Wellington Green Market, Fla. 2014, Management Change 2016

Wellington, Fla.--The Wellington Green Market has doubled in size for 2014-15 season. Located in front of the Wellington City Hall, this Saturday morning market features Florida grown fruit & vegetables, flowers, baked goods, fresh seafood, coffee, plant sales, food, drinks, crafts and more. It runs from Oct. 18, 2014 to April 2015, and is open every Saturday, except Nov. 1st, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wellington Green Market, Wellington, Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

There are many newcomers at this season's market like Tali's Artisinal Gluten Free Gourmet cakes and cookies. Tali believes you don't have to compromise on taste to eat gluten free. She uses indulgent ingredients like butter, almond flour, whole oranges, Belgian chocolate and more. But she is not certified gluten free so if you have Celiac disease this is not the food for you.

Tali's Artisanal Gluten Free Gourmet, Wellington Green Market,
Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

She also bakes lactose-free cakes for people who are lactose intolerant. I bought a yummy small Carrot Tahini cake for $7 and delicious large Bohemian Almond cake with cherries for $13. You can now find her at the Sunday morning Palm Beach Gardens Green Market.

Myesha Davis owner of Signature Desserts By Sugar Mama,
Wellington Green Market, Wellington, Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

And there is Myesha Davis, owner of Signature Desserts By Sugar Mama, whose passion for Jamaican cakes and cookies pushed her to start selling at green markets even though she has a 9-5 weekly job. She uses milk and butter, sugar and spice, and everything nice. I bought a small, spicy fresh ginger cake.

Jefferson's Home Baked Delights, Wellington Green
Market, Wellington, Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

There's also Jeff Alexander, owner of Jefferson's Home Baked Delights who up until recently only sold his baked goods at American Cancer Society fundraisers. He makes a chocolate chip cookie that is as big as your head. He also makes some lactose-free breads. "My pumpkin bread has no butter because the pumpkin is the butter," said Alexander.

Nicole Paquette, owner of Persimmony Snickets, Wellington
Green Market, Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

And then there is the new farmer and Floridian, Nicole Paquette, co-owner of Persimmony Snickets whose passion for farming, permaculture and teaching drew her out of a lucrative Colorado grocery industry job and back to a farm in South Florida.

Persimmony Snickets grown persimmons, Wellington
Green Market, Wellington, Fla.
Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey

She grows bananas, papayas, persimmons, and other fruit using organic growing methods meaning without chemicals. At last week's market she had delicious fresh persimmons for sale, at different stages of ripeness, for $2 each. They'll be available until the end of November according to Paquette.

Unfortunately Persimmony Snickets will not be at the Wellington Green Market for the 2014-2015 season. Instead you can find them at the Lake Worth Oceanside Farmers Market on Saturdays and the Palm Beach Gardens Green Market on Sundays.

And your old favorite farmers like Fong Family Farms (Asian greens) and Seed-To-Bloom (Belle Glade grown greens and flowers) are still at the Wellington Green Market.

The Wellington Green Market is located at 12300 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington, FL 33414

To find out more information you can email Peter Robinson, the market founder, at wellingtongreenmarket@gmail.com

Updated March 2015

2016 update: changed management has reduced size and number of real local Florida farmers at market. Beware of the resellers selling produce like pineapples and apples, these are not grown commercially in Florida. Also look for boxes under their tables.