Holiday Market: Simply Sausage

Simply Sausage will have about 25 varieties of sausage at Holiday Market this Saturday. And we're in for an amazing! Among the items they'll be sampling will be their Christmas Morning sausage, designed to fill your home with the aromas of sweet spices such as allspice, fennel, and anise. Can't you almost smell it now? Make sure to stop by and visit with Stanley at the Market this Saturday...let the delicious aroma of these artisanal sausages guide you to the Simply Sausage table, then stock up on some of the highest-quality sausages you'll find anywhere in the world!

Holiday Market: Martha's Jams

  
One of life's great treats s fresh jam, and we know of no local jam better than that made by Cheverly's own Martha Allen. The spiced blueberry on a slice of warm toast? Heaven. And the mango pulp is a well-known "secret" ingredient at many a dinner party. A jar or two of Martha's Jam, a fresh loaf of bread and a tin of tea would make a wonderful teacher gift (or even something very thoughtful for your favorite neighbors!)


Martha is bringing a great variety to us at Holiday Market, including a just-made triple berry (blueberry-marionberry-raspberry) and and orange. Mmmm....can't you almost taste it right now? Make sure to get Martha's Jams at Cheverly Community Market this Saturday. You'll want to stock up...it's a long wait until our Market revs up again in the Spring!

Holiday Market: Rebert's Farm/Benny's Fruit Stand

For our final Market of the year, we're looking forward to those wonderful late autumn/early winter fruits and vegetables that are warming, hearty and delectable on brisk days when you're chilled to the bone. The Reberts will have a great selection of apples, fresh pressed cider, fresh celery, sweet potatoes, and a variety of winter squash, just perfect for stews, baking, and making your winter favorites. So visit the Reberts this weekend at Holiday Market, then take your treasures home and invite some friends over for some warm apple cider, winter vegetable stew and a baked apple...it'll be a wonderful feast!

Holiday Market: Pax River Alpacas (UPDATED)

It's been quite a long time since we've had the pleasure of welcoming Pax River Alpacas to Cheverly Community Market, and Holiday Market is the perfect time to do it! The cooler temperatures are better for these beautiful animals, and we can't wait to see them this Saturday. The best part? The yarn! Alpaca yarn is incredibly soft and durable -- some of the nicest stuff you'll ever knit. A few skeins would be an ideal gift for your favorite knitter. And if you're a knitter and still working on those holiday gifts, you'll love working with this gorgeous, luxurious fiber.

Visit the alpacas at Holiday Market, and get advice from Sue on the best alpaca yarns for your projects!

UPDATE: We just received this email from Sue, and wanted to share all the goodness with you!

We are going to bring two alpacas and we have handmade alpaca scarves, shawls and hats to sell. We also have alpaca socks and gloves, in addition to a variety of alpaca yarns, including hand-dyed alpaca yarns and alpaca yarns blended with other fibers such as silk, merino, tencel and bamboo. 
Thanks,Sue Rosche

Holiday Market: Deciduous Dave's Walking Sticks & Stuff

It never ceases to amaze: the joy and wonder that children take in the simplest toys. The wooden swords from Deciduous Dave's Walking Sticks & Stuff have become a staple of play in Cheverly. They're great toys -- of course they can be swords, but they've also been known to double as light sabers, riding ponies, bridges for tiny Lego people... These are great gifts that promote truly thoughtlful, creative play and can be handed down amongst siblings (ours was a sword and lightsaber, now it's part of an elaborate castle protocol. Several children have been knighted by the Princess-Queen of the manor with it.)

In addition to swords, Dave makes wonderful, unique walking sticks, as well as juggling clubs, juggling orbs and devil sticks.  Dave also makes mojito makers, french rolling pins, sock darners, spurtles, dibber, and garden mushrooms. Visit with Dave this Saturday at Holiday Market, and find out what some of those things are! And while you're there, pick out wonderful gifts for the imaginative children, wonderful bakers, cocktail makers, knitters, and gardenrs on your holiday shopping list!

Holiday Market: Running Hare Vineyards

We're very happy to have Running Hare Vineyards at our Holiday Market. As one of two wineries represented this Saturday, these long-time Market favorites are always most welcome.

The Scarboroughs have been very busy -- the winery is part of Southern Maryland's very first wine trail (visit Patuxent Wine Trail for details), and Running Hare has been winning international awards for their Malbec, Chardonnay, Chambourci, Sangiovese, and Shiraz varieties. Visit with the Scarboroughs this weekend and sample some really special wines. Whether you take home a bottle of Malbec, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Shiraz, Chambourcin, or any other variety, you'll be happy, and so will anyone who is lucky enough to get a bottle as a gift! 

Holiday Market: New Starts Farm

Did you notice the beautiful recycled wood bird houses that Tom Baldwin brought to us at Thanksgiving Market a few weeks ago? Each one had a distinct personality -- they're really art. I must have passed them at least 10 times without really taking them in, but once I really looked, I fell in love. The best things are often like that -- right there in plain view if you look. I find that many of the products from New Starts fit this description -- quiet, natural and understated, but truly lovely in ways that are, at first, rather hard to describe.  


New Starts Farm has brought many wonderful, seasonal things to us at Cheverly Community Market over the years. From fresh, delicate herbs in the spring to gourds, garlic, and hearty plants in the fall, we always enjoy the natural beauty of the selection from New Starts.

Make sure to visit Tom at Holiday Market this Saturday. You might find a few fall ornamental plants (pansies and ornamental cabbage and Kale), as well as holiday cactus plants, seasonal centerpieces with gourds, ornamental corn, dried flowers, etc., and those lovely bird houses from recycled materials.