Beginning today, July 28th New Bedford will again welcome the annual farmers market to the downtown business district. This year, due to the city’s plans to revitalize the Wing’s Court public space over the next several months, the downtown farmers market will be held in front of the Main Library on Pleasant Street. The downtown farmers market will be held every Thursday from 2:00-6:00 PM now through October. Vendors at the downtown market include Brix Bounty Farm of Dartmouth; Pocasset Orchards of Dartmouth; and Winterbottom Farm of Fairhaven.
New Bedford hosts several farmers markets in other neighborhoods including:
Brooklawn Park Market
Mondays 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Brooklawn Park entrance, Ashley Boulevard and Carlisle Street. Vendors: Pocasset Orchards, Dartmouth; Sampson Farm, Westport; Winterbottom Farms of Fairhaven.
Clasky Common Market
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Clasky Common, Pleasant and Pearl streets
Vendors: Paradise Hill Farm, Westport; Sampson Farm, Westport.
There are also farmers’ markets in Fairhaven, Westport, Middleboro, Dartmouth, Taunton and Rochester. Full details here.