Celebrating 20 Seasons of the Brattleboro Winter Farmers' Market

On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at noon, the Brattleboro Winter Farmers' Market will be honoring its 20th season of connecting its farmers and producers with the community through the depths of long Vermont winters. The Brattleboro Winter Farmers' Market first opened on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, in the heart of downtown Brattleboro at the River Garden. From the start its mission was to celebrate and grow the local food shed of the greater Brattleboro area. After 12 years, they recognized the need to find a new home where they could grow and spread out a bit, and where their customers could count on convenient parking. The four years spent at 80 Flat Street proved critical to the market surviving the pandemic. They are now approaching the final month of their 20th season and their fourth year in the Winston Prouty Campus gymnasium. The Brattleboro Winter Farmers' Market serves Windham County and the southern reaches of Windsor County, as well as Cheshire and Franklin counties of New Hampshire and Massachusetts with a very strong commitment to equitable food access. They are the only regular weekly farmers market in this region operating through the depths of our winters. The Winter Farmers' Market is a project of Post Oil Solutions, a community grassroots organization focusing on sustainability and resilient communities. The celebration will be happening throughout a typical market day, fitting as a way to celebrate what they do while they are doing it and sharing it with the community. When the live music breaks at noon, the market organizers will take over the microphone for a few words and from some special guests. The Brattleboro Winter Farmers' Market hopes to see many friends and former vendors from the past 19 seasons and the community of dedicated market customers whose support for farmers and producers makes it all possible. The public is invited to join our day of celebration at 60 Austine Dr., Brattleboro, Vt., and wish them well for the next 20 years. For more information email farmersmarket@postoilsolutions.org.