennsylvania
SNAP/credit card access:
Beechwood Orchards, Hilltop Gardens
- The Porch Farmers' Market @ 30th St. Station (Opening Day May 16)
Hours:
11 am to 2 pm
Location:
On The Porch, in between the south side of 30th St. Station and Market St.
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables, chemical free vegetables, sweet & savory baked goods, hummus, gourmet chocolate, and popsicles.
Local partner: University City District
Vendors:
The McCann's Farm, Frecon Orchards, Spruce Hill Farm, Brulee Bakery, My House Cookies, Fresh-A-Peel Hummus, John & Kira's Chocolate, and Mompops
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :The McCann's Farm
- SEPTA Farm Stand (Opening Day June 6)
Hours: every other week starting June 1st,
11 am to 1:30 pm.
Location:Concourse level of 1234 Market Street: take escalator down from ground floor or enter from 13th St. SEPTA L exit, south side (near where the historic trolley is on display).
Products:
fruits and vegetables from local farms.
Farm stand is operated by: The Enterprise Center.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted:
- Fountain Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 16)
Hours: 3 pm
to 7 pm
Location:
East Passyunk Ave, at 11th and Tasker Streets
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - cheese and eggs - honey - cut flowers - locally-made preserves thru Green Aisle Grocery - vegetable and fruit breads - Amish baked goods - cut flowers
Local partner: East Passyunk Business Improvement District and Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation
- Oakmont Farmers' Market (Havertown)(Opening Day May 16)
A former Farm to City Affiliate Market.
Hours: 3
to 7 pm
Location:
Oakmont Municipal Parking Lot, Darby Road just west of Eagle Road
Updates:
Visit their website for more information.
Thursdays
- Suburban Station Farmers' Market
Year-round market!
Hours:
noon to 6:30 pm
Location:
16th Street Concourse between Market and JFK near the 16th Street
elevator
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - beef & eggs from
pastured animals.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :
Rineer Family Farms
- IBC Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 17)
Hours:
11 am to 2 pm
Location:
In the courtyard at 1901 Market Street
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables, sweet and savory baked goods, and honey.
Local partner: Independence Blue Cross
- Jefferson Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 17)
Hours:
11 am to 3:30 pm
Location:
Chestnut Street east of 10th Street
Products:
IPM fruits & vegetables - beef & eggs from pastured animals - jams & baked goods from seasonal fruit - honey - plants.
Local partner: Jefferson
Hospital
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :
Herbal Springs Farmstead, McCann's Farm
- Weavers Way Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 17)
Hours:
3 pm to 7 pm
Location:
On Carpenter Lane at Greene Street
Products:
chemical-free & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit - Food Truck - Sharpening Service (once a month).
SNAP/credit card access: TBD
Local partners: Weavers Way
- Bala Cynwyd Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 17)
Hours:
2:30 to 6:30 pm
Location:
GSB building parking lot, on Belmont Ave. near St. Asaph's Rd
Products:
chemical-free & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit - cows'-milk cheese - European-style bread and sweet baked goods - artisan chocolate.
Updates: Visit the market's website, plus its Facebook page.
SNAP/credit card access: none
Fridays
- Gorgas Park Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 11)
Hours:
2 to 6 pm
Location: Ridge Ave. at Acorn St.
Products:
IPM fruit and vegetables - honey.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :
McCann's Farm
- Walnut Hill Farm Stand (Opening Day June 8)
Hours:
3 - 6pm
Location:
4610 Market Street, adjacent to the SEPTA 46th St. L Station
Products:
vegetables grown without pesticides/herbicides
Farm stand is operated by: The Enterprise Center.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted.
Saturdays
- Rittenhouse Farmers' Market (Returns to regular hours May 5)
Year-round market!
Winter Hours:9 am to 3 pm
Location:
18th & Walnut Streets, both on south sidewalk of Walnut St and west sidewalk of 18th St
Products:
certified organic, chemical-free and IPM vegetables - IPM fruits - mushrooms - cows'-milk and goats'-milk cheeses - meat and eggs from pastured animals - sustainably-caught fish - European-style and gluten-free bread - honey - wine from Lehigh County - artisan chocolate - cut flowers, potted annuals and succulents - pickles and lemonade
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted::
Beechwood Orchards, Down to Earth Harvest, Fahnestock Fruit Farm, Rineer Family Farms, Hilltop Gardens, Z Food Farm
- Chestnut Hill Growers' Market (Returns to regular schedule May 5)
Year-round market!
Winter Hours:9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Winter Schedule: No market Nov. 26. Open Dec. 3, 17, & 31; then 2nd and 4th Saturdays of Jan. - April.
