Blueberries from Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro.
Gilles Gerard checks his acoustics at Gilles’ Baguettes from Dummerston. 
Knuckehead variety pumpkin from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
Hardy mums from Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro.H
Late-season strawberries from Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro.
Cosmos of The Week welcome visitors to the Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market Saturday morning.
Tag: local produce
Market Report 9/28/19
- Multi-colored raspberries from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
These snake gourds were grown in Brattleboro. 
All the ingredients for a happy autumn, including CBD on the hoof from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West. 
This selection of cherry tomatoes from High Meadows farm includes Favorita, Nova, Indigo Rose, Mint Julep, Sunrise Bee, and Sweetheart. Reads like the field of a thoroughbred race. 
These maitake mushrooms were foraged from tree stumps in Halifax Hollow and sold for $6 a pint. 
It’s not all food at the market. These alpaca fleece scarves are from Sunmeadow Alpacas in Putney. 
Zowie! zinnias from Deer Ridge Farm in Guilford show off Saturday at the Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market. 
These precious late-season strawberries are from Dwight Miller Orchards in East Dummerston. 
These delicata squash are from Full Plate Farm in East Dummerston. 
A selection of eggplant and peppers from Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro. 
A cosmos blossom greets visitors to the Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market Saturday morning.
Market Report 9/21/19
A honey bee works on a cosmos blossom at the entrance to the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market. This is a perfect reminder of exactly what we have to thank for the blessings of the harvest. This entry will also include frost reports from the surrounding farms. We had a few chilly mornings this weeks, which in the current scheme of things, were nice. 
Crisp sunlight and muted foliage frame an early shopper at the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market Saturday. It was the last market of the summer.
Peaches, yellowfoot, and hedgehog mushrooms foraged from Halifax Hollow. Folks in the Hollow reported no frost during the week.
Early sunshine coffee at the Market.
Rebecca Nixon of Old Orchard Farm in Westminster sets out beets. She reported a low temperature of 38 degrees during the week; no frost.
Taylor Acquaviva of Livewater Farm & Dairy in Westminster West clears the window of a cheese display case, which includes fresh and smoked mozzarella. He said the farm “barely” had a frost this week.
More than vine-ripened tomatoes awaited visitors to High Meadow Farm in Westminster West. Folks from High Meadow reported ice on windshields this week. 
Beautiful black garlic from High Meadow Farm. 
Tomatoes in muted sunlight. These are from High Meadow Farm.
Emily Amanna of Wild Shepard Farm in Athens says she prefers to harvest early Brussels sprouts after a frost, which occurred this week on the farm, located in a hollow.
Late-season broccoli have better flavor harvested after a frost, according to Emily Amanna of Wild Shepard Farm in Athens, where these are from.
Precious late-season strawberries from Dwight Miller Farm in East Dummerston. Strawberries at this time if year are said to be sweeter than those in June.
Plum tomatoes from Dwight Miller Farm. Dwight Miller reported no frost this week at the farm in East Dummerston.
Dahlias from Deer Ridge Farm in Guilford. Folks at Deer Ridge said they had a light frost this week.
The Knucklehead variety grown at High Meadow Farm yields a distinctive, wart covered pumpkin.
Market Report 9/7/19
Crisp sunlight graced early shoppers at the Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market Saturday.
Aromatics from Lost Barn Farm in East Putney.
New pumpkins stole the show at the Brattleboro Area Farmer’s Market early Saturday morning.
The Guilford Fair
The Guilford Fair marked it’s 75th anniversary this Labor Day weekend, September 1st and 2nd. Set in the hills of Southeast Vermont, the fair is New England at its purest.
Market Report 8/31/19
Saturday morning saw a drunken spectacle of color and light at the Brattleboro Farmers’ Market. Some of the first ripe pumpkins of the year were included with the local raspberries from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
This pumpkin from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West is going through a trying adolescence including some character-building acne.
A lone blonde is included among the redheaded raspberries from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
Shadow and sunlight grace heirloom tomatoes from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
Plum tomatoes from Livewater Farm & Dairy in Westminster West.
