It’s National Farmers Market Week! There’s still time to participate in our 2nd annual Instagram Photo Contest for your chance to win $40 in Fresh Bucks! Note—Today at Armory: We are open rain or shine! Music by Justin Mara. Sorry, no compost pickup today. >>
Local Food Fest is next week! Celebrate the local bounty with a bevy of your favorite chefs, farmers, fishers, bakers, foragers, producers, vintners, brewers, and mixologists! Join us for this special evening at Castle Hill Inn, Newport—our biggest benefit of the year! (advance tickets only) >>
Check out Market Mobilefor a taste of the wide range of restaurants, schools, grocers, and other businesses sourcing local food in our community. And see some of the items on offer from local farmers and producers like Tomatillos from Meggie’s Farm in Rehoboth, MA. >>
Get your early morning workout with our Market Mobile crew! Lift heavy things and get 5000 steps while you’re at it. Packlineis when we pack up fresh, local food for wholesale delivery — Tuesdays at 6am and Thursdays at 5:15am. It’s energetic fun for the early-bird volunteer food-lover! >>
Your input is vital to improving our food system! The RI Food Policy Council has opened its 2020 legislative survey, and your answers will play an important role in forming the Council’s 2020 legislative plans. Please take 5 minutes to fill it out before mid-September. >>
Join us at one of the eight farmers markets we’re operating this season:
Mondays
Neutaconkanut Park
675 Plainfield St Providence
3-6pm, open weekly until October 28
Tuesdays
Woonsocket
Thundermist Health Center / 450 Clinton St
3-6pm, open weekly until October 29
Wednesdays
Slater Park, Pawtucket
Newport Ave entrance, near main snack stand in park
3-6pm, open weekly until October 30
West Warwick
Thundermist Health Center / 186 Providence St
3-6pm, open weekly until October 30
Central Falls
559 Dexter St
3-6:30pm, open weekly until October 29
Double your SNAP with Bonus Bucks. Our Bonus Bucks nutrition incentives program gives a 100% bonus! For every dollar you spend with your EBT card at the many participating farmers markets across RI, you’ll get a FREE dollar in Bonus Bucks to spend on fresh fruit and veggies!>>
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