Photo: Belmont Farmers Market opens for the season on Thursday, June 6.

The 18th edition of the Belmont Farmers Market will get underway at 1:45 p.m., Thursday, June 6 – rain or shine – at its traditional home in Belmont Center’s Claflin Parking Lot. A slew of new vendors selling produce, drinks, prepared meals, baked goods and a while lot more will be available.

The market is open on Thursdays in June to October from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. in October)

The day will be highlighted with the third annual Food Assistance Information Fair and food drive.

This season sees the return of the popular children program: POP Club: The Power of Produce. Enroll your kids in the club, and they get $3 every week to spend at the Market on any fruits, vegetables, or food-producing plants that they want to buy. It’s free for all children between 5 and 12 years old.

Don’t forget bring non-perishable food donations for the Belmont Food Pantry. The pantry will thank you.

Belmont Farmers Market is a project of Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc