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The Waltham Farmers' Market celebrates its 20th season at
the Sovereign Bank parking lot in downtown Waltham, June 12 through November 6.
The market is held rain or shine, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm every Saturday.
The Sovereign Bank parking lot is located at the
intersection of Main and Moody streets,
across from Waltham Common. Locally produced foods and crafts are featured at,
the market, along with a concert series. The lot can be reached by car from Main Street or
Charles Street.
WIC coupons are accepted by all farmers. Senior citizens
receive a 10 percent discount at participating vendors.
Wheelchair accessible.
2010 Early Bird Market Day - May 8
9:30 to 2:30 at the regular location we are holding a special market featuring
selected vendors. Meet the vendors offering spring seedlings, early crops,
and other items. Vendors include Dick's Market Garden, Smith's Country Cheese, Bart's Farm Stand, Burnshirt Valley Farm, Spycee Jewelry, Warren Farm Sugarhouse, Nature Photography, Marsha Greenstein Designs, Nantucket Smoked Fish, and Christina's Ice Cream and Q's sweet roasted Nuts.
2010 Season begins June 12
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2010 Vendors
| Back Pages Books |
Books |
| Bart's Farm Stand |
Berries, melons and assorted fruits and vegetables, plants |
| Burnshirt Valley Farm |
Pork |
| Christina's Ice Cream & Q's sweet roasted Nuts |
Ice cream, Roasted nuts |
| Country Desserts |
Pies |
| Deborah's Kitchen |
Spreadable Fruit and Relish |
| Dick's Market Garden |
Produce, herbs and potted plants |
| Donna Dee's Designs |
Homemade soaps , lotions, creams, & shampoos |
| Flats Mentor |
Vegetables and greens |
| Handbags by Shayna |
Handbags |
| Karma Coffee Roasters |
Coffee beans |
| Marsha Greenstein Designs |
Jewelry |
| Nagog Hill Farm |
Fruit and produce |
| Helen Najarian |
Functional pottery |
| Nantucket Wild Gourmet |
Smoked fish |
| Nature Photography |
Prints |
| Victory Bags | Handmade bags for
food, fun and life |
| Roma's Bakery | Italian bread and pastry |
| Smith's Country Cheese |
Cheese, eggs, hamburger, compost |
| Spicee Jewelry |
Jewelry |
| Stow Greenhouses |
Cut flowers |
| Swissbakers |
Baked goods |
| Warren Farm & Sugarhouse |
Maple syrup products |
Participants subject to change.
Contact about vendors:
Marc at
marc@inspectorhomes.com or
Scott at
sshurr@gmail.com
or Dan at 781-894-0357.
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Free Concerts
(acts will be listed as they are booked)
| Date | Performer | Performance | Sponsor |
| June 19 | Sugarfoot Latin Jazz Duo | Latin jazz | Rockland Trust Bank |
| June 26 | Joe Pete and Ruth Rappaport | Acoustic duo | Waltham Cultural Council, Market Friends & Patrons |
| July 3 (4th of July weekend) | | | |
| July 10 | None Of The Above | Vocal harmonies | |
| July 17 | Eric Royer's One Man Band | Bluegrass | |
| July 24 | | | |
| July 31 | | | |
| August 7 | | | |
| August 14 | Paul Rishell & Annie Raines | Blues | Waltham Community Foundation, Waltham Cultural Council |
| August 21 | | | |
| August 28 | Steve Taddeo and His Swing Senders | Big Band music | Watertown Savings Bank |
| September 4 (Labor day weekend) | | | |
| September 11 | | | |
| September 18 | Moody Street String Band | Celtic, Scots and Yankee traditional music | Elephant Walk restaurant |
| September 25 | A Grand Day Out | Rock, blues, cool 60's and 70's classic | Market Friends & Patrons |
| October 2 | | | |
| October 9 | | | |
| October 16 | | | |
| October 23 | Hot Tamale Brass Band | Dixieland, New Orleans jazz | |
| October 30 | | | |
All concerts begin at 11 a.m. In event of rain cancellation, concert will be re-scheduled to a later date.
Sponsorships Available Promote your local business or service while helping
to support our concert series. We will list your organization on this list, and during the
introduction of the show you are helping to fund.
Performers and sponsors contact:
Scott at
sshurr@gmail.com
or 781-249-5494.
Video of Eric Royer's performance at the market on
October 4, 2008
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Photographs of Farmers Market
Massachusetts Agriculture Home Page
emarketfarm resources for farmers markets and market farmers
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2008 |
2009
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