Farmers' Markets Get Fresh, Buy Local Be sure to stop at one of our farmers' markets this spring, beginning in May for delicious and freshly-harvested local foods direct from the farm to your dinner table. There's nothing better than Rhode Island-grown tomatoes, corn, summer squash, lettuce, and blueberries to round out a summertime meal of locally-harvested meat, seafood, or lobster. Shopping at a farmers' market is a nutritious and delightful way to celebrate the summer harvest! DEM hosts the following farmers' markets from May through Columbus Day Weekend: Goddard Memorial State Park Market in Warwick, Fridays from 9AM to 1PM Fishermen's Memorial State Park Market in Narragansett, Sundays from 9AM to 1PM Prev Next Slide 1 Slide 2 2023 Season Application If you would like to attend one of our farmer’s markets for the 2023 season, we would like to have you. The application process and some of our market rules have been updated, so please review, fill out all appropriate fields, and return them to us by April 15th, 2023. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the Division of Agriculture. Please send a scanned copy of the application package to Jack.Sisson@dem.ri.gov or mail/drop it off to: RIDEM Division of Agriculture, ATTN Jack Sisson 235 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02908 If you wish to participate in Farm Fresh Rhode Island's Fresh Bucks Program at our farmers' markets, please fill out the Fresh Bucks Contract and submit it with your application package. DEM Farmers' Market Application PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes DEM Farmers' Market Rules PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Find RI Farmers' Markets Upcoming Events Feb 1 Farm Succession Planning Webinar Series: Financial, Retirement & Tax Considerations 11:00am 1:00pm Feb 3 Fresh Fridays with ONE Neighborhood Builders: Health Equity Zones 8:45am 9:30am Feb 8 Farm Succession Planning Webinar Series: Farmer Panel: Successes & Challenges 11:00am 1:00pm Feb 15 Produce Safety Rule/RI GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Training 8:30am 5:00pm Feb 28 Hunger Elimination Task Force Q1 Meeting 2:00pm 3:30pm Mar 7 Rhode Island Women in Agriculture Conference Location: Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick 8:00am 4:30pm Farmers' Market Reports 2022 Farmers' Market Report (Fishermen's Memorial & Goddard Memorial State Parks) 2021 Farmers' Market Report (Fishermen's Memorial & Goddard Memorial State Parks) 2020 Farmers' Market Report (Fishermen's Memorial & Goddard Memorial State Parks) 2019 Farmers' Market Report (Fishermen's Memorial & Goddard Memorial State Parks) Resources 2021 RI Farmers' Markets Inventory Produce Safety Enrollment Form URI Food Safety Education for Farmers Market Vendors and Managers RI Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Program - URI Extension RI Department of Health Licensing Decision Making Tool: What License do I Need at a RI Farmers’ Market? (URI) Time/Temperature Control for Safe Food (URI) Farm Fresh RI - Find local farms, farmers' markets & CSAs
Feb 1 Farm Succession Planning Webinar Series: Financial, Retirement & Tax Considerations 11:00am 1:00pm
Mar 7 Rhode Island Women in Agriculture Conference Location: Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick 8:00am 4:30pm