Mahoney's Winter Market Opens Saturday in Winchester

Mahoney's second annual Winter Market opens at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12.

Dozens of vendors will be displaying their wares when Mahoney's second annual Winter Market kicks off Saturday morning at the Garden Center located at 242 Cambridge St. The Winter Market, which opens Jan. 12, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday until March 16, according to a Mahoney's Garden Center press statement. Local farmers, artisans and other area businesses will be selling their products, including root vegetables, herbs, fruits, cheeses, meats, seafood, baked breads, desserts, and olive oils, plus select jewelry and clothing, according to the statement. "It’s amazing to see the variety of fresh vegetables grown in winter at our local farms," Pamela Vasques, event coordinator for Mahoney’s Garden Centers, said in the …

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Baker Refuses to Accept EBT Cards at Farmers Market

Pie vendor refuses to accept EBT cards at a farmers market. What do you think?

“I don’t think American taxpayers should be footing the bill for people’s pie purchases,” Andrea Taber, proprietor of the Ever So Humble Pie Co. in Walpole, told bostonherald.com. Taber sells her pies at a neighboring farmers market, yet refuses to accept tokens that the Farmers Market organizers sell to Electronic Benfits Transfer or EBT cardholders to use at the market. Farmers Market chairwoman Donna Ingemanson said that people on food stamps needed healthy choices and asked the Boston Herald, "What better chance to buy healthy foods than at a farmers market?" Should food vendors be able to decide who they sell their products to? Do you think that farmers markets should sell tokens to EBT cardholders?  Let us know what you think in the …

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Weekend Planner: Farmers Market, Book Signing and Ballroom Dancing

Check out some suggestions of what to do this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. Every Thursday we’ll be giving you a few suggestions of things to do this weekend. And be sure to let us know of any other events in the area that you might be attending. 1. LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING Where/When: Book Ends; Saturday, Jan. 21; 3:30 p.m. Why Go: Howie Carr, best selling author and radio talk show host, will sign his debut novel, Hard Knocks, at Book Ends on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, please call Book Ends at 781-721-5933 or visit Book Ends' website, www.bookendswinchester.com Pricing: Free. 2. WINTER FARMERS MARKET Where/when: Mahoney's, Saturday, Dec. 31, 5 p.m. Why go: Beginning Jan. 14 and running …

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Weekend Planner: Farmers Market, Book Signing and MLK Day

Take a look and some suggestions of what to do this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. Every Thursday we’ll be giving you a few suggestions of things to do this weekend. And be sure to let us know of any other events in the area that you might be attending. 1. LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING Where/When: Book Ends; Saturday, Jan. 14; 2 p.m. Why Go: Ellen Knight, Ph.D will sign copies of her new book, Winchester Hospital Our First Century at Book Ends. Knight is a specialist in the arts of the Boston area at the turn of the 20th century, as well as the history of Winchester, Massachusetts. Pricing: Free. 2. WINTER FARMERS MARKET Where/when: Mahoney's, Saturday, Dec. 31, 5 p.m. Why go: Beginning Jan. 14 and running to March 17, …

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Five Things You Need To Know Today, January 4

Mahoney's winter farmer's market will be starting soon.

“Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 4. Here are five things you need to know. To find out what is going on today in Winchester, check out our events listings.

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Mahoney's To Hold Indoor Farmers Market This Winter

The indoor market will take place in the greenhouse beginning Saturday, Jan. 14.

The days are shorter, the weather is colder and the outdoor activities are few and far between. But this year, Mahoney’s Garden Center in Winchester is trying to change that. Beginning Jan. 14 and running to March 17, Mahoney’s will be hosting an indoor farmers market at its Winchester location. The event, similar to the Winchester Farmers Market, will run every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We would get over 1,000 people every Saturday at our Falmouth location,” said Pamela Vasques, Mahoney’s Corporate Event Planner. “We decided to expand the market. It’s a great social event.” The market will take place in the greenhouse and will have a lot of familiar faces. “We offered everyone who has a table at the [Winchester] farmers market to …

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Weekend Planner: Boxing Match, Annie Gets Her Gun and an Indoor Farmers Market

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It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. Every Thursday we’ll be giving you a few suggestions of things to do this weekend. And be sure to let us know of any other events in the area that you might be attending. 1. BOXING EXHIBITION Where/When: Town Hall; Saturday, Nov. 19; 7 p.m. Why Go: The event will pit seven pugilists from New England against those from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and is expected to bring in $40,000 to $50,000 to help fund Phase 2 of the Manchester Field Renovation Project, according to Athletic Director Brian Carroll. Former World Boxing Union (WBU) champion, Lowell’s own Micky Ward, who was the subject of the 2010 film, “The Fighter,” …

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Winchester Winter Farmers Market To Raise Funds for Local Farmers

Next week's farmers market will raise money for Massachusetts farmers impacted by Hurricane Irene.

The following was submitted by the Winchester Farmers Market. Corn has become a scarce commodity. Over the first three years of the Winchester Farmers Market, come October, Ed Silvia of E.L. Silvia Farm, donates a couple bushels of corn each week so that the farmers market can roast them and freely hand them out to market customers on Saturday mornings. It was a way the farmers market expressed their gratitude to their customers. This year, though, the corn roast is not occurring. Weather-wise, 2011 had been a difficult year for many farmers. And once Hurricane Irene hit, the difficulties increased exponentially. Flats Mentor Farm stopped coming to the market entirely—their field was completely flooded out. And the selection of produce at …

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Five Things You Need To Know Today, October 28

Hammond Residential Real Estate is holding a coat drive, while Kids Footstop is raising money for breast cancer.

Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. Today is Friday, Oct. 28. Here are five things you need to know: To find out what is going on today in Winchester, check out our events listings.

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Five Things You Need To Know Today, September 23

Fall market on Saturday and Mortimer back in court.

Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. Today is Friday, September 23. Here are five things you need to know: To find out what is going on today in Winchester, check out our events listings.

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