New England’s only year-round market of all-local vendors sits at the edge of downtown by the Haymarket T stop, and on Friday mornings the Boston Public Market’s own team walks visitors through it for free. The tour threads through the stalls — farmers, fishmongers, bakers, cheesemakers — while unpacking how New England seasonality and food production actually work.

Along the way you’ll meet vendors and, when the timing’s right, taste what they make; the samples alone tend to justify the trip. It’s an easy outing for out-of-town guests, new-to-Boston transplants, or anyone who’s only ever sprinted through the market for a lunch sandwich. Come hungry and plan to linger after — the tour doubles as reconnaissance for where you’ll want to spend your grocery money once it wraps.