Opening Day

Welcome Back

The long, wintry wait for fresh, local, and delicious is finally over.  Join us for Opening Day of the Brighton Farmers’ Market on Sunday, May 30, starting at 9 am.  We’ll celebrate the opening of our third season with the traditional Cutting of the Vine, with Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel once again cutting the vine to open the market.   Music will be provided by Clamor, the irreverent musical trio that has somehow come to define music at the Brighton Farmers’ Market.

Farmers will be bringing early crops such as lettuce, mixed greens, beets, green garlic, rhubarb, asparagus, kale, spinach, bok choi, herbs, and scallions.  The very first sweet local strawberries will also arrive on Sunday.  Eggs, dairy, chicken, meat, baked goods, fresh pasta, and more will be available.   You’ll find a wide variety of plants, including vegetable plants, herbs, annuals, and perennials, for your gardens.  These plants are grown by farmers who use totally sustainable agricultural methods, no synthetic chemicals.  Please see the sidebar for this year’s vendors.

Activities at the Market this Week

  • Brighton Girl Scout Cadette Troop 678 will be helping kids plant seeds in the Good Grub Club tent.  The Troop will be joining us through the end of June, helping kids learn how fun and easy it is to grow food (while learning the value of recycling yogurt containers).
  • Staff from Brighton’s Recreation and Parks Department will also be on hand to sign up participants for its summer programs.
  • Information will be available on the Monroe Avenue Charrette, an event organized by the Town of Brighton to formulate a vision for the future development of Monroe Avenue in the Town.

Green Energy Fair June 13

Color Brighton Green will return to the market this year with its popular recycling program, collecting hard-to-recycle items including #5 plastics.  The group will host its annual Green Energy Fair at the market on Sunday, June 13.  The Energy Fair will showcase businesses, technologies, and organizations promoting greater energy-efficiency.  There will be a silent auction of energy-saving devices and services to support educational programs of Color Brighton Green.   For more information about the Green Energy Fair, see http://www.colorbrightongreen.org/site/index.php?page=energy-fair

EBT, Credit, and Debit at the market

Thanks to Foodlink, the market will again welcome EBT shoppers at the market.  Just bring your EBT card to the Foodlink /Freshwise tent and purchase tokens to use as cash.   It is also possible to purchase tokens with credit or debit cards; the tokens also can be used like cash at the market.  Please support Foodlink’s good work in the community.

Thanks to Lili Schwartz of liliandben.com for this year’s poster design at the top of this page.