Quonquont Farm Opens First Holiday Shop This Weekend

WHATELY — Quonquont Farm, long a seasonal pick-your-own orchard and event venue, is opening for a two-weekend holiday market on Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 9 North St., Whately. This first-ever store opening will feature handmade wreaths and greenery, dried floral arrangements, locally made gifts, pies, candies, fresh fruits, vegetables, and Quonquont’s own apple cider.

“We’ve been working feverishly to transform our seasonal farmstand into a festive holiday shop, and we can’t wait to share it with our community,” Quonquont Farm Director Jenelle Wilkens said.

A variety of gifts will be available, including artwork by Jo-Ann Denehy, a local Whately oil painter and birdhouse maker whose love of the land and New England landscape provides endless motivation for her work. The store will offer pies and treats from Sweet Lucy’s Bakery in Bernardston, cider donuts from North Hadley Sugar Shack, hot apple cider from Quonquont Farm, and the farm’s popular 2025 wildlife calendar. There are even beaver-made, human-finished, Quonquont walking sticks.