by Carolyn on Jul. 2, 2010
Veggies are coming in strong!
- Blueberries, garlic, carrots, fennel, squash, tomatoes…… Our vendors are bringing in new veggies every week, often earlier than what you have growing in your gardens! To learn what’s available at the market each week, check out our Products page.
- We also have an extensive offering of meat and poultry including: beef, veal, pork, goat, rabbit turkey, duck, guinea hen, and pheasant.
- You can find fish at the market too – go to the Highland Gardens booth to get your brook and rainbow trout.
Youth Day at the Capital City Farmers’ Market
• Starting at 9:30 a.m., come check out the 4H youth exhibits. See UVM Extension judge the projects and listen directly from participants about their gardening experiences.
• Tie Dye a T-shirt at the market (bring your own with a plastic bag to take it home in, or buy one at the market.)
• Help to paint a new Capital City Farmers’ Market banner!
• Check out the live farm animals on exhibit.
• Starting at 10:00 a.m., hear singer, songwriter Lewis Franco as he entertains shoppers with his fun-loving presence and tuneful melodies.
• At 11:00 a.m. watch Ben Matchstick’s new and improved Jack and the Giant Queller puppet show.
This season we have a wide range of incredibly delicious foods from our prepared food vendors.
- Try the Syp Stewart Pierogies, topped with delicious saurkraut from Le Page Farms.
- Eat a samosa from Samosaman while shopping at the market – it’s an easy-to-carry food.
- Get a slice of pizza from Woodbelly Pizza made on-site in a wood fired oven. Before the market opens each week, Jeremiah Church selects a number of the ingredients for his pizza toppings from the farmer offerings for the week.
- Savor a chicken, spinach, or mushroom and chickpea mantu from Pakastani Foods.
- Get great Chinese foods froom Jing Ji’s Foods including egg rolls and dumplings.
- Joe Buley of Screamin Ridge Farm cooks up an ever-changing variety of amazing soups. Check out what he’s cooked up each week… such as Cuban black bean chili, chicken and brown rice with lemon and garlic…..
- Check out the market’s newest food vendor, Lalitha’s Cuisine. Lalitha provides an ever-changing menu of foods from Malaysia and India (Lalitha is a substitute vendor at the market and will not be at every market)
Take a look at our talented craft vendors:
French Metalworks
Each week we have new and full-season craft vendors featuring metal, woodwork, clay, sheep and llama fiber and much more.
- The market is a great place to get a gift for a wedding, birthday, or a gift to yourself! If you don’t know what gift to give, you can give “market cash” as a gift as well. These $5 wooden tokens, which can be used year-round at the market, can be purchased with your debit card at the Wool Shed booth.
- How about buying a beautiful craft piece to prepare you own foods? Check out the handmade pickling and fermentation crocks made by Janice Walrafen of Art Tiles. Crocks are made to order in 1 to 5 gallon sizes and include a pressure plate and lid.
Music in July – We just got an amplifier so we can hear our music better!
Many thanks to GuitarSam, in Montpelier for helping to fund it!!
- Anything Goes – July 3rd
- Sheefra – July 10th
- Michael Kennedy – July 17th
- Lewis Franco – July 24th
- Marge and John Butterfield – July 31st
Other Events in July
- This month, we start our Shop with the Chef program. July’s chef features Jeremy Silansky, of the Skinny Pancake. He’ll start off by shopping for ingredients for crepes from the farmer vendors and then preparing and providing samples later in the morning – don’t miss it on July 17th!
- Master Gardener Program – Youth Judging Day – July 24th
Enter our Monthly Prize Drawings:
Join our e-newsletter to learn what’s happening at the market and to be eligible for our monthly prize drawing. Sign up for the newsletter at the Wool Shed vending spot, located at the back of the market lot on the right. (where the EBT/and Debit card machine is located)
by Carolyn on Jun. 7, 2010
Whether you have planted your vegetable garden or joined a CSA, the Capital City Farmers’ Market always has fresh and local produce to offer — early in the season.
While you’re waiting for your garden to come in, come get your fresh, ripe tomatoes and wide variety mustard greens at Pete’s Greens; watercress, lamb’s quarters, and nettles at Le Page Farm; salad greens at Owl Hill Farm and Screamin Ridge Farm; fresh herbs including basil, dill, thyme, and mint from a number of the vendors; beautiful bouquets of phlox, lupine, and sweet William at Fools Farm Flowers, and much, much more.
Still wanting to plant more food in your garden? You can still get your vegetable and herb starts, perennial and annual bedding plants, and flower baskets at the market.
And as always, we have a variety of delicious prepared foods each week and beautiful crafts for sale.
June Strawberries!!
Come celebrate the first berries of summer at the Market’s Strawberry Day on June 26th (although we ALREADY have berries at our June 19th market.
- Indulge in strawberry shortcakes made by River Rock School students from Berry Creek Farm strawberries, Red Hen Bakery shortcakes, and Butterworks Farm fresh whipped cream.
- At noon, Ben Matchstick will perform Jack and the Giant Queller, a special show created for the market.
- Visit the ReStore craft table and create your own artwork to honor the strawberry.
- Check out the variety of products our market vendors will have featuring all the uses of the strawberry. Come to the Garden of Seven Gables booth to learn how to make hand-milled strawberry soap. Buy some honey balm made with strawberries or strawberry-infused honey. Try tasty baked goods including strawberry fudge, strawberry Danish, and strawberry tarts. Look for the strawberry signs to find all the strawberry products at the market.
