Collingswood SAT NOV 17
Weather Forecast.
Boy, do we deserve this one! Sunny. Temps approaching 50. No chance of rain. And, for the first Saturday in awhile, breezes will be light instead of frightening.
The official forecast from Weather.com
Siteplan for SAT NOV 17
We’ve invited 20 Artists and Crafters to move into the spaces vacated by early-departing farms. Plus we have our favorite Guest Vendors one last time. Chocolate! Preserves! Microgreens! Cheese Spreads! Things will be hectic during setup.
Last one of the season, and it will be sunny and mild! Let’s sell some Jersey Fresh!
Collingswood Foods SAT NOV 17
PIZZA ON THE PREMISES FROM VILLA BARONE
REVELATION CAFÉ! Local food heroes Revolution Roasters and the Constellation Collective have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Pull up a chair in their seating area and enjoy locally-roasted coffee and breakfast treats.
Villa Barone. Fresh breads and recently pizza from this Haddon Avenue Collingswood restaurant’s brick oven, sauces and prepared items from the kitchen, and the very popular zeppoles make this a must-visit table.
Sara’s Produce, by special arrangement, is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. They are mandated to bring us the “exotics” so our shoppers won’t need to go to the supermarket for an avocado or a lemon.
Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT NOV 10
- Charlie’s Crepes
—Charlie buys his sweet and savory ingredients (always a meat, always a fruit, always delicious) at the Market and whips up new concoctions every week. - Duker T’s Catering
— When the weather changes, Duker puts on the soup pot and blends in the local produce. Recent weeks, he’s sold out of Cream of Crab, Potato/Leek, and Cream of Broccoli. Whatever he puts up this week will go fast. Come early! - Barn and Stone House Soap
— Not just bar soap. Not just for cleansing. Stop by this for some laundry soap or handmade aromatherapy. - Indogrow Microgreens
— Incredibly tasty and nutritious tiny little greens with so much flavor they’re taste components not just garnishes. - Green Aisle Grocery
—Cass provide text from your “What’s Fresh!” outreach. - Cheese, Etc.
—Cass provide text from your “What’s Fresh!” outreach. - Inspired Brews Kombucha
—Nobody does a better job of patronizing local farms to flavor their fermented tea beverages than Inspired Brews. Bring your growler or ask for a sample pour. - Our Souls Shine
— Cindy and Vera will be back every week with gourmet applesauce (from Schober Sons apples!), honey-sweetened lemonade and Cindy’s pindjur made from our own vendors’ eggplant and peppers. - MECHA Artisan Chocolates
— All three Saturdays in November we’re delighted to host the hyperlocal artisan chocolates of MECHA. Your hostess/family/self deserves the very best for the holidays.
Official Market Bloggers
Susan Mauer Lynch
Yellow Room Upstairs
MAKE ENOUGH BROCCOLI SOUP AND YOU’LL HAVE LEFTOVERS!
ABUNDANT BROCCOLI SOUP
It’s broccoli from Fruitwood Farm, AND from Muth Organic Farm, AND from Springdale Farm! Plus some butter from Hillacres Pride, leeks from Fruitwood, Formisano Farm, and Flaim Farm, celery from Flaim and Formisano, garlic from Savoie Organic Farm, a little milk, a little stock, an immersion blender, and VOILA! Buy your broccoli by the bunch or by the bag this week and put up enough to save for the long cold lonely winter without a Farmers’ Market to warm you. Follow the link to Susan’s blog for the recipe and complete preparation guide.
Denine Gorniak
The Bicycle-Chef
PUMPKIN SOUFFLE WITH GINGERSNAP DUST (IT’S A DECONSTRUCTED PUMPKIN PIE!)
PUMPKIN SOUFFLE WITH GINGERSNAP DUST
Of course, we’ll want you to be starting with a winter squash from a Market vendor, so check in with Flaim Farms, Formisano Farms, Springdale Farm, Savoie Organic, Muth Organic, or Fruitwood Farm about the best squash for making a “pumpkin” pie. Then, follow the link to Denine’s blog for instructions on how to produce these clever “deconstructed,” lighter, healthier versions of everybody’s favorite go-to Thanksgiving dessert.
