Final Summit Farmers Market of Season Set for Sunday

The Summit Farmers Market will pull up stakes for the season Sunday but not before offering visitors some fresh finds just in time for Thanksgiving. 

Summit Downtown, Inc. (SDI) Executive Director Marin Mixon said turkeys, pies, and all sorts of “goodies” will be available. For a full list of farmers and purveyors, visit SDI's website.  

Still undecided about which type of pie to serve? Brownie Points Bakery will host a pie tasting at 9:30 a.m. The Beechwood Road bake shop offers apple crumb, pear/apple/cranberry, sweet potato, pumpkin, brown butter bourbon pecan, chocolate pecan, and, new this year, apple and quince cobbler. Pie orders can be placed by calling 908-464-2253.

Shoppers will also have a chance to give back ahead of the holiday by donating to Give It Fresh Today (G.I.F.T.), an initiative started last season that provides healthy, locally-grown food to people who might not have access to it otherwise.

"Our customers and farmers/purveyors have donated this season to G.I.F.T. and SHIP (Summit Helping Its People) in Summit and St. Anne’s Soup Kitchen in Newark over 5,000 lbs. as of last week," Mixon said. 

Speaking of giving, SDI has a treat in store for those who stop by the market from 9 a.m. to noon. Free $10 Summit Holiday Gift Cards, courtesy of SDI, will be distributed. Cards will be valid Dec. 1 through Dec. 25 at participating businesses and shoppers may pick up their free Gift Cards while supplies last at the following locations:

Sunday – Summit Farmers Market – Maple St. and DeForest Ave. – 9 am to noon

Thursday, December 5 – Reeves-Reed Arboretum Holiday Boutique – 165 Hobart Ave. – 9 am to 3 pm

Saturday, December 7 – Reeves-Reed Arboretum Holiday Boutique – 165 Hobart Ave. - 10 am to 2 pm

Sunday, December 8 – Santa’s Arrival and Annual Tree Lighting – 67 Maple St. – 3 pm to 5 pm

Monday through Friday, December 9 – 13 - Summit Downtown, Inc.,18 Bank St., Ste. 108 – 9 am to 4pm

Saturday, December 14 – Summit Downtown, Inc. – 18 Bank St., Ste. 108 – 9 am to noon

“We are pleased to offer free Summit Holiday Gift Cards to shoppers for the second year in a row as a way of saying thank you for supporting our local merchants and restaurants," Mark Wadmond, Events Chairman for SDI, stated. "Participating businesses will be listed on our website www.summitdowntown.org and we hope customers will enjoy shopping in downtown Summit.” 

Summit Downtown, Inc. is a proud sponsor of free Holiday Gift Cards, Santa’s Arrival and Annual Tree Lighting as well as a variety of holiday activities. 

For more information, visit SDI's website.