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First Winchester Farmers Market of 2012

On Saturday, June 9, the Winchester Farmers Market returns for its fifth year.

While of all your favorite produce farms and handmade food stands are back, you will also find new vendors: West River Creamery with cheese and maple syrup from Vermont, Copicut Farm with poultry and eggs, and 7ate9 Bakery with cheesecakes. Turtle Creek Winery with wines from their own grapes, including Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. Piantedosi Bread is also returning.

Also new this year is The Kids’ Table, a monthly program where children visiting the market with their parents can sample a fruit and vegetable in season and do a project. Look for this table on second Saturdays.

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This week:

9:30. Music by It Don't Mean a Thing

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11:30. Food demo by Denise Costello of The Energized Body. Demonstrating how to prepare five great anti-aging foods for spring rejuvenation. She will offer recipes and tastings.

12:00. Music by The Hoboken Philharmonic Jazz Quartet

The Kids Table, featuring strawberries and herbs.

Winchester Home & Garden Club, annual sale. Proceeds help beautify the commons.

Winchester Youth Group from the middle school, face painting to raise money for cancer research.

Debe Holland of the Winchester Artist Network, showing her ceramics.

Wendy Jo New, selling her fine contemporary jewelry.

Food vendors, Deborah's Kitchen, Fastachi Nuts, and Doves & Figs.

Did you know?

Parking around the Town Common has changed. Time limits have been reduced from 2 hours to 1/2 an hour, with enforcement beginning June 16. Look for parking in the longer-term lots: Jenks, Aberjona and Waterfield. 

At the end of the market day volunteers collect leftover produce donated from farmers for the Dwelling Place, a soup kitchen in Woburn.

Members of the organizing committee visit contributing farms and this year market patrons are invited. If you’re interested in going along on a farm visit, let us know!

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