Lexington Small Yet Mighty Winter Farmers Market

Lexington Small Yet Mighty Winter Farmers Market pairs a winter shopping run with a broader civic mission: the market welcomes nonprofit community groups to a weekly Community Tent while operating under the Lexington Farmers’ Market organization, a nonprofit overseen by a volunteer board. In winter, the market moves indoors to the Waldorf School Gymnasium at 739 Massachusetts Avenue, where a producer-only lineup keeps the focus on food and farm goods made or raised by the vendors themselves. That combination gives this market a clear shape: local staples for January-through-April shopping, plus room for community organizations alongside the vendors.

What you'll find there

The winter mix leans practical and pantry-building, with produce, meats, seafood, cheese, breads, pastries, prepared foods, and a few specialty stops folded into one indoor Saturday market. It reads less like a single-category market and more like a cold-weather grocery plan, with vendors covering dinner ingredients, baked goods, and ready-to-eat options.

• -Pick up apples, greens, seasonal vegetables, breakfast breads, scones, donuts, quiches, and jams from Farmer Dave’s.
• -Find specialty fresh mushrooms at My County Mushrooms.
• -Bring home sheep’s milk cheese, lamb meat, gelato, and more from Black-Eyed Susan Sheep Dairy.
• -Stock up on poultry, pork, beef, lamb, eggs, and spice blends from Copicut Farms.
• -Choose fresh seafood, chowders, prepared dinners, smoked fish, and pâtés from Captain Marden’s Seafood.
• -Take home homemade Mediterranean dishes, dips, and breads from Casba Food & Pastries.
• -Add pastas, sauces, soups, and more from Farfalle Italian Market.
• -Look for biscuits, scones, focaccia pizza, cookies, and pies at Ovenbird Cafe.
• -Shop artisan breads, baked goods, jams, and granola from Hi-Rise Bread Company.
• -Stop by Small Batch Cookery for gluten-free cookies and macarons.
• -Browse Bread Obsession at the market.
• -Find Forest Road Apiary on the vendor roster.
• -Look for the Silent Seed at the market.
• -Bring knives to Simply Sharp for sharpening services.
• -Add Del’s Coffee Roasters to your market round.

Know before you go

The key logistical detail is that winter market shopping happens indoors at the Waldorf School Gymnasium, 739 Massachusetts Avenue, not at the organization’s summer site. Saturdays run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the January-to-April winter season, so this is a midday market rather than an early-morning one. Parking is available in the Waldorf School parking lot and on the semi-circle drive in front of the school. Dogs are not allowed, and restrooms are not available on site. The market is producer-only, so the lineup is centered on goods grown, raised, baked, cooked, or prepared by the vendors selling them.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market, and Farmer Dave’s is identified as a HIP-certified farm, which matters if you shop produce through Massachusetts food assistance programs. The market organization also highlights SNAP, HIP, WIC, and FMNP coupon programs in its food assistance materials. Payment methods are clearly posted by the market.