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Central Square Farmers Market
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Category: Farmers Market [Edit]
Parking lot at Bishop Allen and ColumbiaCambridge, MA 02139
(781) 893-8222
- Nearest Transit:
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Central (Red)
- Hours:
Mon. 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Central Square Farmers Market
Shaina's Fabulous Pad Thai and many other veggie filled dinners have been inspired by this quaint little Farmer's Market.
A+++ on location, and actually, I like the size too. I feel like I am in my own private grocery aisle. The vendors are awesome, giving me one carrot for free or one leek for like 40 cents if I ask real nice. The patrons are pretty cool too. One girl told me her recipe for stuffed pumpkin blossoms and I shared some of my mint with her. It's an incredibly friendly and quaint neighborhood market and they always have pretty much everything there is to offer for the season. Also, the bums mostly keep outside of a 30ft. radius, which I sort of appreciate. (No offense, bums.)
Oh also, there is a meat person! And a soap person! And some bread people and plant people! So yeah! It's not just veggies here, folks.
And if they don't have what I need, I can always grab two or three ingredients (rice noodles, peanut sauce, etc.) in the Harvard Co-op next store.
Don't make me work till six, boss-man! The farmer's market closes then and I need my vegetables to stay strong. Pretty pretty please?
This is my local farmer's market
It's just a couple of blocks away and I never miss it if I can help it
This year there are more vendors and way more shoppers than I've ever seen before.
I miss Farmer Steve, but I'll muddle through somehow...
Yay, the word is spreading!!!
See you there :-)
Now the question is would I appreciate this place so much if I didn't live a short walk away? The answer is a definite no. But my stars are warranted because these farmers acknowledge that despite all the wacko people milling about in Central, there's also part of the population that interested (though perhaps equally as crazy) in supporting local agriculture and organic produce.
I've noticed that my veggies go droopy much quicker here in Boston than they did in Cali which I attribute to the shipping times etc. So buying groceries here works for me as things are cheap and fresh even though the selection is limited. They have several stands offering a good range of green stuff, from spinach to kale, sugar snap peas, herbs and cucs. There's also a bakery stand (stay away from the Russian poppy seed bread, just a warning.) My favorite is the same day picked strawberries which are just bursting juice out of their thin, seedy skins. I'll see you here with my canvas tote on Mondays!
All while being internet safety cautious... I can tell you..
This place is right across the street from my house and it's nice to pass by some herbs and vegetables each Monday morning and all.. but it's so ridiculously tiny.. with not so impressive items.
Tomatoes... yes. Organic greens... yes.
I stand in the middle.. still in a spot.. turn a full 360 and I've seen it all, each and every week.
Not so fresh. Not so helpful booths either.
I just want to scream out the window all the time and be like.. "WHAT THE HELL! LOOK AT UNION SQUARE'S FARMER'S MARKET!" but they would probably tell me to go back to New York then... or to go home... but I am already home, suckers! haha.
Fine... check it out if you must.
Love that each Monday this wonderful market takes over a parking lot just a few short blocks from my apartment. From delicious produce & veggies, to freshly baked breads, to farm-fed meats & fabulous wildflowers, they've got you covered. I love supporting the local community in my 'hood and our farmers market is no exception. I'll be sad when they pack up for the winter but can't wait to greet them when the city thaws and spring rolls around...but I'm glad I bought my last haul of incredible swiss chard, crisp apples, and fantastic crusty bread to tie me over :)
I just made a big phat batch of pesto with the two massive green bunches of basil I got at the Central Square Farmers Market and it is
Fantastic. The Arugula I got is quite spicy and crunchy too.
I purchased three medium basil plants too, which were a great deal
at 3$ each. I forget the name of the farm, but the two young ladies working the produce table were very nice.
I don't want this place to blow up too much, I love first pick! But, hip hip hooray for the season of the full blown Mass Farmers Market!
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Ah, my first farmers market ever. Small, with only about 6-8 stands often, but worth a look. Grateful Farms has wonderful organic produce, especially their greens. Kimball uses low pesticide - but they also get heirloom tomatoes in first (greenhouse).
May-November
Monday, 12:00 noon-6:00 p.m.
Although small, this market is composed of helpful and friendly farm stands. During the summer months, I am able to purchase all of my weekly fruits and vegetables at a higher quality than I could get at a commercial grocery store and for much less. Pretty and Tasty Heirloom tomatoes for $2.00 a pound!
On a number of occasions, the people operating the stands have invited me to sample their produce. What do those miniature plums taste like? try one! What about this corn; it looks a little skin? (Hands me a whole ear of corn) Try it! Fresh corn is amazing ! And she was right.
It may not be the biggest farmers market or even my favorite (that would probably be Davis Square) but it is getting better and better. Kimball Farm is probably my favorite all-around farm, and Keown Orchards does the best apples of anyone when the season approaches. Farmer Al from Jamaica is so funny, and then there's the Asian veggies which I've never even tried (by the time I get there, I've used up my shopping budget). This week there was a meat and eggs vendor, so life is complete - haven't tried it yet, but it looks great. Hutchins Farm is there as well, and although I'm not insistent on organic, their lettuces and corn are really delicious.
It may not be enormous, but I don't really need five of every type of farm - these farmers grow some great stuff. It's also a more interesting crowd than a lot of other farmers markets.
It's a goodplace to get cheap veggies. When you are on a budget, do some shopping here and you are set for the week if you have some rice at home. Good for those of you that care about the organic stuff-- I don't care either way.
If you like tomatoes (and I mean the real deal: deep red, flavorful tomatoes), the ones here in August, September, and even October are amazing and sooooo cheap. They taste so much better than any you can find at the store and cost a fraction of the price. (This is probably true of any Farmers' Market, but this is the one I frequent.)
Although there is a bit of mob scene around the good stuff, you can get in and out of here in less time that it takes to shop at Whole Foods down the street, so I highly recommend stopping by every Monday afternoon (May-Nov).
It's smallish, but I've rarely wanted something in season that I could not find at at least two stands. The apple guy who was at the end of the row last year has an excellent selection of wonderful types of apples (my new favorite is RI Greening). There are two places with just tons of tomatoes, usually one was having a sale each week and I rarely paid over $2/lb for heirloom tomatoes; when I did it was because I wanted a particular breed (try the Green Zebras, they're amazing). The celery is like distilled essence of celery- don't be scared just 'cause it looks like a bush, it packs twice the flavor of that supermarket junk. Fresh, local produce at good prices with the money going directly to the farmers- what could be better?