(from left) Honey-sweetened coconut corn cakes, maple-sweetened lemon berry bean cakes, and lemon lavender bean cakes from Hidden Bean Bakeshop in Brattleboro.
Blueberry coffee cakes from Hidden Bean Bakeshop in Brattleboro.
Bean blondies from Hidden Bean Bakeshop in Brattleboro.
Never mind the berries. Spectacular cut gladiolas from Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro stole their show Saturday morning.
Bell peppers from Full Plate Farm in West Dummerston make playthings of color and light.
Sweet corn from Dwight Miller Orchard in West Dummerston.
Market Report 8/24/19
Early risers who got to the Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market promptly at 9am Saturday morning were rewarded with cool, crisp air and pockets of late-summer sunlight. There were surprises as well, along with the return of seasonal delights. And early arrivers had their pick in relative solitude and calm prior to what was by all accounts a very busy day. The bounty of the harvest is upon us in earnest.
Dappled sunlight illuminates bags of herbal tea from Halifax Hollow.
Food wasn’t the only thing tempting market-goers Saturday morning. Glass ornaments from Lucy Bergamini’s Vitriesse Glass Studio in Brattleboro are on display.
Fresh chanterelle mushrooms make a surprise and welcome appearance courtesy of Deer Ridge Farm in Guilford.
A small bouquet of fresh flowers adorns a stroller at the market Saturday morning.
String beans from Lost Barn Farm in East Putney.
A signature exploding arrangement of carrots by Old Athens Farm in Westminster.
Micro greens from Westminster are slated for maximum satisfaction.
A raft of eggplant and peppers from New Dawn Farm in Westmoreland, NH.
An alien gourd sits beside more earthly local raspberries from High Meadows Farm in Westminster West.
Young ginger, greenhouse raised at Full Plate Farm in Dummerston, were selling for $15 per pound.
Local apples from Dutton’s Berry Farm in West Brattleboro make their seasonal return.
Cut gladiolas from Deer Ridge Farm in Guilford create an impressionist collision of color and light. 
Half a rainbow of cherry tomatoes from Dutton’s Berry Farm in West Brattleboro.
Market Report 8/17/19
We’re in the fat of the year now. The Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market on Saturday was an embarrassment of riches…
Market Report 8/10/19
The Farmers Market in August is nothing less than a playground:
The farmers’ market in West Brattleboro is selectively inclusive.
All of the deadly sins are covered by Dwight Miller Orchards from East Dummerston, Vt.
In August at the farmer’s market, whatever is growing out there is available to you.
New Dawn Farm gave us these blossoms.
Potteryworks of Ludlow, Vt. offers art cast by both human and natural craft
From Circle Mountain Farm, this tomato lived about 3 more hours before landing between two slices of rye bread with mayo and a little salt.
Sweet bunching onions from Circle Mountain Farm.
Begging to be pickled. Wild Shepherd Farm.
For those who sin with local pork, discount kale offers redemption.
The Farmers’ Market in West Brattleboro is nothing less than a playground.
Alisa Craig and her namesake sweet onions are courtesy of Lost Barn Farm in East Putney, Vt.
Linda Smith of West Westminster sorts fresh garlic Saturday morning at the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market.
The Dutton Berry Farm in West Brattleboro rounds out our diet with sweet corn and broccoli.
Whatever grows in Halifax Hollow becomes our pleasure at the Brattleboro farmers’market.
Fresh peaches from Dwight Miller Orchards in East Dummerston, Vt.
Market Report 8/3/19
The air was cool and the light muted after a brief shower just prior the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market opening up on Saturday morning. That kind of “rainy light” makes colors appear pronounced, or what photographers refer to as “saturated.” Last report was all about shapes. This one’s theme is color. This blog is a cult hit among infant children everywhere…
These eight-ball squash from Wingate Farm in Hinsdale, NH are perfect for stuffing.
A selection of fresh bread from Wood Fired Bread & Pastry in Alstead, NH was described by a shopper as “downright pornographic” in it’s visual allure.
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