Now in its 19th season, the Burlington County Farmers Market is located at the county’s Agricultural Center in Moorestown. The property was previously a dairy farm before being preserved by the county and turned into a community park and education center.
New Jersey’s favorite farmers market is now vying to be named the best in the nation.
The Burlington County Farmers Market is one of 20 finalists competing in the USA Today 10BEST contest. Online voting will continue until noon on Monday, April 14. To vote, visit https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-farmers-market/. Voters can cast multiple ballots but may only vote once a day.
The 10BEST contest is organized by USA Today each year and crowns the best food outlets in the United States in eight different categories. The county facility is competing in the farmers market category against 19 others around the nation. Each was nominated by a panel of experts chosen by the newspaper and the winner will be crowned based on online votes.
This year marks the first time Burlington County was nominated as a finalist in the national contest. Some of the other nominees include Michigan’s Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco and historic Lewes Farmers Market in Delaware.
Now in its 19th season, the farmers market is located at the county Agricultural Center in Moorestown. The property was previously a dairy farm before being preserved by the county and turned into a community park and education center devoted to farming, food production, nutrition and land stewardship.
The weekly farmers market at the site has grown each year and routinely attracts thousands of shoppers each week. The regular season of weekly Saturday markets will kick off on May 10 with the traditional opening day and spring garden theme market from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Subsequent markets will be held the same hours every Saturday, rain or shine, through Nov. 22.
