Market News October 12, 2023
Market News, October 12, 2023
Hi Market Friends-
Here we are at the next-to-last Market of the 2023 season, and it’s really starting to feel like fall! Are you in the mood for soup? Roasted veggies? Apple crisp? You’ll find many of the ingredients are available from the WFM vendors along with gourmet baked goods, fresh bread, locally roasted coffee, and so much more. And now is a great time to visit the many talented crafters and artisans at the Market to find unique, locally made home decor and gift items for the holidays.
SNAP customers, visit the SNAP tent for market tokens and your $10 SNAP match. HIP has been refreshed for the month, so make sure you take advantage of these last two weeks and use your benefit before the Market ends on Oct 19th. Not familiar with HIP or WFM’s SNAP Match? Stop by the SNAP tent and we’re happy to explain.
As the market season draws to a close, we thank the Westfield businesses listed at the end of the newsletter for generously funding the Westfield Farmers Market SNAP Match for 2023 season. Their financial support made it possible for WFM to increase the weekly SNAP Match to $10 for the entire season, supporting our mission to provide community members with access to affordable locally grown food.
We’ll see you Thursday between 12pm and 5pm!
-The WFM Team
This Week's Vendor Lineup
Baystate Pediatric Palliative Care
Bev’s Patchwork
The Bread Basket
Fallon Community Health Plan
Sandy Hill Apiary
Sweet City
Traditional Basketry
Livingstone Mycology has recently launched a new line of mushroom tinctures! Using state of the art extraction methods, we’re able to produce potent, high quality tinctures with a wide range of benefits.
Our newest products are an 8 Blend tincture, with Lion’s mane, Artist Conk, Turkey Tail, Cordyceps, Maitake, Shiitake, Oyster, and Chaga!
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The 8 Blend contrate capsules. This product is an evaporated form of our tincture blend. Perfect for people who want the benefits of a dual extract tincture without the alcohol.
Is there anything better than a freshly picked crispy apple? West Parish Orchards is sure to have an apple variety you’ll love!
Sandy Hill Apiary returns this week with raw wildflower honey from their hives in Westfield, along with beeswax lip balm, beeswax hand cream and honey sticks. They also offer handcrafted reusable beeswax food wraps.
Sweet JJ’s has warm, freshly baked sweet and savory baked goods perfect for nibbling on at the market or to take home for later.
Music at the Market
12:00 – 2:30 Eva Cappelli
Original singer songwriter and some cover tunes
2:30 – 5:00 Linda O’Neill & Tom Boido
Folk, Celtic, country and oldies
Rachel’s Table provides food via the vendors and patrons of the Westfield Farmers’ Market to “Reduce Waste and Relieve Hunger.” Market customers may bring unexpired non-perishable items from home, or make fresh produce purchases for Rachel’s Table the day of the Market, and bring them to the Market Table, where they will be held until pickup at the end of the day. Rachel’s Table volunteers will deliver to agencies that feed the food insecure in Westfield as well as further into Hampden, Hampshire or Franklin Counties. Your donations will go far in alleviating hunger amongst our neighbors.
CISA is celebrating Fun on the Farm with a free event at the Westfield Bank Pavilion at Stanley Park on October 14th from 10AM- Noon, rain or shine!
WFM's $10 SNAP Match is generously funded by the following sponsors
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