Though farmers’ markets are usually associated with warm months, Eastern Market and others like it across the country are becoming cold-weather travel destinations as they add artisanal goods, entertainment and indoor experiences.
On a recent Saturday morning at Eastern Market in Detroit, busking musicians filled the air with jazz as vendors finished setting up for the day’s traffic. Shoppers streamed in, sizing up winter produce, relishes and chutneys, fresh cuts of beef and more.
Feldman added that while the focus of farmers’ markets is on what’s in season, purveyors are extending the peak of the season by creating baked goods, jams and other products from crops they’ve grown, while others are relying on greenhouses or semicircular “hoop” houses to bring more produce to market in winter. The revenue, Feldman said, is beneficial to the immediate community.
In the winter months, said Debbie Burns, chief executive of the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market, shoppers can find fresh-picked arugula, bok choy, cabbage, potatoes, sprouts, microgreens, carrots, kale, mushrooms, winter squash, spinach, greenhouse tomatoes and other produce. The weekend market is split between growers and artists. Saturday brings in produce and meat from regional farm and ranch vendors, and on Sundays, the Railyard Artisan Market attracts regional artists, jewelry makers and other craftspeople, and producers of health and beauty products. It’s not unusual to find hand-thrown pottery, woven scarves and hats, and silver and turquoise jewelry.
Winter also brings the market’s annual celebration of the Lunar New Year with live performances and activities for kids. Another annual event is the market’s own Mardi Gras celebration in mid-February, with live blues and zydeco as well as Louisiana-style food. “Our process allows for us to have fresh vegetables year-round,” Josiah Mulvihill said. His farm, he said, is committed to a sustainable “best practices” approach, which means, among other things, organic farming.
Pennsylvania is known for its produce in spring, fall and summer, and for its dairy and meat products throughout the year; the number of dairy farms in Pennsylvania is second only to Wisconsin, according to the Center for Dairy Excellence, a nonprofit organization. Vendors buy from nearby Lancaster County farms, so the fresh milk, butter and cream offered at Lancaster County Dairy had to make only a short hop from farm to display case.
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