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Weekly Farmers’ Market » Every Saturday at the Lion’s Chalet on Bonaventure Avenue.
The St. John’s Farmers’ Market has partnered with the website SOSCuisine.com to include an Eat Local Newfoundland section to create a weekly meal plan. Check on the page weekly, or subscribe to have the information mailed to you each week.
MORE »Here is what you can expect in season on the Avalon for the remaining months of 2009.
SEPTEMBER
Apples, Artichokes, Beans, Beets, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Cucumber, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Onions, Partridgeberries, Pears, Peas, Peppers, Plums, Potatoes, Radish, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Turnip, Salad greens
OCTOBER
Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Celery, Chard, Cranberries, Daikon, Garlic, Herbs, Kale, Kohlrabi, [...]
Join us for the Feastival! The St. John’s Farmers’ Market is holding a fundraising dinner and silent auction to raise money for a new building.
Join us on Thursday, August 13 at the Lion’s Chalet on Bonaventure Avenue for an amazing night with food by the International Womens’ Association, a silent auction, and the music of [...]
MORE »The Lion’s Chalet is not available this Saturday, August 1st, so there will be no market on that day.
We will be back to our regular markets every Saturday at the Lion’s Chalet from August 8th to the end of November (9am-2pm).
See you next week and please pass this on to anyone that might be [...]
MORE »Victoria Park Lantern Festival is this weekend, make sure to drop by and check it out after the market tomorrow
NOTE: Early warning that there will be NO MARKET on Saturday AUGUST 1. We’ll be right back the following week, regular time from 9am-2pm on Saturday Aug 8th.
MORE »Numbers this week broke 1000, average puts us at 1050 ppl. Peak time was between 10-10:30.
Indoor Vendors: 28
Outdoor Vendors: 12
New vendors this week:
Quidi Vidi Brewery
Catherine MacAusland (crafts, flowers, goat cheese)
Eugene Abbott (twig people)
Keith McCarthy (bakeapples)
Bill MacDonald (paintings, drawings)
Vicky Northey (preserves, lettuce)
Mr. Lewis (fish truck)
Cindy Curran (Thai food)
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750 ppl throughout the day.
Indoor Vendors: 28
Outdoor Vendors: 9
New vendors this week:
Riva McKee (jewelry)
Tami Strong (garden stepping stones and crocheted rugs)
Harry Hiscock (folk art)
Tied ‘n’ True (jewelry)
Patrick (your name in copper wire).
This is a rough guide to what’s in season on the Avalon here in Newfoundland.
JUNE
Asparagus, Chives, Edible ‘weeds’ (nettle, dandelion, sorrel), Herbs, Rhubarb, Salad Greens
JULY
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Green onion, Herbs, Kale, Radish, Rhubarb, Salad greens (arugula, asian greens, beet greens, cress, endive, lettuce, mustard, radicchio, spinach, etc.)
AUGUST
Beans, Beets, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Chard, [...]
850 lovely and positive visitors
Peak time was 10:30-11am
Number of indoor vendors: 25
Number of outdoor vendors: 7
New vendors this week included:
Lori Butler (breads)
Barbara Mills (jams and preserves)
Cynthia Rushton (photographs)
Number of indoor vendors: 25
Number of outdoor vendors: 7
New vendors this week included:
Chrys Hogan (Sweets & Savouries)
Ben Hansen (with his book: The Little Book of Outports)
Madge Mercer (breads, preserves, crafts)
Shelly Bauer (original design quilt kits; hand-dyed fabrics for quilting; hand-dyed embroidery cotton and rayon)
Shirley Warren (beaded bookmarks, photo pillows, dill dip, wine bags, bellydance [...]
