The new Exeter High School is located at 315 Epping Road, Exeter, NH. Here’s a map! Get started on gift purchases at the market With both Thanksgiving and the infamous “black Friday” behind us, it’s the time of year when we are all thinking about what gifts to get for the special people in our lives. Luckily Winter Farmers’ Markets are a great place to shop for gifts too! While only you know what’s perfect for everyone on your list, here are a few ideas to help get you in the gift-shopping mood: Local-flavor gift baskets could be created by combining favorite produce and other great items, like wine and cheese, to make a gift as special as the person getting it! Can’t decide what they would like? Get them a gift certificate! Seacoast Eat Local offers gift certificates in $5 increments at the market booth. Groceries for you Farmers and food producers will be selling just about everything you might be craving as the mercury drops. This market Eastman’s Fish Market will be attending. They’ll have unbelievable fresh, local, wild-caught fish off their boat as well as local oysters and their seafood dips. Tables and baskets will be brimming with the harvest-season’s abundance. Look for potatoes, carrots, winter squash, onions, beets, leeks, broccoli, garlic, kale, turnips, cabbage, shallots, cauliflower, spinach, Brussels sprouts, and tender fresh salad greens.Beef, pork, chicken, rabbit, lamb, duck, and goat will also be available from local farmers at the market; on Saturday, there will be 12 farms selling their meats! There will be eggs, milk, honey, and maple syrup, alongside special finds like sweet potatoes, wheat flour, and goat-milk fudge.Breads, rolls, sweets and pies from locally grown fruit, and a host of other foods will round out your shopping list. Area food producers have pledged to a high standard of localism this year and will be offering ready to eat meals, soups and stews, jams and jellies that contain locally grown ingredients. The return of the amazing Veggie Valet! The foods of winter can be heavy! Slow Food Seacoast volunteers will be on hand to help you stow your purchases while you continue to shop and then help you get them to your car with their wonderful Veggie Valet service! Thank you Slow Food Seacoast! You don’t have to come early! The market is open from 10am–2pm, and farmers are well prepared with an astounding quantity of foods for your shopping pleasure. The market is bustling at the beginning; for a more relaxed experience come a little later, we’ll be there through 2pm with plenty of goods. Volunteer! We’re looking for volunteers to help set up, provide information during the market, or clean up afterward. Come early to help unload and you’ll get a sneak peek at the goods before the market opens! Email foodguide@seacoasteatlocal.org if you would like to volunteer. Purchasing locally grown food directly from area growers helps ensure our farms stay in business —keeping open space and good food growing in the seacoast. You can find a full list of participating vendors and the products they will be selling at www.seacoasteatlocal.org. Visit the Seacoast Eat Local Facebook page for the latest updates and special offerings.
This Saturday, December 4th, will kick off the Winter Farmers’ Market season at our Exeter location, Exeter High School. What an exciting time of year, full of celebrations, friends, family, and great food. Bridge the gap between festivities, come visit the 40+ farmers and food producers and partake of their exquisite local fare. We will be indoors at the Exeter High School, Exeter, NH from 10am–2pm, and amazing things will be available: vegetables, meats, cheeses, milk, eggs, prepared foods, baked goods, honey and maple syrup! You can find a full list of participating vendors and the products they will be selling at www.seacoasteatlocal.org