Jun 9, 2025
The Dunkirk Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Wednesday marks the start of the 2024 Dunkirk Farmers Market season.
The Market will take place every Wednesday through Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — rain or shine — outside the Dunkirk Senior Center located at 45 Cliffstar Court under the city’s agrarian pavilion complex.
“We are excited to share that Refresco will once again be the Title Sponsor for our 2025 Dunkirk Farmers Market season! On behalf of Mayor Wdowiasz, and the City of Dunkirk, we would like to thank Refresco for their continued support of the Market for the fourth season in a row! Their support for our community and local farmers is so greatly appreciated!” says E.J. Hayes, City of Dunkirk Deputy Director of Planning & Development.
Roberto Fred Farms and Richard Feinen Farms will return to the Market weekly in 2025. They offer a wide variety of vegetables, fruit, herbs, preserves, honey, and vegetable plants. Conklin Family Farms will also be returning this season to provide a wonderful assortment of beef, pork, eggs and select dairy products. Gardens of Eternity is back offering natural body products & soaps, washcloths, breads, jams and dip mixes. Additionally, Sunshine Honey will be returning to the Market this season with their wonderful varieties of honeys including clover, goldenrod, basswood and locust.
Hayes announced that for our 2025 season the Market will be moving back to the token-based system. “We will no longer be using the Double Up Food Bucks Incentive swipe cards. We have been working with Field & Fork Network to help provide us access to SNAP balances to transfer back to tokens for those customers who may still have balances on their cards from the 2024 season.” Additionally, this year the Market will be stepping away from the Double Up Program and returning to NYS Agriculture & Markets FreshConnect Checks (FCC)Program.
New York State Agriculture & Markets aims to expand access to fresh food in underserved communities to improve the diets of individuals in those communities and foster economic development. The FreshConnect Checks Program was designed to increase the purchasing power of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers while supporting local farmers in New York State. With FreshConnect Checks, you can double your money as participating markets offer a 100% percent match: for every $2 in SNAP, you get a $2 coupon up to $50 in coupons.
Edible food items permitted for purchase using SNAP benefits and FCC checks include, but are not limited to: Fruits, vegetables, beef, fish, poultry, milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, honey, maple syrup, seeds and plants that produce food, apple cider, juice, bread, pasta, etc.
The Dunkirk Farmers Market also accepts EBT/SNAP benefits, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits, and WIC VF checks.
The Dunkirk Farmers Market thanks Refresco, the state Agriculture & Market and the Farmers Market Federation of New York for its generous support. Also, the city noted, the Field & Fork Network for all their great work with the Double Up Program over the past several years.
Those interested in becoming a farm vendor, entertainer, craft or prepared food vendor, or are a community organization wishing to set up a table, please contact 716-366-9876 or Dunkirkfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
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