The Portland Farmers’ Market, shown here in Deering Oaks Park, moves indoors for the winter season in December. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer The Portland Winter Farmers’ Market kicks off Saturday, Dec. 7 with more farmer vendors than ever, according to organizers.
Wednesday is the last day for the 2024 outdoor Portland Farmers’ Market. The indoor winter market, at 631 Stevens Ave. in the Stevens Square Community Center (the old Catherine McAuley High School), runs on Saturdays from 9 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
until April 12. There are 25 vendors this year. Assistant Market Manager Doug Donahue, of Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, said the 2024/2025 winter market features about five more farmer vendors than it did last year.
“We’ve been trying to add farms all along, but we needed to find the right fit. The new farms this year had products to offer that the market didn’t already have,” Donahue said, mentioning goat cheese from Worth the Wait Farm in Denmark. The winter market will feature an array of products, including seasonal produce; beef, pork, chicken and lamb; oysters; bread and baked goods; cheeses, yogurt, milk and eggs; jams, jellies and pickles; as well as honey and maple syrup.
“You can pretty much do your entire grocery shopping there,” Donahue said. The winter market has drawn more customers each year since it’s been held at the Stevens Square Community Center, according to Donahue. “It’s becoming more and more popular as word gets out,” he said.
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