Stock up for the winter, shop for holiday gifts, order your Thanksgiving dinner fixin’s, schmooze with your neighbors, enjoy live music—all at the Ashland Farmers Market’s first outdoor Pre-Thanksgiving market on Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weather permitting, the market will be held at the usual market location, 125 Front St., across from the library. 

Shoppers can pre-order for the Thanksgiving holiday and stock up on foods for the cold months from 23 food vendors. Organic vegetables, honey, maple syrup, wine, sauces, mushrooms, spice rubs, pasta, granola, dog food, fish, pickles and jams, coffee, meats, breads, pies, pastries, and sweets will be available. Kabob House, Sethji’s Vegetarian Indian, and Dulce D Leche will offer lunch and take-home meals.

Eleven artisans will bring winter accessories, jewelry, candles, soaps, and holiday-themed specials to make finding the perfect gift just a bit easier.

Dulce D Leche will take pre-orders for pies, which will be ready for pick-up on the day before and the morning of Thanksgiving at their Ashland shop, 200 Homer Ave., or at the parking lot diagonally across from their shop on Rt. 135. Customers may also pre-order pies from their website, www.dulcedleche.com.

Lilac Hedge Farm encourages Ashland customers to pre-order turkeys online from their website, www.lilachedgefarm.com, and pick the home delivery option.

Free vegetables for HIP recipients are available at Upswing and Long Life farms. SNAP will be matched up to $25 at the market manager’s green tent. For more information and to find out about cancellation in case of the weather, visit Facebook, www.facebook.com/AshlandMAFarmersMarket, or sign up at www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org/contact to be notified.

So, cross your fingers for good weather, bundle up, and come on down!