Hours are 9am-1pm Saturdays June 7- Oct 25.
1340 U.S. 206 Skillman, NJ 08558
- Are you blue? You will be if you miss our Blueberry and Barbeque Festival next Saturday, July 26. Expect all kinds of fun! Mark your calendar now!
- Market Focus: WoodsEdge Wools Farm Llamas, alpacas and yaks! You'll never guess how it all began... Read more below.
- We are happy to have a new addition to our market: Nine Acre Farm, the "Sunflower Lady", from Province Line Road. Sunshine for sale! Stop by and take a bunch home.
- Farmers' Market hours are 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Village Shopper. 1340 Route 206, Montgomery Township
Montgomery Friends Farmers' Market
- Every week toasty freshly baked bread, just-picked organic produce, and flowers are available at the Eat Local table. Every sale helps support Montgomery Friends. Come buy from our friendly volunteers!
- Seniors! Did you know Somerset County provides free vouchers for use at farmers' markets? See information below.
When Saturday morning arrives, I grab my shopping bags and head out to the farmers' market as soon as I can. I walk around savoring the luscious offerings and interesting locally made products engrossed in my thoughts. However it never occurs to me to ask why these vendors are there. Why should I, after all? Are they not here to delight my senses?
The answer, obviously, is no. They are our local entrepreneurs, and it is worthwhile to stop to consider how much they add to our community. Not only are they are our friends, family, and neighbors, but these hard-working businesspeople support local sports teams and fairs, provide a mental heath service by hiring our kids, thereby getting them out of the house, and much of the revenue they earn stays in the local economy.
So here's to our market vendors and their entrepreneurial spirit! Let's celebrate these small business men and women who add so much to our community. Montgomery Friends joins with the American Independent Business Alliance recognizing how they sustain a thriving local economy.
Funds from our sponsors defray the costs for Montgomery Friends of Open Space, a 501c3 nonprofit organization to operate the farmers' market for the community. Thank you for your support!
Volunteers are welcome to join our hardy Farmers Market team: Lorette Pruden, Market Manager, Maxine Baicker, MFOS Board Liasion and Bread Chief, Allan Bien, Louise Wilson, Dan Penney, and of course, our new President of Montgomery Friends of Open Space. Sarah Roberts.We acknowledge and thank Bentley Community Services for their hard work of picking up and distributing extra produce to feed struggling, working families, the invisible needy in our community.
MFOS is a not-for-profit organization who needs community support to continue our work. Please become a supporter of Montgomery Friends of Open Space! Help preserve open space, stream corridors, farmland, and woodlands for our children and future generations. Help us undertake measures to improve our preserved lands by connecting neighborhoods through pathways and trails for the community to enjoy.
[Download the MFOS membership brochure](http://www.montgomeryfriends.org/membershipbrochure-Ver3-01222013.pdf).
