PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A stream of customers filled baskets and shopping bags with vegetables, cranberries, cheese, fresh-baked breads and pies while chatting with the dozen or so farmers selling goods in the visitor's center of a local museum.
It was a bitterly cold, gray December day, but for many, it felt just right for the farmers' market as live music and a warm fireplace helped set a cheerful mood.
A growing number of farmers' markets are extending their operation into and through the winter months — even in cold-weather states such as Massachusetts.
The expansion comes as more farmers are prolonging their growing seasons with greenhouses and other methods. It's also fueled by an increased number of people who aim to eat locally produced food year-round.
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