Wetheringon said that local Wasilla eggs are popular -- the stand sells about 40 dozen in the course of the day -- as are the farm's carrots.
"We're still selling as we're packing up to leave at six," Wetherington said. On Wednesday farm owner Alex Davis will have certified organic carrots, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, parsnips, jam and honey.
A cluster of stands comes together for the winter market, including longtime valley farmer Mark Rempel, the Matanuska Creamery, Palmer's Red Beet Café and the spice and specialty food vendor Capriccio.
Rempel's stand is set up across the court from AD Farm. A farmer's market fixture in the summer, this is Rempel's first time at the indoor market.
"It's the same clients pretty much, but the tone is different," said Rempel. "We're not fighting the elements at all."
This week he plans to bring four kinds of beets, half a dozen different types of potatoes, parsnips, daikon radish, cabbage and five to seven dozen free-range eggs from his farm. Though he can see the end of his stored vegetables, Rempel said he hopes to be able to sell produce at the market into January.
Matanuska Creamery representative Rob Wells stocked ice cream and cheese, as well as the dairy's first batch of eggnog. Wells noted that this time two years ago dairy farmers were dumping milk in their fields after the Matanuska Maid Dairy closed down. Now the creamery takes between 1,600 and 1,800 gallons of milk a day from Southcentral Alaska's four remaining dairy farmers.
Though Rempel doesn't see as much traffic, he does see an upside.
"There's more time to visit with customers," Rempel said. "I miss that in the summer."
The Wednesday market in the Northway Mall in Anchorage is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in front of Gottschalks.
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