Market Sprouts Festival will make kids LOVE Farmer’s Markets!! Live Music by “Buckwheat”
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The Alfred Farmers Market opens this Sunday with the return of the Market Sprouts Festival, a celebration of families, friends and the vibrant Alfred community. The AFM sets up every Sunday, from June 7 until October 11, in the park at the bandstand, on the corner of Saxon and Main, from 11:00 until 2:00. As the largest makers and growers market in Allegany County, the AFM brings local farmers together with great artisans and crafters to create a unique shopping and entertainment destination.
This Sunday, families can enjoy the return of “Market Sprouts Bucks.” Each child attending the market can pick up a coupon good for a $1 purchase from participating vendors. Families just need to look for the signs on the vendor stalls welcoming our smallest shoppers. Then children can enjoy the Story Book Trail sponsored by the Alfred Box of Books Library and play with a wide assortment of wooden games sponsored by the Alfred 21st Century Group.
Buckwheat, an AFM favorite, will be performing at the bandstand. Eric “Buckwheat” Scutt is a local singer/songwriter originally from Shinglehouse, PA, who is releasing his most ambitious project: an album called “The Rivers Gone Dry Part 1.”
After shopping and enjoying the music, families can visit two food trucks for lunch. She Brews will be serving up great coffee, wraps, salads, and desserts. The Old Mill will bring an array of comfort foods such as fried pierogies, french fries, and other favorites.
A total of eighteen vendors are setting up on the green for Opening Day. They are:
Anna Wiley/Mystic Channel Tarot – tarot reading
Clear Creek Dahlias – cut flowers
Cook’s Clothing and Accessories – clothing, jewelry, and crocheted plushies
Creative Octagon – upcycled crafts, baked goods, jams and jellies, and tie-dyed clothing
Bakery at Dwarf Hollow Farmstead – baked goods and gluten-free baked goods
EIEIO Farm – lamb and produce
Living Acres Farm – a wide variety of vegetables
Living Cultures Farm – ferments, shiitake mushrooms, fruit and vegetables
Mascho Homestead Farm – pork and beef
Noble Library/ Haunted Halloways – stickers, paintings and other animations
Ramsey Fresh Food – poultry, eggs, jams and jellies, and vegetables
Sutherby Farm – artisan breads and vegetables
The Old Mill Inn – food truck
Whisper Hill Farms – honey products and tinctures
ScandinaviRen’s – baked goods, needle crafts, and jewelry
Simply Maple Products – maple syrup, cream and candy
Willow and Whey – goat’s milk soaps and lotions
She Brews – food truck
What’s the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon in June? Bring your family down to the bandstand in Alfred. Let the kids enjoy the activities. You can shop for early spring produce and beautiful crafts, buy a tasty lunch, and then celebrate the beginning of summer with some great music! There’s nowhere better to be than the Alfred Farmers Market!
