March 2012

A Market Resurrected

“Everything happens as it does because the universe is as it is.”

Twelve years ago, the owners of the Woodstock Farmers’ Market began printing their signature T-shirts with that sentence, its letters encircling a yin-yang symbol formed by a fish and eggplant. Back then, they had no way of knowing how prescient those words were. On Saturday, August 27, 2011, the year-round grocery was a bustling business on track to eclipse the previous year’s record of $4.5 million in sales. By dusk the next day, the building was trashed and seemingly ruined, covered in muck from the five feet of river water that had coursed through its rooms — courtesy of Tropical Storm Irene.

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March 2012

Woodstock Businesses Hurt By Irene Look To SBA For Help

"(Host) In the six months since Tropical Storm Irene ripped through Vermont, many small businesses have cleaned up debris and reopened their doors.

But the economic damage is still being tallied-and repaired-by owners trying to get back on their feet.

Some have turned to the federal Small Business Administration for loans. But as VPR's Charlotte Albright reports, many have been rejected." Read More...

February 2012

Woodstock Farmers’ Market mentioned in Forbes.com Blog

"Many small local brands like Woodstock Farmers Market (Woodstock, VT) that provide a unique customer experience were mentioned. The Woodstock promise: “Our vision for the Market has always been to make great food accessible to everyone. We all love food and love to cook but we’re not snobby about it. In fact, we don’t consider ourselves ‘gourmet,’ because it implies exclusivity, and we believe that anyone can create great food. Most of the time one just needs a little help. . . a recipe perhaps; the best, freshest ingredients you can find; or just an outgoing and friendly staffer to help out with an idea." Read More...

January 2012

Woodstock Farmers’ Market Gets Back In Swing After Irene

"On the Friday before the New Year's weekend, almost four months after Tropical Storm Irene caused the Ottauquechee River to rise and deluge the Woodstock Farmers Market, the place was full of customers who were in town to ski at Killington and Suicide Six and local patrons stocking up on crab artichoke dip, crackers and champagne with which to ring in 2012..." Read More...

May 13, 2011

Woodstock Farmers' Market Recognized as a 2011 "Editors' Choice" Best of New England winner in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide.

"A creative sandwich and salad menu and specials such as chicken cordon bleu make this indoor market a picnicker’s paradise."

March 16, 2011

http://tastingtable.com/entry_detail/nyc/3083/an_improptu_maple-drenches_weekend

"Bolster a day of hiking or skiing with one of the market’s justifiably famous sandwiches and a caramel-chocolate-oat Carmelita Bar."

June 2009

Woodstock Farmers' Market Named 2009 Retailer of the Year by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT).

"Locally grown produce, international flavors and creative prepared foods help distinguish this ever-evolving Woodstock, Vermont retailer."

Our very own Tom Hopewell was featured in Yankee Magazine in 1989! A good read...

May 12, 2011 - Woodstock Farmers’ Market Named a 2011 “Best of New England – “Editors’ Choice” Winner by Yankee Magazine

March 15, 2011 - Woodstock Farmers' Market Expanding its Specialty Food Market

June 25, 2010 - Owner of Woodstock Farmers' Market Invited to Judge the NASFT 2010 Silver SOFI Awards in New York City!

May 8, 2009 - Woodstock Farmers' Market Selected as 2009 Retailer of the Year by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT)