Heirloom patterns render knitted or crocheted caps, dish cloths and other goods grandma-made and for sale at New Boston’s Townline Indoor Farmstand. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

NEW BOSTON – Patrons are praising Townline Indoor Farmstand, a year-round farmer’s market opened in October with a mission to serve local communities by featuring farm products, handmades and seasonal produce inside 290 2nd New Hampshire Turnpike.

“Everything from our ever-growing list of 25-plus vendors comes from neighboring farms, artists and craftspeople,” said Srini Damerla, proprietor. “Organic vegetables, eggs, meats, Guernsey-breed dairy products and honey, along with eco-certified fruits are here for you.”

Damerla’s membership club, the Choices for Healthy Living (CHILL Year-round) Program, is booming at the farmstand that customers reportedly have called “a hidden gem” in the area. Enrollees order ahead for later pickup dairy products, seasonal veggies, breads and meats.

Customer Deb Farrow, a resident of Francistown and CHILL member for two months, stopped by on Jan. 9 to pick up her current order — organic carrots, spinach and garlic.

“Our family likes to eat healthy whole foods as unprocessed as possible,” Farrow said. “Local farms are disappearing and I think it’s important to show farmers that what they provide to us is invaluable.”

The Granite State in wood and other designs from local artists are sold at Townline Indoor Farmstand to help support the area’s creative community. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

The variety of handmades there includes grandma-knit or crocheted caps, finely designed wood decor and jewelry, plus colorful hand-sewn aprons and more.

First-time visitor Tammy Wetherbee of Lyndeborough said she heard about the farmstand from a neighbor. The former beekeeper took home handmade cucumber-and-honey soap, cold-pressed sunflower oil, white-kernel popcorn and other organics.

“We are committed to giving back to the community,” Damerla added. “We’re active in local charities for Goffstown Girl Scouts, we host a Little Free Library of books here and we’re a part of Goffstown Rotary Club charity events.”

More information on Townline Indoor Farmstand, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, can be had via email: townlineindoorfarmstand@gmail.com. Check Facebook: townlineindoorfarmstands or Instagram: townlineindoorfarmstand.

Sustainability and the upcycling of items too often discarded is the focus of a collection of artworks at Townline Indoor Farmstand that feature bottle caps, shells and other reusables. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Homemade chocolates and gift-wrapped tins of goat milk fudge beckon from a shelf at Townline Indoor Farmstand, open year-round in New Boston. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Townline Indoor Farmstand owner Srini Damerla of Bedford readies some locally grown produce for customer Deb Farrow, a Francestown member of the farmstand’s email-in-advance, pick-up-later program order, one that included carrots, spinach and garlic. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Townline Indoor Farmstand owner Srini Damerla of Bedford displays to first-time visitor Tammy Wetherbee of Lyndeborough some of the locally sourced products such as honey, elderberry syrup and bakery, plus works from craftsmen and artists available at the year-round farm store in New Boston. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON