I found out this week that our local Farmer’s Market will continue running until December! Yay! In this northern part of the world it has been thrilling to be able to access the quality, delicious food available at our local market.
Fifteen years ago, when I first moved here, the “farmer’s market” consisted of a bread vendor and a plant/produce vendor. I appreciated the market then and was a regular visitor, getting my first taste of spelt bread and learning about the plant varieties that thrived in our northern climate. But now our market has more than 30 vendors flogging such diverse products as recycled fiber, hand-loomed scarves to the Happy Pig Farm’s “Happy Biscuit” ...think fresh, homemade English muffin topped with organic, free range egg and a delectable patty of savoury sausage... all prepared on the spot and hand delivered to you as you drink coffee with friends standing in the sunshine. Saturday mornings couldn’t get much better.
Remember though, if you aren’t here when the bell rings to herald the official market opening at 8am you will not be getting your weekly supply of spelt bagels or cinnamon buns....food goes fast and certain items have been known to sell out by 10am! We still take those farmer’s market essentials like bread, plants and produce very seriously here... but now as well as your weekly meals you can buy the hand thrown pottery plate on which to serve it.
So...if you live in our region I highly recommend the Smithers Farmer’s Market as a great place to find some of the most delicious, fresh food in the Bulkley Valley and probably a friend or two. If you don’t live here...look in your local paper, or ask at your town office if there is a market in your area. You are bound to enjoy it and at the same time you can access food straight from the farmer’s who make and grow it! Fresh food the old-fashioned way!
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