Beverly Farmers Market

Beverly Farmers Market pairs a clear mission with a practical weekly setup: it emphasizes the value the market brings to the community and thanks sponsors for supporting that work. The market runs at Veterans Memorial Park on Rantoul Street and Railroad Avenue, a central Beverly location between the Beverly Depot and the Beverly Post Office. Since beginning in June 2009 under the direction of Estelle Rand, it has grown from a four-vendor market at Ellis Square into a larger Monday market at the park. That combination of nonprofit structure and a steady seasonal market gives this stop a distinctly civic feel.

Why it matters locally

The market traces directly back to Beverly’s earlier small produce market in Ellis Square on Cabot Street, which had been established by The Food Project before Beverly Farmers Market launched in 2009. Its current organization is also local in a concrete way: the market is now a certified 501(c)(3), and its own mission language centers the value it brings to the community. Food access is another explicit part of that local role. The market says it wants everyone to be able to eat healthy food and accepts WIC, Senior Coupons, and SNAP, while also noting approved HIP vendors.

What you'll find there

The mix at Beverly Farmers Market leans broad without losing its produce base, with farm vegetables, flowers, seafood, bakery items, drinks, and handmade goods all showing up in the same Monday lineup. Several vendors also bring products that feel especially tied to summer and early fall in Massachusetts, including corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, fruit pies, and dahlias.

• -Pick up gluten-free or regular empanadas from Bake & Bites Savory (GF).
• -Pour a juice from Beraka Juice.
• -Browse mixed bouquets, bouquet-making kits, and thrifted vases at Beverly Flower Farm.
• -Find fresh and smoked seafood from Cape Ann Fresh Catch Inc.
• -Look for Chickadee Hill Farm’s corn, tomatoes, and pumpkins.
• -Bring home gourmet mushrooms and honey from Cloutman Farms.
• -Stock up on hot sauces and sungold tomato sauce from Craic Sauce.
• -Order a sweet or savory crepe from Crepe du Jour.
• -Shop packaged spirits, including vodka, gin, rum, amaro, and canned cocktails, from Deacon Giles Distillery.
• -Choose produce such as arugula, green beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, and cauliflower from Farmer Dave's.
• -Take home organic dahlias and crochet glass vases with flowers from Gaia Greenscapes.
• -Add cookies, brownies, cake pops, scones, cinnamon rolls, and cookie croissants from Hannah's Bistro.
• -Grab protein balls, overnight oats, and homemade nut butters from HealthyNut.
• -Shop lettuce, spinach, arugula, cilantro, parsley, radish, carrots, and beets from Living Soil Gardens.
• -Find no-spray vegetables, herbs, and pasture-raised eggs at Moonlight Farm.
• -Choose fruit pies such as strawberry rhubarb, peach, blueberry, cherry, and mixed berry from Petsi Pies.
• -Pick up dahlias grown in Rockport and cut fresh for market day from Roving Radish Flower Farm.
• -Sample raw honey plus beeswax candles, lip balm, and salve from Soney Bees.

Live music runs from 4 to 6 PM during the Monday market season, adding a set time window for anyone planning to catch both shopping and performances.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest policy to plan around here. The market is held at Veterans Memorial Park, also identified as Odell Park, at Rantoul Street and Railroad Avenue between the Beverly Depot and the Beverly Post Office. Parking is noted along Park Street, Railroad Avenue, Broadway, and Rantoul Street, which gives drivers several nearby options rather than a single lot. Monday timing also shapes the visit: the market opens at 3 PM, and live music starts at 4 PM during the season, so an early shopping pass and a later linger are both possible.

Payments & SNAP

The market accepts SNAP, WIC, and Senior Coupons, and it also notes approved HIP vendors for shoppers using the Healthy Incentive Program. For help using those benefits, the market directs shoppers to stop by the BFM information table while they are at the market.