Asbury Fresh

Asbury Fresh runs as part of a wider FRESH Markets operation that has spent more than 14 years bringing together farmers, makers, bakers, growers, and neighbors while giving small businesses a place to show up and be seen. In Asbury Park, that mission lands in a weekly Sunday market at Kennedy Park on Cookman Avenue next to Ivan & Andy’s, with dates scheduled from June 14 through September 27, 2026. The market is also one branch of a larger network that includes Bell Works, Matawan, and Point Pleasant Beach, which gives this stop a connected farmers-and-makers identity rather than a stand-alone pop-up.

Why it matters locally

Downtown Asbury Park is central to this market’s identity: Asbury Fresh returns for its 13th year there, tying the Sunday market to a long-running presence in the city rather than a one-season trial. The organization behind it says its purpose is to bring people together and help local entrepreneurs share their craft, meet new customers, and build businesses in the places they call home. That shows up here in the mix of growers, bakers, honey producers, soap makers, stationers, and handmade-goods vendors gathered under one recurring Asbury Park banner. Weekly scheduling also gives the market a steady local rhythm through summer, with individual Sunday dates posted from mid-June through late August and the season running to late September.

What you'll find there

The mix leans deliberately across farm goods, pantry staples, baked items, and handmade products instead of sticking to produce alone. That farmers-and-makers balance is the clearest thing about Asbury Fresh: one table may focus on organic vegetables or local honey, while the next moves into paper goods, flowers, woodcraft, or bath products.

• -Find Holland Ridge Farms bringing the presence of a 300-plus-acre flower farm.
• -Shop Leena’s bloom for unique artificial flower arrangements.
• -Browse Upcycled Paperie for paper goods from a maker-focused vendor lineup.
• -Pick up chocolates from Blake's Chocolates.
• -See Exotic Wood Pens for handcrafted wood pens.
• -Look for goldfinch and willow among the makers at the market.
• -Choose paper goods from Paper Pastiche.
• -Buy raw local honey and beeswax products from JE Jersey Honey Co..
• -Head to SNAPPING TURTLE FARM for organic vegetables and herbs from its 78-acre family-run farm in Cranbury.
• -Check DE Designs by Terry for handmade items including ceramic coasters made in the vendor’s own designs.
• -Pick up goat milk soap and goat milk lotion from Wood Box Soap.
• -Visit Spring House Farms for farm goods raised with local, natural, and sustainable practices.
• -Add old-fashioned pickled products from Pickle Licious.
• -Grab sourdough bread from Benchmark Breads, a bakery based in Little Silver.

The calendar is posted as a weekly Sunday series for Asbury Fresh, with dated market days beginning June 14, 2026 and continuing through the summer season. Asbury Fresh’s strongest thread is its overlap between growers and craft vendors. Holland Ridge Farms brings the scale of a 300-plus-acre flower farm into the same market orbit as Leena’s bloom and its artificial arrangements, so “flowers” here can mean either a field-grown farm product or a designed keepsake. The same pattern repeats across the rest of the lineup: raw local honey and beeswax products from JE Jersey Honey Co., organic vegetables and herbs from SNAPPING TURTLE FARM, and sourdough from Benchmark Breads sit beside wood pens, paper goods, and ceramic coasters. That combination gives the market a shape that feels closer to a farmers-and-makers street fair than a produce-only stop, while still keeping agriculture visibly in the mix.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is one of the clearest visit rules to factor into a Sunday plan. The market is set at Kennedy Park on Cookman Avenue next to Ivan & Andy’s in Asbury Park, and the 2026 season runs from June 14 through September 27. Restrooms are not available on-site. Payment information is presented clearly for visitors, though specific payment types are not listed here. If you need to reach the team directly, the market lists team@asburyfresh.com and 732-481-4691, with Erin M. identified as the Asbury FRESH Market Manager and Cyd K. serving as Bell Works FRESH Market Manager within the broader organization.