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Welcome to the 2012 Merchantville Farmers Market |
 The Merchantville Farmers Market is a community market supporting and promoting local farmers, growers and producers of agricultural products. Our focus is on organic and sustainable foods and goods. We welcome applicants that wish to sell fruit, vegetables, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, dairy products, meat, eggs, plants, cut flowers and other agricultural products. Our Farmers Market is located along a beautiful, tree-lined greenway in the heart of our downtown. The season runs from June thru November and will take place from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM on the FIRST and THIRD Saturday of each month. The Market operates rain or shine. |
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Farmers Market Application Packet |
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2012 Farmers Market meeting |
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Written by Joan Brennan
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012 00:00 |
 Please join us at Borough Hall Saturday, April 14th at 9 a.m. to continue planning for the 2012 Farmers Market. We are looking for volunteers to help with set-up, break-down, logistics, marketing, etc. Please invite friends and neighbors that are interested. For additional information call or email Steve Volkert at 609-929 4735 or
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Spring is hopeful for farmers |
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Written by Joan Brennan
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Saturday, 31 March 2012 00:00 |
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Peach trees already are blooming in shades of pink all over South Jersey a harbinger of an earlier spring brought on by warmer than normal winter and spring temperatures that reached as high as 80 degrees last month. “It looks like peaches will be early because we are nearly three weeks ahead of the normal blossom time, but no one ever knows,” he said. “We are still so far away from the rest of the season and you never know what the weather will bring.” http://on.cpsj.com/HiDyWW |
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Warm weather taking its toll on New Jersey peach farmers |
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Written by Joan Brennan
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Friday, 16 March 2012 00:00 |
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 According to the Department of Agriculture, the Garden State is the fourth-largest peach producing state, with a crop valued at more than $31 million. Bloom time is usually around April 20, with the harvest in July. If the pink flowers on the peach trees bloom ahead of schedule, they could be wiped out by a late season cold snap. "This could be a problem for our peach crop this year," said Russo, who would prefer the temperature to be in the more seasonable 40s instead of the 50s. http://bit.ly/y2PyaC
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Hop farming slowly but surely growing in New Jersey |
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Written by Joan Brennan
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Monday, 12 March 2012 00:00 |
 Craft brewing is making a name for itself in New Jersey, but only a handful of farms in the state are dedicated to growing hops. Yet with a trove of natural resources, demand for local hops and a healthy dose of enthusiasm, that's beginning to change.
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SJ farm women share at Annie's Project |
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Written by Joan Brennan
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Sunday, 19 February 2012 00:00 |
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"We have found over the years that no matter where you go, you always come back to the farm. This is a legacy my brother and sisters and I want to make sure we can leave for our children," Westermann said. When the invitation came to join Annie's Project, a seven-week seminar for female farmers that covers everything from writing a business plan to marketing crops to estate planning, Westermann jumped on board.
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