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Community Roots Farmers Market

Providing our community with fresh local food and farm related goods 🥩🌺🧼🥚 and a space for Coventry local small family oriented businesses to connect.

Saturday's starting May 16 2026, 2-4pm at TLC Coventry.

10/28/2026

We’re looking for personal and business sponsors, donations, and volunteers to help make our upcoming Merry Market at Coventry Gardens a special place for families, friends, and our entire community this holiday season!

Whether you’re a local business looking to get your name out there or a community member who simply wants to help make the holidays a little brighter, we would LOVE to have you be part of the magic!

🌟 WHAT WILL YOUR SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS SUPPORT?

Your contributions will help us provide fun, family friendly activities and special experiences for children and families to enjoy throughout the market. Our goal is to create a welcoming, festive atmosphere where families can make memories, enjoy local vendors, and experience the joy of the holiday season without the cost of activities becoming a barrier.

🎁 HOW CAN YOU HELP?

🎄 Become a Sponsor: Businesses and individuals can sponsor our event and help make these holiday experiences possible.

❤️ Make a Donation: Donations of any amount are welcome and appreciated! Every contribution helps us create a memorable experience for local families.

🙋‍♀️ Volunteer Your Time: Want to get involved and lend a helping hand? We would LOVE to have you! If you’re interested in volunteering before or during the market, please reach out. There’s always room for more helping hands!

✨ GET RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

We want to show our appreciation for everyone who helps make this event possible!

📣 Sponsor signs will be displayed at the market for visitors to see, giving businesses and individuals an opportunity to show their support for our community.

📋 We will also be creating a public donor recognition list featuring the names of those who contribute and help bring the Merry Market to life. Whether you donate personally or through your business, we want to celebrate the generosity that makes this event possible!

📩 Interested in sponsoring, donating, or volunteering? Send an email to [email protected] and Britney will get back to you as soon as she can!

GET MERRY COVENTRY 😍

10/28/2026

December 5th is going to be jamming!

Merry Market 4-7 at The Coventry Gardens on the corner of Tiogue and reservoir.

Jarrellartisanmill will be running an open house earlier that day.

Any restaurants want to jump in with specials or other promos for what I'm calling the "Don't leave Coventry Challenge"? At both event locations we could set up a "snap a pic" for a discount or QR code, your place would be listed as a participating restaurant. What you want to include can be up to you. The events would capture both lunch and dinner meals, but you decide what you want to do.

This is really the last thing lol.

Tag a restaurant below, own a restaurant reach out here or my personal page Stacie Rae Nichols

10/27/2026

Cheers Coventry!

Thank you to town council for the permit approval and Richard Houle for suggesting waiving the permit fee.

We are excited to announce Discipline Brewing Co will be at the Merry Market hosting the b**r garden each week. I can attest their selection is pretty amazing, and it's a great opportunity to talk with people who are passionate about their craft.

For those who don't drink we will have plenty of non alcoholic options as well with our food truck line up.

Thank you to all the citizens of Coventry for your support, we look forward to seeing you!

10/27/2026

Happy Tuesday!!

There's a very full docke it seems for Town Council meeting this evening. For those who want to voice support for the Merry Market. I encourage you to call in during docketed items if you support us being able to run the b**r garden at the Merry Market which we need a permit for. And honestly, if you're against it, I welcome your participation too because this is supposed to be a community event. A shout out of appreciation for those who gave me their name and address to include on the letter I sent to Town Council this morning voicing support. I don't think people realize that we need your support if this is the type of activities that you want to see. People organizing in town. Not just us, but for any small business in town that wants to pull together an event that is encouraging other Coventry businesses to come together to make a special experience.

For those who might not be aware when you apply for the permit, there's several steps you have to take. There will be obviously ServSafe bartenders on hand using a wristband system to make sure that people are being responsible just like you would expect at any of the other events that are run in town that apply for class f liquor license.

