Visit the Market
When
Our summer 2025 market season is every Sunday from May 18 through October 26 from 10am-2pm
Where
We are located at 20 Winooski Falls Way in front of the Champlain Mill, at the bottom of the Winooski Rotary
What
A market of over 25 local farmers, food producers, makers, bakers, and crafters with activities and live music
Who
The market is run by Downtown Winooski and welcomes vendors from throughout Vermont
Vendor List
Our summer 2025 vendor lineup is available! View our Friday afternoon social media posts for any given week’s specific vendor list.
Visitor Information
Getting to the Market
The market is easily accessible on foot, by car or bike, or with public transportation. We are located just over the Burlington/Winooski bridge at the bottom of the Winooski Rotary. See below for information about our ample parking. The market is a direct stop on the Green Mountain Transit lines through Winooski (#2 on Sundays) via the Spinner Place/Winooski Falls at Champlain Mill stops.
Parking
The market is conveniently located directly across the street from the Winooski Parking Garage! To access the garage, enter with your vehicle on Cascade Way. There is a pedestrian exit directly to Winooski Falls Way. There is also street parking along Winooski Falls Way. There are several disabled parking spaces directly adjacent to the market on the street. All city parking — both street and garage — is always free on Sundays (market day). If you park in the street spots by the market, please be sure to move your vehicle promptly after 2pm so our vendors may use these spots to load out. There are also numerous bike racks at the market site for bike parking.
Payment Options
The majority of vendors accept debit and credit card payments. Some vendors are able to accept Apple Pay, Venmo, and other electronic payment methods. However, there are always exceptions and it’s usually a good idea to bring some cash. Often, vendors appreciate cash or app payments where they may not need to pay processing fees.
All vendors accept cash! If you don’t have cash on you, you are welcome to purchase $5 Market Tokens at the Manager’s Booth using a debit or credit card. $5 tokens are accepted by all vendors and are treated as cash, including receiving change back. There is a $1 processing fee when you purchase tokens to cover the Square fees and help us operate this service. Tokens may not be returned or exchanged back to the market, but never expire and may be used in any future season.
The market is happy to accept SNAP/3SquaresVT benefits in exchange for $1 Market Tokens. If you receive food benefits, please bring your benefit card to the Manager’s Booth to get your funds converted for use with the vendors. $1 Market Tokens are different than the $5 variety and are limited to use on produce and grocery items. $1 tokens cannot be used to purchase alcohol, supplements, or hot, ready-to-eat foods. Tokens never expire and may be used in any future season. For information about applying for 3SquaresVT/SNAP benefits, please visit the Vermont Foodbank website or call the VT Foodbank 3SquaresVT team at 1-855-855-6181.
We proudly participate in the Crop Cash and Farm to Family programs. Crop Cash is a nutrition incentive program of NOFA-VT that matches your spending when you exchange your SNAP/3SquaresVT benefits for tokens at the market. See below for the current Crop Cash exchange rate. Farm to Family is a program from the Department of Children and Family Services that provides a booklet of $6 coupons to those eligible via income limit or WIC enrollment. Farm to Family coupons are not distributed by the market, but may be brought to WFM and used directly with participating vendors. Both currencies may only be used for fresh produce.
Accessibility
The market is located outdoors on ground level around the corner from a busy traffic circle. The majority of vendors are on brick and concrete sidewalks but some are on the grass. We map a six foot minimum corridor for visitor movement between vendors. If you need assistance reaching a vendor, please come to the Manager’s Booth and we’ll be happy to assist you. There is limited picnic table seating available at the market. There are several disabled parking spaces directly adjacent to the market on Winooski Falls Way, as well as in the Winooski Parking Garage across the street. There is a gender neutral accessible bathroom located across the street at the pedestrian entrance to the Parking Garage. There is live music in the market space every week from 11am-1pm. For questions or access needs, please feel free to contact us.
Current Crop Cash Exchange
Crop Cash is a program of NOFA-VT that matches your spending when you use your SNAP/3SquaresVT benefits at the market. The current Crop Cash match rate for the summer 2025 season is:
1:1
Up to $20
This means, that every $1 in SNAP benefits that you take out at the market, up to $20, gets MATCHED in Crop Cash! To maximize your use of this program, you can get the following once per every market day:
$20 in Tokens + $20 in CC = $40
You spend $20 and get $20 free!
You are always welcome to take out more than $20 in your EBT benefits, received as $1 tokens. However, the Crop Cash maxes out at $20.
Important Note for EBT Cash and Direct Deposit Recipients
There is a new protocol for getting Crop Cash coupons this year. EBT Cash and Direct Deposit customers should verify that their benefits include nutrition assistance by showing a Market Manager their Notice of Decision letter from the Economic Services Division.
How?
Simply bring your Notice of Decision letter (or a clear photograph of it) to the Market Manager’s booth where you get your Crop Cash. If you have an EBT Card, we will give you a sticker to put on the card. If you get Direct Deposit benefits, we will give you a special Eligibility Card to sign and bring back with you to future markets. That’s it! After that, you are verified for the whole season at any market you attend. We don’t keep your letter or any of your personal information.
What if...
…I go to multiple markets? Doesn’t matter! You only need to do this ONCE at any ONE market. Your stickered EBT Card or signed Eligibility Card will let all markets know you’re eligible.
…I forget to bring my Notice of Decision letter next week? Don’t worry! The Market Manager will still give you Crop Cash, as long as our extra funding lasts. However, please try to remember your letter for your following visit.
…I lose my Eligibility Card or my sticker comes off? Please bring your Notice of Decision letter to the market again at your next visit and the Market Manager will give you another card or sticker!
I don’t know where my letter is. How do I get a new Notice of Decision?
To request a copy of your most recent Notice of Decision, you can call the Economic Services Division at 1-800-479-6151 (or 1-855-247-3092 if you need an interpreter) and have one mailed to you. You may also choose to visit the local Economic Services office in person to get a copy as this may be faster. The local office is the Burlington District Office located at 128 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 301, Burlington, VT 05401. Their hours are 7:45am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday.
Why?
Crop Cash is money that comes from a strict federal grant. It requires that Crop Cash only be given to people who get nutrition assistance. Rarely, people who get EBT Cash or Direct Deposit benefits are not given their benefits for nutrition assistance. Showing us this letter allows us to verify that your benefits are intended for nutrition assistance.
Why Now?
In the past, we did not use the federal grant for EBT Cash customers’ Crop Cash; we used state funds instead. But the amount of state funds is much smaller! Being able to use federal money for everyone’s Crop Cash increases the likelihood of things like an increase in the match amount or the return of Crop Cash PLUS.