Mayor Tom McMahon, a regular shopper at the Penn Street Market, is setting up a City Hall table from 11:30 until 1 p.m. every Friday. He encourages folks to stop by the market which is located in the 800 block of Penn Street next to the Reading Hospital Dispensary. Penn Street Market is a growers-only market where farmers sell products direct from the farm.
Things are peachy at the Penn Street Market his week.
Way-Har Farms will be featuring "first of the season" peach ice cream in cones and to take home in pints and half gallons, along with their other delicious flavors. They even have sugar-free ice cream for those whose diets require limiting sugar. Pick up the farm's bottled milk in three sizes and flavors: pints, quarts, and half gallons, chocolate, white and strawberry, whole skim and 2% milk. Their farm store's baked items will include cheese bread, pies, and other taste-tempting treats.
This week Zimmerman's Family Farms will be featuring: tree-ripened local yellow peaches, blueberries, homegrown sweet corn, plums, bell peppers, green and yellow string beans, tomatoes, red beets, cucumbers, zuchinni, along with the lettuce, potatoes, apples and other fresh produce at They accept Farm Market Nutrition Program coupons.
Kempton dairy farmer Dave Rice is again bringing cage-free brown eggs and natural cheeses in hard and soft varieties. B.A.D. Farm, "where we don't live up to our name," is owned by Beth and Dave Rice. They have six new chees varieties this week: Feta, Bacon Cheddarjack, Colby, Romano, Assiago, and Baby Swiss. They also have three featured cream cheese dips: Keylime, Crazy Cranberry, and Mediterranean Madness.
Greater Reading Chamber's Restaurant of the Week is: Chapman's Deli. They will be bringing their delicious hoagies and sides for lunch from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Coming to the Penn Street Market on July 30th --- Reading Suzuki Music Academy. They will be performing over the lunch hour.
Check out our new website at www.pennstreetmarket.org or our Penn Street Market Face Book page.
Sheila Miller
Agricultural Coordinator
County of Berks
610-898-5482
1238 County Welfare Road
Leesport, PA 19533
Berks County Agricultural Coordinator Sheila Miller is looking for farmers interested in becoming vendors at the new Penn Street Market in Reading. This is a producer-only open-air market that runs from June through October. Details on market rules included in the vendor application or by calling 610-898-5482 or e-mailing smiller@countyofberks.com.
The Reading Downtown Improvement District brings tables for the restaurant of the week and help keep the place cleaned up and safe. Chuck Broad has been a great partner.
Sheila Miller
Agricultural Coordinator
County of Berks
610-898-5482
1238 County Welfare Road
Leesport, PA 19533
A new market is scheduled to open in the city of Reading on June 4, 2010. Mayor Tom McMahon will be cutting the ribbon for Penn Street Market at 10:30 a.m. to launch this new farmers’ market location in the downtown business district. The open-air market is located next to the Reading Hospital dispensary at 8th and Penn Streets. It will operate on Fridays until October 1, 2010, with hours from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. read more[pdf]
