Welcome to the 2017 Wayland Winter Farmers' Market season!
Over the next ten
Saturdays we will bring you over 100 vendors. You will meet authors, have the chance to attend workshops and watch cooking and spinning demonstrations.
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Soup weather is here. Charley Baer will bring a large selection of
his Best Beans for you to choose from. Pick up a smoked ham hock,
Doves and Figs is having a "July in January" sale featuring their
Summer favorites like Sparkle and Picnic in Paris.
New Years S
pecial: buy more, save more pricing on all
flavors for opening day only.
Never Bee Blue blueberry honey sauce.
Additional Market vendors nominated for these awards include
Carr's Ciderhouse (Cider Syrup), Town Farm Gardens (Pickled Asparagus) and Boston Smoked
Fish Company (Smoked Bluefish Pate').
Winners will be announced January 19.
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Boston Smoked Fish Company's Smoked Bluefish Pate'.
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"Nutty Life cashew milks are made with up to 35% nuts,"
says
owner Caroline Huffstetler. "
Your typical store-bought nut milks contain only 2% nuts and boat loads of chemicals. Nutty Life uses pure and simple organic ingredients and sweetens with dates.
Nutty Life vegan bites make the perfect snack, dessert or breakfast."
Pete and Jen's Backyard Birds found their new home this year at Codman Community Farm in Lincoln, MA. They have transitioned operations to manage the 40+ year-old non-profit community farm and are transforming the abundant fields of Lincoln into a majestic rotation of pasture-raised and organic livestock for high-quality meat, eggs, and value-added products. The new brand of the operation is called Codman Community Farms with Pete and Jen's Backyard Birds.
Cauldron Fermented Foods makes their Winter Market debut on Saturday. Come meet Boston's first fermented foods producers.
Don't serve those pancakes without plenty of Warren Farm and Sugarhouse maple syrup on the table.
Red Fire Farm swiss chard.
Marianne and Rooster from Nobska Farm will only join us once a month, so don't miss out on their Demon Dust, Spicy Ghost Pepper
and Mocha Madness Chocolates, Salsas and Seasoning.
We can help you with your Bread Obsession.
Nancy Miniter and her husband John
raise Corriedale sheep, a breed known for both their meat and wool quality. What started as a 4-H project in 1990, with two sheep, has grown into a flock of 40 ewes.
In addition to the lamb, she will bring her wool, the
"We strive on producing one of a kind juice and smoothies using locally sourced, organic produce when possible," says Powerhouse
Juice owner, Heather DeBario.
"Unlike many of our competitors, our smoothies have no fillers, purees, ice, sorbet, ice cream, frozen yogurt and no unhealthy sweeteners. Just 100% pure fruits and vegetables."
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Margot and Wade Holtzman, Still River Winery.
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Each week we will have Massachusetts wineries and mead makers
join us for sampling and sales.
This week we welcome Mill River Winery (Rowley) and
Still River Winery (Harvard), makers of apple ice wine.
They say that Bostonians love ice cream.
You are going to love The Galley Ice Cream.
Tom Corbett and Ryan MacKay, owners of Lilac Hedge Farm.
Lilac Hedge Farm joins us weekly, and will be located across from
Great Harvest Bread this year. In addition to a wide selection of meat, their
frozen meals include
shepherds pie, sweet and smoky pulled pork, lasagna, and
chicken, white bean and kale soup.
C & C Lobsters & Fish offers a variety of very fresh seafood.
They suggest that you pre-order in order to ensure availability.
If you can't make it to the market, they are able to arrange home delivery. Email:
topnotchhull@comcast.net.
Fill your freezer with pasta from Valicenti Pasta Farm.
You will be able to select prepared food from vendors located
both indoors and outdoors. VESTA Wood-Fired Pizza and
The Roving Lunchbox Food Truck will be located
outdoors in the lower level parking lot.
Indoors you can purchase
breakfast from Harriet's Bakery,
The Popover Lady, Bagel Alley and
Great Harvest Bread.
Lunch is available from The Herb Lyceum,
Stir It Up Cuisine,
Fishwives Specialty Foods and
Samira's Homemade and Paino Organics.
Dessert options include Auntie Elsie's Oatmeal Crisps,
Cookie Lady Treats and Joni's Cannolis.
Mycottera Farm from Westhampton, Massachusetts will be with
us every week of the season with fresh mushrooms, mushroom
kits and beauty products.
Rumor has it that Tim Smith of We Grow Microgreens will make another television appearance. Over the next two weeks, you will see him on This Old House, demonstrating his growing skills.
Enhance your pantry with extracts from Nashoba Valley Extracts
and honey from Golden Rule Honey.
Gay Grace Teas can be found in the houseplant greenhouse,
where Gay will be offering advice on tea selection.
Contoocook Creamery returns with farm fresh butter and cheddar cheese they make at Bohanan Farm in New Hampshire.
Additional cheese vendors include West River Creamery from
Vermont and Narragansett Creamery from Rhode Island.
Craving something crunchy? Apex Orchards has a vast
selection of the best winter apples we have ever tasted.
If you prefer your apples baked, try a pie from The Popover Lady or
a loaf of warm Apple Pie Bread from Great Harvest Bread.
We are not allowed to have pets attend the market, but you
can make your d
og, cat or horse happy by bringing them home a Sitzen Pet Treat from
Laszlo Family Farm in Ashby.
The treats were developed
to meet the needs
of the farm dogs,
barn cats,
and hay munching horses using healthful ingredients sourced from regional farms. Laszlo offers heritage breed meat with their
Navajo-Churro lamb and
Old Gloucestershire Spot pork.
Did your knives get a workout over the holidays? Bring them
in
for a tune up with Patti from On the Edge Knife Sharpening.
Patti
will be working from her white van, which will be located
at the
back of the store, near VESTA and The Roving Lunchbox.
Warm up with a cup of Karma Coffee,
or cool down with an ice cold Tower Beverage.
Anastasia Papanikolaou from One Cosmic Heart will bring a variety
of balms and salves, herbal deodorant and "Winter Germ Free"
home spray. Ask her about the classes she teaches, including
"Herbal Allies for the Winter Months: Herbs to Build Immunity and Herbs to Stave off Colds and Flu."
Our Special Events Days include:
Farm Fiber Days - January 28 & March 4
Massachusetts
Farm Wineries Day - February 11
New England Cheese Day - February 25
We will be collecting handmade or new hats, gloves,
Donations will be accepted through March 11.
Join Alasdair Post-Quinn of Fallingblox Design for a workshop, "Introduction to Double Knitting" on
January 28 from 2 to 5 PM.
Sign up HERE to learn this dynamic technique.
Alasdair will also be signing his new book,
Double or Nothing: Reversible Knitting for the Adventurous
during the market hours in the houseplant greenhouse.
Coming Attractions - January 21
will
join us for a cooking demonstration.
Representatives from the Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance will be with us on January 21 to describe their Drive Green program, which offers rebates and discounts on Electric Vehicles. If you have been thinking of going electric, you won't want to miss these amazing state and federal incentives which end on
February 28, 2017.
For years you have heard about the movement to create a
'Choose Fresh and Loca'l Specialty license plate.
They are on the road! We took a photo of one traveling around Wayland today! HERE is how you can get your own.
The Wayland Winter Farmers' Market is a Charter Corporate
Trade Member of the Massachusetts Cheese Guild.
local cheese community.
Our sponsor, Russell's Garden Center, welcomes dogs come to the store. However, during the hours of 10 AM to 2 PM, the Wayland Board of Health asks that we keep all pets from visiting during Market hours.
Thank you for your understanding.
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