Last ice cream of the summer, September 2022The one, the only Harry Jennings. Making the market rock!Mega garlic! Grown at Macalister’s Dunbarton FarmRed hot!Heading into autumn 2022 with sweet things from Hawks Creek HoneyIced coffee was the market’s signature beverage in the blazing hot summer of 2022Handmade rings by Sarah Holowenko, Northern Chickadee, summer 2022Beeswax candles, herbal salves ~ Slow Train Farm, 2022Galloping into summer, 2022 – fabric art by Catherine DiPietro, Big Pink RoseRavens by Georgia Lee LesleyFriends & Flowers ~ Summer 2022
Wilker Land & Livestock
Wilker Land & Livestock
Summer 2021
Sunflower friends August 2021
Summer 2021
Sunshine head to toe!
Ruth Hendren Handweaving and Fiber. Summer 2021.Wise owls needle felted by Ruth Hendren. August 2021.Adopt a new fuzzy friend! Hedgehogs by Ruth Hendren. August 2021.
Beautiful daylily ‘Princess Diana’, Horsefly Nursery, July 31, 2020 Market is a family affair! Nathan and Melissa Thiessen and junior product testers, Gold Country Donuts & More, July 31, 2020 Chanelle Sankey, Hixon Falls Company. July 31, 2020 Crackers by Chanelle and Sara, Hixon Falls Company. July 31, 2020 South Kelowna Fresh Fruits – the Gill family orchard brings various tree fruits up to the Cariboo from the sunny Okanagan. Kelowna Peaches from Gurjeet Gill’s family orchard, July 31, 2020 Baby, meet peach. This fruit-eating gig is serious business! July 31, 2020 New potatoes, Slow Train Farm, July 21, 2020 Sign of summer – green beans, Slow Train Farm, July 31, 2020 Wildlife expert and talented woodworker Grant Hill of Pause to Feather Creations captured an image of this cheeky chickadee and presented it in a rustic barn-wood frame. July 31, 2020 The best kind of summer blues – certified organic blueberries from Warkentin Organic Farms via their partner Windy Creek Farm. July 31, 2020
Christy Richardson, Rose Lake Pottery
European baking from the Meier family, October, 2019. “Life is too short for bad coffee!” says Mike Shannon of Uncle Paul’s Gourmet Blends – and he is our Market’s coffee expert! Everyone warmed up with some fresh brews on the last Market day of 2019, Saturday, October 11. Cool fall crops – fingerling potatoes and salad turnips from Slow Train Farm, October 11, 2019 Black radishes, purple kohlrabi – unique end-of-season offerings from Slow Train Farm on West Fraser Road. October 11, 2019. Late Red Bartlett pears from Snowy Mountain Organics, October 4, 2019. Our vendors are multi-talented! Not only can she create beautiful, fun and useful things, Justine Hama sings like an angel! Everlasting statice bouquet from the Windy Creek Farm garden of Carla Krogan, October 4, 2019. Beautiful and tasty heirloom tomatoes, Puddle Produce Farm, October 4, 2019. This little piggy says, “Get your hot peppers here!” Big Rock Ranch, October 4, 2019 Sunflowers brighten a rainy morning – Whiskey Creek Acres, August 23, 2019. Mega Cauli!!! Ulrich of Rabbit Hill Farm’s magnum opus of a big bold brassica! August 2, 2019 “First we get bannock, then we check out the water park…” Amina leads her crew on a Market tour. Raspberries and mulberries from Whiskey Creek Acres, July 26, 2019 Some days call for flowers in your hair… Original watercolour art by Jessica Fickell, MisulArtist Tiger, tiger! Watercolour big cats by Jessica Fickell, MisulArtist. Earth Dance Botanicals summer interns, July 2019. Late July wildflowers picked in Horsefly by Earth Dance Botanicals. Botanical bundles from the herbalists at Earth Dance. Wildcrafted spruce tip honey, Earth Dance Botanicals, July 2019 Very serious and important vendor strategy session on a cloudy Friday morning, July 2019 Gotcha! Barb & Darryl-Lee Teddy just takes it all in… Laura and the squirrel. (Solar light array.) Monster Mist room & linen spray from Cariboo Candle – chase the moonlight monsters away with sweet scents of bubblegum and cotton candy! Handmade soy candles by Cori Gosselin of Cariboo Candle – a rainbow of colours, a garden (and then some!) of fragrances Ulrich Suter of Rabbit Hill Farm, customer Brigitte Wenger
