Winter Gateway (York) Farmers’ Market Opening Saturday, Dec 15

Dana from Shady Mountain Farm

 The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce our 2012 - 2013 Winter Farmers’ Market season beginning on December 15 at the American Legion!

Steph Oeser, the market manager, says, “We’re really excited to kick of this third season. We’ve got more farmers (both produce and protein) than ever before at our winter market! It takes time to build up a market and it can be quite a balancing act to try to find a good variety of vendors and farmers in the first few years. I’m pleased with the number of farmers this year and I’m working to keep that momentum going. Hopefully our customer base will expand this year to match the broader variety of products as well!”

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The 2012 - 2013 Winter Gateway Farmers’ Market will take place on 9 Saturdays between December and March indoors at The American Legion (next to Hannaford at 9 Hannaford Drive), in York, Maine. The dates are as follows, Dec 15 & 22, Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2 & 16 and March 2, 16 & 30. The market will run from 9:00am - 12:00pm and there will be 27-29 vendors each Saturday. Many of our vendors are back from last winter’s market and several of our regular summer food & craft vendors are also attending. Just like our summer market, this event is always free to attend.

The goal of this market is to support our local farmers, food-producers, artists & artisans, while offering a one-stop shopping experience for customers looking to buy all of their produce, breads, sweets, meats and specialty foods for the week. The select crafters at this market offer locally-made, unique gifts for you or someone special (especially during the holiday season)!

Produce from Riverside Farm

The following vendors are participating this year: Bridgewater Farm, Brownie's Barkery, Buddha's Burning Buns, LLC, Chef's Cove, Ellie May's Sweet Toffee Crunch, Garen's Greens at Riverside Farm, Green Parrot Woodworks, Heron Pond Farm, Jennifer & May Hoover, Hubba Hubba Foods, Infinite Possibilities, JNEslingermetalwork&jewelry, Joelle Guerard Silversmith, Johnson Baking Company, Journey Gems LLC, Karimah's Kitchen, La Mouette Botanicals, Lucia's Kitchen, Maine Herb Farm, Maine Homestead, Medicine Wheel Herbals, My Sweet Soap, Piper Ranch, River Lily Farm, Riverside Farm, Robinwoods Design, Rosie's Cupcakes, Shady Mountain Syrup Co., Something Different, Spice-Monkey, The Soup Guy, LLC, Urban Treats Bakery, Washed Ashore Designs and Wildflour Baking Co. / Budden Bun. Please note that some vendors are not participating in every market date. Check out www.gatewayfarmersmarket.com for the complete list of participants and when they’ll be attending the market. Vendors interested in participating should download an application at www.gatewayfarmersmarket.com or contact Steph Oeser at the Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce at 207.363.4422 or stephanie@yorkme.org. Space is limited and filling up quickly; all dates in December and February are currently full.