Yes, you can eat locally even in the winter. And it’s not all root vegetables either! There’s cheese, meat, poultry, eggs, organic greens grown hydroponically, teas, sustainably grown seafood, baked goods, goat’s milk soaps and more. The indoor winter farmer’s market that was held at the Fairfield Theater Company on Sanford Street in downtown Fairfield last year has returned to the same venue this year on Saturday, December 5  from 10-2 and will be open every Saturday until mid April.

So far 15 vendors have signed up to participate in the market and they are working to see if more can be accommodated. You’ll recognize these vendors as participants in the Westport farmers’ market, which ends on November 19.

FTC Vendors

Beltane Farm, Cheese

Blackbird Baked Goods

Moorefield Herb Farms

Starlight Gardens

Two Guys from Woodbridge

Goatboy Soaps

Ox Hollow

Whistle Stop Bakery

Daffodil Hill Growers

Newgate Farm

Sankows Beaver Brook Farm

Riverbank Farm

Westport Aquaculture

Arogya Tea

Fairfield County’s newest indoor winter farmers’ market begins on Saturday, November 28, 2009 and runs from 10am to 2pm at 61-65 Wall Street in Norwalk.

Currently the vendors are:

Gazy Brothers Farm - Apples, pears, vegetables

Greenscapes - Plants, maple syrup, jams (made locally by The Herb Basket), honey

Goatboy Soaps - Goats milk soap and body products

Eagle Wood Farms - Beef, pork, eggs

A few other vendors are pending and I’ll post as new ones join the market. According to Market Manager Alexis Gazy from Gazy Brothers Farm, the market is part farmers’ market and part community event since they will have vendors that are not farmers. She is hoping that the market will continue outside in the summer season. There is no WIC certification for winter and some vendors have the capability take credit cards. It’s always a good idea to bring cash and reusable bags. Enjoy!