KleinLife, located at 10100 Jamison Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, is opening its annual Farmers Market on Wednesdays, from noon to 3 p.m., beginning April 21.
“Much of the fresh fruits and produce we will be offering is being grown on campus in our own hoop houses and community garden. Other foods are being provided through The Common Market, a nonprofit food distributor,” said John Eskate, director of RSVP Philadelphia, which manages and operates the weekly Farmers Market in cooperation with KleinLife.
The mission of The Common Market is to connect communities with nutritious food from sustainable family farms. It strives to improve food insecurity, farm viability, and community and ecological health.
The Farmers Market will follow COVID-19 procedures to ensure customer safety. All customers will be required to wear a mask and will be spaced apart using chalk lines on the ground.
Food items offered for sale will be posted on a list and customers can inform RSVP Philadelphia staff of their choices. The produce will be weighed and totaled, assembled and packed. It will be untouched before it is purchased. The Farmers Market will accept cash, a SNAP/EBT access card, Philly Food Bucks and FMNP vouchers. Receipts will be provided.
The Farmers Market will be open every Wednesday through the fall. All profits from the sales will support RSVP Philadelphia’s Home Delivered Meals Program, which provides 70,000 meals annually to homebound seniors in Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties who cannot shop or cook for themselves.
RSVP Philadelphia is located at KleinLife and can be reached at 267-345-7787 for more information.
