We got to the market with no trouble, apart from the fact that we had to park on the far side of a large gravel parking area! But let me give you some background on the market first.
There are really two parts to this market, one the farmers selling local veggies, maple syrup and Niagara fruit, etc. and the other three or four long aisles of travelling vendors selling everything from sheets to sunglasses. (There's a third part, the livestock auctions, but we're not in the market for livestock). Keep this in mind as I describe what we found.
There were still two or three farmers selling fruit and veggies, as we always find. But after that it was as if the market had been taken over by the travelling vendors and all the rest of the farmers had gone home.
There was a two-story emporium selling dresses.
And nearby, some stuffed animals of a sort.
Sunglasses galore - but note the long empty gravel laneway in the background. In the summer that would have been filled with more travelling vendors.
How about some giant bags of popcorn?
Ok, I admit, mushrooms may belong in a farm market, but with the end of summer we found the market changed almost beyond recognition, at least for what we wanted to buy. Mrs. F.G. never did find her tomatoes; she went and got them at Goldsmiths in Thornbury a day or two later - though the drive was nice.
But this isn't a 'market' in any sense that I know!
What a change. I know a couple of markets that only permit local good and products.
ReplyDeleteOur market will have some veggies all the way into December. That is a huge change for your market!
ReplyDeleteIt looks more like a flea market.
ReplyDeleteA shame how some markets are changing. More like a flea market now.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me to be more of a trade show, rather than a market. Glad the tomatoes were located, eventually.
ReplyDeleteYes the new items seem to be out of place for a farmers market. It is fun to get out but buying tomatoes at the store was a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteMany markets have changed in order to afford operating costs alone.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
Not a farmer’s market for sure.
ReplyDeleteAll too many farmers' markets have become emporiums for junk, it looks as if yours is headed that way as well -- unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteThis seems different from our market, but I admit that I am not much of a frequenter. I think I've only dropped by briefly once or twice this year.
ReplyDeleteSo different to the ones I have seen from you before with baskets of yummy fruit, tomatoes and green veges. This was a bit like a gypsy fair.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think some of the commenters describing it as more of a flea market are correct. I think the Grand Daddy of that sort of thing can be seen in Quartzsite Arizona every January. All that glitsy stuff sure takes away the ambience of a cozy little local country market.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame. We had thought we'd come to that market one of these weeks. No real point now I guess.
ReplyDeleteGord.
It sounds like a flea market is taking over, and that's a shame.
ReplyDeletetoo bad it was not what you were expecting. i really enjoy a "good" fall farmers market, the potatoes and onions look good!!!
ReplyDeleteIs that the Keady market or Meaford?
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