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| 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 sausage, apple fritters, 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.
FARMERS' MARKET DAYS & TIMES Thursday & Saturday 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.  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 |
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 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 Markets: 3 km. south of Village of St. Jacobs
Please click here for: 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 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
WATERLOO CENTRAL RAILWAY Ride the train between Waterloo and St. Jacobs. For more information click here .
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