Market News – October 10th
WFM Market News - October 10th, 2024
Here we are at the next-to-last Market of the 2024 season, and it’s really starting to feel like fall! Are you in the mood for soup? Roasted veggies? Apple crisp? You’ll find many of the ingredients are available from the WFM vendors along with gourmet baked goods, fresh bread, and so much more. And now is a great time to visit the many talented crafters and artisans at the Market to find unique, locally made home decor and gift items for the holidays.
SNAP customers, visit the SNAP tent for market tokens and your $10 SNAP match. Make sure you take advantage of these last two weeks and use your HIP benefit before the Market ends on Oct 17th. Not familiar with HIP or WFM’s SNAP Match? Stop by the SNAP tent and we’re happy to explain.
See you Thursday!
The WFM Management Team
Vendors & Community Partners at the Market This Week
**HIP Accepted *SNAP Accepted
Ahlbin’s Home Made* – Fire Cider
B’s Breads* – Assorted Sourdough Breads
The Bread Basket* – Breads and Pies
Classic Grille – Hamburgers made with locally sourced beef.
Crescent City Snowballs* – New Orleans Style Snowballs
Crystal Clear Emotions – Handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry
Daggers Meadery – Local Honey Mead
Doce Mercer* – Cold Brew Coffee, Flavored Iced Teas, Baked Goods
En3rgyUp Organic Juices* – Organic Juices and Ginger Shots
Growing with Minerals** – All Natural Herbs, Vegetables, and Products
Livingstone Mycology** – Gourmet Mushrooms
Mimi’s Hilltop Apiary*– Raw Honey, Beeswax Skincare
Northside Creamery* – Premium Handmade Ice Cream
Pignatare’s Farm** – Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers
Quabbin Hill Farms** – Vegetables, Microgreens, CBD Products
Rail’s End Crafts – Home Decor and Fun Fabric Items
Ray’s Family Farm** – Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers
Sandy Hill Apiary* – Local Raw Honey & Beeswax Products
Sharpen Something! – Knife Sharpening
Sweet JJ’s* – Cookies, Tarts, and Pastries
Vlad’s Fired Pizza – Oven Fired Pizza
West Parish Orchards* – Apples
Rails End Crafts
Ruth Deacon of Rails End Crafts enjoys working with different materials to create clever and lovely items. She refers to her business as serendipity, making things by chance, in a happy way.
Doce Mercer
This week Doce Mercer brings their delicious Apple Cake and Apple Muffins to the market. If you prefer something savory, their focaccia is perfect with soup or for making sandwiches.
Crystal Clear Emotions
Sue Laganelli, owner of Crystal Clear Emotions, works with miners from around the world and hand picks each semi-precious stone that she uses in her sterling silver jewelry designs.
Ahlbin's Home Made
Ahlbin’s Home Made returns this week with their locally produced Fire Cider, an invigorating old-fashioned folk remedy that can be sipped or swigged straight, mixed with vegetable juice, or added to a Bloody Mary. This Ahlbin’s last visit to WFM for the season so make sure you stock up for the winter!
Bev's Patchwork
Visit Bev’s Patchwork and you'll find handmade tote bags, wine gift bags, and fall-themed decorative pillows along with unique aprons for kids and adults and bowl cozies that are perfect for soup season.
Music at the Market
Ed Bentley
Noon - 2:30PM
Bio coming soon!
Gary Kotros
2:30PM - 5:00PM
Bio coming soon!
Guess the Copper Beech Tree's Age 50/50 Raffle
Buy a $5 ticket in ECOTA’s 50-50 raffle and put in your best guess of how old you think the Copper Beech tree was when it was cut down. The raffle has been extended until October 17, 2024 and tickets are available at the church and at ECOTA’s table at the market. The drawing will be held on October 20, 2024.
Pop Club This Week
Stop by the Market Tent to check in and pick up your POP Bucks.
Remember, Pop Bucks expire on October 17th so if you've been saving them up, you need to use them soon!
Rachel’s Table is the premier food rescue and distribution program in Western Massachusetts, created by members of the Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts to address food insecurity in the region. Bring your donations of unexpired non-perishable goods and/or fresh produce to the WFM Market Tent where it will be collected by Rachel’s Table volunteers after each market.
If you live in MA and have SNAP, then you have HIP, which gives you $40, $60 or $80 a month put back instantly on your SNAP card when you use SNAP to buy local produce. Ask us about HIP at the SNAP Tent.
We thank the generous sponsors and funders of our 2024 season
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