SATURDAY MORNINGS WITH THE PENINSULA’S FINEST!

The next market is on SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th

It’s FLAVOUR TRAIL WEEKEND!  To celebrate their 20th year, the Trail encompasses North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Saanich, with dozens of participating partners from the North Saanich Farm Market at the north end, to the UVic Campus Community Garden at the south end, with farms, gardens, distillers, wineries, cafes and more in between. Check out their list of partners, and plan your Saturday and Sunday of amazing adventures in food and community spirit – and the market is the perfect place to start!  All our growers will be on hand, CAPTAIN PETE will be back, and we’ll have your favourite bakers and crafters, including a new arrival: KNOT SO SERIOUS KNITTING joins us for the first time with naturally dyed artisan yarns.

We also welcome a new group to entertain us on this wonderful weekend: GRAVITATION, an acoustic trio grounded in folk, roots and blues.

At the Learning Table this week, you can get all the information you need to plan your amble along the NORTH SAANICH FLAVOUR TRAIL. They’ll have maps and details on all the Trail partners, which you can also find HERE.

BEYOND THE CURB is set up every week to provide recycling collection as a way to increase recycling convenience for residents for materials that are not collected at the curb, specifically styrofoam and flexible plastic.  This program makes it easy to be part of the solution, and we’re delighted to provide the space and encouragement to make it a success!

We’re excited that the market is now part of the  BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Nutrition Coupon Program. This program is a healthy eating initiative that supports farmers’ markets and strengthens food security across British Columbia.  They’ll have a small table set up at the market with additional information.