November Holiday Market at LFP Third Place Commons has an eclectic mix of goods

November Farmers' Market at LFP.  Photo by Carl Dinse.

The Friends of Third Place Commons organization sponsored a winter farmers' market on Sunday, November 20, 2011 on the upper level of the Towne Centre mall.

Vendors of fruit and vegetables filled the area with crunchy goodness. Many regular vendors brought their holiday gift items so shoppers could fill Christmas stockings with beeswax candles, farm-made jams and jellies, spices, condiments, and herbs for salad dressings.

Fresh caught fish, grass fed-beef, chocolate sauce, and foraged mushrooms all lined up in a row.

The Whiskey Swillers plucked cheerful strings to keep shoppers stepping lively.

Downstairs, craftspeople sold note cards and enough jewelry to deck a red carpet's worth of Hollywood starlets.

Naturally, all the restaurants at the Commons were open for business.

If you missed all this cheerful energy and good eats and gifts, you have one more chance. The Holiday Winter Market will reappear on Sunday, December 11, 11 am to 4 pm. Same time, same place. 

If you forget your shopping bag, you can get one from from Third Places Comments for a donation of $2. It is bright red and includes an icon for a smart phone app.  Get two - you'll need them.