Market News Archive

Just when you think the season should be winding down, we’ve got new products and vendors to share.

But first of all – a big thank you to everyone who supported us last weekend at our rainy Thanksgiving Saturday market.    We had a good day of sales despite the weather.  We hope our food contributed to delicious feasting!

If you were one of the brave ones that came out in the rain, you’ll have noticed Wendelin and Allan of Healey Falls Bison Farms tucked up warm and dry in their new trailer.  The weekend before last, their market tent got destroyed in the wind and they decided to buy the trailer (the “Cuppa” trailer) as a replacement.  Good news is that they’ve decided to start selling coffee too!  Such a welcome addition to the market for cooler October Saturday mornings.

If you’re not a coffee drinker but are looking for something to warm you up, Melissa of Melly Rolls is starting to sell soup by the cup!  Every Saturday until we’re done at the end of October, Melissa will have soup for sale.  This week it’ll be Red Curry and Coconut Vegetable Soup.  I can’t wait to try it!  If that’s a not a reason to hop out of bed on Saturday morning I don’t what is!  Melissa is also adding Apple Hand Pies to her menu.  Be sure to come early before she sells out!

We’ve got a new artisan vendor joining us this Saturday.  Haley McTaggart of The Busy Bee Goods will be bringing her innovative beeswax food wraps and snack pouches.  If you’re looking for ways to cut out single use plastic (like plastic wrap or sandwich bags) you might want to talk to Haley and give her food wraps a try.  She makes them from 100% cotton fabric and beeswax from her grandparents’ bees.  The wraps are reusable, versatile, and easy to wipe clean.

We’ve still got lots of produce at the market.  Cecil’s table has been full of onions and potatoes.  Glenlea Farm has got a new batch of Mixed Sprouts in the works and lots more parsnips to dig up.  Braelea Acres will have peppers, eggplant, celery, tomatoes, carrots, squash, pumpkins, and a few quarts of beans.  The apple orchard at Russett Farms has been fantastically productive considering we’ve had no rain this summer.  Sandra will have MacIntosh, Cortland, Gala, and the last of the Northern Spy apples this week.

Be sure to market your calendars for our Campbellford Farmers’ Market Christmas Sale on Saturday November 17th from 9am – 2pm.  We’re holding it at the Masonic Lodge in Campbellford again this year – across the street from our regular market location.    We’ll have produce, baking, greenery, wreaths, local meat, and great gift ideas from our juried group of local artisans who you’ve seen at market throughout the summer.

This Saturday:

Musician –  Jessamyn Pedersen performs for us.

Artisans – Sign Design, Studio Grace, and the above mentioned new vendor The Busy Bee Goods.

Thanks for reading!  See you on Wednesday and Saturday until the end of October!

Big news coming from Melissa Smeets of Melly Rolls last week.  Melly Rolls is now doing catering!  As Melissa said on her Melly Rolls Facebook page:  “As the end of market season approaches, many people are asking how they can get my stuff.  Of course I’ll have all the usuals in regular and appetizer sizes, but I can make anything! I’m happy to customize any menu to fit any kind of event. Did you know that I lived in Japan for 16 years or that I trained as a pastry chef at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris? I’m all about fusion but can make anything. I’ll be updating my website www.mellyrolls.ca soon with all of the details.”

Let’s hope Melissa joins the ranks of successful local business owners who got their start at the Campbellford Farmers’ Market.

Did you know that Caroline Bingley (then Glenn), owner and operator of Caroline’s Organics & Floral Design used to be a vendor at our market?  Caroline called her stall “Caroline’s Creations”.  She sold fresh vegetables, plants, flowers, and preserves.  This is a photo from the newspaper in September 2004.  Now Caroline’s full service floral and gift shop services ten communities in and around Campbellford.  Amazing!

Do you remember the delicious baked goods of vendor “Just Like Granny’s”?  Melissa Brant Dean was a vendor with us in 2016.  She brought all sorts of old fashioned goodies for sale.  Her fudge was delicious!  In 2018, Melissa, along with her partner Jeremy, opened a bake shop in Brighton.  “Just Like Granny’s” has all of your favourite old fashioned sweet treats as well as savoury dishes to enjoy at home like lasagna, chicken and beef pot pies, cabbage rolls and more!  Check out their Facebook page for updates on what is coming out of the oven.  We’re so happy for Melissa and Jeremy’s success, and we are proud to have been a small part of their beginnings!

And we can’t forget Kristin Dupuis!  Kristin and her husband John McCormick, were vendors with us for several years selling pasture raised pork.  Kristin also brewed up cups of coffee to keep us warm on cool market mornings.  Little did we know then, that Kristin would transfer her love of food, coffee, and all things local, into the recent ownership of Campbellford’s popular downtown cafe “I Am Cofffee“.  Congratulations Kristin!

But back to Melly Rolls … don’t worry – Melissa’s not going anywhere!  She assures me she’ll be a vendor with us for a long time yet!  Phew!

Special this Saturday at the market:

Artisans: Sign Design, Relatively Rustic, and Art de Claude

Music:  The Stirling Citizen’s Band – we can’t wait!

Thanks for reading, supporting our vendors, and helping to make our market a success.

See you on Wednesday and Saturday!

One of the things that I love best about being a vendor at the Campbellford Farmers’ Market is the relationships that I’ve developed with my fellow vendors.  Did you know that some of our vendors are not only friends but family?

 Sandra of Russett Farms and Ashley of A2 Baking Creations are the first pair of vendors that come to mind.  Ashley has been coming to market since she was a girl to help her mom Sandra sell beef and apples from the Russett family farm and orchard.  Now, you’ll find Ashley set up in the stall beside her mom selling her home baked pies, tarts, muffins, and cookies.  The best bit, is that Ashley uses apples from the Russett orchard in her baking!  When Ashley says “homemade” she really means it!

