BRATTLEBORO — Vendor applications are now welcome for the ninth season of the Winter Farmers' Market, again to be held at the River Garden in the heart of Brattleboro.
Space for new vendors is limited. Applications are due by Sept. 1. The Winter Market opens Nov. 1 for the 2014-15 season and will be open Saturdays through March 28, 2015, for 22 markets.
Regular market hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with hours extended to 3 p.m. for holiday shopping on the three December markets leading up to Christmas.
Planners aim to support community and regional, sustainable agriculture by providing a viable winter direct-market outlet for local community-based farms.
Here you'll find a wide array of products such as locally grown and produced fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, and local wines, and handcrafted items such as clothing, jewelry, pottery, soaps, and lunch menus.
Preference is given to regional agricultural vendors bringing new, unique products to the market.
This is a juried market. New and returning vendors with new craft, prepared food, or value-added products will need to present their items for jury at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Brattleboro Savings & Loan Community Room.
Agriculture vendors selling farm produce do not need to be juried. Direct questions about the jury process to Susan Dunning at 802-228-3230.
The Market's sustainability mission emphasizes local sourcing for prepared foods sold here, so prepared food vendors increasingly source products from local and regional growers and producers. In addition, the WFM continues to look at other ways we can reduce or eliminate waste and improve our environmental footprint.
The Winter Farmers' Market is a project of Post Oil Solutions, a citizens' group based in Windham County working to advance cooperative, sustainable communities.