Rutgers Community Farmers Market

Name: Rutgers Community Farmers Market
Address: Piscataway, NJ, US
Telephone: +18489323501

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Bringing fresh, local NJ Fresh produce to New Brunswick since 2019🍎👩🏼‍🌾
OPEN for the 2026 Market Season! linktr.ee/rutgersfarmersmarket

The New Brunswick Community Farmers’ Market strives to support the development of a sustainable community by bringing healthy food from local farms to families and households across the city. Our mission is to instill healthy eating habits by focusing on nutritional issues that plague our community, and creating positive habits that can last a lifetime. Furthermore, our focus is to improve access to fresh and healthy foods in the community where access is most limited, and to facilitate environmental quality, health promotion, and community developments that empower and strengthen the capacity of small regional farmers. We, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, are proud to partner Johnson & Johnson in our commitment to making a difference in this great city.

10/28/2026

🎁 SURPRISE! Scroll to unbox your market treats… 📦➡️

🎃 Trick or Treat? Strictly TREATS. 👻

Open the vault for Halloween Week! Stop by our Welcome Table at any of our four markets this week to sn**ch up some sweet RCFM freebies—we’re giving out free candy, stickers, notepads, f***y packs, and maybe even a few T-shirts! 🍬🎒👕
Come for the fresh fall produce, stay for the spooky goodies. See you at the market! 🧺✨

10/26/2026

🎃 Halloween is finally here! 👻 Are you ready for a spooktacular week at the market?

We’ve got festive Halloween activities lined up and freebies at our welcome table! 🕸️ come trick-or-treat with us! Plus, all four of our markets this week are fully stocked with fresh fall produce, cozy drinks, artisanal treats, community resources, and live music. 🍂

📢 Friendly Reminder: This Tuesday is our VERY LAST Tuesday market of the season, so be sure to stop by and stock up!

📅 Tuesday, Oct 27
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

📅 Thursday, Oct 29
🕘 11 AM–4 PM
📍College Ave Student Center

📅 Friday, Oct 30
🕚 11 AM–3 PM
📍Rutgers Gardens, 112 Log Cabin Rd

📅 Saturday, Oct 31
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

Swipe through ➡️ to check out this week’s activity info and full vendor lineup. We can’t wait to see you there!

10/25/2026

Look at what was fresh this October! 🍎🎃 The crisp autumn air is here, and our market vendors were fully stocked with the best of the fall harvest! 🍂🍁

Swipe through ➡️ to see what was in peak season this October across all our market locations! From sweet fall apples, pears, and figs to winter squashes, gourds, and pumpkins, there was so much cozy autumn flavor to enjoy. 🌾🧺

A huge thank you to our wonderful vendors—, Stillwell Farms, , , Cox Corner, and —for providing such an amazing variety of produce this month!

10/20/2026

🎃 Halloween is creeping closer… and next week, things are about to get spooky! 👻 Join us at our four markets this week for fresh local produce, artisanal treats, community resources, and live music. 🍂🕸️

📅 Tuesday, Oct 20
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

📅 Thursday, Oct 22
🕘 11 AM–4 PM
📍College Ave Student Center

📅 Friday, Oct 23
🕚 11 AM–3 PM
📍Rutgers Gardens, 112 Log Cabin Rd

📅 Saturday, Oct 24
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

Swipe through to check out this week’s lineup! We can’t wait to see you at the market! 🍎

10/16/2026

📣 Vendor Spotlight: O’Sensational Sweets! 🍌🧀

Sometimes, a new path starts with something as simple as banana pudding.

O’Sensational Sweets began in 2019, when extra time during the COVID shutdown became an opportunity to perfect homemade banana pudding. What started as a passion for creating desserts grew through baking courses, new skills, and eventually a business built around food and community.

Today, O’Sensational Sweets serves both sweet and savory favorites—from grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, fries, to desserts and refreshing drinks. Their signature banana pudding remains a customer favorite, while their apple pie empanada has quickly become another popular pick. And for something refreshing, try their Strawberry Dragon Fruit Refresher—and save your cup for a refill discount on your next visit!

This is their first year at the Rutgers Community Farmers Market, but they’ve already found something special here: the people. Layne Cribb (General Manager) says, “The friendships we’ve made with both customers and fellow vendors have been the highlight of our experience.”

