This morning we spent our time visiting St Jacobs farmers market.
From St Jacobs website :
The vibrant agricultural heritage of Waterloo Region has helped make St. Jacobs Country’s authentic Farmers Markets popular attractions for local shoppers and visitors alike, all year around! Here, on the east and west side of Weber Street, you will find more than 600 vendors both indoors and out, in a colourful rural setting. Come and fill your market basket!
St. Jacobs Farmers’ Markets are a unique and lively place to shop. You will find aisle upon aisle of fresh produce from across Ontario and from local farm gardens. Plus, you will find meats, cheese, baking, crafts, home decor, furniture, clothes, tools and more. Enjoy international favourites, and local delicacies including sausage, apple fritters, and pure maple syrup sold by Mennonite farmers who travel to market by horse and buggy. At any time of year you may chance upon a lively performances by visiting buskers or a special event.
The local Old Order Mennonites add a unique flavor to the St. Jacob’s market, where you’ll see horse teams pull buggies loaded with goods for sale and driven by men, women and children dressed in the same style of apparel that their ancestors wore hundreds of years ago.
The famous St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market and Flea Market runs throughout the year on Thursdays and Saturdays early morning to mid afternoon. On Tuesdays from June to Labor Day, enjoy fresh produce from local Mennonite farmers, including fresh maple syrup, and farmers throughout Ontario.
During the peak season, the market carries more than 600 vendors (most of the vendors are not Old Order Mennonites), indoors and out. You’ll see a large variety of local made:
- Crafts
- Baking
- Meats
- Cheeses
- Furniture
- Quilts
- Clothes
- And more
There’s more than just shopping at this market: live buskers (street performers) and entertainment are there for all to enjoy in the carnival-like atmosphere. Visitors can also enjoy tours that are available from the market.
Find this fun attraction by going to Farmers Market Road in the nearby town of St. Jacobs (about a 15 minute drive). This is not just another farmers market – it is an experience. The Mennonites settled in and around St. Jacobs in the late 1700s and early 1800s becoming one of the original Mennonite colonies.
Today, the rural areas around St. Jacobs are populated with many Old Order Mennonite families. These farmers practice the religion, customs and lifestyle of their 19th century ancestors supporting themselves with a lifestyle devoid of modern technology.
There are varying degrees of conservatism among different sects ranging from no machinery use whatsoever to the use of certain machines to assist in certain chores. There are sometimes subtle differences between groups such as allowing carriages with metal decoration as opposed to plain carriages.
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July 10th, 2008 at 2:43 am
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