Local, fresh & Flourishing
Meet Charlotte MacCuish! Charlotte has been sewing and playing with fabric since childhood – watching her mother sew and making Barbie clothes from scraps got her started over 30 years ago! She has gone from making clothes to completing Dalhousie University’s Costume Studies programme to quilting and… Continue Reading “Vendor Spotlight- Quilted Chaos, Charlotte MacCuish”
Sarah LeBlanc started making and selling dog treats at the Farmer’s Market 3 years ago. “I sure do appreciate all the support from customers that keep coming back for homemade healthy dog treats from Pawsitively Yummy Dog Treats!!” … Continue Reading “Vendor Spotlight- Le Soap & Pawsitively Yummy Dog Treats”
MacD’s Bees is a small business owned by Nelson MacDonald of Loch Broom. He has been raising bees since he took over from his father almost 20 years ago. Fifteen years ago Nelson started out as “Country Blossom Apiary” attending the occasional craft show and… Continue Reading “Vendor Spotlight- MacD’s Bees”
Al Writes mostly easy listening songs and ballads, is not caught up in any genre of musical styles, he loves to listen to and write original songs. In the fall of 2004, Al created a song cafe where songwriters were challenged to write a… Continue Reading “Music at the Market- Al Gallagher”
Meet Heather MacDonald. Heather has always had an interest in photography. She started Wonderland Photography when she graduated from the photography program at Holland College in PEI. For the past 6 or 7 years she has been concentrating on photographing Pictou County, especially older buildings and… Continue Reading “Vendor Spotlight- Wonderland Photography”
Another great Meal from items you can find at the Market! No real recipes on this one, just ideas…. First the finds: The potatoes came from our garden, but Lakenman’s Farm, Firefly Farm and Friesens’s Farm and more all have beautiful potatoes to choose… Continue Reading “Market Made Meal- Steak, Potatoes and veggies”
Fibre artist Ruth Mackay gathers snippets from Cobweb Woollies, Lismore Sheep Farm , Briggs & Little, and local thrift stores to pursue her art on the sixth generation Mackay family homestead in Lyon’s Brook, Pictou County. Snippets are textile whimsies created from local and… Continue Reading “Vendor Spotlight- Snippets”
One of the many awesome things you can find at the New Glasgow Farmers Market is an impressive array of fresh herbs. Now if you’re like me, you have awesome intentions of using everything fast and fresh, but sometimes time slips away and things… Continue Reading “Sage Advice”
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