Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Christine of Rocky Hill Hideaway Peppers and Herbs has been a vendor at local farmers markets for 9 seasons and this is her 10th of selling her products. Her plan is to continue to grow her market business and successfully develop new products while maintaining high quality and value to her customers.
Here is what Christine has to say.
-I moved to the Flesherton area 20 years ago
-I live with my husband, Brett, and have one son, Mason
-I have worked in the area and also spent three year read more...
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Monday, July 16, 2018
This is the third time this young artist has joined us.
Mykel, the Blue Monk Arts, is an artist focusing on fluid acrylic pour painting. Currently Mykel is exploring abstract expressionist painting, emphasizing colours and movement.
By moving away from strict images and focusing on flows, hues, and shapes it allows the paintings to be more subjective in their expressions of patterns, rather than realist images. Mykel, as an artist, is often stifled by perfectionism. Focusing on bold colou read more...
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Saturday, July 14, 2018
So many health benefits to be found with Annanda Chaga.
Annanda Chaga is a small family owned and operated company in Collingwood Ontario . We believe that the Chaga Mushroom is truly a gift of nature to be enjoyed by all. We hand pick, clean & sort and air-dry our wild harvested Chaga Mushrooms with loving care.
Inspired by his own health recovery and that of his wife, Heather and immediate friends and family, Blair started Annanda Chaga to bring an honest and pure Canadian source of this read more...
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Saturday, July 14, 2018
During shearing season we are always looking for volunteers to help and Brenda came to help shear on Mother's Day. We are happy to have her join us now for our 2nd Open Barn & Country Market.
Brenda Hudson of Georgian Jewelry Creations designs and hand makes a variety of gemstone jewelry including aromatherapy jewelry. With extensive knowledge of gemstones and their metaphysical properties, and using carefully chosen top quality gemstones, Brenda creates bracelets, necklaces and accessories. read more...
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Saturday, July 14, 2018
There is nothing sweeter than honey, so we are glad to have Hunking Honey joining us again. Another true family business right here in Grey Highlands.
They have wonderful raw honey in various size containers but they also sell bee keeping equipment. If you are interested in having your own hives these are the people to talk to.
HUNKING HONEY
We are the two of the three Hunking boys. Matthew the oldest, lives in Richmond Hill working as a Funeral Director for Marshall Funeral Home. Aaron read more...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Need a yummy dessert or just a sweet treat? Be sure to check out Abbey's Sweet Treats.
Abbey Johnston has been a pastry chef in the Clearview, Collingwood area since 2002 . She has just recently started Abbey's Sweet Treats. She sells her pies, tarts, cupcakes, cookies and other sweet treats at the local Farmers markets on the weekends.
Abbey likes to use as local and fresh ingredients as she can in all of her baked goods. All her yummy desserts are made from scratch.
She even has a read more...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Our next vendor is Eco Tabs Canada - perhaps not a typical farmers market product but it is definitely something that is needed in our rural area.
Eco Tabs Canada offers a natural solution for your waste water. Everyone in rural country has a septic tank and perhaps a pond on your property. Eco Tabs boosts your septic tank and pond with natural occurring bacteria.
Our modern day lifestyle adds detergents and anti-bacterial soaps to the septic tank making it operate less efficiently. Eco Ta read more...
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Friday, July 6, 2018
Sisters Acts, Linda & Phyllis Caswell create quality crafts for all occasions. They have been quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting beautiful handmade items for many years; they have been part of the local craft show scene since 1998.
All of their creations are handmade and include full size pieced quilts, runners, placemats, aprons, potholders, dishcloths, scrubbies, baby quilts, along with a full range of baby essentials such as bibs, burpee pads, receiving blankets. They also do custom o read more...
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
We are glad to have our friends Fred & Jan from Opa's Workshop join us again for the Open Barn & Country Market.
Fred is a 6th Generation Cabinetmaker, using a scroll saw since age 9, retired and now a hobbyist, (a very busy hobbyist) selling amazing bowls and scroll work at markets and craft shows year round.
Fred creates very unique jewelry boxes, yarn bowls, serving or just beautiful decorative hand crafted bowls. Wooden puzzles of dragons, elephants and more. All from locally sourced read more...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Today we will begin highlighting the vendors that will be at the Open Barn & Country Market. Please visit their Facebook pages to see what they have to offer.
Our first vendor: Farm Away, by the Featherstone Family was established 40 years ago. We are glad to have them join us again this year.
Farm Away embraces an old-world approach to farming. Their small herd of Old English Shorthorn cattle and gardens of rhubarb, seasonal vegetables, and wild foraged herbs, berries and flowers make up read more...
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