THE FARMERS' MARKETS ARE FABULOUS IN EVERY SEASON!

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 summer sausage 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.

For Upcoming Events At St. Jacobs Farmers' Market see What's New

FARMERS' MARKET DAYS & TIMES

Thursday & Saturday

Open year around - 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday Summer Market: June 17, to August 26, 2008 - 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday Market

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. until December 28, 2008

A Saturday market also operates at this location, year round, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click here to visit the Sunday Market feature page

Markets located at Weber Street and Farmers' Market Road, 3 km. south of Village of St. Jacobs.

ALSO AT ST. JACOBS FARMERS' MARKET

QUILTED HEIRLOOMS
at the Log Cabin, St. Jacobs Farmers' Market


Quilted Heirlooms is St Jacobs Country's premier shop for the locally handcrafted Mennonite quilts this area is so well known for. Color coordinated by proprietor Grace Frey and hand quilted by her friends in the local Mennonite community, these quilts are truly the treasures of today and the heirlooms of tomorrow.

Click here to access an online photo album with a number of pictures of the store:

Hours: Open Thursdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. year round
Phone: 519-884-2938
Fax: 519-846-9864
Email: quiltedheirlooms@bellnet.ca
Web: www.quiltedheirlooms.ca

ST. JACOBS HORSE DRAWN TOURS
For over 13 years, St. Jacobs Horse Drawn tours has been sharing a love of horses and Mennonite heritage with people of all ages from around the world! Offering a variety of tours and services, the most popular tour is the 'Mennonite Farm Tour' available from the Log Cabin area at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market. Tours run from April to October. Reservations are welcomed.
Call Nathan Kuepfer at 519-656-9989
Visit: www.stjacobshorsedrawntours.com

VISIT THE MARKET PETTING BARN!

Bring the children to visit the animals in our on-site petting barn behind the log cabin. There is a baby pot bellied pig, goats, bunnies, lambs and of course our pony Chelsea and her new baby Chester (born July '07). You might even catch a glimpse of our noisy resident rooster on his rounds about the barn.

Contact Information For The Markets:

Phone: (519) 747-1830
E-mail: markets@stjacobs.com
Directions: Where Weber Street and King Street North meet, just north of Waterloo.

Please click here for:
What's new at the Farmers' Markets
Market District Business Directory

Vendor Information

TASTE LOCAL, TASTE FRESH!


The Farmers' Markets give you the opportunity to shop local, shop fresh every week all year! To help promote awareness of local food and producers, Foodlink Waterloo Region stages an annual event "Taste Local, Taste Fresh!) that celebrates the diverse food choices and incredible culinary talent that exists in our own backyard. For more information visit: www.foodlink.ca or email: ads@foodlink-waterlooregion.ca

WATERLOO CENTRAL RAILWAY

Ride the train between Waterloo and St. Jacobs. Click here for more information and train schedule.