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Courtesy of Farm to City

This season Farm to City operates 18 farmers’ markets including 15 established markets and three new markets – at the Reading Terminal Market, in Mt. Airy, and in Bala Cynwyd. In addition to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, many of the markets feature meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products from pastured animals. The following list also includes an affiliate farm stand operated by the West Girard Community Council and a former affiliate market in Havertown.

Some of our markets are now open, known opening dates for other markets are listed.

Sundays

• Farmers’ Market at Reading Terminal now open!
  Hours: 9 am to 1 pm
  Location: On 12th Street (west sidewalk) across from the Reading Terminal Market.
  Products: organic vegetables, IPM tree fruit, berries, melons, herbs, cut flowers, seedlings, plants for roof gardens; meat, dairy, poultry, and eggs from pastured, certified organic farms; honey, wines, baked goods, and artisan chocolate.
  Local partner: Reading Terminal Market Corporation.
   

Tuesdays

• Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market now open!
  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
   
• South & Passyunk Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 2:30 to 7 pm
  Location: On Passyunk Ave, off South Street just east of 5th Street
  Products: organically grown vegetables and berries – IPM fruits - beef, pork, poultry & eggs from pastured animals - artisan bread - John & Kira’s chocolate
   
• Mt Airy Farmers’ Market starting May 25th!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: The plaza of Lutheran Theological Seminary, on the 7200 block of Germantown Ave
  Products: organic and IPM fruits & vegetables – wide variety of meats from pastured animals – cut flowers and herbal teas
  Local partners: Valley Green Bank, Lutheran Theological Seminary.
   

Wednesdays

• University Square Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  Location: 36th St at Walnut Street
  Products: Conventional vegetables – IPM fruit & berries – dairy products from pastured animals – Amish canned & baked goods – artisan baked goods
  Local partner: University of Pennsylvania
   
• City Hall Farmers’ Market at Love Park starting June 2nd!
  Hours: 11 am to 3 pm
  New Location: In Love Park, 15th JFK.
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables – vegetables from the urban farms of Teens4Good – baked goods
  Local partners: City of Philadelphia and Penn State Extension
   
• Fountain Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: East Passyunk Ave, at 11th and Tasker Streets
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables - Amish cheese and baked goods – cut flowers
  Local partner: East Passyunk Business Improvement District
   
• Girard & 27th Farm Stand
  Hours: 10 am to 1 pm
  A Farm to City Affiliate Market; the West Girard Community Council is the local sponsor and market operator.
   
• Oakmont Farmers’ Market (Havertown) now open!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: Oakmont Municipal Parking Lot, Darby Road just west of Eagle Road
  A former Farm to City Affiliate Market; please visit their website for more information. 

Thursdays

• Suburban Station Farmers’ Market
  Year-round market!
  Hours: 2:30 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
   
• Jefferson Farmers’ Market starting May 27th!
  Hours: 11 am to 3:30 pm
  Location: Chestnut Street east of 10th Street
  Products: IPM fruits & greens – beef & eggs from pastured animals – jams & baked goods from seasonal fruit – bread
  Local partner: Jefferson Hospital
   
• Bala Cynwyd Farmers’ Market
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: GSB Lot, on Belmont Ave. near St. Asaph’s Rd
   

Fridays

• Roxborough Farmers’ Market starting June 5th!
  Hours: 2 to 6 pm
  Location: Ridge Avenue at entrance to Leverington Avenue parking lot
  more information pending…
   
• East Falls Farmers’ Market starting May 21st!
  Hours: 3:30 to 7 pm
  Location: Midvale Avenue near Ridge Avenue
  more information pending…
  Local partner: East Falls CDC
   

Saturdays

• Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market
  Year-round market!
  Hours: 9:30 am to 3 pm.
  Location: Walnut Street (south sidewalk), west of 18th Street 
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables – mushrooms – goat’s-milk cheeses – milk and yogurt from pastured cows – beef and eggs from pastured animals – regular and gluten-free bread - honey – artisan chocolate made in Philadelphia - cut flowers
   
• Chestnut Hill Growers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
  Location: Winston Road between Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane
  Products: organic & IPM vegetables and berries - IPM fruit - goat’s-milk cheeses and yogurt - eggs and meat from pastured animals – honey – artisan chocolate made in Philadelphia
   
• Manayunk Farmers’ Market starting May 22nd!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  Location: Canal View Park, on Main Street near Gay Street
  more information pending…
   
• Swarthmore Farmers’ Market starting May 22nd!
  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 - artisan chocolate and soap
  Local partner: Swarthmore Town Center, Inc.
   
• Bryn Mawr Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  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 – 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 – plants and cut flowers

*Note the term IPM 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.”

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