Stef Perna
treatbelly
WINTER SQUASHES—COLLECT THEM ALL!
Stef has tried every variety of winter squash from Savoie Organic Farm. The Blue Hubbard, Red Kuri, Delicata, Sweet Dumpling, Acorn, Butternut, and Candy Roaster: each has its particular qualities. She uses the Red Kuri for her signature Thanksgiving Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, but roasted until fork tender, they’re all delicious without additional seasonings or flavors. Follow the link to Stef’s blog for a total of 21 recipes including one for how to eat the seeds!
For the Art Lovers
Handmade Holidays
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS 2018
For the final three weeks of the Market (after the first of the farms have departed for the season), we celebrate local art, craft, and original handmade items sold by the hands that make them. No resale, no thrift items; these are quality juried crafts and specimen art pieces (some practical, some whimsical, all eminently giftable)!
BOOKED FOR SAT NOV 17
Aimee Eckert / Relics Revisited / Jewelry
Betsy Cook / National Picnic / Clothing
Jennifer Talarico / Jennifer’s Fiber Designs / Clothing, Rugs
Anneliese Kissling / Le Petit Fox Knits / Hand Knit items
Evelyn Bonner / Evelyn Taylor Designs / Ceramics
Maria Cartwright / 222 Creations / Jewelry
Jennifer Prasad / Canary Works / Pillows
Lisa Confora / Nature’s Energy / Ceramics
Eric Wolff / Mud and Fire / Ceramics
Michele Cole / Michele Cole Designs / Jewelry
Hope Mead / Works of Hope / Ceramics
Laura Mack & Carole Giegerich / Sweet Succulent Creations
Fred Chase / Fred Chase Woodcraft / Woodcraft
Barry & Dixie Buck / Linen and Spoon / Handcarved Wood
Joan Prato / Joan of Art / Metal Jewelry
Jody Kovy & Michaline / Mystical Blossoms / Herbal Products
Dot Pakstis / Dorothy Claire / Crystal Jewelry
Rachel Del Rossi / Charming Notes / Notepads
Sally Weinberg / Textiil / Textiles
Tim Raines / Withy Windle Woodcraft / Wood
Margeaux Bernhard / Proud Mary Designs / Jewelry
Small Bills and a Bathroom Key
Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!
VENDOR PARKING PERMITS
It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.
Flexible Site Plan
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.
THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653
Collingswood SAT NOV 10
Weather Forecast.
Sunny. Temps in the 40s. Winds picking up to 20mph by noon.
The official forecast from Weather.com
Siteplan for SAT NOV 10
We’ve invited 20 Artists and Crafters to move into the spaces vacated by early-departing farms. Things will be hectic during setup. (I’ll keep my sense of humor if you do!)
Only 2 to go! Let’s sell some Jersey Fresh!
Collingswood Foods SAT NOV 10
SCRUMPTIOUSNESS FROM THE CONSTELLATION COLLECTIVE
REVELATION CAFÉ! Local food heroes Revolution Roasters and the Constellation Collective have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Pull up a chair in their seating area and enjoy locally-roasted coffee and breakfast treats.
Villa Barone. Fresh breads and recently pizza from this Haddon Avenue Collingswood restaurant’s brick oven, sauces and prepared items from the kitchen, and the very popular zeppoles make this a must-visit table.
Sara’s Produce, by special arrangement, is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. They are mandated to bring us the “exotics” so our shoppers won’t need to go to the supermarket for an avocado or a lemon.
Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT NOV 10
- Charlie’s Crepes
—Charlie buys his sweet and savory ingredients (always a meat, always a fruit, always delicious) at the Market and whips up new concoctions every week. - Duker T’s Catering
— When the weather changes, Duker puts on the soup pot and blends in the local produce. Recent weeks, he’s sold out of Cream of Crab, Potato/Leek, and Cream of Broccoli. Whatever he puts up this week will go fast. Come early! - Barn and Stone House Soap
— Not just bar soap. Not just for cleansing. Stop by this for some laundry soap or handmade aromatherapy. - Indogrow Microgreens
— Incredibly tasty and nutritious tiny little greens with so much flavor they’re taste components not just garnishes. - Green Aisle Grocery
—Cass provide text from your “What’s Fresh!” outreach. - Cheese, Etc.
