August Is Here!
Come join us this Saturday, August 14th, for all the best summer has to offer in Wakefield.
There is lots going on in our community this Saturday – Old Home Day in Brookfield, Open Farms in Brookfield, Historical Tours in Wakefield.
Make your day complete by dropping by the Wakefield Marketplace.
As always – Open 9am to 3pm
Kids Day this Saturday – July 31rst
Tissue Paper Flowers Workshop
As part of our monthly demo days Ann Prunier will be demoing how to make tissue paper flowers this Saturday, July 31rst.
This is great family and kids activitiy. It will start at 10am.
As always the Market Place is open from 9am to 3pm - come early for the fresh veggies before they sell out!
Our Scholarship Winner
This year’s Wakefield Marketplace Scholarship winner, Cassidy Callahan of Conway, stopped by a couple weeks ago to visit the Marketplace. Here she is with Dr. Bud Johnson who introduced her to our vendors.
Scholarship Winner Cassidy Callahan and Dr. Bud Johnson
See the post from June 19th for details.
July 17th – More Veggies!
The summer veggies are starting to come on strong.
Some of the field grown vine ripened tomatoes may make it to the Marketplace this Saturday.
Summer squash and all the other goodies of summer are here now.
Our crafters have been busy too.
Come see us – 9:00am to 3:00pm this Saturday!
July 10Th – Rain or Shine!
Don’t let the weather report keep you from the Marketplace this Saturday!
Our vendors will be there – Crafts and Veggies!
More and more of the summer veggies are rolling in!
The rain is predicted by 2pm so shop early.
As always we will be open from 9am to 3pm
See you at the Marketplace!
Heat Wave!
It’s Hot in Wakefield!!
Hi all, the heat wave is here this week.
It will be cooler this coming Saturday so come visit us at the Marketplace. Our crafters will be there along with our veggie farmers. Summer Squash loves this hot weather along with a lot of our other favorite vegges.
See you Saturday!
4th of July Weekend
The 4th of July Weekend is almost here and the Veggies are Coming!
The heat of summer is on us and the squash and other great veggies are starting to fill out in our farmers fields. Every market Saturday in July will bring new veggies to the Marketplace. Remember to come early to get the best selection.
Our crafters are busy as well with many great handmade local crafts.
See you at the Marketplace!
As always -> We are open 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturdays
Children’s Day at the MarketPlace
June 26th – Children’s day
This coming Saturday will be our annual Children’s day at the Wakefield Marketplace starting at 10:00 am and lasting to noon.
There will be lots of exciting activities:
- Seed germination project with Ann Prunier
- Make a birdhouse with Jay Thyng
- Bean bag/ ring toss with Christina Cormier
- Make a pinwheel with Bud Johnston
- Face painting by Arlene Leyare
Come and enjoy a great day at the Marketplace!
Marketplace Scholarship
We have a Winner!
WAKEFIELD. The Wakefield Marketplace has chosen Cassidy Callahan of Conway to receive a $500 scholarship.
Callahan is completing her junior year at Green Mountain College in Vermont where she is pursuing a degree in sustainable agriculture. She is an outstanding student who is employed by the College, volunteers in a variety of activities and participates in extracurricular organizations.
The Wakefield Marketplace, a nonprofit Farmers’ and Crafters’ market, seeks to encourage people interested in further study of agriculture and the arts, particularly heritage crafts.
What happened this past week?
We have a new sign!
Our new sign
Take a look at our new sign. We want to thank one of our many great local supporters for finding this beauty.
Please come by and take a look. Stop and shop while you are there.
See you next Saturday
As always -> We are open 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturdays