Summer Saturdays with Live Music and Painting at Sims Market
Providence, RI — Summer at Farm Fresh RI’s Sims Market in Providence continues through the end of October, offering local produce, coffee, bread, fish, meat, baked goods, food trucks, and other locally grown and made snacks every Saturday 9am-1pm. The year-round market overlooking the Woonasquatucket River at the corner of Sims and Kinsley Avenues will evolve back into Farm Fresh’s popular wintertime market for its 14th year this November—picking right up at the end of the summer market season.
As Farm Fresh settles into their new home in the valley neighborhood of Providence, they are excited to celebrate everything the vibrant area has to offer with Olneyville and Valley residents and families. In addition to hosting local farmers and food producers at the market, Farm Fresh is collaborating with valley neighbors like ISCO: The Industrious Spirits Company ( iscospirits.com), The Steel Yard ( thesteelyard.org), Waterfire Arts Center ( waterfire.org), Lost Valley Pizza and Brewery ( lostvalleypizza.com), Tellart ( tellart.com), and Nicholson File Art Studios ( nicholsonfilepvd.com) among others.
Live Music and Mural Painting at Sims Market
Upcoming events at Sims Market include educational activities with the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council ( wrwc.org), local arts pop-ups, and a weekly live music series produced by PVDLive featuring local musicians. The lineup for June includes:
June 5 — soul singer Empress, with live mural painting by Savonnara
June 12 — Jose Panman Costa
June 19 — Frankenphil
June 26 — Elementary Music
Monthly live mural demonstrations kick off June 5th with Providence artist Savannora. These painting demos will continue on the first Saturday of the month, alongside a new outdoor Art Market featuring self-made art by local artists and artisans being held 10am–3pm across the street at The Steel Yard, located at 27 Sims Ave. Stay tuned for more collaborative events in the valley coming soon.
Free Compost Drop-Off at Sims Market
The public is welcome to bring residential food scraps for composting to the market. Please drop off only compostable materials into the compost collection bin, located toward the back of the Farm Fresh parking lot by the loading docks.
About Sims Market
Sims Market takes place at Farm Fresh RI’s facility in Providence: 10 Sims Ave, located on the corner of Sims and Kinsley Avenues. Shoppers enjoy a large selection of local farm and food vendors in a custom-built facility designed for hosting year-round markets. The building has a premium ventilation system (Merv13), ceiling fans and lots of natural airflow, wide hallways, and convenient parking. This market accepts cash, credit/debit, SNAP/EBT, Bonus Bucks, and WIC. Sorry, pets are not allowed inside the market per Health Department regulations.
This season, the market is home to these weekly vendors:
Anchor Toffee
Bami Farm
Barrett’s Garden
BUNS Bakery
The Coffee Guy
La Creperie
Daily Farm
Deep Roots Farm
Delicious Deli
Fearless Fish Market
Freedom Food Farm
Fully Rooted
gC Farms
Garden of Eve Caribbean Restaurant
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Harvest Kitchen
June Love’s English Bakery
Lucayda Farm
Luluna Kombucha
Miatta Farm
Narragansett Creamery
New Harvest Coffee Roasters
Ocean State Pepper Co.
Pickily Foods
Rebelle Artisan Bagels
Red’s Street Kitchen
Rhed’s Hot Sauce
RI Mushroom Co.
Rocket Fine Street Food
Sanctuary Herbs of Providence
Silk Tree Farm
Steere Orchard
Ward’s Berry Farm
For more information, visit farmfreshri.org/sims
About Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Farm Fresh Rhode Island is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2004. The organization’s mission is to grow a local food system that values the environment, health and quality of life of local farmers and eaters. Part incubator, part activator, Farm Fresh offers a wide array of access, education, and distribution programs aimed at building healthier communities, increasing access to fresh food, strengthening community-based businesses, and improving the impact of food production and distribution on the environment. For more information, please visit www.farmfreshri.org.
MEDIA CONTACT
Rebecca C. Seggel
Director of Communications
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
401-312-4250 x104
rebecca@farmfreshri.org
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Rebecca C. Seggel
She/Her
Director of Communications
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
10 Sims Ave, unit 103
Providence, RI 02909
401.312.4250 x104
www.farmfreshri.org
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Visit us every Saturday 9am-1pm year-round at Sims Market, located at 10 Sims Ave in Providence.
Order local food for home delivery or curbside pickup on Market Mobile every Monday and Thursday.
See the RI Farmers Market Guide for statewide farmers markets open this summer.