—Cass provide text from your “What’s Fresh!” outreach. - Inspired Brews Kombucha
—Nobody does a better job of patronizing local farms to flavor their fermented tea beverages than Inspired Brews. Bring your growler or ask for a sample pour. - Our Souls Shine
— Cindy and Vera will be back every week with gourmet applesauce (from Schober Sons apples!), honey-sweetened lemonade and Cindy’s pindjur made from our own vendors’ eggplant and peppers. - MECHA Artisan Chocolates
— All three Saturdays in November we’re delighted to host the hyperlocal artisan chocolates of MECHA. Your hostess/family/self deserves the very best for the holidays.
Official Market Bloggers
Susan Mauer Lynch
Yellow Room Upstairs
SQUASH POCKET SCONE
Susan Mauer Lynch (YellowRoomUpstairs).
Squash Pocket Scone
Ricotta cheese and mascarpone; cinnamon, ginger and sugar; egg, butter and flour; and the special Market ingredient: winter squash puree from one of several farm vendors this week. Judging by the color of the filling here, we’re looking at a butternut. But you get to choose. It’s your scone! Follow the link for recipe, complete instructions, and more beautiful photographs (plus insights into the Mauer Lynch family!). https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2018/11/08/squash-pocket-scones/
In the Dog Tent
Voorhees Animal Orphanage
ADOPTABLE FOREST
Voorhees Animal Orphanage.
The wonderful people of the Voorhees Animal Orphanage will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing stories of rescuing needy animals at extreme expense. They’ll distribute the essential Official Market leash to your 4-legged companions, and introduce you to adoption possibilities. We don’t know who they’ll bring, but we’d like to meet Forest, a 9-year-old Chi mix who is absolutely adorable! He is a sweet little low-energy guy who prefers napping in the sun. His perfect home would be with a retired person and a little yard of his own. Ask about Forest and many other adoptable animals at the Dog Tent.
For the Art Lovers
Handmade Holidays
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS 2018
For the final three weeks of the Market (after the first of the farms have departed for the season), we celebrate local art, craft, and original handmade items sold by the hands that make them. No resale, no thrift items; these are quality juried crafts and specimen art pieces (some practical, some whimsical, all eminently giftable)!
BOOKED FOR SAT NOV 10
Aimee Eckert / Relics Revisited / Jewelry
Betsy Cook / National Picnic / Clothing
Jennifer Talarico / Jennifer’s Fiber Designs / Clothing, Rugs
Anneliese Kissling / Le Petit Fox Knits / Hand Knit items
Evelyn Bonner / Evelyn Taylor Designs / Ceramics
Maria Cartwright / 222 Creations / Jewelry
Jennifer Prasad / Canary Works / Pillows
Eric Wolff / Mud and Fire / Ceramics
Michele Cole / Michele Cole Designs / Jewelry
Laura Mack & Carole Giegerich / Sweet Succulent Creations
Barry & Dixie Buck / Linen and Spoon / Handcarved Wood
Joan Prato / Joan of Art / Metal Jewelry
Jody Kovy & Michaline / Mystical Blossoms / Herbal Products
Tim Raines / Withy Windle Woodcraft / Wood
Lorraine Delphy / L’Originals / Knitted Cotton
Lisa Confora / Nature’s Energy / Ceramics
Katherine Cheetham / Select 10 / Glass
Fred Chase / Fred Chase Woodcraft / Wood
Heidi Barr / Kitchen Garden Series / Kitchen Textiles
Magdalena Boufal-Nistico / Mekunia / Leather Accessories
Small Bills and a Bathroom Key
Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!
VENDOR PARKING PERMITS
It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.
Flexible Site Plan
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.
THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653
Collingswood SAT NOV 03
Cloudy, small chance of showers.
Temps start and stay in the 50s from the opening cowbell to the closing cowbell. Breezes pick up to a worrisome 18mph during breakdown, so tent weights will be essential.
The official forecast from Weather.com
Siteplan for SAT NOV 03
We’ve invited 20 Artists and Crafters to move into the spaces vacated by early-departing farms. Things will be hectic during setup. (I’ll keep my sense of humor if you do!)