Musicians in June:
- June 5th: Scott Forrest
- June 12: Colin McCaffrey
- June 19th: Jairo & Gabe Sequeira
- June 26th: Ben Matchstick will perform Jack the Giant Queller puppet show at 12 p.m at the market
Enter our Monthly Prize Drawings:
Join our e-newsletter to learn what’s happening at the market and to be eligible for our monthly prize drawing. Sign up for the newsletter at the Wool Shed vending spot, located at the back of the market lot on the right. (where the EBT/and Debit card machine is located)
by Carolyn on May. 20, 2010
Wild Edibles at the Farmers’ Market
How much more of a localvore can you be than eating local wild edible plants found in our woods and fields? Buy them local at the market! A number of our Capital City Farmers’ Market vendors sell a variety of wild edibles and they’ll explain how you can prepare them. Ever tasted the Chagga chai from LePage Farm? Alan LePage prepares the brew from a wild mushroom that grows on trees. This tea is used both medicinally and as a healthy drink. Visit our new vendor, David Kaczynski owner of Wild Side of Vermont, who sells mushrooms and wild edibles. Over the summer season, keep your eyes open for the changing types of wild edibles offered by many of our produce vendors.
A Sampling of Products this May at the market
- arugula, asparagus, horseradish, escarole, portabello mushrooms, nettles, Czech red saurkraut, cilantro, radishes, ramps, and much more;
- Pork, beef, chicken, turkey, duck, rabbit, and eggs;
- Fruit trees, perennials, annuals, seedlings, cut flowers, and herbs;
- Yogurt and a variety of goat, sheep, and cow cheeses;
- Wine, honey and maple syrup;
- Vinegars, hot sauces, pickled veggies;
- Samosas, mantus, pierogies, egg rolls, and chili chicken
- Seeded bagettes, scones, raw honey chocolates and nut balls;
- Balms, salves, and medicinals;
- Soaps, knitted hats, baskets, silver and glass jewelry, pottery, batik, drums, … and MUCH MUCH MORE!
Check out our full list of vendors
Music at the Market:
Music starts May 22nd at the market with Rachael Rice . May 29th features John Mowad of Woodbury Strings. We’ll feature a mix of excellent central Vermont musicians each Saturday. Go to our calender to see who is playing each week.
Farmers Market Cash:
You can always get cash at the market with your debit or Electronic Bank Transfer (EBT) card. Your market cash can be used at the outdoor, thanksgiving and winter markets.
This season, EBT users get a $2.00 off coupon for using their EBT card at the market.
To find market cash, go to the Wool Shed vending spot, located toward the back of the market lot on the right hand side.
Capital City Farmers’ Market News:
Sign up for our market e-newsletter to stay current with what’s happening each week.
To sign up, send an e-mail to: manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.
by Carolyn on May. 12, 2010
Possible showers in the forecast, but our market vendors will be at Saturday’s market selling a wide variety of products including:
- produce, seedlings, bedding plants, herbs, and early season veggies
- beef, lamb, pork, turkey, chicken, and duck
- yogurt, and cow and goat cheeses
- honey, maple syrup, and wine
- bread and baked goods
- cut flowers
- samosas, egg rolls, hot sauces, lamb curry, spinach mantu
- silver jewelry, upcycled clothing, batik and lots more!
See you at the market!
As always, get your market “cash” at the farmers’ market. Bring your EBT and Debit cards to the Wool Shed located on the right side of the lot toward the back portion of the market. Your market cash can be used all year-round at any of the Montpelier Farmers’ Markets (outdoor, Thanksgiving, and indoor/winter market).
by Carolyn on May. 5, 2010
As the weather warms up, you’ll find more produce available each week.
Some of the market products we’ll have for May 8th include:
* Ginger carrots, chard, scallions, baby greens, kale, salad turnips, euro cukes, and spinach
* Fiddleheads and ramps
* Fruit trees, perennials, herbs, and seedlings
* Yogurt and a variety of goat, sheep, and cow cheeses
 Greens at the market * Pork, beef, chicken, turkey, duck, rabbit, eggs
* Wine
* Cut flowers
* Honey and maple syrup
* Vinegars, hot sauce
* Samosas, mantus, pierogies, egg rolls
* Breads, croissants, sticky buns, granola
* balms, salves, and medicinals
* Soaps, silver and glass jewelry, pottery, batik, drums, wool
* and MUCH MUCH MORE! |
Check out our full list of vendors
You can always get farmers’ market cash, all season, with your debit or EBT card. 
To find market cash, go to the Wool Shed spot, located toward the back of the market on the right hand side.
We’ll continue to keep our website up-to-date with each Saturday’s events. We will be having music, demos, a strawberry day, and more. Sign up for our market e-newsletter to stay current with what’s happening each week.
To sign up, send an e-mail to: manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.
by Carolyn on Apr. 19, 2010
Our first market kicks off with over 45 new and returning vendors. We have lots in store for the summer season, great music, a variety of demonstrations, Shop with the Chef days, and more.
We’ll keep our website up-to-date with each Saturday’s events. Sign up for our market e-newsletter to stay current with what’s happening each week. To sign up, send an email to manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.
This year, Montpelier’s Green Up Day will start at the market. After participating in Green Up, come stop by to check out all that Capital City Farmers’ Market has to offer.
See you at the Market!
by Carolyn on Apr. 8, 2010
The Indoor season’s final winter market will be outside! (weather permitting) on the Vermont College Green. You’ll get a taste of what’s in store for the Outdoor Market as some of the summer vendors will be selling their products too.
Music this week at the market is the Hunger Mountain Sax Quartet
Thanks! — We’ll be holding prize drawings of vendor products during the market as a thank-you for shopping this winter at the market.
May 1st is our first outdoor market at State and Elm street! New vendors, new products. We have lots of great music, demonstrations, events and more in store for our outdoor season too!
Stay abreast of market activities — Find out what’s happening each week at the farmers’ market – sign up for our email updates by sending a request to manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com
See you at the market!
