Somerville/Davis Square

Somerville/Davis Square is part of Mass Farmers Markets, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that manages the Davis Square market as part of its wider work connecting shoppers with farmers markets and nutrition-assistance access in Massachusetts. In practice, that gives this Wednesday market a mix of farm vendors, prepared-food makers, and SNAP participation that is built into the market’s setup rather than treated as an extra. The market takes place at 50 Day St. in the municipal parking lot next to Davis Square Plaza and across from American Flatbread, putting it right into the square’s everyday foot traffic.

Why it matters locally

Davis Square’s market is managed by Mass Farmers Markets, the nonprofit organization behind several regional markets including Davis Square, Central Square, Copley Square, Kendall Square, and Fish & Farm in Seaport. That matters in Somerville because the organization’s work includes nutrition-assistance access at farmers markets, including participating markets where some or all vendors may take part in HIP.

The market’s SNAP Match program is also tied to local public support: the City of Somerville provides funds that make the $15 SNAP Match possible, and the Community Development Block Grant is applied for through the Somerville Farmers Market Coalition. Alongside the weekly market itself, the POP Club program gives kids ages 5 to 12 three dollars in POP Bucks each week to spend at the market, linking shopping here with a specific family program on site.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix at Davis Square runs from produce-heavy farm stands to seafood, pasture-raised meats, coffee, and prepared foods, with several vendors focused on ready-to-eat items as well as take-home staples. That combination makes the market useful both for a produce shop and for picking up lunch, snacks, or dinner components in the same stop.

• -Kimball Fruit Farm brings produce, fruit, plants, flowers, herbs, and more.
• -Find certified organic produce and fruit at Langwater Farm.
• -Nettlepoint Farm focuses on no-till micro flowers.
• -Nicewicz Family Farm sells produce, fruit, plants, flowers, herbs, and more.
• -C&C Lobsters & Fish is a family-run lobster business.
• -Copicut Farm offers pasture-raised meat and eggs.
• -Pick up Argentinian-style empanadas from Che Empanada.
• -CaraCara Custards serves frozen custard and sorbet.
• -Happy Beans Roaster pours brewed coffee and sells small-batch whole Arabica coffee beans.
• -SamosaMan makes African samosas.
• -Hummus Guys prepares small-batch hummus.
• -Pixlcat Coffee and Butter Mochi offers butter mochi, dopo panna lattes, and matcha lattes.
• -Beraka Juice presses fresh juice.
• -Chitarra Pastaria is a pasta company employing adults with autism.

A seasonal kids program, POP Club, runs here for ages 5 through 12 and gives participants $3 in POP Bucks each week to spend at the market.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at this market, a policy that may shape how you plan a Davis Square stop. The market is held in the municipal parking lot adjacent to Davis Square Plaza, across from American Flatbread, which makes the plaza and restaurant useful landmarks when you’re walking in. The listed address is 50 Day St., and Day St & Herbert St is also used as a location reference for the market. Restrooms are not available on site. If you’re driving, note that the market takes place in the municipal parking lot itself rather than beside a separate lot.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Somerville/Davis Square. The market also offers a $15 SNAP Match program funded by the City of Somerville, with additional grant support routed through the Somerville Farmers Market Coalition and a Community Development Block Grant application process. Mass Farmers Markets also describes farmers markets as places where some or all vendors may participate in HIP.