Staycationing? Get prime rib, grilling veggies, Frios Pops this week!

More vendors than EVER!

MARKET DAY IS THIS TUESDAY, JULY 2! Join us every Tuesday! 4:00 - 7:00 PM, June - October St Monica Church 831 Genesee St. Rochester, NY 14611 Go here for directions and parking information The days are long, the air is sweet, and there's so much abundance coming this week. See you Tuesday! New Vendor Alert! Prime Beef Brothers will be with us this week and for the rest of the market season! Check out what their website here! They’ll be selling top quality beef and steak butters. Use SNAP to purchase your steaks and use the FREE FreshConnect  checks to bring home all the peppers, onions, mushrooms and other grilling veggies you could wish for.   Help us welcome Prime Beef Brothers this Tuesday and bring your Fourth of July grilling to the next level! Meet founder and family man Frank Navarro Jr! DON'T FORGET! New York State has doubled SNAP/EBT dollars at farmers markets! Every two SNAP/EBT dollars a customer spends are matched, effectively doubling your money. How does this work? When you arrive at the Westside Farmers Market, look for our market info tent: it has a big sign that reads “SNAP/EBT Accepted Here.” We will swipe your EBT card and give you SNAP tokens for use at our market in the amount you request. For every two dollars you exchange for tokens, we will supply an equivalent amount in Fresh Connect checks.  Tokens and Fresh Connect checks can be exchanged for any SNAP eligible item such as bread, dairy, produce, meats, fish, eggs and more. More dollars to spend means more local, fresh, filling, and healthy foods for you and your family! Stop by the market info tent for information. Calling all crafters and makers! We are often asked to include some one-of-a-kind items made here locally so each year we gather to do just that. This year's craft nights are taking place on August 6 and September 10. We are now accepting applications for all kinds of makers to be a vendor for some of our most popular Tuesday events! Would you like to be a vendor this year? To apply, fill out the this application form or visit the vendor info page. Applications are due July 21 for the August 6 event and August 28 for the September 10 event. We look forward to seeing this year's art and creativity! July is here so we will be seeing the very last of the strawberries but with their departure we are looking forward to local peaches, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and much more. A household favorite is certainly a fresh peach cobbler most of all. Check out this great recipe for old fashioned peach cobbler that uses 7 total ingredients. It has some helpful hints about easy peach peeling techniques, too! Live music fills the air at the market with Jimi Maxcorey Marley this week! He has been a frequent guest of the Westside Market over the years and we are happy to welcome him back.  If you can, please consider tipping our musicians. They play because they love music and being part of the community. Thank you! A sneak peak of what's fresh this week See our full list of vendors here.  Want to become a vendor? Click here to see our rules and apply! Community Resources This week we will have The Next Generation and You, Monroe County SNAP, and His Branches coming to meet with shoppers and share important information and opportunities to build a healthy community together. Volunteer Needed! One of the most important volunteer roles we have is distributing and collecting the sandwich boards around southwest neighborhoods on Tuesdays. We have a volunteer who picks them up at the end of the market night (thanks, Andrew Muscarella!) but we also need someone or two who can pick up and distribute 14 sandwich boards on Tuesdays between 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM now through October 8. Boards are picked up at St. Monica Church (831 Genesee St.) and directions to each board location will be provided. A larger car and a friend make it easier. Can't do it every week but would like to contribute to some Tuesday distributions? We'd appreciate that, too! If you would like to be our sandwich board hero, email us at [email protected]. Thank you!