NEWTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET, NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

       Saturday, June 15, 2019: You didn’t have to go to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in or near Lancaster County, PA, or to the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia to try PA Dutch food. If you have been visiting the sights of Bucks County, PA, then visiting the Newtown Farmers’ Market, 2150 South Eagle Road, Newtown (www.newtownfarmersmarket.com) would be worth a detour for a meal, food shopping, or both. Located in a modern-looking strip mall, this market rented one whole wing of this complex. Among the 16 vendors, about a dozen sold PA Dutch foods, and the rest included seafood, the cuisines of the Middle East, Japan, and Mexico. My favorite was Zook’s BBQ Barn (215-504-9292). Here, I enjoyed a bbq pork sandwich. (They also sold other sandwiches and dinners, both bbq and others.) After lunch, I browsed and sometimes bought foods from the many merchants: fresh meats, deli meats, and fresh produce, as well as baked goods, dairy, preserved foods, etc. Of course, I had to buy some shoo-fly pie! Therefore, whether you want to have something to eat, do some food shopping, or both while in Bucks County, PA, then going to Newtown Farmers’ Market is a good way to spend an hour or two, or maybe more. Because everything is inside, weather is not an issue here, and nearby is the colorful downtown with its many shops.