Only 3 to go! Let’s sell some Jersey Fresh!
Collingswood Foods SAT NOV 03
SCRUMPTIOUSNESS FROM THE CONSTELLATION COLLECTIVE
REVELATION CAFÉ! Local food heroes Revolution Roasters and the Constellation Collective have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Pull up a chair in their seating area and enjoy locally-roasted coffee and breakfast treats.
Villa Barone. Fresh breads and recently pizza from this Haddon Avenue Collingswood restaurant’s brick oven, sauces and prepared items from the kitchen, and the very popular zeppoles make this a must-visit table.
Sara’s Produce, by special arrangement, is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. They are mandated to bring us the “exotics” so our shoppers won’t need to go to the supermarket for an avocado or a lemon.
Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT NOV 03
ANDREW ERACE OF GREEN AISLE GROCERY
- Charlie’s Crepes
—Charlie buys his sweet and savory ingredients (always a meat, always a fruit, always delicious) at the Market and whips up new concoctions every week. - Duker T’s Catering
— When the weather changes, Duker puts on the soup pot and blends in the local produce. Recent weeks, he’s sold out of Cream of Crab, Potato/Leek, and Cream of Broccoli. Whatever he puts up this week will go fast. Come early! - Barn and Stone House Soap
— Not just bar soap. Not just for cleansing. Stop by this attractive table and get yourself some laundry soap or handmade aromatherapy - Green Aisle Grocery
—Pickles, nut butters, cocktail mixers, everything seasonal and (except for the nuts) locally-sourced. - Cheese, Etc.
—Always new flavors featuring produce such as Wm. Schober apples and peaches, wines, beers, other local artisan food ingredients. - Woof and Whiskers
—In addition to her immensely popular and thoroughly nutritious biscuit treats, Melanie will debut her Woof and Whiskers labeled CBD oil for pets (pain killer, anxiety reliever, anti-emetic). You already know the benefits. Now you know where you can get it from a trusted source. - Inspired Brews Kombucha
—Nobody does a better job of patronizing local farms to flavor their fermented tea beverages than Inspired Brews. Bring your growler or ask for a sample pour. - Our Souls Shine
— Cindy and Vera will be back every week with gourmet applesauce (from Schober Sons apples!), honey-sweetened lemonade and Cindy’s pindjur made from our own vendors’ eggplant and peppers. - MECHA Artisan Chocolates
— All three Saturdays in November we’re delighted to host the hyperlocal artisan chocolates of MECHA. Your hostess/family/self deserves the very best for the holidays
Official Market Bloggers
Susan Mauer Lynch
Yellow Room Upstairs
Susan Mauer Lynch (YellowRoomUpstairs).
“What to do with all that Squash!”
If you’ve been following Susan’s posts from the Market, you know she’s a tireless patron of our Jersey Fresh farms and reliable for her real-world recipes. If you’re not a fan, where have you been!? This week she’ll tell you how to bake, roast, and make fries of your winter squash; how to turn it into soup, even how to pretend you care about nutrition when what you really want is a tasty snack cake! Follow the link https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/winter-squash/
In the Dog Tent
Animal Welfare Association
SUPER COOL ADOPTABLE PAUL
Animal Welfare Association of New Jersey (AWANJ)
The wonderful people of AWANJ will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing remarkable stories of rescuing truly needy dogs from the brink of disaster at extreme expense. They’ll distribute the essential Official Market leash to your 4-legged companions and introduce you to adoption possibilities. We don’t make promises, but we’re hoping to meet Paul, a 2-and-a-half-year-old pointer mix who, with a bundle of energy, considers himself “the life of the party.” Come and meet the AWANJ team, and perhaps a new member of the family, at the Dog Tent.
No Music in November
THANKS TO TED VELYKIS OF COLLINGSWOOD MUSIC
We don’t book Music for the Market in November.
Too often, even if the skies are clear, the temperatures are at odds with finger-picking, keyboard playing, vocal-cord-a-lizing, even guitar strumming. Thank you, Ted Velykis of Collingswood Music, for providing the Music Tent, acquiring our audio equipment, and booking the talent for our west stage. Thank you, Anne O’Donnell Vogelmann, for booking the Music Tent talent for more than a decade.