Location:
Winston Road between Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane
Products:
chemical-free, organic & IPM vegetables and berries - IPM fruit - mushrooms - goats'-milk cheeses and yogurt - eggs and meat from pastured animals - honey - sustainably-caught fish - gluten-free bread and canele alternating
SNAP/credit card access:
Rineer Family Farms, Shellbark Hollow Farm, Taproot Farm, Fahnestock Fruit Farm,
- Girard & 27th Farm Stand (Opening Day June 2)
A Farm to City Affiliate Market operated by the West Girard Community
Council
Hours: 10 am to 1 pm
Location:
NW corner 27th and Girard Avenue
Products:
fruits and vegetables.
- Bryn Mawr Farmers' Market (Returns to regular schedule May 5)
Year-round market!
Winter Hours:9 am to 1 pm
Winter Schedule: No Market Nov. 26; Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays in Dec. - April.
Location:
Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Avenue, in front of the Bryn
Mawr train station, across from Ludington Library
Products:
Organic & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit - mushrooms - cows' and goats' milk, yogurt, and artisan cheeses - meats and eggs from pastured animals - European-style and gluten-free bread and baked goods - honey - artisan chocolate - Philadelphia-roasted coffee - plants and cut flowers
Updates: Visit their website for more information, plus their Facebook page.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted::
Herbal Springs Farmstead, Shellbark Hollow Farm, Birchrun Hills Farm
- Swarthmore Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 19)
Hours:
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
In municipal building parking lot, across from the Swarthmore Co-op
Products:
IPM vegetables & fruit - mushrooms - meat and eggs from
grass-fed animals - crusty bread - artisan chocolate and soap.
Local partner: Swarthmore
Town Center, Inc.
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: none
- East Falls Farmers' Market (Opening Day May 19)
Hours:
10 am to 2 pm
Location:
*New Location* Under the Route 1 overpass, between Kelley Dr. and Ridge Ave.
Products:
IPM vegetables and berries.
Local partner: East
Falls CDC
Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTER CARDS accepted: :The McCann's Farm
Sundays
- Dickinson Square Farmers' Market (Opening Day June 2)
Hours:
10 am to 2 pm
Location:
Southeast corner of Dickinson Square, on Moyamensing near Morris Street
Products:
chemical-free vegetables - IPM fruits and vegetables - eggs from pastured chickens - cut flowers.
GLOSSARY
IPM. This term used to describe the
fruits and vegetables available at some of the markets. IPM stands for
Integrated Pest Management. The National IPM Network defines IPM
practice as "a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining
biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that
minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks."
Pastured
animals. When cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and other animals are
allowed to eat their natural diet - grass, bugs, and other organisms in
a field - they produce superior quality meat, eggs, and milk. The
farmers who raise their livestock on pasture typically do not feed them
antibiotics nor inject them with hormones. Research shows that meat,
eggs, and dairy products from grassfed animals have higher omega-3
fatty acids, more favorable omega-3 to omega-6 ratios, and lower
cholesterol than the poor beasts stuffed with corn in feed-lots. They
are healthy animals and the products made from them are better for
people. Eggs are available from various farms at all our markets! The following are markets at which meat from pastured animals is available:
Philadelphia:
- Chestnut Hill (Landisdale Farm and Rineer Family Farm: beef; Breakaway Farms: beef, veal, pork, poultry, lamb, goat, sausages)
- Jefferson (Herbal Springs Farmstead: beef)
- Mount Airy (Red Haven Farm: beef, pork, lamb, poultry)
- Rittenhouse on Tuesday (Rineer Family Farm: beef)
- Rittenhouse on Saturday (Cherry Grove Farm: beef, pork, lamb; Rineer Family Farm: beef)
- South & Passyunk (Livengood's Family Farm: beef, pork, fresh poultry)
Suburbs:
- Bryn Mawr (Birchrun Hills Farm: pork, veal; Canter Hill Farm: lamb, poultry; Herbal Springs Farmstead: beef; Livengood's Family Farm: beef, pork, fresh poultry)
- Swarthmore (Forrest Acres: beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, poultry)
Please support these farmers and enjoy high-quality meat that is not a
product of the industrial food system.
Vendor Requirements
To be considered as a potential producer for one of our markets you must have a food-related product and either be: a) a primary producer growing the crops you bring to market; or b) a value added producer whose main ingredients are sourced locally. Aspiring producers please email matt at farmtocity dot org with your name, phone number, the name of your business, and a short description of your farm or product(s).
This page was updated on May 8, 2012 by mcw
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