Carol Pepper | Nov 16, 2016


The regular season of the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market is over for this year, but people can continue to access their favourite local producers via the website, sharbotlakefarmersmarket.ca or on Facebook. Please use this off-season market to support the vendors. You will find a list of producers there. Click to find the list. You will be amazed at the products you will still be able to purchase all through the year. No need to wait for the opening of market next May, as you can continue to enjoy many of the items you are used to buying at the Saturday market.

Everyone at the market sends their appreciation for the support the community has shown this year. The good thing about buying from your local food suppliers is that the money supports the entire local economy. This year the total sales for the market were just over $55,000. It is also interesting to know that 4,200 customers visited the seasonal market. The numbers speak for themselves.

If you were lucky enough to be able to come out the market this season you would have found many people enjoying the Butter Tart Challenge and the Taste Fest, two of the most popular and best attended events, but of course there were so many other events to attend. You will just have to come out next year to take it all in. Watch for a listing of the upcoming events for next season, as there are lots of plans for 2017, including new food events.  New vendors are signing up now, and there will be new products including a greater variety of meats.

All the vendors are appreciative of the support of the Township of Central Frontenac as well as the support of loyal customers. At the market vendors have time to talk to customers about the products they raise and sell. This is so important in a world where people have for the most part become very disassociated from the land and the farmers who grow their food. There is no denying that there is a buzz at the market. It’s the conversation, the sharing of information and, well, the great food and good coffee that you can get there. There is a special energy that you can experience on any given Saturday morning that you come out to the market.

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