For the Art Lovers
Handmade Holidays
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS 2018
For the final three weeks of the Market (after the first of the farms have departed for the season), we celebrate local art, craft, and original handmade items sold by the hands that make them. No resale, no thrift items; these are quality juried crafts and specimen art pieces (some practical, some whimsical, all eminently giftable)!
BOOKED FOR SAT NOV 03
Aimee Eckert / Relics Revisited / Jewelry
Betsy Cook / National Picnic / Clothing
Jennifer Talarico / Jennifer’s Fiber Designs / Clothing, Rugs
Anneliese Kissling / Le Petit Fox Knits / Hand Knit items
Evelyn Bonner / Evelyn Taylor Designs / Ceramics
Maria Cartwright / 222 Creations / Jewelry
Jennifer Prasad / Canary Works / Pillows
Eric Wolff / Mud and Fire / Ceramics
Michele Cole / Michele Cole Designs / Jewelry
Hope Mead / Works of Hope / Ceramics
Laura Mack & Carole Giegerich / Sweet Succulent Creations
Barry & Dixie Buck / Linen and Spoon / Handcarved Wood
Joan Prato / Joan of Art / Metal Jewelry
Carolyn Jones / Sleepy Cat Jewelry / Metal Jewelry
Jody Kovy & Michaline / Mystical Blossoms / Herbal Products
Dot Pakstis / Dorothy Claire / Crystal Jewelry
Bridget Briscione / Bridget Briscione Ceramics / Ceramics
Sally Weinberg / Textiil / Textiles
Tim Raines / Withy Windle Woodcraft / Wood
Lorraine Delphy / L’Originals / Knitted Cotton
Small Bills and a Bathroom Key
Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!
VENDOR PARKING PERMITS
It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.
Flexible Site Plan
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.
THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653
Handmade Holidays 2018
Hello, Vendors, Artists, Crafters, Food Artisans, and Friends of the Market!
Handmade Holidays
Welcome Artists and Crafters. We’re delighted to host you for the 2018 Handmade Holidays event at the Collingswood Farmers’ Market.
Whether you’re a Market veteran or a Market rookie, these instructions will help insure a smooth arrival and setup during what can be a hectic hour. You’ll be moving into a Market that is already well established, joining dozens of vendors with their own customary locations, setup procedures, and traffic patterns.
Do not assume that you can arrive when you like and drive into the Market to set up. Take it easy, stay aware, and remember you are a guest.
Site Plans for All 3 Saturdays
Study your location
- Below you will find siteplans for ALL 3 November Saturdays.
- If you’re booked for more than one Saturday, you will not have to change places.
- The first farm vendors arrive at 6am. You are welcome to arrive with them.
- Arrive no later than 7am. You need to be ready to sell at 8am.
- David will be on site wearing red sweatshirt and/or jacket and a Market cap.
- Find David or text him to let him know you’ve arrived.
- Text, don’t call, (856) 979-6653
- You’re in his phone, so he’ll know who’s texting.
If you’re on the “Speedline side” of the Market (spaces 50-89)
- STOP
- Stop at the west entrance to the Market.
- DO NOT proceed directly to your space and put up a tent.
- David will guide you to your space when the traffic permits.
- You will have at most 15 minutes to unload your gear and remove your vehicle from the Market.
If you’re on the North side of the Market (spaces 1-49)
- DO NOT drive into the Market at all.
- You’ll park briefly alongside the parking meters on the north side to unload.
Don’t park in a valuable parking space.
Leave all nearby spaces for your customers.
- David will have Vendor Parking Passes for you
- Park in the Lumberyard Garage for free
- Saving spaces for shoppers means more of them will visit your tent and table.
Have the latest plan with you
- This blog is easy to bring on your smartphone.
- The site plan is subject to change.
- The latest version is always live at the blog.
- If you bring a printed copy of your plan, it might not be current.
- Don’t be late, but text ahead if you’re going to be late.
- (856) 979-6653.