Deb and Teah Mattingly are another mother/daughter pair that operate different businesses at the market.  Deb is the owner and operator of Havencroft Hounds.  She sells organic dog treats (homemade biscuits and dehydrated chicken feet) as well as her colourful dog collars, catnip mats and bags.  Deb’s daughter Teah, can be found across the way, as part of The Philosopher’s Scone crew.  Teah unleashes her culinary arts training, in *out of this world* perserves, jams, jellies, relishes, and mustards.  She uses local ingredients when possible, and has different creations for sale each week.  Deb and Teah are nearing the end of two seasons as vendors with us.  What fun energy, smiles, and lots of laughs they bring to market each week!

This Saturday:

We’re joined by local musician Jessamyn Pedersen and fantastic artisans Grey Willow, Sign Design and Art de Claude!

If you’re in Campbellford on Wednesday or Saturday morning – bring your family by to meet our family!

Thanks for reading and we’ll see you this week at market!

Labour Day weekend signals the end of summer vacation for a lot of people.  If you’ve got kids heading back to school on Tuesday, then school lunches are likely on your mind as you buy groceries this week.  We’ve got lots of tasty, easy to pack options at the market, to start the school year off right, and keep those lunch bag blues at bay!

Have you had a chance to try the beef jerkey from Russett Farms?  It’d be perfect for packed lunches.  The taste and texture don’t even compare to store bought jerky.  It’s so good!  Healey Falls Bison Farms also makes jerky out of their fabulous bison meat.  They’ll have it in two flavours this week;  regular and hickory.  Healey Falls Bison Farms will have some homemade pepperoni sticks too.  Kids just love them!

For another easy protein option, be sure to swing by Rainbow Terrace for some Hummus.  Amanda uses their home grown garlic in her Hummus and it’s delicious spread on crackers or used as a dip for vegetables.  New this year, Rainbow Terrace also has a Gourmet Garlic Dip and Dressing that’s spectacular with raw vegetables.  My boys polished off a plate of celery in the blink of an eye the first time I brought the Gourmet Garlic Dip home!

Our produce vendors will have lots of lunch bag friendly veggies this week; cherry tomatoes of all colours, sweet rainbow carrots, cucumbers, cantaloupe, the list goes on!  And we’re really excited about the news from Russett Farms that the first of this year’s apples are going to be in this week!  How about an apple for the lunch bag and another for the teacher’s desk?

For the sandwich crowd, Wholesome Breads by Erin is a good place to start for healthy organic bread.   Each week Erin has several bread varieties to choose from.   To put in your sandwich, Glenlea Farm will have mixed sprouts this week.  They’re a nice non-soggy alternative to lettuce.

And to top it all off are sweet treats of course!  Make sure to stop at A2 Baking Creations for buttertarts, jam jam cookies, and my favourite – chocolate cream cheese muffins.  Delicious!  The Philosopher’s Scone always has something different to try.  Val is a pro at coming up with such interesting scone combinations!  But if you’re less adventurous and more of a classic chocolate chip cookie lover –  never fear, you’ve got a few to choose from at the market this week.  A2 Baking Creations and Melly Rolls will have lunchbox friendly chocolate chip cookies that’ll keep smiles on the faces of even the pickiest eaters!

But please don’t let all this talk of back to school and packed lunches get you down.  Vacations may be coming to an end, but we’ve still got lots of summer left in September!

Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you at the market!

Sometimes it’s all best said with photos.  Here are a few from Saturday market this past week.  It’s so exciting to be surrounded by this bounty!

Join us this Wednesday and Saturday for more locally grown produce.  You never know what you’ll find!  And of course we’ll also have meat, honey and maple syrup, baked goods, flowers, and more!

This Saturday:

We’re joined by artisans Studio Grace, Susan Gibb, and Relatively Rustic.

And the talented Ivan Stille will be performing for us!

Thanks for reading.  See you this week!

Good news from Howson’s Pure Maple Syrup and Honey this week.  The first honey harvest of 2018 is underway!  Check out Howson’s Facebook Page for photos and video of the capping wax being taken off the frames and the honey dripping out of the extractor.  It looks so good!    My sons like honey drizzled on their cereal in the morning and I’ve learned not to buy any honey but Howson’s.  My boys won’t eat it.  They’re spoiled on the good stuff!  If you’ve never given Howson’s honey products a try, be sure to stop by and see Wayne (or his son Will) on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Wayne often has beeswax and beeswax candles for sale as well as their delicious maple syrup of course!

Wednesday this week:

All the usual goodies at market on Wednesday –  beef, lamb, soap, honey, maple syrup, homemade sushi and pastries.  Our produce vendors have beans, cucumbers, zucchini, garlic and new potatoes coming on strong.

Saturday this week:

Our farm vendors are joined by three fantastic local artisans:

Chandra Rice is back with her fabulous pottery, textiles, hand bound books and more! Did you know that Chandra offers creative retreats with BeetleBarrow Studios at The Cedars near Campbellford?  For more information about how to join her for a weekend away, visit BeetleBarrow’s website.

Ken Dummit and his sister Annita, are bringing Ken’s hand carved fish and ducks for sale.  Ken’s Rush Point Carving has been featured on the cover of Lee Valley catalogues!  Quite an honour!

Davis Woodworks will be here too.  Alec Davis’ woodworking is always a hit.  His cutting boards, bowls, rolling pins and more, are works of art that make wonderful wedding or house warming gifts.

And we look forward to hearing the talented musician Jessamyn Pedersen perform for us!

Thanks for reading.  See you soon!