WFM Market News - June 12, 2025
Welcome to week 2 of our 2025 season! We have many new vendors joining us this year, with goods ranging from microgreens to fresh coffee and handmade jewelry made with locally grown flowers and plants. We have pastries and sourdough bread, and seasonal produce- something for everyone! Come and listen to local music, have some fresh-baked pizza and enjoy a beautiful day.
We look forward to seeing you Thursday!
The WFM Management Team
Healthy Incentives Program Update
DTA has just shared the great news that, beginning on July 1st, the monthly HIP benefit will increase from $20 to $40 per month for all active SNAP households. If you are a Massachusetts SNAP customer, you have HIP and receive an instant dollar-for-dollar rebate of up to $20 (soon to be $40) each month when you use SNAP to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and farm stands. Not sure how HIP works? Stop by the SNAP tent and we're happy to explain.
Growing With Minerals
All volunteer urban farm working to restore the soil biology and grow healthy vegetables and herbs with all the flavor and nutrition God and nature intended.
Sweet Memories Donuts
Apple cider donuts, plain donuts, apple fritters, cider, water, donut sundaes and donut milkshakes.
Ray's Family Farm
Ray’s Family Farm has been in business in greater Westfield for over 40 years, providing the best, freshest quality produce, together with fantastic flowers and plants for your home and gardening needs
Sarah's Gluten Free Baked Goods
Delicious baked goods and desserts that are gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and corn free, all made in a dedicated gluten free household so there is no risk of cross contamination.
Sweet Wind Farms
The Case family has been maple sugaring for over 50 years! Pure maple syrup, maple sugar and other maple products produced at our sugarhouse in East Hartland CT. We tap trees on our family owned properties in both CT and MA. Fruit, flowers, herbs, vegetables and plants all grown without chemical pesticides or sprays.
Music at the Market
The Russellers
Noon - 2:30PM
Gary Kotros
2:30PM - 5:00PM
Soil pH Testing on June 19th with WMMGA
Have your soil samples pH tested by a certified soil tester at the Western MA Master Gardener Association (WMMGA) tent next Thursday, June 19th, between 2PM-4PM for a $2 donation. Master Gardeners will answer your questions about soil as well as any other gardening questions you might have. What do you need to collect a soil sample?
- Trowel, shovel or sampling tube
- Bucket
- Drying tray or plate
- Zip-lock bag You can collect samples from different sections of your yard (i.e., lawn, flower bed, vegetable garden). Make sure to keep the samples from each area separate. How do you collect samples? First, remove a thin slice or plug of soil from surface to proper depth. Sample depths: 3”-4” Lawn, 6”-8” flower/vegetable garden, 10”-12” trees/shrubs. Then collect 4 -6 samples for each small area, 8-12 samples for large areas. Mix the samples for one area together in bucket. Then scoop 1 cup mixed soil and spread it on a clean plate/tray to dry. Remove any twigs & large debris. Once it's dry, place the sample in a zip-lock bag that's labelled with approximate size of the sample area and the type - lawn, flowers, vegetables, etc.
SNAP Match: We double your SNAP benefits up to an extra $15 per week. Visit the SNAP Tent to buy SNAP tokens and SNAP Match which can be used on any SNAP eligible items such as produce, fruit and vegetable seedlings, and all market food except hot food and flowers.
Healthy Incentives Program (HIP): If you are a Massachusetts SNAP customer, you receive an instant dollar-for-dollar rebate of up to $20 each month when you buy fresh fruits and vegetables with SNAP.
We thank the generous sponsors of our 2025 season
