Farmers Market

Location:
Rutgers Gardens
112 Ryder's Lane
New Brunswick, NJ

Come out and celebrate the begining
of the 2013 market season on
Opening Day - Friday, May 3 11am - 5 pm

To view vendor specials click here

Special Opening Day activities include-

Children's Program - Meet our program staff
and pot up a Plant for our Planet

Stop by the Rutgers Gardens tent and take home
seeds to plant in your own garden.

11:00 - 2:00
Live Music performance by "Bill and Casey"

11:00 - 5:00
Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Educational Center will be here to show off their birds.

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Fridays, May through October 11 am - 5 pm

Directions to the market

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market is to provide the local community, including residents, students, university faculty and staff, University Dining, and restaurants the opportunity to experience and purchase fresh, locally grown and/or prepared food products.

Purpose:

The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is proud to partner with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station to offer the Rutgers Gardens Farmers’ Market to the G. H. Cook and surrounding communities. Since 2008 market provides a variety of products grown and produced locally, such as meat, cheese, vegetables, poultry, and baked goods.

Rutgers University and Rutgers Gardens wishes to help support the local farmers, as well as the local community and economy, by utilizing an area at the entrance to the Gardens, adjacent to Ryders Lane, for the Market. The market will give commuters and students easy access to fresh, locally grown crops and commodities. It will also provide “one-stop-shopping” for local restaurants looking for a variety of products from a diverse group of farms and vendors. The market will promote sustainable farming as well as focus upon recycling and conservation.

For more information on how you can become part of this exciting venture between local farms and Rutgers University please contact Mary Ann Schrum schrum@aesop.rutgers.edu

Chickadee Creek Stefans Pure Blends

Rutgers Gardens 2013 Market Vendors Be sure to check back as the list is always growing.

Market News:

Best of the Best

"A Trip To Bountiful: Jersey Farmers' Markets" seen in NJ Monthly

Read all about Jesse Neiderer from Chickadee Creek Farm
http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php?option=com_us1more&Itemid=6&key=2-6-13niederer

The farm market was voted best of the best in Middlesex County in 2012.
http://localads.mycentraljersey.com/SS/Page.aspx?sstarg=&facing=false&secid=125249&pagenum=1

Unusual fare offered at The Farmer's Market at Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick
Check out these photos of the market from the Star-Ledger
http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/07/unusual_fare_offered_at_the_fa_12.html

Congratulations to Valley Shepherd Creamery!
PRESS RELEASE
August, 5 2012 Raleigh, NC
SUBJ: AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY COMPETITION RESULTS, 2012

The American Cheese Society (ACS) held its national conference and cheese competition on August 4, 2012 in Raleigh, N.C. 1,711 cheese entries from producers throughout the country competed in over 70 ‘category’ groups for the number one position in each category.
The top three cheeses in the United States were chosen by a slate of judges comprising the best technical and organoleptic cheese experts in the country.
They are:
1st place; FlagsheepBeecher's Handmade Cheese, Washington
2nd place Crema de Blue, Valley Shepherd Creamery. This is the first national placement for a New Jersey made Cheese.
3rd place Roth Grand Cru Surchoix, Emmi Roth USA, Wisconsin