Sweet and licorice-flavoured Florence fennel, Rabbit Hill Farm, July 2019 Head lettuce, radicchio, chard – Rabbit Hill Farm Debbie Lloyd arranges her popular sunflower bouquets – Whiskey Creek Acres, July 12, 2019 Creatures of the wild captured by Tammy Parker on outdoor-safe mural panels “Wrap Yourself Up in a Work of Art” – Jane Perry of Cariboo Handwoven models one of her soft silk-blend scarves Soft cotton blankets from master weaver Jane Perry – functional art! Vibrant colours, intricate designs at Cariboo Handwoven As tasty as they are beautiful – good things in jars from Donna at Redneck Gardens Strawberries from Rabbit Hill Farm July is summer squash time at Puddle Produce Farm Harry Jennings all togged out for Canada Day! July 2, 2019 – First Tuesday Evening Market Canadian Mental Health Association Multicultural Program info booth Doug Gook travelled to be at the first Tuesday Market all the way from Quesnel. Raise some hoopla hula hooping with Doug! Big Dog Hot Dogs is the place to get your hot dogs and smokies! Happy little mermaid made by the clever, ever-busy hands of Merri Mack Little Finn Work Shop Hill Farm Nursery people know their plants! Photo credit: Chan Ot Quyt Go green! Super funky Rose Lake Pottery mugs – May 10, 2019 Hillbilly Hump Jams, Jellies & Syrups, May 10, 2019 Kozak’s Delicious Treats – Popcorn & more! May 10, 2019 Fennel Cup Food Truck – May 10, 2019 Purple petunias – Frank’s Nursery – May 10, 2019 Tlp Murals – Outdoor Western-themed art by Tammy Parker – May 10, 2019 Copper wire wrapped amethyst and quartz crystal pendants by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019 Agate and silver wire pendant by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019 Steampunk horse on copper – pendant by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019 Certified organic Coronation Grapes from Djordjevich Vineyards ~ October 5, 2018 “Try these!” Grape Coffee Cake Recipe Coronation Grape Muffins Recipe Rudy Geddert’s Garlic Onions for those winter stews Winter squash from Whiskey Creek Acres Cherry tomatoes from Yunesit’in Greenworks’ greenhouse Kale – a cold weather star! Melons from Yunesit’in Greenworks – pushing the season Getting ready for winter with warm gear from Inge Wiggins of Westwind Wool Westwind Wool’s cozy slippers “Brrr!” Canning from Redneck Gardens – preserving summer in jars Sauerkraut – all sorts! A Redneck Gardens specialty Apple cider vinegar and fruit syrups from Redneck Gardens in Horsefly The Market Manager considers the possibility of having a hot apple cider on a cool autumn day ~ September 2018 Potatoes from the people at Petak Spuds by the sack from Petak The last harvest of spaghetti squash before hard frost hits ~ Petak Produce ~ September 2018 German Butterball potatoes and spicy radicchio from Rabbit Hill Farm Carrots come in many colours! Stripes! – Italian chioggia beets Cylindra and globe beeets from Rabbit Hill Farm Ann Carter’s “Beelicious” Honey ~ September 2018 Cariboo Chilcotin Youth Fiddlers performing at the Market in September 2018 Edible flowers – nasturtiums and borage – from Yunesit’in Greenworks Puddle Produce Peppers Wildberry Jams & Jellies Rosehip, Huckleberry, Raspberry, Oregon Grape, Saskatoon Wild-harvested chaga fungus from Wildberry in Likely ~ Chaga grows on birch trees, and is prized for