The Chelsea Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Chelsea Update is profiling vendors at the Chelsea Farmers Market and this week it’s Affeathermations.
Joan Hutchinson first became a vendor at the Chelsea Farmers Market in the late 1990s. Her stand is called Affeathermations.
“I began finding feathers on my morning run after my son died in late 1988; they were probably always there, but I was somehow drawn to pick them up,” said Hutchinson. “That first summer I ended up with two shoeboxes full!”
Since childhood she has enjoyed nature and has always been drawn to various religions and belief systems. Those interests meshed together in the products she makes and sells.
“We sell things made of natural, mostly found materials-some products are purely decorative or fun, others are for use in personal and class mind-body work, or in traditional drum circles and other group gatherings,” said Hutchinson.
She enjoys meeting like-minded individuals at the Chelsea Farmers Market.
“I like the people at the market, both vendors and customers,” she said. “Chelsea folks really support their farmers market nicely, and even though I don’t offer products that one needs every week like veggies or fruits, my sales are consistent. Over time, I hope to build a clientele who will think of me for that unique gift or special item.”
The Chelsea Farmers Market takes place each Saturday at the Palmer parking lot from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Below is the list of vendors who are expected to be there. Please keep in mind that sometimes the vendors aren’t able to attend the market and that planned products are not available.
Myer Jam: assorted jams
Kapnicks: 10 varieties of apples, unpasteurized cider
Affeathermations: Natural media crafts for ceremony and celebration. Bark art, wall hangings, medicine wheels, heal-the-earth wreaths, fans, rattles, and owls.
Goetz: parsnips, lettuce, sweet potatoes, pie pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, kale, eggplant, basil, free range eggs, beets, beans, peppers, onions, garlic, potatoes
Frog Hollar: apples, squash
Stone hearth: bread, cookies, brownies
Heim: leeks, tomatoes, peaches, eggplant, beets, potatoes, onions, cabbage, peppers, carrots, zucchini, kohlrabi, green and yellow beans
Two Tracks: breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, chorizo, pork chops, ribs, polish sausage, pork roasts, ground pork, chicken
Tantre: mushrooms, daikon radishes, watermelon radishes, romanesco cauliflower, celery, white turnips, carrots, potatoes, kale, arugula, lettuce, collards, carrots, Swiss chard, broccoli, Poblano peppers, winter squash, cabbage, fresh garlic, peppers, eggplant, hot peppers, flowers
Lands of Bru-Garick: potatoes, eggs, hand-crafted goods
H and H: maple syrup
Dave’s Honey: honey
Fresh: fresh roasted coffee
LA Baguette: baked goods, baguettes
Bean Creek Cookie Co: old fashioned cookies made from scratch, caramel corn
Thistle Blossom Herbals: Salve, infused herbal medicine oils, moisturizer oils and lotion bars and our famous lavender linen spray
Bordine: flower bulbs, plants
Brieland Schoultz: pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes, yellow squash, Swiss chard, eggs
Elysium Soap: soap, lotions, lip balm
Robin Hills: mushrooms, beets, carrots, fennel, ginger, turmeric, sweet peppers, kohlrabi, rutabaga, eggplant, daikon radish, collards
Fluffy Bottom: sheep’s milk cheeses and yogurt
HummusFilafil: hummus and falafel
Debbie’s Bead Design: jewelry
Stricklin and Sons: grass fed beef, chicken and pork
Gerry Gasche: raspberries
