Veg Out At These Bergen Farmers’ Markets

Stop the grocery store guessing game. Freshness is always guaranteed at Bergen County’s farm markets.
Cheryl De Leon,
1 Veg Out

 

Have you seen the price of fruits and vegetables at the grocery store lately? Though supermarket prices continue to rise, the quality of produce isn’t guaranteed to go up as well. So what’s a smart shopper like yourself to do when all you want is fresh greens, juicy tomatoes and sweet berries for reasonable prices? Just head over to your neighborhood farmers’ market!

Farmers’ markets are a summertime staple in Bergen County, with local farms, bakeries and other vendors setting up their fresh and homemade goods in various towns each week. Below are some of the markets that are open now—be sure to visit and pick up some delicious tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini and more on National Eat Your Vegetables Day, June 17, or any day they’re open this season!

  • Edgewater: Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon at Veterans Memorial Field
  • Englewood: Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Park
  • Harrington Park: Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Highland Field
  • Oradell: Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oradell Post Office parking lot
  • Paramus: Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Garden State Plaza
  • Ramsey: Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Street train station
  • Ridgewood: Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the west side train station parking lot
  • River Edge: Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. at 215 Continental Ave.
  • River Vale: Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Township Hall parking lot
  • Teaneck: Thursdays from noon to 6 p.m. at the Garrison and Beverly Road municipal parking lot

BERGEN will be updating this list as more farmers’ markets open in the coming weeks, so bookmark this page and stay tuned.

Did we miss your favorite summertime farmers’ market? Tell us about it on Instagram @bergenmagnj.

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