Farmers' Market Pres says bye
The Creemore Farmers’ Market will have a new President this spring when it opens for the 2014 season.
Sarah Hallett (pictured on home page), who has been President for the past two years, is hanging up her baking apron to pursue a Masters degree in psychology.
She says it has been her dream to become a clinical psychologist for a long time, since studying psychology when she was 18 in the U.K. (Sarah hails from York in Yorkshire.)
For the past year, Sarah has been completing Honours Bachelors degree courses through online Athabasca Univerity and The Adler School in Toronto, in addition to running Roseberry Farms bakery in Mulmur, organizing the Farmers’ Market and being mother to Thomas Hallett-Hale, Sam Hallett-Hale and Oliver Hallett.
Sarah, who came to Canada eight years ago, said her BA-equivalent British qualifications are not recognized in this country.
At the end of last year, she received the news that she could begin her Masters courses in 2014, while finishing her Honours BA.
“It came to the point where if I’m really going to do this, I’ve got to commit,” she said.
With all her schoolwork plus a part-time job at In the Hills magazine, Sarah, who spent five years selling her goods at the Market, said she will have little time to bake.
The Farmers’ Market President must be a vendor to hold that position.
But sweet-toothed fans, take heart. Sarah will keep her hand in the baking business by producing limited goodies for the Terra Nova Public House.
Incoming President Pamela Black of Pam’s Soaps will take over when she returns to Mulmur from Florida in March.
While the other Board Members are remaining, Sarah said the Farmers’ Market would welcome applications from vendors who would like to join the Board.
“The Market is in great shape with our biggest-growing year ever last year with the most vendors – about a 30% increase – so I’m sure it will continue to go from strength to strength with Pam’s help,” said Sarah.
“I’ll desperately miss the people at the Farmers’ Market… the vendors who became close friends, and my customers.”
Although many of her Masters classes will be held in Toronto on Saturday mornings, Sarah is still hoping she will be able to get to the Market once in a while to see everyone.
