July 31st – Circus at the Market!

Run away with the circus for an afternoon – and don’t forget to pick up your groceries and have your lunch while you’re at it!

The circus is coming to town… well, they’re already in town, but they’re coming to the market! It’s Circus at the SJFM – the first special-event market of the season!

Drop by [...]

July 24th Market

Kids’ Event:

• Hula Hooping with Kelly Warren starting at 10 AM

Buskers:

• Laura Stevens and Lauren Smyth in the AM
• Alison Corbett, John Dawe, and Darren Browne in the aft

Non-Profit:

• CPAWs

FEASt:

• Michael Boyle (Historical Perspective on Farming and Local Food Production in NL) at 11 AM

Also:

• Ordinary Spokes all day

July 17th Market

Here’s what you can expect at this weeks market!

Vendors:

• Farmers: Mt. Scio Farms, The Organic Farm, Seed to Spoon, Free-Range Meat, Poultry and Eggs
• African, Caribbean, Indian, and Russian prepared foods
• Handmade chocolates
• French Pastries
• Vegan, Gluten-free, and specialty baked goods
• Handmade children’s clothing
• Books from two local publishers
• Handmade jewellery
• Handmade journals
• Handmade stuffed toys
• Divine dips and spreads
• Locally made crafts and curios
• Paintings
• Handmade body care products
• Locally produced wool
• Hand-crafted ceramics
• Fresh-made waffles, donuts and lemonade

Buskers:

• Gillian Sheppard and Brendon Hayward

Kids’ Event:

• Stencilling with Andrew Harvey at 10 AM
• Wandering Brush Facepainting all day

Non-profit:

• Lantern Festival

FEASt workshop:

• Angela Heffernan on raw food and jar sprouting

ALSO:

• Ordinary Spokes (all day)
• G20 National Rally starting at 1 PM, leaving the market at 2 PM

July 10th Market

Lots of vendors booked for this weekend, drop by the market and get everything you need to snuggle up for the FIFA world cup finals.

Here’s our lineup for this week.

Kids’ Event:

• 10 AM: Lantern Making Workshop with the Victoria Park Lantern Festival

FEASt Workshop:

• 11 AM: Safer Soil with Lori Heath

Buskers:

• Chris Harnett (saxophone)
• Jeff Smyth (singer/songwriter)

Non-Profit Table:

• Canada Youth Services

July 3rd Market

Happy Canada Day weekend everyone!

Buskers (both singer songwriters):

• Ian Foster
• Judy Cantwell

Kids’ Event:

• Mark Burry magic shows, 11 AM and 12.30 PM

Non-Profit Table:

• Victoria Park Lantern Festival

June 26th Market

Happy first day of summer everyone! The next market will be June 26th, and here are a few things you can expect to see, along with much more of course!

Buskers:

Ben Rigby (banjo)
Vince Hannon (juggling)
Ian Foster (singer/songwriter)

Kids’ Event:

Kids Yoga by Laurabeth Power, 10 AM

Starting in July the SJFM and FEASt will be [...]

Third season of the Market launches Saturday, June 5th, 2010.

Third season of the St. John’s Farmers’ Market launches Saturday, June 5th, 2010.

After two wildly successful seasons, the St. John’s Farmers’ Market (SJFM) is pleased to announce the start it’s third season of the weekly farmers’ market. The first market of 2010 will be on Saturday, June 5th.

A wide variety of vendors will participate at [...]

2nd Annual Fundraiser Yard Sale

Date: Saturday, May 29th (rain date Sunday, May 30th)
Time: Starting to sell at 9am (until 2pm)
Location: 89 Quidi Vidi Rd.

If you have any items to donate, please drop them off anytime after Monday, May 24th, or call 579-0890 for more details.

Hello Vendors and Market Supporters!

Hello Vendors and Market Supporters!

Not to panic! The St. John’s Farmers’ Market will open on the first Saturday of June, at the Lion’s Chalet. Please remember we are volunteer board of directors (i.e. we all have paid jobs that feed our kids and pay the rent). We have been working hard over the winter, [...]

Employment Opportunity

The St. John’s Farmers’ Market (SJFM) is looking for a Market Manager for the upcoming 2010 season.