Artist's Date: Winter Farmer's Market : )

 Today was a wonderful day for a ride down RT 20 to Russell's Garden Center and their Farmer's Market.

I forgot how large Russell's is and how many wonderful gift ideas they offer in addition to the wonderful Farmer's Market!

I was very excited to see on the sign as I drove in that there was a baby sheep.  

These 2 were quite the hit!  : )

A great way to warm things up with an outdoor pizza oven!

It was such a great atmosphere for the market.  It was nice and warm inside with so many beautiful plants to look at in between booths!

Winterberry Farm is located in Leverett MA.

I found out today that there are many towns in Massachusetts that I have never heard of!

http://www.winterberryfarm.org

I absolutely loved the colors of all the yarn at Winterberry Farms booth...(I love that name too!)
It looks like a crayon box : )

She had adorable angora bunnies whose fur she used for spinning as well.

Moonshine design has the most beautiful colors as well. 

They are from Colrain MA

another town I have never heard of!   

There were baskets of beautiful mohair socks!

http://www.keldaby.com/catalogpages/socks.html

Another great booth was

Good Karma Farm

http://www.goodkarmafarm.com

They sell wonderful felt covered soaps that you can find here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrabassett-Soap-Company/126996440683942

This is what I purchase from the booth of E and T Farms. 

The man who sold this to me explained how it is processed to make it creamed (like peanut butter) but I could not repeat the process to you if my life depended on it.

I love honey, so I thought this might be 

a fun way to eat it! : )

http://www.eandtfarmsinc.com/products_bee.htm

This is a great way to spend a Saturday during the winter months...

Here is the link and you can sign up for their newsletter here as well!
http://www.russellsgardencenter.com/wayland_winter_mkt.html

and here is their facebook page....
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wayland-Winter-Farmers-Market/161090303930270

and a video they posted of the market!

Happy Weekend!