I know this is a new type of event for town. I'm hoping that this sets the stage and optimizes the pathway for future businesses who want to run community events like this that are engaging small in town businesses to come together to offer events. Also, in addition to alcohol, we're making sure that there are other drink vendors available at most of the markets as well as food trucks. If someone else out there has a coffee, hot chocolate etc ruck and you want to participate just send us a message. We would love to have you. I'm not sure what the regulations are around individuals being able to serve that. If someone is interested, you run a small business doing something and you want to offer hot chocolate there. I'm sure I can help figure out what we would need to make that happen.

Details on the Town Council meeting and full agenda can be found online.

10/26/2026

Happy Monday!
In addition to the tons of posts highlighting our vendors the schedules for each week. I want people to pay attention to this page as we give shout outs to other individuals that are making the Merry Market possible.

Leading the way with a big thank you to the town manager and the town clerk, they didn't want to have their picture posted, they've been helpful in making sure we're getting the permits, getting the fire marshal out to do the inspection needed for the application for the class f liquor license license. Reminder you can still have your name added to the water being sent to Town Council asking them to approve the permit. Just send me a message.

Working on bringing some positivity, and while I am the first to admit that I would love to see changes in our town. I'm also going to highlight when I start to see some of those changes happening and a big one for me is more private public partnerships to bring events to town. I see that as a cost savings to the taxpayer, a positive for small businesses and helps build community by giving participants more opportunities to engage in their community. So again, thank you to the town manager and town clerk for getting us going.

10/25/2026

I will be sending the following to town council in advance of Tuesday's meeting to get support of the b**r garden permit for the Merry Market organized through Community Roots Farmers Market . If you would like you name added, which is appreciated if you support us, please message me with your name and address to be included. I don't usually ask for support with a personal project. Coventry is tough, we do not have a central shopping /market area to do small biz promotions. This was the best I could do. Other than I am also vending, I am not getting compensation for this...ok maybe I'm also like let's bring in commerical tax base to save residential taxes 🤣. But this is the type of stuff I want to see in town, if someone else organized it, I want them to win too.

Dear Members of the Coventry Town Council,

We respectfully ask for your support in approving a Class F liquor license for the b**r garden at the Merry Market, held at Coventry Gardens on Tiogue Avenue, Saturdays from November 21 through December 19, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The Merry Market is a truly local shopping experience, bringing together Coventry farms, small businesses, artisans, and families for a festive holiday event. Approximately 85–90% of the vendors participating on any given market day are Coventry farms and businesses.

From the beginning, we have welcomed Coventry businesses to participate and have made it clear that Coventry businesses receive preferential consideration when selecting vendors. Our goal is to create opportunities for the businesses that call Coventry home, giving them a platform to reach new customers, build relationships, and grow their presence in the community. This is not simply a market located in Coventry; it is a market intentionally designed to support Coventry. Our call for vendors is currently closed, but we made several attempts to first connect with Coventry businesses before looking outside of town. In addition, we have connected with the now amazing businesses at the "pen mill building" and are cross promoting their Dec 5th open house as a "don't leave Coventry challenge" (side note- we welcome are restaurants who want to offer a special that day to reach out).

The economic benefits of shopping local are significant. Research highlighted by the American Independent Business Alliance found that approximately 48% of revenue from purchases at independent local businesses recirculates within the local economy, compared with less than 14% at chain retailers. That means more money can support local jobs, local suppliers, other small businesses, and community organizations. When residents choose to shop with local farms and businesses, the benefits extend far beyond the initial purchase.

The market is organized at no cost to participating Coventry businesses. In addition to supporting our local economy, these businesses are generously donating raffle items to benefit Beyond the Battle, a local organization that supports veterans. Beyond the Battle has made a meaningful difference in our community, including helping a veteran in Greene who experienced a housing problem. We are proud to bring local businesses together in support of an organization that helps our neighbors when they need it most.

We recognize that this may be a new type of event for Coventry, but we see it as an opportunity to demonstrate what can happen when local businesses collaborate to create engaging, family-friendly experiences. Our hope is that the Merry Market will help establish a model for future community events that bring people together, support small businesses, and provide meaningful benefits without placing a financial burden on the town.

