The final outdoor Homegrown Farmer’s Market wrapped up on Oct. 12, but the market committee has one last surprise up their sleeve for market-goers.
For the winter season, vendors from the summer markets will move their wares indoors to the Timothy Eaton Centre for the Winter Market — four more dates leading up to the Christmas season to satiate the need for local, handmade goods.
All the usual vendors will continue to bring their goods to the Winter Markets, giving the community another chance to shop local for things like honey, bath products, baking, jewellery, and more.
“We're hoping to do some stuff for the holidays, so people can expect something a bit more special at those markets,” said market manager Allison Tayor. “We're hoping to have some music as well, actually playing throughout the markets, so that will be a quite nice atmosphere.”
This will be the second year the Farmer’s Market has planned a series of indoor winter markets, as they had a great reception last year. Because of the dates, the Winter Markets offer a great chance to do some local holiday shopping.
“It's really great because people can still shop local for the holidays, and have a better footprint than buying things from out of town while still supporting our local economy and our local people,” said Taylor.
The Winter Markets will take place on Sunday mornings, on Nov. 3 and 17 and Dec. 8 and 15, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day.
