Mettowee Valley Farmers' Market

Vt Rte 30 is the setting for Mettowee Valley Farmers' Market at the Mettowee Valley Community Center in North Rupert, a quarter mile north of Herrick Brook Road. That location detail matters here because this is a small-route, rural Vermont market with a clear producer-only identity: vendors grow or make their wares themselves, rather than reselling from elsewhere. The Friday afternoon schedule gives it an end-of-week rhythm, and the market’s own mix points toward food and handmade goods sold directly by the people behind them.

What you'll find there

The producer-only setup shapes the market more than any single category does: the emphasis is on meeting farms and makers selling their own work, with a compact opening-vendor roster that spans staple pantry items, orchard fruit, prepared food, and crafts. That combination gives the market a mixed table-to-table feel rather than a produce-only lineup, and one visitor described finding “everything from produce to fresh marshmallow fluff to hot foods” alongside craft items.

• -Find Southwind Farmstead Cheese among the opening vendors for farmstead cheese sold by the producer.
• -Pick up maple goods from Bob Wood Pure Maple Products, listed as one of the market’s opening vendors.
• -Shop Saratoga Apple for apples from an orchard-focused vendor in the opening lineup.
• -Grab prepared food from Cookin’ Woods, another opening vendor at the market.
• -Browse handmade goods from The Creative Educators, included with the opening vendors.

Because the market is explicitly producer only, that vendor list carries extra weight for planning: the cheese, maple products, apples, prepared foods, and handmade items all come through named businesses and makers rather than a general reseller mix. The result is a market where the listed lineup itself is the draw, especially if you like buying directly from the farmstead, orchard, kitchen, or craft table represented on site. One visitor noted crochet flowers, magnets, produce, marshmallow fluff, and hot foods during a recent visit, which suggests the Friday market can extend beyond the opening roster while keeping that direct-from-maker character.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit-planning detail to have in mind before you head to Route 30. The market runs Fridays from 3 to 6 PM at the Mettowee Valley Community Center, located one-quarter mile north of Herrick Brook Road in North Rupert. There are no restrooms listed in the visitor details, so plan your stop accordingly. If you want to speak with someone directly, the market shares a phone contact at 802-325-3478. The producer-only rule is also useful to know in advance: it sets expectations for a market centered on vendors who grew or made their own wares.