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FARMERS AND VENDORS
The REC Community and Mobile Farmers Markets sources produce year round from a variety of local farms and regional food distributors to bring the best of what the Northeast has to offer! To help meet our community’s food needs and preferences, we also offer a selection of tropical fruits and some non-local staples on our mobile farmers markets.
Basil N' Spice
Tai Cuisine
Basil N' Spice is a woman- and minority-owned, award-winning Thai restaurant in Worcester, MA, known for authentic dishes made with local, eco-conscious ingredients. Their Pad Thai meal kit brings the bold, signature flavor of their best-known dish to your kitchen. Gluten-, dairy-, and peanut-free, each kit includes our handmade sauce, selected rice noodles, and flavorful condiments.
Where: Beaverbrook
Coolidge Hill Farm
Jared Duval farms about 5 acres of diversified fruits and vegetables on a lush 25 acres property. Jared previously worked for the last landowner and now owns the land himself. He hails from Petershams and has been running the farm for the last seven years. He focuses on using Integrated Pest Management and also raises heritage breed pigs.
Where: University Park & Mobile Markets
Global Village
Global Village Farms is a grassroots organization currently running a Cooperative Farm and Education / Healing Center. They grow a wide range of herbs, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and other ethnic crops. Also offering honey, handcrafted lip balms and salves.
Where: Mobile Markets
Just for Fun Farms
Just For Fun Farms is a Worcester-based microgreens farm dedicated to growing fresh, flavorful, and nutrient-packed greens—from sweet to spicy. We believe everyone should have access to healthy, local produce, which is why we specialize in microgreens, the young and highly nutritious version of full-grown vegetables. Our microgreens are available through home delivery subscriptions, restaurant partnerships, and our CSA program, making it easy to enjoy fresh, local greens year-round. Every week we will have Sunflower, Broccoli, Sweet Pea, and Radish microgreens available.
Where: University Park & Mobile Markets
Nuestro Huerto
Urban Farm
Nuestro Huerto Urban Farm is located in the Canterbury area of Worcester and is cultivated by Tirtha and Dhan Subba and Indra and Dilu Taming. Both families originally came to Worcester as refugees from Bhutan in the 2000s. In 2017, they began growing culturally significant crops like bitter gourd, hot peppers, long beans, mustard, daikons, and so on for their family's subsistence. Soon after, they branched out and began producing crops for the REC Mobile Farmers. You can find their fresh cilantro, eggplant, cucumbers, and more on our mobile market from July through October!
Where: Mobile Markets
Rota Spring Farm
Rota Spring Farm is a third-generation dairy farm that was founded in 1911 in Sterling, MA. Today, Rota Spring Farm raised grass-fed beef and grows fruits and vegetables in addition to thier award winning ice cream. We have worked with Dave Rota to purchase affordable high-quality fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes, blueberries, melons, peppers, eggplant, peaches, corn and more!
Where: Mobile Markets
Traveling Cap Mushroom Company
Traveling Cap Mushroom Company is a small-scale mushroom farm located in West Boylston, MA where they cultivate a passion for gourmet mushrooms. With over a dozen years of experience, their owner, Gabriel DeCicco, aims to bring high-quality, healthy mushroom options to local communities.
Where: Mobile Markets
Bucket List
Maple Syrup
Bucket List Maple Syrup is located in West Brookfield MA and is owned and operated by Tom Meade and Martha Bryenton. As members of the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association, they bring quality pure maple syrup to the REC markets. They also offer maple cream, maple sugar, and maple candies. They also sell hand-dyed t-shirts with playful designs such as maple leaves, dragonflies, and more.
Where: Beaverbrook and Mobile Markets
Cotyledon Farm
Dynamic organic farm. They go above and beyond to cultivate nutrient-dense produce and regenerate the earth they use to produce food! They use only Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) certified soil amendments and fertilizers. They raise layer chickens and produce stunning and delicious eggs in addition to their year round greens such as spinach, arugula, dandelion greens, and more!
Where: Mobile Markets
Harper's Farm
Harper Farm & Garden is a fourth-generation family farm owned and operated by David Harper and his family. Harpers grows over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables on 85 acres of land using their own compost and manures. They utilize natural pest control strategies, including predator wasps and ladybugs. The most popular item they sell is their very special "Mirai" corn! They never sell their corn that's more than a day old. Harpers is also known for their high quality, affordable, and abundant produce offerings at the REC markets.