- If you must call instead of texting, please remember, when I answer, I will be busy with someone who’s on time.
- Remain patient.
Drive the right direction
- Traffic is ONE WAY, west to east.
- The top of the site plan is the entrance.
- Spaces 50-89 wait for David to escort your car.
- Spaces 1-49 do not drive into the Market.
- Spaces 1-49 load from the “parking meter” side of the space
Look for the green numbers
- Market space numbers are marked with green paint on the pavement.
- Market spaces are parking space dimensions, 10 feet wide by 16 feet deep.
- Under the Speedline, we follow the diagonal parking space lines.
- On the north side, we “square off” the diagonals.
- The Market provides space only.
- Bring your own tables and tents.
- November can be windy; tents require weights for safety.
- Plan your displays so that your products don’t fall or blow away.
Unload quickly
- The “drive” down the middle gets very congested.
- At most, you have 15 minutes to unload.
- Stay to the side to permit others to pass.
- Don’t even think about parking your vehicle in your space.
- Get a free Vendor Parking Pass from David.
- If you take a prime parking spot for four hours, customers can’t use it.
Be a good neighbor
- The Market is a wonderful community of vendors who cooperate.
Siteplans for all 3 Saturdays
Please be sure you’re looking at the right plan.
Site Plan for SAT NOV 03
ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE IN PURPLE
Site Plan for SAT NOV 10
ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE IN PURPLE
Site Plan for SAT NOV 17
ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE IN PURPLE
Small Bills and a Bathroom Key
Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!
Location
The Market is not a permanent structure with a street address. It’s a section of pavement between Haddon Avenue and the High-Speed PATCO train to Philadelphia known as the Speedline. It sets up Saturday mornings from the first of May until the Saturday before Thanksgiving, from 8am until noon, and by 2pm the only way to identify the location is by the sponsor banners flying from the utility poles.
Using Google Maps?
For mapping purposes, use 713 North Atlantic Avenue, Collingswood as an address. That’s actually the Collingswood Police Station, but it’s the closest named building.
LINK TO GOOGLE MAPS
The market is located in Collingswood’s flourishing downtown business district, situated only 10 minutes from Center City Philadelphia by car and by PATCO Hi-Speedline.
The Towers. Once you get close, the Market can be found easily by looking up—for 2 water towers. The Market occupies the parking lot near the base of the two blue water towers in the center of town.
Near Directions
- If you enter town on Haddon Avenue, turn right onto Collings Avenue at the traffic light in the middle of town, then left into the entrance to the Community Center just before you reach the Speedline.
- If you enter town on Collings Avenue, make a right turn into the entrance to the Community Center, just after coming under the Speedline.
- If you enter town on PATCO, exit the turnstiles and head left, which is west, in the direction of Philadelphia. Walk along the PATCO tracks for about a block and a half and you will see the Market.
From the Ben Franklin Bridge
You will take Admiral Wilson Blvd. (30/676) to 30/130 south (the PUB is a landmark at the ramp)
Go thru the light at the Cooper River Golf driving range, past cemetery, and keep an eye to your right for a Dunkin Donuts.
Make the right at the Dunkin Donuts corner onto Haddon Ave, BUT keep right to jughandle around UNDER 130 and up onto Haddon Ave into Collingswood. (There is a sign “Welcome to Collingswood”)
Drive through first light (Browning Rd. intersection). At second light (Collings Avenue), turn right. You’re practically there.
Turn right onto Collings Avenue and turn left into the Community Center (past the fire hall). Stay to the right and follow the traffic or park immediately.
Look up. You’ll see two blue water towers. The Market is in the same lot.
This should be about 7 minutes drive from Ben Franklin in Saturday morning traffic.
Parking
- PATCO Collingswood Station parking along Atlantic Ave. extends right up to the Irvin Avenue entrance of the Market and is ample and free.
- Free street parking along the Market section of Atlantic Avenue and neighboring streets.
- Free parking in lots just north of the Market both west and east of the Police station.
- Kiosk and meter parking along Haddon Avenue.
- Kiosk parking in the Lumberyard Garage on Collings Avenue across from the Community Center.
VENDOR PARKING PERMITS
It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.
Flexible Site Plan
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.
THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653
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