A great kickoff to Farmers' Market season
Wow! What a fantastic day we had last Saturday for our first market.
We had so many positive comments about our largest market ever; some new vendor highlights were our lamb producer Andrew and his range of sheep’s cheeses, the lovely pine trees that Braeden and his friends brought, the refreshing ginger lemonade by Under The Ginger Tree and the return of Sherina at Ali’s Kitchen. All these new stalls backed by our large core of familiar, skilled producers and artisans, including Matthew’s bread, Marie’s herbs, Pam’s soaps, Shirley’s glass, hot food by Pet and Lori, Nancy’s preserves and produce by Orie, Mulberry Moon, Willowlane, Cut & Dried and Fiddlefoot Farm among others too many to mention.
We received a comment on Saturday regarding the withdrawal of space for non-profit organizations at the top of the market. While we understand the complaint, quite apart from the ability for us all to have clearer access to the Horticultural Park, it pays to bear in mind that the Station on The Green board and all of us at the Market are volunteers. We fit the entire organization of the market, board meetings and promotions alongside our full time work and families. There was an extraordinary amount of extra work involved in organizing 18-plus non-profit groups and allocating four per week into each Saturday, especially when many want to attend at the same time. The Market board agreed with the Station board that incorporating non-profit organizations within the Market was a good solution, being of minimal cost and enabling organizations to attend on any date.
On a more personal note, I feel proud to be carrying on the strong tradition started by Jean Brownfield and Sandra Lackie almost 16 years ago. The Creemore Market is one to celebrate, filled with skilled vendors who grow, bake and make all their own product, bringing the best locally sourced food and crafts to Creemore every Saturday morning. The Market is a team effort and happens every week with the help of Orie Johnston, Marie Boyce, Sandra Lackie, Bill Mann, Pam Black, Janet Fletcher, Linda Mills and Nancy DeGorter. Market enquiries can be made to any one of us. If you haven’t yet visited the market, please consider coming to downtown Creemore on Saturday morning to meet our community of stall holders, you’ll be assured of a very warm welcome.
You can find us online, as well, at www.creemorefarmersmarket.ca.
