By Lea Florentine for The Montgomery News | May 28, 2026
The Montgomery Summer Farmers Market returns to the Montgomery Municipal Building on May 30, and is open every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.
Montgomery Friends of Open Space (MFOS) Market Manager Lorette Pruden says, “This is the market’s 24th year. It is also the USA’s 250th, so we’ll be celebrating that!”
Market Manager Lorette Pruden
Crown Acoustic, a local acoustic trio that plays Americana, country, folk, popular music, will perform the first Saturday of each month.
Pruden says farmers Zell George and Shuhong Wang of Zell’s Farm have become anchors for the Montgomery Farmers’ Market.
George says, “We lived in Bergen County for eight years before making the jump to farming.”
They planned to purchase land, but eventually leased land from Ed Clerico in Hillsborough.
George said, “The Clericos helped us with tractor lessons and materials sourcing advice.”
George also got helpful advice from the Northeast Organic Farming Association and Pruden.
During Hurricane Ida Zell said, “We lost all our chickens in the lower pastures and most of the infrastructure.”
They moved and then leased land on Lima Farms in Hillsborough. After the move, “the only things we could still grow were mushrooms. In the beginning we grew shiitake and oyster mushrooms; now we are growing 14 varieties throughout the year.”
Zell’s Farm now also grows produce, including specialty peppers, cultivated greens, unusual cucumbers, yard long beans, water spinach, okra, and luffa.
Zell’s mushrooms were recently certified organic. “We have always grown without herbicides or pesticides," George said.
Shuhong Wang of Zell’s Farmhttps://www.instagram.com/hoffmanbread
• Divya Ramesh of Fresh Kitchen of Princeton, offers handmade granola packs and bars, and date-sweetened brownies;
• Tom Coogan of Hoffman Bread Company of North Rockland, NY offers sourdough, pastries, and gluten-free products;
• Springtime Botanicals, owned by Yuan Dong, offers locally grown bouquets of flowers.
Vendors and farmers returning to the market include:
• Goana Delights by Shiv Narayan, offering wild caught New Jersey Ahi tuna jerky;
• Legend Naturals Extra Virgin Olive Oils, made by Chris Doukas of Princeton from his father’s olives grown organically in Greece;
• Luscious Spirits Distillery by Pavlo Kudelya of Cranbury Craft Distillery;
• Caroline and Bob Phinney of Montgomery’s Orchard Farm Organics, with organic flowers, herbs and produce;
• Pankaj and Reema Gupta of Tript Foods of Princeton, selling Southeastern Indian style sauces and prepared foods;
• Yash Kamal of Umrit Farm in Hillsborough, with organic vegetables, fruits, and foraged foods, specializing in Desi/ Southeast Asian vegetables;
• Veteran Farmers of New Jersey offering ground and bean coffee from Homestead Coffee Roasters in Bucks County, PA, first Saturdays of the month. (proceeds benefit military veterans pursuing agriculture.)
Regarding MFOS, George says, “The Montgomery Farmers’ Market, like any great volunteer organization, always needs more volunteers. The market is just one part of their mission.” Their mission also includes preserving land and maintaining open space.
Montgomery Farmers Market gift certificates are being sold at the Eat Local table. Pruden says, “We also accept SNAP, WIC, and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program benefits, and offer double value on produce through Good Food Bucks.”
Bridgepoint Run Farm – Regeneratively produced vegetables: corn, melons, and grass-fed and finished beef, Bridgepoint and Dead Tree Run Roads, Belle Mead.
John H. Drake Farm – Produce (especially tomatoes and sweet corn), brown eggs, and flowers, 889 Route 518, Skillman.
Gemini Sisters Farm - eggs and seasonal produce. Fairview Rd., Skillman.
Pariso Farm - Vegetables, berries, fruits, and flowers, 404 Skillman Road, Skillman.
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Sundays, 9 am - 1 pm, now through November 21, 62 East Broad St.
Vendors:
• Beechtree Farm, Hopewell, grass fed beef and lamb, pastured pork and poultry...;
• Bre’s Baked Bites, Hopewell;
• Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell, produce;
• Happy Cactus, gifts; • Hopewell Valley Gardens for Wildlife, Hopewell;
• Lee’s HoneyBees, Rocky Hill;
• Ma’am Got Greens;
• PEARL Coffee, Princeton;
• SAVE Animal Rescue, Skillman;
• Sprouts Flowers, Princeton;
• Zell’s Farm, Hillsborough.
Thursdays, 11 am – 3 pm, now through November 20, Hinds Plaza, Witherspoon Street, Downtown Princeton
