We are pleased, honored, and proud to announce that this year’s St. Stephen’s Peasant Market grossed over $38,000 on Saturday, July 6, a $13,000 increase from last year. We were hoping to turn the amazing amount of donations we received this year into even more money for the grants that St. Stephen’s gives annually to area nonprofits, and we succeeded! 

Every member of St. Stephen’s volunteers helped in some way: donation intake, polishing silver, pricing items, baking pies, hauling tables, and putting up tents. We are incredibly grateful to all of them and to the wonderful volunteers from the community who lend a helping hand every year as well. We are also appreciative of Jerome Milks’ family for their donations of his beautiful handmade cutting boards, a new addition to the market this year, and a profitable one. 

Several of this year’s grant recipients had information tables at the Market, sharing the great work that they do in Addison County. We are also grateful for the help of Middlebury College, Mt. Abraham High School, Festival on the Green, Potential View Property Management, Casella’s, The Addison Independent, HOPE and the town of Middlebury. At one point last Saturday we surveyed the green and saw people of all ages carrying their treasures across the lawn, laughing and chatting with friends and strangers. It was a gift and a joy we will cherish, making every sweaty moment of work worthwhile. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Shannon Bohler and Amy Beaupré

2024 Peasant Market Co-chairs

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church