Where: Beaver Brook, University Park & Mobile Markets
Marty's Local
Martys Local offers a diverse range of high-quality, source-identified foods from Western Massachusetts, Vermont, the Hudson Valley of New York, Connecticut, and Maine. , as well as a broad selection from farther afield. They have strong partnerships with 100+ farms located mostly on the same routes as our customers, which allows them to focus on freshness. They are locally owned and operated, located in South Deerfield, MA
Where: Mobile Markets
Oakdale Farms
Oakdale Farms is a 7th-generation vegetable, fruit, herb, and chicken farm in Rehoboth, Dighton, and Seekonk. The farm practices safe and environmentally friendly farming, producing food for the local community through venues such as farmers’ markets, CSA farm shares, and the Country Barn farm store in Rehoboth. Oakdale has been selling at REC farmers markets since 2010! They carry a variety of organic vetgale, fruits, and eggs!
Where: University Park
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central MA
SEACMA are taking food security and their mushroom obsession to the next level by growing nutrient-packed mushrooms to nourish our communities and fight food insecurity. Mushrooms are one of nature’s most powerful superfoods. They're loaded with vitamins, minerals, and even that elusive vitamin D (your bones will thank us). Plus, they grow fast, require minimal space, and are sustainable little champions of the food world. In our urban farms, these fungi are grown on upcycled materials (sawdust, coffee grinds, etc.) proving that you don't need sprawling fields to make a big impact. Varieties include Shiitakes, Blue Oysters, Golden Oysters, Pink Oysters, and Lions Mane.
Where: Beaver Brook, University Park, & Mobile Markets
REC YouthGROW Farm
Youth Growing Organics in Worcester, or YouthGROW, is an urban agriculture-focused youth development and employment program for Worcester teens. Youth and staff work together to grow a variety of vegetables, including greenhouse tomatoes, culturally relevant crops like jilo, aji dulce, and pigeon pea, and greens like arugula and spinach.
Where: Mobile Markets
Chockalog Farm
Chockalog Farm is located in Uxbridge, MA and goes beyond organic and sustainable. Farm owner Wenona Racicot practices regenerative agriculture, holistic farm management, no-till and chemical-free techniques to produce quality meat, eggs, produce, and cut flowers. They will be joining Beaver Brook Farmers Market this season with a selection of cut flower bouquets.
Where: Beaverbrook
Fay Mountain Farm
Located in Charlton, MA Fay Mountain Farm uses non-GMO seed and IPM practices. They grow a great variety of produce that can put a great mix on your tables every week throughout the season.
Where: Beaver Brook, University Park, & Mobile Markets
Juakumbah Farms
Barnabus Forndia is a Word Farmer and REC vendor originally from Liberia. He has been farming in the US for the last 8 years and will be entering his fourth season at the Beaver Brook Park Farmers Market. Juakumbah Farm offers a bounty of naturally-grown cultural crops familiar to many shoppers from the African Diaspora and South East Asia. Among the crops he grows are tomatoes, peppers, sweet potato leaves, gourds, hot peppers, amaranth greens, malabar spinach, and lalu. North brookfield, water spinach okra
Where: Beaver Brook
Misigaro Farms
Valeria Niyonkuru is an experienced farmers market vendor. She has been selling her produce at University Park Farmers Market for the last 7 years, and has a devoted morning fan base that comes to purchase greens in bulk. She is also our one and only REC YouthGROW Farm Mentor! She works in both greenhouses at WPI and Holy Cross, as well as the Oread Street YouthGROW Farm. Valeria grows culturally diverse crops such as edible gourds, pumpkin leaves, amaranth greens, jilo, mustard, and shell beans. With her extensive background growing food, she's always teaching us new techniques!
Where: University Park & Mobile Markets
Pixie Food Co.
Pixie is all about creating magical moments for everyone! We’re a family-owned shop bringing fun, accessible, DELICIOUS vegan treats to little corners of New England.
Where: University Park
The Food Hub
The Worcester Regional Food Hub offers food from an ever-growing network of New England farmers & producers. Including Carlson's orchards, Little Leaf lettuce, Pioneer Valley GRowers Association, Ward's Berry farm,Foppema's farm, and Tangerini farms.
Where: Beaver Brook, University Park, & Mobile Markets
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