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| New Start Farm's Market Booth (photo provided) |
ALFRED, NY - What are you doing this weekend? This week, on Sunday 9/8/19, the Alfred Farmers Market will be the place to be for excellent local food, music, art, and culture. Individuals of all ages and abilities can join in the fun and be entertained with hands on educational and hands on activities. The Family Activities tent will feature a super soft cloud dough in which you make your own fluffy play dough. A handcrafted mug made by local artisan from the MUD Club will be raffled off as a fundraiser for the market. Don’t miss out on this one of a kind item!
The recipe featured this week is Potato Leek Soup, which
showcases local items like potatoes, leeks, and onions that can be found in
season this week. The Alfred Farmers Market wouldn’t exist if not for the
dedicated farmers and artisans that regularly attend. The highlighted vendor of
this week is New Start Farms from Belfast. Tom Baldwin, a retired school
teacher from D.C., has been running the farm for 12 years. He grows 700 mums
every year as well as cut flowers, succulents and culinary herbs. He goes to 4
farmers markets every week with his delightful plants. It is officially mum
season! Be sure to check him, and all of the other producers, out at the
market!
The Alfred Farmer’s Market is located at the Alfred Village
Bandstand on the corner of Main and Saxon Drive. Market days are every Sunday
from 11a.m.-3p.m. from June 16 to October 27th. SNAP/EBT, WIC checks and FMNP
(Farmers Market Nutrition Program) and senior checks are accepted. Meet your
friends, neighbors and farmers every Sunday and enjoy the bounty of the season.
For more information, visit their website www.AlfredFarmersMarket.com or Like the
Alfred Farmers Market on Facebook.
