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, 2019Black 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, 2019Sunflowers 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, 2019Some days call for flowers in your hair… Original watercolour art by Jessica Fickell, MisulArtistTiger, 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 2019Very serious and important vendor strategy session on a cloudy Friday morning, July 2019Gotcha! Barb & Darryl-LeeTeddy 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 fragrancesUlrich Suter of Rabbit Hill Farm, customer Brigitte Wenger
Sweet and licorice-flavoured Florence fennel, Rabbit Hill Farm, July 2019Head lettuce, radicchio, chard – Rabbit Hill FarmDebbie Lloyd arranges her popular sunflower bouquets – Whiskey Creek Acres, July 12, 2019Creatures 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 scarvesSoft cotton blankets from master weaver Jane Perry – functional art!Vibrant colours, intricate designs at Cariboo HandwovenAs tasty as they are beautiful – good things in jars from Donna at Redneck GardensStrawberries from Rabbit Hill FarmJuly is summer squash time at Puddle Produce FarmHarry Jennings all togged out for Canada Day! July 2, 2019 – First Tuesday Evening MarketCanadian Mental Health Association Multicultural Program info boothDoug 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 MackLittle Finn Work ShopPlant person 1: “It gets about this high…” Plant person 2: (to herself) “He really has no idea, does he?!” Just kidding! Hill Farm Nursery people have lots of information on plant height, hardiness and habit on hand! Photo credit: Chan Ot QuytEdwin Bowser & Jane Bowser, Hill Farm Nursery, Macalister, B.C. Photo credit: Chan Ot QuytGo green! Super funky Rose Lake Pottery mugs – May 10, 2019Darryl-Lee’s Bead Box – May 10, 2019Hillbilly Hump Jams, Jellies & Syrups, May 10, 2019Kozak’s Delicious Treats – Popcorn & more! May 10, 2019Fennel Cup Food Truck – May 10, 2019Purple petunias – Frank’s Nursery – May 10, 2019Tlp Murals – Outdoor Western-themed art by Tammy Parker – May 10, 2019Copper wire wrapped amethyst and quartz crystal pendants by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019Agate and silver wire pendant by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019Steampunk horse on copper – pendant by JoAnne Pearson, Starwater Perspectives. May 10, 2019Certified organic Coronation Grapes from Djordjevich Vineyards ~ October 5, 2018“Try these!”Grape Coffee Cake RecipeCoronation Grape Muffins RecipeRudy Geddert’s GarlicOnions for those winter stewsWinter squash from Whiskey Creek AcresCherry tomatoes from Yunesit’in Greenworks’ greenhouseKale – a cold weather star!Melons from Yunesit’in Greenworks – pushing the seasonGetting ready for winter with warm gear from Inge Wiggins of Westwind WoolWestwind Wool’s cozy slippers“Brrr!”Canning from Redneck Gardens – preserving summer in jarsSauerkraut – all sorts! A Redneck Gardens specialtyApple cider vinegar and fruit syrups from Redneck Gardens in HorseflyThe Market Manager considers the possibility of having a hot apple cider on a cool autumn day ~ September 2018Potatoes from the people at PetakSpuds by the sack from PetakThe last harvest of spaghetti squash before hard frost hits ~ Petak Produce ~ September 2018German Butterball potatoes and spicy radicchio from Rabbit Hill FarmCarrots come in many colours!Stripes! – Italian chioggia beetsCylindra and globe beeets from Rabbit Hill FarmAnn Carter’s “Beelicious” Honey ~ September 2018Cariboo Chilcotin Youth Fiddlers performing at the Market in September 2018Edible flowers – nasturtiums and borage – from Yunesit’in GreenworksPuddle Produce PeppersWildberry Jams & JelliesRosehip, Huckleberry, Raspberry, Oregon Grape, SaskatoonWild-harvested chaga fungus from Wildberry in Likely ~ Chaga grows on birch trees, and is prized for its reputation as a health enhancerLemon Citrus Goatsmilk Soap ~ from Gabriele Ziebart at Jumping Goat FarmJumping Goat Farm goatsmilk soapHow did the hearts get in there?! Goatsmilk soap by Gabriele ZiebartGabriele’s goatsmilk soap – so beautiful to look at, and gentle on the skin!Beautiful brassicas from Bigfoot Farm at Deep CreekEarly apples from Puddle Produce Farm at Soda CreekBeefsteaks and Cherries from Yunesit’in GreenworksCrunchy peppers from the greenhouse at Yunesit’in GreenworksRainbow ChardRed beets, gold beetsA bounty of beets from Puddle Produce FarmLining up for Cody’s Bannock is a Farmers’ Market tradition!Cody’s bannockWant 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 jugsRose Lake Pottery makes matched sets of drinking glasses/handle-less mugsVery clever Salt Rocks from Rose Lake PotteryGarlic from Meldrum Creek’s Rabbit Hill FarmLate summer raspberries from Rabbit Hill FarmAn assortment of greens from Rabbit Hill FarmSavoy cabbage, carrots – Ulrich Suter’s Rabbit Hill FarmWise advice from our Swiss baker Annette Fischer!One of our talented entertainers plays the electric celloFreshly baked cheese buns start the day off right – Blue Spoon CateringTasty cookies from Blue SpoonBlue Spoon’s appetizing antipastoJumbo sweet black cherries and white Rainier cherries from Garden of Eden Orchard in PentictonBlackberries and blueberries from the Fraser ValleyFruit for snacking from Penticton’s Garden of Eden OrchardBulk fruit for canning – Garden of Eden OrchardEarly morning at the Market ~ August 2018Original farmers’ market sign circa 1995, sunflowers and Russian Island painting by Debbie Lloyd of Whiskey Creek AcresAn assortment of artisan objects from Debbie Lloyd of Whiskey Creek AcresDebbie Lloyd’s handmade baskets are always in high demand – this one is bulrush with a hand-carved juniper handleSunflowers and carrots – treats for body and soul! Slow Train FarmA 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 LadyPerfect pies from a pro – Tracy the “Crazy Pie Lady”Granny squares in retro-bright colours by Doodle-Bug DesignsRaggedy Anns by Joan McKay of Doodle-Bug DesignsMacrame revival at Doodle-Bug DesignsRustic barnboard pictures by Kate LaukkanenKate’s Finnish BakingGiant Dreamcatcher by Michelle RennieEarth Dance Botanicals Fragrant Body SpraysEarth Dance Botanical Natural Earth ScentsPetunias beautifully bloom for Horsefly’s Frank Wijma!Colourful flowers from Frank’s Plants & ProduceCan 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/KonicaMay brought bags of fresh morel mushrooms from the forest surrounding Whiskey Creek AcresBumper 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 tableBaby beets from Slow Train FarmSweet peas from Bigfoot FarmColumbines from Hill Farm NurseryEarly season crops – chard, peas, rhubarbRosy red rhubarb from Whiskey Creek AcresGrass-fed and grass-finished beef from Hanceville Cattle Co.Freshly roasted coffee from Uncle Paul’s Gourmet Blends roastery at Big LakeScrubbies by VonnyDoing dishes is better with COLOUR!Dryer balls are made of sheep’s wool – naturally eco friendly!
