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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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| Farmers' Markets & Stands | Local Data | Information |
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| Downtown Market |
Sullivan Drive
(Old Second Street) south of Government Center |
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A downtown Farmers' Market runs from the new Fall River Justice Center to Sullivan Drive next to Government Center where half a dozen farm stands, local vendors, a food booth from CD-REC, and live music are found every Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. "This is a great compliment to the other two markets that we have in the City," noted Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Perry Long who put the market together. The Second Street market will operate on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. from late June into the fall. |
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Kennedy Park, along Bradford Street near South
Main Street Open 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday from May to November |
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The Farmers' Market at Kennedy Park offers a wide variety of fresh produce that can help local residents maintain a healthy and nutritious diet. Nearly all of the produce is locally grown and prices are competitive with local supermarkets. Some vendors take food stamps. For the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership list of all of the markets in Southeastern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island, click here. For the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture list of statewide markets, click here.
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| Ruggles Market |
Ruggles Park, along Pine Street near Seabury
Street Open every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. from June to October. |
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The
Farmers' Market at Ruggles Park provides Fall River residents access to fresh produce
grown on local farms and offered at reasonable prices.
For the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership list of all of the markets in Southeastern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island, click here. For the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture list of statewide markets, click here. For a printable list, click here. For a list produced by the Massachusetts Federation of Farmers Markets, click here. Click here for photos of the market at Kennedy Park. |
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| Ferraro's Farm Stand |
Bedford Street across from Oak Grove
Avenue Open most Saturday mornings, June to October. |
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Angelo Ferraro has been selling vegetables on weekend mornings from his stand on Bedford Street across from Oak Grove Avenue for the past forty years. Some of the produce he grows in the small garden plot next to the barn behind his house, the rest he picks up from a farmer in Somerset. Everyone swears that he sells the sweetest corn and the best tomatoes, all displayed on a pushcart that he purchased nearly 20 years ago from a man in Chelsea. |
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| Costa's Farm Stand |
Tucker Street near Stafford Road in the
City's South End Open most Fridays and Saturday mornings from summer into the fall |
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Alberto Costa has maintained
a small farm stand on Tucker Street near Stafford Road in the City's
South End for the past six years.
After raising his own vegetables on a small piece of land on Menholt Street in Little Compton, Alberto brings his produce to his garage and opens it up for sales on most Fridays and Saturdays from summer into the fall. He sells corn, beans, tomatoes, squash and peppers. His wife, Fatima, also cans peppers, onions and tomatoes for sale. He also sells at the Kennedy Park Farmer's Market on some Saturday mornings. |
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