A vibrant small-business community does more than support individual entrepreneurs. It creates destinations for residents, encourages people to spend their money locally, strengthens community relationships, and helps make Coventry an attractive place for businesses of all sizes to establish themselves and grow.

We respectfully ask the Town Council to support the Class F liquor license so that the b**r garden can be part of this holiday celebration. Your support would help us create a welcoming community gathering that celebrates local entrepreneurship, encourages collaboration, and gives back to an organization serving our veterans.

We hope this event can be the beginning of many more opportunities for Coventry farms, small businesses, community organizations, and local venues to work together. By investing in collaboration and supporting local entrepreneurs, we can build a more vibrant community that benefits residents and businesses alike—all without adding costs to Coventry taxpayers.

Thank you for your consideration and for your continued commitment to the Coventry community.

Sincerely,

Stacie Nichols
Owner Serendipity Farm
Community Roots Farmers Market Manager

10/23/2026

Next up! Put on your thinking and participation caps because I WANT this to happen.

I want to make a tiny Coventry Christmas village, both with buildings here today and ones from yesteryear. I want individuals, groups, businesses to contribute buildings, tiny trees etc. I NEED someone to volunteer to make the Coventry tree and field.

This will be on display at the first December market (Dec 5th) but items can be dropped off at The Coventry Gardens whenever they are open during the week. For scale perspective I'm saying a standard piece of paper, make the houses out of anything. All skill levels welcome.

I have reached out to the senior center (waiting for confirmation but they may do an art class on this), a few businesses have said they want to make their building, a few farms have spoken up as well. The schools I think are just too big of a ship to turn unfortunately, I did reach out for various ways they could be included. I also emailed the town manager and he did forward to department heads because I would love to see them represented. I also emailed the library, and waiting for them to have a meeting to see if they can do something.

I say that to say, if you are interested as an individual, church group, scouts group, 4h group, craft group, craft business, art business-- want to run fee based classes for this let me know I want to promote you, I know we have several places in Coventry, restaurants, food trucks etc. Put your biz name, troop name, church name on there, let Coventry residents know you exist!
You can use cardboard, wood, recycled items, pre made houses you paint. Be a part of the magic!
If you want to organize something and want me to promote, message here. If not build away and I can't wait to see what we make together.... It literally takes a village.

10/22/2026

December 5th Merry Market line up!

We will have meats, eggs, produce, baked goods in addition to local crafts.

Sign up for wreath making is coming shortly, we also have a needle felting class for adults and teens to be posted soon on Dec 12th.

Shop small and shop local!

10/20/2026

In addition to all this we are happy to say Foxfire Trading Company will be there making coin rings and Tracy Chappell, just a regular member of our community who stepped up, will be running FREE crafts.

Fresh local foods, primarily grown and made right here in Coventry!

Invite your neighbors, friends and family. Let's get connected.

Merry Market runs Nov 21- Dec 19th with farmers and a variety of vendors and activities each week.

10/18/2026

*Edited: Mischief Managed! Way to go!!!*

Walked all the way to the back to take a photo of the sad Santa mailbox 🤣.

I'm going to let this simmer from the other post because I know someone out there in Coventry has this gift to share with people. Just scroll down and look for the post underneath this market, but we are looking for someone to either fix this one or build a new Santa mailbox for the Merry Market place. If a business does it, we're happy to have you slap your business name on there or an individual, Boy scout troop girl scout troop, anything like that.

I'm not going to rush this because I'm going to manifest an individual or group that wants to participate in the Merry Market like this. I know we have a lot of talent in Coventry and we have a lot of good people. We have had an offer from a local business to do the lettering on the box and I can rope in some teenage children to paint it need be. Other than it needs to be freestanding I think someone has a creative eye for this stuff and I want various people's skills to be represented at this.

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2501 Nooseneck Hill Road
Coventry, RI
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