Find O’Sensational Sweets at our Friday markets at Rutgers Gardens, from 11am to 3pm! Follow their Instagram:

💭 If you stopped by their truck, what would you like to try first?

10/15/2026

🐾 Pets at the Market! 🐾

Meet our newest cute visitors: Hoagie, Crystal & Copper, Fury, Bumi, and Louie! 🐶✨ Spotted hanging out at our Friday market at Rutgers Gardens and Thursday market at the College Ave Student Center.

Don't forget that pets are always welcome at all RCFM locations! Bring your pet along next time and tag us: they might end up on our page! 📸❤️

10/14/2026

Proof that our Thursday RCFM tabling partners take their job very seriously. 🧼✨

Huge thanks to Rutgers Scarlet Arts Rx and Rutgers CAPS for bringing the ultimate stress relief (and bubble-blowing skills) to the market!

Want to catch good vibes like this? Don't sleep on our Thursday Farmers Market! You never know what fun pop-ups, awesome campus partners, or fresh Jersey produce you'll find. Come hang with us and catch Scarlet Arts Rx this Thursday! 🌾🫧

10/12/2026

We’re halfway through October, and we’re excited to bring you four markets this week filled with fresh local produce, artisanal treats, community resources, and live music! 🍂✨

📅 Tuesday, Oct 13
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

📅 Thursday, Oct 15
🕘 11 AM–4 PM
📍College Ave Student Center

📅 Friday, Oct 16
🕚 11 AM–3 PM
📍Rutgers Gardens, 112 Log Cabin Rd

📅 Saturday, Oct 17
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍178 Jones Ave, New Brunswick

Swipe through to check out this week’s lineup of vendors, resource tables, and live music! We can’t wait to see you at the market! 🌾🧺🍎

10/10/2026

At Tater Bear Treats, no dog is ever denied.

Tater Bear Treats is a family-run, small-batch pet treat company based in Sayreville, New Jersey. In the beginning, Christine Weber was simply making treats in her kitchen to help her stray dog Bear cope with severe allergies to commercial pet products. Eventually, it developed into Tater Bear Treats, a way to share love with every dog.

Tater Bear Treats uses only human-grade ingredients to offer healthy, allergen-friendly treats that contain no additives, preservatives, salt, or sugar. Christine’s home kitchen is officially registered with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, ensuring that every product—from hand-cut jerky to peanut butter cookies—is safe, compliant, and thoughtfully made with dogs’ dietary needs in mind.

This year, she introduced some new grain-free treats with alternative proteins: Ford’s Crazy Quackers, Sea Bear’s Salmon Spiral, Tuna Twist, and Bear’s Back Country Elk Jerky!

“I try to make something for every pup,” Christine says. “And if there’s something I don’t have? Tell me. I will find a way to make it.”

Christine is a company founder, but she’s also just a dog-loving “mom” who believes every pup deserves a treat made with love. This year, she introduced a few new items that are grain-free and made with alternative protein!

Find Tater Bear Treats every other Friday, 11–3pm at Rutgers Gardens, 112 Log Cabin Rd! Follow their Instagram .bear.treats

10/08/2026

Vendor Spotlight: Asprocolas Acres! 🥦

With 30 years of farming experience, George Asprocolas, a first-generation farmer, uses organic methods to grow his vegetables. With a huge network of farmers' markets to choose from, we are happy to be one of the fourteen markets Asprocolas Acres vends each week.

Buying locally farmed produce is not just yummy and environmentally sustainable, but also a beneficial contribution to your local economies, ecosystems, and communities.

George said, “No matter where you are in the state, what farmers market you go to, support your local farmers. Without New Jersey farmers—sure, you won't starve, but you'll end up getting all your food shipped from halfway across the world. Support local farms and help them thrive; it's better for everyone in the long run.”

When asked, “Do you have any personal recommendations for customers?” George replied, “I always try to grow unusual and different kinds of things, like different kinds of eggplants and zucchinis. I always try to tell them when it’s in season in Jersey, try to buy the things that you're not familiar with, cause over the winter, all you're going to find is green zucchini, yellow squash, your basic apple. Explore a little bit. There are so many better flavors out there than just the norm.”

Stop by on Thursdays at our market at the College Avenue Student Center to pick up fresh Jersey and Pennsylvania produce, flowers, and to say hello to George! Follow their Instagram:

Address

Piscataway, NJ

Opening Hours

11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18489323501

Website

https://communityfarmersmarket.rutgers.edu/

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