{"id":4150,"date":"2011-06-04T14:19:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T19:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=4150"},"modified":"2011-06-04T14:19:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T19:19:49","slug":"framingham-farmers-market-at-centre-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/06\/04\/home-garden\/framingham-farmers-market-at-centre-common\/","title":{"rendered":"Framingham Farmer's Market at Centre Common"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fresh produce from local family farms can be found at the Framingham Farmer's Market on the Village Green in Framingham Centre each Thursday from noon 'til 5:30pm throughout the summer and fall.<\/p><\/div>\n

Framingham, MA<\/strong> - With a nationwide effort to eat healthier and to support local business and family farms, shopping at the Framingham Farmer's Market<\/strong> helps locals meet these goals.<\/p>\n

The market, located on the Framingham Centre Common<\/strong>, (also known as \"The Village Green\"),<\/em> will be open each Thursday afternoons from 12:00 noon until 5:30PM<\/strong> from June 9th through October 27th, 2011.<\/p>\n

With fruits and vegetables, (some picked just hours before the market opens), <\/em>local residents and Framingham visitors have a chance tomeet the farmers who grow corn, lettuce, berries, tomatoes, peppers and much, much more on local Massachusetts farms.<\/p>\n

Tom and Martha Hanson from Hanson\u2019s Farm<\/strong> setup their stand with fresh picked seasonal vegetables, berries and beautiful flowers. <\/em> If you can't get enough of their produce at the Thursday Farmer's Market -- you can visit their farm which is located in Nobscot at 20 Nixon Road. The farm features in-season U-Pick Strawberries, native corn\u00a0 and a wide variety of\u00a0 other veggies and flowers.\u00a0 (In the fall, Hanson's Farm offers pick-your-own pumpkins, and their annual Haunted House and Spooky Hayrides).<\/em><\/p>\n