its reputation as a health enhancer Lemon Citrus Goatsmilk Soap ~ from Gabriele Ziebart at Jumping Goat Farm Jumping Goat Farm goatsmilk soap How did the hearts get in there?! Goatsmilk soap by Gabriele Ziebart Gabriele’s goatsmilk soap – so beautiful to look at, and gentle on the skin! Beautiful brassicas from Bigfoot Farm at Deep Creek Early apples from Puddle Produce Farm at Soda Creek Beefsteaks and Cherries from Yunesit’in Greenworks Crunchy peppers from the greenhouse at Yunesit’in Greenworks Rainbow Chard Red beets, gold beets A bounty of beets from Puddle Produce Farm Lining up for Cody’s Bannock is a Farmers’ Market tradition! Cody’s bannock Want some jam on that bannock? Chickens! Christy Richardson of Rose Lake Pottery is the creator of this happy flock of egg cups and dish soap jugs Rose Lake Pottery makes matched sets of drinking glasses/handle-less mugs Very clever Salt Rocks from Rose Lake Pottery Garlic from Meldrum Creek’s Rabbit Hill Farm Late summer raspberries from Rabbit Hill Farm An assortment of greens from Rabbit Hill Farm Savoy cabbage, carrots – Ulrich Suter’s Rabbit Hill Farm Wise advice from our Swiss baker Annette Fischer! One of our talented entertainers plays the electric cello Freshly baked cheese buns start the day off right – Blue Spoon Catering Tasty cookies from Blue Spoon Blue Spoon’s appetizing antipasto Jumbo sweet black cherries and white Rainier cherries from Garden of Eden Orchard in Penticton Blackberries and blueberries from the Fraser Valley Fruit for snacking from Penticton’s Garden of Eden Orchard Bulk fruit for canning – Garden of Eden Orchard Early morning at the Market ~ August 2018 Original farmers’ market sign circa 1995, sunflowers and Russian Island painting by Debbie Lloyd of Whiskey Creek Acres An assortment of artisan objects from Debbie Lloyd of Whiskey Creek Acres Debbie Lloyd’s handmade baskets are always in high demand – this one is bulrush with a hand-carved juniper handle Sunflowers and carrots – treats for body and soul! Slow Train Farm A young carrot expert provides Market quality control. (She approves.) Tracy Bauer is a very busy baker! Tracy Bauer is the Market’s “Crazy Pie Lady” – check out her butter tarts! Tempting tarts from Tracy – our Nutty Baker/Crazy Pie Lady Perfect pies from a pro – Tracy the “Crazy Pie Lady” Granny squares in retro-bright colours by Doodle-Bug Designs Raggedy Anns by Joan McKay of Doodle-Bug Designs Macrame revival at Doodle-Bug Designs Rustic barnboard pictures by Kate Laukkanen Kate’s Finnish Baking Giant Dreamcatcher by Michelle Rennie Earth Dance Botanicals Fragrant Body Sprays Earth Dance Botanical Natural Earth Scents Petunias beautifully bloom for Horsefly’s Frank Wijma! Colourful flowers from Frank’s Plants & Produce Can you see the different morel types pictured here? In our region of North America, Morchella deliciosa/esculenta/conica comes in different shapes and colours, including Western Blonde, Western Grey, and Black/Conica/Konica May brought bags of fresh morel mushrooms from the forest surrounding Whiskey Creek Acres Bumper crops of morels this year were a result of 2017’s wildfires – Raeanna Layfield was picking them by the bucketful! Wildflowers decorate a mushroom vendor’s table Baby beets from Slow Train Farm Sweet peas from Bigfoot Farm Columbines from Hill Farm Nursery Early season crops – chard, peas, rhubarb Rosy red rhubarb from Whiskey Creek Acres Grass-fed and grass-finished beef from Hanceville Cattle Co. Freshly roasted coffee from Uncle Paul’s Gourmet Blends roastery at Big Lake Scrubbies by Vonny Doing dishes is better with COLOUR! Dryer balls are made of sheep’s wool – naturally eco friendly!
Williams Lake Farmers' Market 