BERWICK - Last month Berwick hosted it's first ever Winter's Market inside Town Hall. The event went far better than anyone could have expected with many of the vendors actually selling out of the produce and items they had prepared for the event.
"Nearly all the vendors said sales either met or, in many cases, exceeded their expectations," said Jessica Sheldon who helped coordinate the event. "They spoke so highly of their experience other vendors contacted me soon after with an interest in participating. There were so many that I could not accept them all."
Vendors were not the only ones that were surprised at the strong turn out. Berwick resident, Ryan Johnson and his wife Jessica both attended the event and were amazed at that most of the vendors looked pretty much cleaned out.
"We must have gotten there toward the tail end of the event," said Ryan Johnson. "Everything looked pretty well depleted. Leaven sold out of all their breads by the time we got there. There were definitely a lot more people there than we expected to see. It was a very cool thing."
Johnson, also commented that he was pleased to see live music incorporated into the event.
"It definitely helped to create a very positive energy within the room," said Johnson.
Although it's only been a couple of weeks since the last Farmer's Market, vendors are already gearing up for the next market event taking place on February 16th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Along with additional vendors, new to the February market will be two community tables. The Berwick Library will be offering information on gardening classes that they will be offering and Great Works will be offering information on conservation projects in Berwick. Also, market goers can expect to see a new guest speaker, Matt Kochka who will be making a presentation on how to plan spring gardens.
