BRATTLEBORO — For the sixth year, the River Garden becomes a vibrant community oasis on days of the Winter Farmers' Market.
In addition to fresh local produce, visitors twill find locally raised grass-fed meats, eggs, fresh baked goods and sweet treats, jams, jellies and other local preserves, granola, cider, honey, maple syrup, local wine, and more.
Holiday shoppers will also find many handcrafted items such as jewelry, pottery, soap, hats, bags, or mittens.
A great variety of lunch offerings feature local ingredients to the tunes of live music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lunch café.
Participating farms include Amazing Planet Farm and Justice Center, Cherry Hill Farm and Vicky Day's Preserves, Clay Hill Corners, Deep Meadow Farm, Dwight Miller Orchards, Fertile Fields Farm, Higley Hill Farm, Mile Hill Farm, Mountain Meadows Farm, New Leaf CSA, Old School House Plantery, Peaked Mountain Farm, Picadilly Farm, Sleeping Dog Farm, and Wild Shepherd Farm.
Venders offering prepared foods include Betz Baking, Cai's Dim Sum Teahouse, Malian Cuisine, Nana Sandy's Gourmet Specialty Foods, Orchard Hill Breadworks, Plymouth Artisan Cheeses, Putney Mountain Wine, Pepper Water Indian Cuisine, and Wild Flour Bakery.
Artisans include Susan Dunning Potteryworks, Lisa Flanders Studio, Malisun -Thai Beaded Jewelry, Jan McPherson - Rustics, Sigrid Scholz Wood Fairy Designs, Stone of Wisdom Jewelry, Tomato Art & Design Wood Cuts, and wplk Sculpted.
The Winter Farmers' Market, a project of Post Oil Solutions, offers extended hours - from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - for holiday shopping on Dec. 3, Dec. 10, and Dec. 17.
The market will also be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The market takes place at the River Garden at 153 Main St.
For more information, call (802-869-2141) or send email.