Boyertown Farmers Market

The Boyertown Farmers Market reopens for the summer season June 6th, and will run weekly through October 31st. Hours are still 10 am to 1 pm, every Saturday, rain or shine. We will be located at 100 South Walnut Street, in the parking lot of The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, two blocks south of the intersection of Routes 562 and 73.

Only 3 More Weeks!!!

And Welcome to a
New Farmer and New Bread Baker!
It's coming fast! The Market opens June 6th at 10 AM sharp, and all our farmers and bakers and crafters are planting and planning as you read this.

It hardly seems that long ago that every Saturday morning was an adventure -- stopping at the Market for the staples we've come to depend on there, but also the surprises that waited. A new vegetable we were not expecting, or maybe never even heard of -- the longed-for appearance of seasonal asparagus or peaches or pumpkins -- or just running into friends.

Well, it has been a long time, and we have missed it. But part of the joy of the Market is its return, and along with most of the faces and stalls you expect to find this year, there are many new faces and stalls and events to enjoy.

First, we would like to welcome our newest additions -- M&B Farview Farm and St. Peters Bakery! You can read a full description of what they bring to the Market below in the listings.

Frecon Farms
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products: Offering the finest varieties of apples, peaches, pears and vegetables.

The Black BuggyBaking Company
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products:The Black Buggy Baking Company produces an array of fresh pies according to seasonal fruit availability. In addition, they offer freshly baked oversized cookies in an assortment of delicious flavors including Vanilla Sugar, Oatmeal Raisin, Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter.

Spotted Hill Farm
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products: Soaps, lotions and other products made from the goats. Liquid soap, and lotions, bug repellant, flaxseed oil soap Spotted Hill accepts Visa and Mastercard.


Woodsong Hollow Farm
Schedule: To be determined. Products: Humanely and sustainably raised chicken, lamb, Thanksgiving turkeys, eggs and heritage pork. Receive no antibiotics or growth hormones. The supplemental grain the poultry and hogs receive is grown and milled fresh by a local farmer who farms using organic practices (although he does not have certification).

Heavenly Helpings Fine Baked Goods
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products:Heavenly Helpings creates a variety of fine baked goods -- cookies, pies, biscotti, power bars and jams, and an assortment of breads
No transfats, high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners, and they even have a line of gluten-free products!

Illusion Ranch
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Product: High-quality, colorful baby and adult Alpacas available for purchase. Also, skeins of the finest Alpaca wool, rovings and raw alpaca fibers direct from the ranch. Clothing made from alpaca wool and alpaca toys. There will also be Alpacas there for "meeting and touching", bring the kids!

Burkholder's
Certified Organic Produce
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products: Organically certified farm provides many small vegetables, greens and other exotic items. They also carry pastured free-range eggs. If buying organic vegetables is important to you - this is your vendor.

Prout's Jollyview Farm
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products:
Strawberries, blueberries, hot peppers, herbs and many other seasonally available vegetables.

Wild for Salmon
Look for them monthly starting in late summer. Products: You guessed it - Salmon! The salmon is caught in Bristol Bay, Alaska during the months of June and July and brought home to be sold at farm markets, restaurants and health-food stores. Preorders are highly recommended. Other items for sale, cookbooks, grill planks and T-shirts.

Amazing Acres Goat Dairy, LLC
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products: Local, fresh and natural farmstead Artisan cheese while raising our goats in a healthy and loving environment. All of our cheeses are a work of art, each individually handcrafted with love! Our goats are hormone free and given love and kisses on a daily basis!

M&B Farview Farm
Every Saturday starting June 6th through June 27th.Products:
All of their livestock is raised ethically and fed naturally. Pastured beef, heritage pork, free range chicken, lamb and goat, they also offer eggs.

St. Peters Bakery
Every Saturday starting June 6th.Products: Featuring fresh baked daily Artisan Breads, breakfast pastries, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, desserts and special occasion cakes. We use only fresh and natural ingredients in all of our products. No preservatives, additives or trans fats are used in our baked goods.

Spend Your Stimulu Dollar Downtown

Building A Better Boyertown Urges Boyertown Residents to Spend Their Stimulus Dollars Downtown

Boyertown PA – Building A Better Boyertown (BBB) today encouraged Boyertown residents who are receiving the Making Work Pay provision from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to spend those few extra dollars per week at locally-owned, independent businesses. During 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be seen in the form of a refundable tax credit averaging up to $400 for individuals, and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing jointly, according to statistics released by the IRS. The Making Work Pay provision translates to an average increase of $13 per week in take-home pay, per household.
Heather Oxenford, BBB Main Street Manager said “many people do not realize how positively and significantly spending $13 per week at businesses other than big-box, national chains will affect local economies across the commonwealth.” BBB estimates that an average central business district has about 5,000 households in its trade area receiving the Making Work Pay tax credit. Therefore, if each household spends just $13 per week at locally-owned, independent businesses, this equates to $65,000 per week in additional sales for the local economy. Over a 52-week period, that dollar amount will grow to more than $3 million dollars.

According to BBB, the true impact of spending $13 per week locally would be seen in the multiplier effect of local businesses investing their increased revenues back into the community. “There are many statistics out there regarding the ways communities benefit from buying locally,” said Oxenford, “but one constant is that independent businesses are more likely to buy their own goods and services locally. So, if 60 percent is a middle of the road figure for revenue remaining in the community through secondary purchases, then the $3 million figure increases to $5 million over the same one-year period.” At a truly local level, Boyertown’s trade area is estimated at 1,885 households within the borough. Using the same numbers figures, this would annually translate to $1,274,260 worth of sales for local businesses.

Founded in 2002, the mission of Building A Better Boyertown is “To keep Boyertown a special place by preserving its historical heritage, maintaining its link to the past and cultivating a vibrant present and prosperous future by providing the opportunities for business, industry, and the arts while enhancing the quality of life today and for future generations.” For more information about BBB, visit www.boyertownpa.org , or call (610) 369-3054.