COOPERSTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET EXPANDS HOURS AND ADDS VENDORS

Beginning May 2, the hours for the year-round Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will change to 9 am to 2 pm on Saturdays, giving customers an extra hour to shop.

The expanded hours will continue through December. The Market’s 48 farmers, food producers, makers, and artisans are located within 50 miles of Cooperstown. A core group of 25 vendors are at the Market every week, others come every other week or once a month.  This season is the Market’s 35th year.

Take a look at Saturday’s Vendors!

Saturday vendors include: Amma Seema, Andy’s Edible Gardens, Arabeth Farm, Ariginal Art, ARK Floral, Art Farm Flowers, Bison Island Ranch, Black Willow Pond Farms, Chatty Wren Coffee Roasters, Chloe’s Bakeshop, Crystal’s Customs, Empire Natural Foods, Gaia’s Breath Farm, Healing Crystals, Heller’s Farm, Horned Dorset Inn, Italian Cookie Home, King’s Rustic, Laura’s Chocolates, L’ouvriere Candle Studio, Middlefield Orchard, Mill Hollow Maple, Mimikis Fibers, Nectar Hills Farm, Pail Shop Vineyards, Painted Goat Farm, RevSpirits, Rock Hill Farm, Sasha Glinski Studios, SkinBiome, Straight from the Hive, Tech Tamer Woodworks, Traveling Herb Farmer, Uncommon Kin Cidery, Weinert’s Elk Creek Farm, Wildwoods Woodturning, and Windfall Designs.

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market New Items

New items at the Market include ready-to-eat plates of crackers, hummus, and veggies from King’s Rustic; zipper pouches with original artwork from Sasha Glinski Studios; hot and cold mushroom and herbal teas from Empire Natural Foods; ready-to-eat lunch items from the Horned Dorset Inn; handmade fabric toys from Mimikis Fibers; hot pepper jelly from Painted Goat Farm; body wash and car diffusers from SkinBiome; rosemary-honey infused walnuts and lemon-honey walnut spread from Straight from the Hive.

“These new products add to the diversity of things you can pick up at the Market,” says Madeleine Zenir, Farmers’ Market Manager at Otsego 2000, which founded the market in 1991.

Zenir said the Market offers fresh local produce, meat, poultry, cheese, coffee, spirits, cider, home goods, bread, eggs, maple syrup, honey, baked goods, prepared foods, gifts, art, skincare and wellness, candles, jewelry, sauces, jams, fiber products, pet food and pet care, toys, décor, baskets, flowers, plants, art, and more.

New vendors will be featured at the Summer Tuesday Market, which are held in July, August, and September from 12 pm to 4 pm. Biscuitwood Farm will offer vegetables, seedlings, baked goods and jam. Rooted Acres will have vegetables. Lord & Lady Farm will have sheep and goat products including lamb, wool, knit items, and lotions. One of A Thing will have handcrafted jewelry.

“We’re glad to be adding these new vendors and expanding the offerings at the Tuesday Market,” said Zenir. Ariginal Art, Free Flow Farm, King’s Rustic, and Traveling Herb Farmer will be joining returning Tuesday vendors that include: Gaia’s Breath Farm, Rock Hill Farm, Cooperstown Maple Works, Mountain View Dairy, and Wild Pines Pumpkin Patch and Gardens.

Music, Free Kids’ Activities, and SNAP Welcome and Matched

“The Farmers’ Market is a vibrant gathering place. People come out on a Saturday morning and enjoy music, chat with neighbors, and pick up some great local food and locally made items,” said Zenir.

Live music is featured at the Market every Saturday, from 10 am to noon. On the first Saturday of the month, Miss Jen offers a free kids’ craft. On May 2, kids can plant a seed and take it home to watch it grow.

SNAP is welcome at every Market. A match of up to $20 for SNAP-eligible food is provided by the Cooperstown Lions Club SNAP Match program, and Field and Fork Network’s Double Up Food Bucks program offers an additional match of up to $20 to buy fruit and vegetables. So, a $20 SNAP spend results in $60 of local food. The Market also welcomes vouchers from the Cooperstown Food Pantry. In 2025, $55,236 in local food went to food-insecure neighbors through food access initiatives at the Market.

The Market is located at 101 Main Street in Pioneer Alley in Cooperstown, near Doubleday Field.

Otsego 2000 is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to ensure the Otsego Lake region remains a masterpiece of nature by protecting and supporting its environmental, scenic, cultural, historic, and agricultural resources and its economic well-being. Otsego 2000 accomplishes its mission through programs like the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Otsego Outdoors, Glimmerglass Film Days, historic preservation initiatives, and environmental stewardship. Find out more about its programs at otsego2000.org.