ST JACOBS FARMERS’ MARKET: JUST RIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS 

PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN 

WHETHER YOU’RE HOSTING FRIENDS & FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON OR LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT GIFT FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HOSTING YOU, THE EXPANSIVE AND INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED ST JACOBS FARMERS’ MARKET IS YOUR ONE- STOP DESTINATION FOR HANDCRAFTED GOODNESS. FROM POTTERY, JEWELRY, WOOD OR FABRIC ARTS TO ARTISANAL MEATS & CHEESES, BAKED GOODS, REGIONAL CRAFT BREW, AND SO MUCH MORE, THE MARKET HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO RING IN THE SEASON. MAKE THE TRIP. BECAUSE THE ST JACOBS FARMERS’ MARKET IS JUST PLAIN AWESOME. 


Charcuterie Boards, Minto Woodcraft (Market Tent) 


Custom Glass Plant Hanger, Open Green Art Glass (Peddler’s Village) 


Bath Bombs, Vox Populi Hemp Apothecary (Peddler’s Village) 


Honeycomb Products, Cedarwood Honey (Main floor, Market Building) 


Summer Sausage, Kitchen Kuttings (Main floor, Market Building) 


Pickled Products, Country Style Products (Main floor, Market Building) 


Confections, Olde Tyme Kettle Kitchen (Main floor, Market Building 


Montreal-style Bagels, Artisan Breads (Main floor, Market Building) 


Assorted Cheeses, Meadow Song Farms (Main floor, Market Building) 


Assorted pottery, Pavlo Pottery (2nd floor, Market Building) 


Pork Bacon, Finest Meat and Sausage (Main floor, Market Building) 

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