The Yellowhead Community Services and Clearwater Farmers’ Market Harvest Faire was a celebration of the harvest season on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Dutch Lake Community Centre. The morning was bursting with colourful art displays, children’s activities, live music, the farmers’ market, a bread baking competition, and a ‘Beauty and the Beast’ gardening competition.
The ‘Beauty and the Beast’ competition invited area gardeners to submit organically (no pesticides) grown vegetables, fruits and flowers from their home gardens for judging. In the ‘Beasts’ category these would be assessed as large or unusual sizes, shapes or colours. For the ‘Beauties’ category they were judged for being ideal or unblemished shape, size and colour flower arrangements. The most outstanding in either category would be awarded champion status. *Winners will be announced in the next issue of the Times.
Fall and Winter Market Calendar:
Market season continues until the last outdoor market on Oct. 7, Thanksgiving weekend. There will be a short break before the winter market season begins inside the Dutch Lake Community Centre on the following dates: Oct. 28, Nov. 25, Dec. 9, and Dec. 23 with winter hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you have questions about Clearwater Farmers Markets in any season, please contact: Joanna Hurst at: 250-674-3530 or drop by Dutch Lake Community Centre during office hours, Tuesday to Friday and on market days on Saturday. Email: www.clearwaterfarmersmarket@yellowheadcs.ca
