Market Scene: Winter Farmers’ Market, Wayland, Massachusetts

[ Photographs: Penny Cherubino ] This year, shoppers have have been finding some of their favorite farmers and food vendors scattered among the tropical plants inside the greenhouses at Russell’s Garden Center in Wayland, Massachusetts. Each Saturday, 25 vendors or more set up shop at the Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market. Russell’s hosts the Wayland Farmers’ Market during the summer season. This year, Market Manager, Peg Mallett said the idea of a winter market came up as the summer market was ending. Besides farms selling meat and cheese, Mallett was able to get winter market committments from a few farmers with an ample supply of root vegetables, and some who were actively growing lettuces, greens and herbs. Farmer Michael Docter from Winter Moon Farm in Hadley, MA was a perfect fit. He specializes in organic winter crops- carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, potatoes, and radishes. Red Fire Farm was on hand with herbs, lettuces, and greens in addition to root vegetables, onions, and eggs. Cravings for local greens had people lined up at their scales all morning. Red Fire is no stranger to winter markets, they even have a winter CSA. This customer was disappointed that some cuts of lamb from Windsong Farm in Harvard MA had already sold out. The morning …

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