Summer Fun
Fresh prairie goodness found at local farmers’ markets
By Tania Moffat W
e love our farmers' markets in Manito- ba! Tere is nothing quite like a prairie
farmers' market to bring home the fresh taste of summer. Our city has an abundance of markets for lo- cals and visitors to experience, from quaint community set-ups to the massive and popular Le Marché St. Norbert Market. Each marketplace offers homemade and freshly-grown prairie goodness along with some of the most creative handicrafts around. Since most markets offer fresh food
or coffee, they are a great way to pass a morning, afternoon or evening with friends. Do some shopping, sit and chat and maybe, listen to some local musicians. What can you expect to find? Well,
a lot. Each market has different ven- dors so you have to explore, but you can find fresh meats (Manitoba elk and bison are favourites), corn and fresh farm veggies, homemade baking, jellies and preserves, honey, plants, herbs, handmade soaps, creams and handicrafts such as wooden carvings and toys, sewn items, jewellery, paint- ings and so much more. Te largest, most well-known and heavily attended farmers’ market is the St. Norbert Market. For the past 27 years the marketplace has brought over 100 vendors and farm families together from across the province – from St. Adolphe to Killarney – to share their wares. Te marketplace has become a favourite place to spend a summer afternoon and everything sold at the market is made right here in Manitoba! You can check out where and when all of the markets in the province are operat- ing this season on Te Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba Co-op Inc.’s (FMAM) website
fmam.ca.
thehubwinnipeg.com
Fresh local produce is the tastiest part of the farmers’ market.
Fresh and dried flowers along with countless handicrafts are easy to find.
Shop local and support Manitoba growers and artisans. Summer 2015 • 31
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Photo by P. D. Pictures.
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