Hudson’s Winter Market set to kick off this week

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Hudson’s Winter Market set to kick off this week
Farmers Market guests visit the booth run by Heather’s Hearth at a Winter Farmers Market in Hudson last year. (Photo/Jesse Kucewicz)

HUDSON – Residents will soon have a chance to bundle up and shop for winter vegetables and holiday gifts at Town Hall.

The Winter Farmers Market will return Dec. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“The winter markets are my strongest markets. The turnout is absolutely fantastic,” said Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Sarah Cressy.

Cressy noted that with each season bringing new vegetables, the vegetables at the winter market will differ from those at a typical farmers market.

“It’s [the winter market] gonna be your typical root vegetables, your beets, your carrots, your potatoes and your pantry items that will last long,” she said.

The market will still feature vegetables that grow above ground – such as chard and kale – because many small farms utilize covered growing spaces for those vegetables during the winter, Cressy said.

Because there are not many farmers markets during the winter, many residents attend the market to shop for fresh winter vegetables, but they also buy their holiday gifts.

“We have a lot of nifty gifting products. There’s a lot of convenient opportunities to pick up small gifts,” she said.

Among the gifts residents can purchase are handmade holiday cards, pies, soaps, dog treats, honey, syrup, candles and alpaca products.

Cressy said that the winter market is an important event for local farmers and small businesses to showcase their products.

“Any opportunity that I can garner to help support these industries is positive. Farmers markets are a great place for people to test their product, and they are affordable,” she said.

Cressy said she “really enjoys” working with the winter market vendors.

“It certainly feels like a family,” she said.

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