Brattleboro Winter Farmer's Market abuzz

In Brattleboro, Vermont, we are lucky because the indoor Winter Farmer's Market starts up downtown right after the outdoor Farmer's Market ends in October. The Winter Market is organized by Post Oil Solutions and runs from November to March on Saturdays, 10am to 2pm. There you'll find agricultural products, artisanal crafts and baked goods, plus hot ready-to-eat food and live music. The market is in the River Garden space at 153 Main Street.

I stopped by the busy market today and took a few snaps. It's so hopping there around lunch-time that it helps to move with the "traffic" of people shuffling counterclockwise looking at the stalls and products and chatting with the vendors. There are many other vendors and products there besides those pictured of course--this is just a sampling.

Crates of vegetables greet you at the front door of the River Garden

Dwight Miller Orchards syrups, vinegar, and jams (left), apples (right)

Amazing Planet Farm squashes and pickles (left) and eggs (right)

Orchard Hill Breadworks

There are tons of crafts and gorgeous handmade items at the market, like this jewelry

Handmade creations (above and below) by Dandelion Design--such cute stuff!

Fairy house (background), acorn people and gnomes

Susan Dunning's gorgeous hand thrown pottery


Want food NOW? There's plenty of delicious prepared food, like this
African spinach dish with rice and fried plantains