Join us at Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Stop by weekly to shop seasonal local veggies and other fresh and prepared foods, join free veggie gardening and arts workshops, connect with family & friends, and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!
The Growcery accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. To celebrate National Farmers Market Week, we are offering SNAP users up to $20 of Market Mint, the Backyard Growcery’s own currency, to spend with ANY food vendor throughout the season. Plus, donate to Backyard Growers at the market to be entered to win $100 of Market Mint. Senior Farmers Market Coupons will also be distributed at the August 5 market.
On August 5, we are welcoming:
🥖 Bonny Breads - delicious bread & baked goods
🥪 Between Sandwiches - incredible prepared foods
🐟 Cape Ann Fresh Catch - fresh seafood
🥒 Cedar Rock Gardens - beautiful produce grown in West Gloucester
🔨 The Cornerstone Creative - youth-crafted wood creations
🥕 First Light Farm - fresh produce from Hamilton
🐝 Gloucester Sea Hive - coastal wildflower honey from Lanesville bees
🍻 Laneside Brewing - canned locally-brewed craft beers to-go
🐣 Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm - fresh produce & eggs from Methuen
🍕 Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana - artisanal pizza including fresh local produce
🥤 Shore Sips Co - the North Shore’s only dirty soda company
🍅 Squirrel Farm - produce grown in a backyard market garden by a 12-year old in Beverly
🌱 SweetSoil Foods - dried herbs & spices, natural snacks, and cocktail enhancers from local organic produce
🥨 The Woven Crust - a hyper-local sourdough cottage bakery
🍄🟫 Underground Mushroom Co - fresh mushrooms & mushroom grow kits
Gloucester's co-poet laureate Heidi Wakeman will be at this market to host an interactive collective poetry playshop. Exploring Art & Sensory will once again be hosting nature-based kids' craft activities.
Plus, stop by the Backyard Growers educational garden beds to learn how to plan and succession plant this month for a bountiful fall vegetable garden. Backyard Growers will also be hosting a cucumber taste test - compare different cucumber varieties and choose your favorite! Bring a beach blanket or a camp chair to hang out and enjoy live music by Alexandra Kirby, 3-5pm.
See you at Burnham’s!
