It’s July, and the Belmont Farmers’ Market is bursting with blueberries, raspberries, corn, arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, chard, cucumber, eggplant, lettuces, peas, peppers… and more! You’ll also find fish, meat, poultry, cheese, baked goods, pasta, prepared foods, and plants. Besides the food vendors, the Belmont Public Library and the Belmont Light Department also participate in the market.
New vendors this year include:
- Dulce D Leche Cakes, Framingham: chocolates, savory pies, gelato
- Farmer Tim’s Vegetables: Farmer Tim lives in Belmont and farms in Dudley
- herd nerd SPICE, Arlington: smoky spice for meat, fish, vegetables
- Koshari Mama, Winchester: Egyptian street food—lentils, rice, pasta, crunchy onions, chickpeas, sauce
- Mycoterra Farm, Bolton: small-batch mushrooms
- Tex Mex Eats, Cambridge: tamales
- Valcourt Sugar Shack, Petersham: high-quality maple syrup
For weekly updates on vendors, performers, and more, sign up for the e-newsletter at belmontfarmersmarket.org, or check the website.
The market operates on Thursdays, from 2–6:30 pm, and is located in the municipal parking lot behind Belmont Center. Please consider walking, cycling, or taking public transit. The market matches SNAP benefits up to $20 per market day, and vendors match WIC and Senior FMNP coupons with reimbursement from the market. Produce vendors participate in the HIP match. For more information, write to belmontfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
Some of the Farmers’ Market vendors are Belmont residents, like Sandra Curro of Underwood Greenhouses (right) and Farmer Tim Carroll and Rona Carroll.
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