Manitoba's largest farmers market goes interactive
The St. Norbert Farmers' Market is introducing workshops and demonstrations with some of their vendors at this year's farmers festival at Wednesday's market.
The St. Norbert Farmers' Market is introducing workshops and demonstrations
Manitoba's largest farmers market is going interactive
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The St. Norbert farmers market is introducing workshops and demonstrations with some of their vendors at this years farmers festival at Wednesday's market.
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The largest farmers market in the province featured a new hands-on component Wednesday.
The St. Norbert Farmers' Market delivered workshops and demonstrations designed to revive the art of preserving and pickling and cooking from scratch.
"[We're] bringing people some of these skills that are kind of lost, things that their Grandmas knew how to do. How to make pasta at home, how to ferment food," said St. Norbert Farmers' Market executive director Marilyn Firth.
St. Norbert Farmers' market has roughly 250 artisans and retailers sell their goods on site each year. They estimate 150,000 people come and shop there each year. (Brett Purdy)The market is located in St. Norbert, just south of the perimeter and it attracts 150,000 shoppers annually during its twice-a-week outdoor market. Roughly 250 artisans and retailers set up shop to sell their goods.
Firth says they've logged almost 13,000 visitors at the market during some of their busiest days. The market has grown so much in recent years, neighbouring businesses now offer paid parking for customers to access the market grounds.
Firth said she hopes to have a four-season tent and to be open year-round on their own site by 2017.
The folks from Zinn Farms demonstrate how to properly cut up a whole chicken. (Brett Purdy)"People used to learn at their momma's knees and their grandma's knees and they don't learn that anymore and yet people are starting to hear about these things and going 'well I'd like to know how to do that too.' This is a great opportunity for them to come learn it a bit," said Firth.
Firth said this one-day series of more than 70 workshops and demonstrations could possibly become an annual event.
