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Written by Lark Szick
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Saturdays 8:30am - 1pm
Year Round
At the Sydney Marine Terminal
Government Wharf, The Esplanade, Sydney
Not only is the Farmers' Market a great place to shop,
it's community-building in action.
Please join us, Saturday mornings at the Big Fiddle.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 February 2008 )
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Written by Sharon MacDonald
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On Saturday, December 8th, our Vendors will share our space with the Art Foundation of Cape Breton, a group of some eighty (80) talented craftspersons. It will definitely be a one-stop shopping centre! The huge Christmas tree is decorated with lights provided by donors, the proceeds of which are going to Cape Breton Food Banks. Wonderful refreshments are available and we invite you to relax and spend quality time with us.
New Vendors have come on board with us as well, and you may pose for a caricature (!) or hear music from the beautiful, newly-produced in Cape Breton CD of Hugh Toner and Jane Robichaud (CD's available of course). Check out our wide assortment of CB produced food items, many of which would make dandy gifts for you, family members or friends, or for sending off-island.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 January 2008 )
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Written by Frances Oommen
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A couple of teachers/parents who participated in the Green Thumb Kids project, are arranging a Pumpkin Festival fundraiser at their school in Sydney. (Brookland Elementary has 400 students, Kindergarten to grade 6). The organizers think that 200 students and their family members may come out for the event.
The event will take place on Sunday 21 October, either in the school grounds or if it rains, in the gym.
Since the teachers/parents want to have the children think about where food comes from, they have invited the Cape Breton Farmer's Market to have an information table about where food comes from, the role of Farmers' Markets, buying local, etc. Frances Oommen, on behalf of the market, will be discussing with the teachers possible informative activities for children. Volunteers to help with this would be welcome, as there may be a lot of people attending. For further information, please contact: Frances Oommen
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 October 2007 )
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Written by Charles MacDonald
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The centrepiece of the Cape Breton Farmers’ Market Celebration of Fresh Local Food in Nova Scotia has been a project for school children. The project name was “GREEN THUMB KIDS”. The idea was to get children into growing tomatoes and beans from seeds to harvest. The children were encouraged to come to the market in July to pick up their seeds and tomato plants and to return in the Fall with their produce for sale. We were fortunate to have among our vendors a person who is dedicated to preserving heritage seeds. Another vendor was very keen on the project and she contacted an Italian family in Sydney Mines who had saved for over a hundred years from the original seeds brought to Canada by a great-grandmother when she immigrated to Canada. The tomato plants were grown from heritage seeds of more recent vintage. 
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 October 2007 )
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