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EASTON, Pa. — A new food event is inviting shoppers to squash the cold-weather blues as the Easton Winter Market introduces Squash Fest on Saturday, January 27 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Positioned in front of the Easton Public Market, 325 Northampton Street, the event will showcase a cornucopia of squash as market goers revel in seasonable food delights with activities outside at the Easton Farmers’ Market’s Winter Market and inside at the Easton Public Market.
The inaugural event will feature a Squash Soup contest (Enter Here!), culinary demonstrations from vendors with their own recipes and squash offerings, captivating activities like squash seed samplings, squash games (hop-squash, squash matching), and a squash photo-opportunity, all designed to have fun with and celebrate one of the most beloved and versatile winter vegetables. A limited run of Squash Fest tote bags will be available for purchase.
The EFM’s Winter Market commenced on January 6 and occurs 10 to noon every Saturday through AprilWith over 20 vendors participating, the market offers an enticing array of fresh produce, delectable breads, baked goods, sweet treats, and warm beverages, ensuring visitors remain warm and uplifted throughout the winter season until the opening day of the renowned Easton Farmers’ Market in May.
PRODUCE
Apple Ridge Farm
AquaSprout Farms LLC
Cabbage Throw Farm
Primordia Mushroom Farm
Salvaterra’s Gardens
Scholl Orchards
MEAT & EGGS
Apple Ridge Farm
Breakaway Farms
Wild for Salmon (NEW!) (once monthly) (1/20, 3/17, 3/16, 4/20)
BAKERY & CONFECTION
Cody’s Eats & Sweets (NEW!) (Tomato Pie Only) (once monthly: 1/27, 2/24, 3/30, 4/27)
Flour Shop Bakery
Mia & Maddie’s Bakery
Apple Ridge Farm
SPECIALTY FOODS & BEVERAGES
Bizzle’s Bites (NEW!) (every other starting 1/13)
Easton Salsa Company
Funny Farm Apiaries (every other starting 1/13)
Jersey Pickles
Mattie’s Strudel Haus
PorTch Tea
River Valley Community Grains (every other starting 1/13)
Roastwell Coffee Roasters
Saint Rocco’s Treats (NEW!) (every other starting 1/6)
Zekraft (1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27)
LOCAL LIBATIONS
Silverback Distillery (every other starting 1/13)
For those craving more information, resist being a couch squash—visit EastonFarmersMarket.com and prepare to immerse yourself in a winter squash bash that guarantees to rock your gourd!
About Easton Farmers’ Market & GEDP
Holding the title of America’s oldest, continuous open-air market, the Easton Farmers’ Market has been a destination for fresh and locally grown and prepared foods since pre-Revolutionary times. A program of the nonprofit Greater Easton Development Partnership, the Easton Farmers’ Market, presented by Capital Blue, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday (May-December) at Scott Park along Larry Holmes Drive.
EFM – as well as the Highmark Farmstand inside Easton Public Market — welcomes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Additionally, Philadelphia-based The Food Trust (thefoodtrust.org) will double purchases up to $10 through the use of Food Bucks for fruits and veggies when shoppers spend at least $2 using SNAP at all three markets.
GEDP is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization focused on Easton’s economic well-being, historical integrity, programmatic development, vibrant culture and hospitality. GEDP comprises Easton Farmers’ Market, Easton Main Street Initiative, Easton Public Market and Highmark Farmstand, West Ward Market, PA Bacon Fest, the Easton Ambassadors and many other programs and events. More: eastonpartnership.org
