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Shelburne Farmers’ Market opens May 21st Being healthy starts with eliminating ingredients you can't pronounce, and by eating locally foods grown. Being healthy also means you support the local business community, which in turn, supports you. Farmers' Markets have never been more popular. Eating “farm fresh” and “farm to table” isn't a new concept, it just hasn't always been as accessible. The Shelburne BIA is aiming to change that. They want to make accessing farm fresh fruits, vegetables and locally made products easier. This summer, the Shelburne Farmers' Market is moving into town, in a convenient, walk-in, location. It All Starts With a Seed “A stalk of corn waiting for harvest started as a seed; our community's the same. We're planting the seed of brighter tomorrows today. The Shelburne Farmers' Market gives local vendors and farmers a place to come together and celebrate good, hard, honest work – the work done by the hands of our neighbors. Come out and help us grow” – reads the website. (www.shelburnefarmersmarket.ca. This brand new Market will feature an anticipated 16–30 vendors, with 12 vendors already confirmed. Vendors for 2015 include: • Besley Country Market: Evan Besley of Shelburne grows asparagus, green & yellow beans, strawberries, sweet corn, pumpkins, raspberries, beets, hydroponics tomatoes and squash. • Landman Gardens & Bakery: Rebecca Landman of Grand Valley, offers hormone, antibiotic and GMO-free pork, lamb eggs and meat pies. Along with an excellent selection of meats Rebecca has granola, squares, cookies, pies, pickles, salsa, relishes, lard and more. • Leitch's Honey: Randy Leitch of Orangeville offers a full range of honey products. He says, “A good beekeeper must know what's going on in his area and the world, because honey is an international commodity, more so than any other food commodity”. • Crafty Nanny: Basia Knowlton of Shelburne offers crocheted items, garden ornaments and bird feeders made with recycled materials. • Hands on Catering & Specialties: Billie-Jo Hand of Shelburne offers delicious, healthy, frozen meals with ingredients sourced from Dufferin County. She offers meat pies, butter tarts, pasta sauces, assorted squares, coffee, tea, apple cider, hot chocolate and lemonade. • Kidd Farms: Nancy & John Kidd of Melancthon providing fine maple syrup. • Escarpment Foods: Joey Lemieux of Mono offers herbal teas, berries, herbs and popcorn. • Glorious Chocolate Cakes: Gloria Poletti of Shelburne offers amazing gluten free baked items, pestos and tomato sauces. • Half Moon Bath & Body: Angie Beattie of Holstein offers Artisan soaps, balms, deodorants, body butters, body scrubs, bath soaker salts, lotion bars, massage oils, perfume oils, laundry butter & pretreatment sticks. • Levendale Farms: Selene Richens of Conn offers organically grown fruit, veggies, flowers and herbs. • Opa's Workshop: Jan and Fred Sharpe from Dundalk offer artisan crafted wood carved products using local reclaimed wood. • Thompson Acres: Stacey and Trevor Thompson of Grand Valley offer fresh veggies and cut flowers Want to join this growing list of awesome local producers? “You're part of the local economy, so you understand how important it is to keep our local food systems vibrant and sustainable. Apply now to become a vendor!” At the Shelburne Farmers' Market, you'll find everything you need to make dinner and then pamper yourself pretty – meat, veggies, fruits, berries, teas, syrup, honey, prepared meals, baked goods, and natural beauty products – it's all there. Making this a further win for the community, proceeds from the Farmers' Market (vendor registration fees) will be put back into the community – towards beautification and improvements to the downtown core. BIA executives, Jody Jones, chair; Joey Lemieux, vice chair; Billie–Jo Hand, treasurer; and Jennifer Crewson, secretary, are still accepting vendor registrations and applications for volunteer coordinators. “We are looking for volunteers to help us set-up and tear-down the Market each week,” Joey Lemieux, Market manager, told the Free Press. “We will also be accepting vendor registrations until April 15th, or by individual pre-arrangement.” Vendor packages can be found on the Shelburne BIA's Facebook page or at www.shelburnefarmersmarket.ca Fees for the 21-week season are $250 or $15 per week. “Additionally, we are looking for entertainers and buskers to contribute to the uniqueness of our Market,” said Lemieux. “We are also offering free booths to local not-for-profit organizations in the hopes that they will take part in promoting Shelburne and themselves at the same time.” Interested participants are asked to get in contact with Lemieux as soon as possible, so mapping of the venue can be planned. There hasn't been a farmers' market in Shelburne proper in almost a decade, and the BIA is excited to see what new connections will result from a market within walking distance of most residents and businesses. “This is a chance for our community to get to know each other. The Market gives us a chance to feed each other, and get and stay healthy,” said Lemieux. The Shelburne Farmers' Market will be located on First Avenue West in front of the Trinity United Church at the corner of Owen Sound St. and First Avenue West. The Market opens on May 21st, and runs from 3–7 p.m. each Thursday afternoon until October 8th – the week before Thanksgiving. At the Shelburne Farmers' market – they grow it, they bake it, and they sell it. Hopefully we'll see you there to buy it! By Wendy Gabrek  Photo by Wendy Gabrek |
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