In Pictures: the first outdoor Farmer’s Market of the Year!
Despite the cool weather and weak sunshine, the market hummed with activity on Saturday morning. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
Saturday mornings at the Farmers’ Market are a veritable ritual with many — perhaps even most — Revelstokians.
It’s an opportunity to stretch our legs, purchase some great veggies, baked goods or handmade gifts and, of course have a coffee and chat with our friends. It’s one of the little things that makes life in our community so marvelous.
The market opened outdoors this past Saturday and even the cool and breezy weather couldn’t keep people away. Here are images from the morning that I hope you’ll enjoy:
Carol Fitchett and Claudette Kendall prepare their display of Okanagan College courses and other offerings at the first outdoor Farmers' Market of the year on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoGene and Sharon Bailey (center and right) and their grandson, Jacob, brought in a truck load of bright bedding plants and vegetables to market on Saturday from Mayfair Farms in Salmon Arm. Here's a tip: they have GREAT cherry tomatoes. David F. Rooney photoJudy DeBoer (left) of Unique Stained Glass chats with a passerby as her wares glisten and gleam in the thin morning sun. David F. Rooney photoMarla Bugge has astonishlngly beautiful pendants and jewellery made from semi-precious stones and fossils. David F. Rooney photoTanya Secord of Cover Me Cozy poses with her lovely offerings. David F. Rooney photoMia Mathis and Derek Lennon of Aim Hats were offering hand-made thinking caps for sale on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoBrian Morris is back this year with more intricate artwood in wood and glass. Judging by what's in his hand, he's also back for Pam Sanghera's locally famous samosas. David F. Rooney photoConnie Hueppi slices some homemade bread and slathers on some delicious birch sap jelly. The taste was amazing! David F. Rooney photoDarcey Smith offers up original artwork and jewellery featuring pixies, mermaids and other Faerie creatures. David F. Rooney photoMelissa Friesen, Donovan Skelton and their daughter Mariah were eager to sell their natural products to shoppers at the market. David F. Rooney photoAnd, of course, who could miss the organic vegetables from Wild Flight Farms? David F. Rooney photoLooking for something that would appeal to the carnivores in your household? Kurt Sauter had lots of fantastic sausages on offer. David F. Rooney photoYan Liu works on some handmade jewellery. David F. Rooney photoBrigitte Gysi of Enderby had a table full of organic breads, buns and other scrumptious edibles. David F. Rooney photoInge Anhorn had lots of tea towels, mittens and other woven items for sale. The mittens were good idea as a it was cool and breezy opening morning. David F. Rooney photoCeramist Nancy Geismar arranges her beautiful pottery. David F. Rooney photoPatti and Satish Shonek of Sugandh Mountain Trading and Bodyworks Co. had lots of sweet smelling soaps and other creations for sale. David F. Rooney photoLooking for fresh garlic? You need go no further than Ian Richardson of Rocky Ridge Farm had not only young fresh garlic for sale, but bags of fantastic garlic scapes that — trust me on this! — are great in scrambled eggs. David F. Rooney photoEri Inabe (left) and Simone Kaargard of Cabin Creations work on some of their handmade creations. David F. Rooney photoSarah Jane Osadetz works on a piece of copper artwork. The Golden-based artist produces jewellery, art, photography and music. David F. Rooney photoLooking for a walking stick? Go see Morris Brown. He'll have just what you need. David F. Rooney photoSteve O'Reilly is a long-standing icon of the Farmers' Market with bis beautifully finished bowls in local woods. David F. Rooney photo Ellen Tremblay of Silky Soap and Body Care chats with the Veidemans as traffic at the market heats up. David F. Rooney photoMmmm, tasty! Pam Sanghera was back serving up fantastic Indian treats. David F. Rooney photoSandy Zacker talks with a couple of young potential customers who were desperately eyeballing her hand-made Barbie clothes. David F. Rooney photoChris Kaser holds up one of the pendants he sells at the market. David F. Rooney photoPhotographer and designer Freya Rasmussen (left) chats with jeweller Arleigh Garratt (right) and her husband outside the booth where she sells bags bearing her distinctive images. David F. Rooney photoAlpaca wool, anyone? Craig Bacon had plenty of skeins to choose from. David F. Rooney photoKelly Roberts of Baked in BC has amazingly tasty muffins, breads and other baked goods on sale every Saturday. David F. Rooney photoLocal oil painter Cecilia Lea has just the thing you need for that blank space in your home. David F. Rooney photoConor Hurley of Stoke Roasted pours a cup of java for a local customer. David F. Rooney photoDebra Cooper of Salmon Arm had plenty of glass baubles for sale. David F. Rooney photoSharie Ko clinches a sale at her Handmade Accessories booth. David F. Rooney photoLan and Joylene Sulz talk with a customer at their baked goods booth. David F. Rooney photoChris deVries of Creighton Valley Apiaries uses everything from his hives — honey for eating and baking and beeswax for the handmade candles he showed to customer John Brodie. David F. Rooney photoWho in Revelstoke doesn't have at least one of these marvelous metal creatures made by Tamaralea Jackson and Doug Nelles? If you've got just one perhaps it's time to pick up another. David F. Rooney photoTerra Park offers up some of the herbs she has been growing at her Terra Firma Farm. David F. Rooney photoSaturdays at the market are perfect for both Man and Dog to catch up on all the latest goings-on with their friends, both two- and four-legged. David F. Rooney photo
