Doggie treats are available each week at the Good Boy Biscuits and Bones tent set up along Amherst Avenue.
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
MARGATE – The city kicked off its summertime Community Farmers Market June 13 with a new layout and a list of pop-up vendors expected each week until Labor Day weekend.
The farmers market is held 8:30-11:30 a.m. each Thursday morning in the parking lot and on streets surrounding Steve & Cookies By the Bay restaurant, Amherst and Monroe avenues. Parking is available along Amherst Avenue. A portion of Amherst and Monroe avenues will be closed to traffic to ensure the safety of shoppers.
The market offers Jersey fresh produce from local farms, including Reed’s Organic Farm in Egg Harbor Township, Potato Homestead, William Schober & Sons Orchard, and Brookberry Farm, among others, local food makers, fresh brewed coffee, baked goods, herbs and flowers.
Bakeries and small shops include Florida Cold Cuts, Good Boys Biscuits and Bones, Kisbee’s Kitchen, All That Batters, Stir It Up Catering, Red Room Café homemade pastas, The Soup Bar, and Kosher challah from Chabad at the Shore in Ventnor.
Tastings of locally made spirits are available from Little Water Distillery, and the outdoor bar at Steve & Cookies is also open for eye-openers during market hours.
Here’e the line-up of pop-up vendors:
- July 4 – My Pita Pies, J. Diamond Ceramics, J. Caplan Art Paint by Numbers, Kosher meats, and Twist Pretzels and Ice Cream
- July 11 – Mud Girls, Café Espresso Italian Pastries, DJ LaFlor dried flowers, and Kosher meats
- July 18 – My Pita Pies, Twist Pretzels, Steph’s Decorative Cookies
- July 25 – Mud Girls, J. Diamond Ceramics, Jewish Family Services
- Aug. 4 – Betsy Lucas, LITL Cookies, J. Caplan Art
- Aug. 8 – Mud Girls, Twist Pretzels, Liv Margulis Art
- Aug. 15 – My Pita Pies, DJ La Flor, JFS
- Aug. 22, 29 - J. Diamond Ceramics, Café Espresso, Upward Dog Bandanas
For a complete list of weekly vendors and more information, see Margate Community Farmers Market on Facebook.
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