This Week at the Market - June 28

Dig out your cowboy boots and Stetson. It's rodeo time. Not a cowboy or a cowgirl? No worry. There is so much going on this weekend. It's Swift Current's 100th anniversary Homecoming.

For everyone's convenience the city will be offering a shuttle service between all the events. This is the link for all the information.

The schedule looks like this....
7am       Free pancake breakfast at Market Square
10am     Parade on Central Ave
10-4      Market Square and Farmers' Market
10-4      Show and Shine downtown on Central Ave
10-5      Free BBQ in Memorial Park
10-5      Bouncy Castle
11-2      Walking tours of downtown
Noon    Midway opens at the Rodeo
2pm      Rodeo begins
8pm      Grandstand show

This is the music line up at Market Square....
10am – Country Strings
11am Burn N' Mahn Dueling Pianos

12:30 Sundrops
1:30 pm Burn N' Mahn Dueling Pianos
3 pm Al Hudec/Becky Neustater
3:30 pm – 5 :00 pm Burn N' Mahn Dueling Pianos

Yay Sundrops. This family is truly amazing.

This is a list of our vendors this week....

BC Fruit truck               Fresh cherries

Pick Me                         Herbs and hot peppers

Marilyn Nimegeers        Photograph art  and book of photographs

Catholic Women's League      Quilt raffle

Kirby Leisle                Calico Cat Handcrafted

Diana's Kitchen              Cinnamon buns, cheese buns, vegetarian samosas, gluten free baking, preserves

Gramma Bep                  World famous for her baking. Watch for perogies.

Prairie Fields                   Local honey

Sarah                              Breads, scones and more.
                                       Prairie Infusions wild foraged tisanes, morel mushrooms, SK wild rice

Phyllis Goebel               Handmade aprons and things.

McMahon Colony         Garden vegetables

Judy                                Handcrafted African jewellery

Lloyd Garthus               Handcrafted Pottery

Ken Blydo                     Tickets for Children's Hospital lottery

Linda Thompson            Gold Canyon Candles

Vanguard Colony          Garden vegetables

Norine Liebel             Moose World Handcrafted Soaps

Chelsea Angell             Original art

Caroline                         The urban gardener.  The gifts of her garden, organic lentils and free range eggs.

Marion                            With all her wonderful preserves.

Gwenda Ellis               Preserves, Barbie accessories, handicrafts

Diane Tritten              Jewellery

Beechy Colony          Garden vegetables

This Week at the Market - June 21

You can look forward to these fine products this week. Check back frequently because this is updated as required.


Diane & Kevin                Pick Me greenhouse hot peppers and herbs

Treasure Valley               Organic vegetables

Caroline                         The urban gardener. Green onions, green garlic, radishes, spinach, flax seed, free range eggs, chemical-free.

Marion                            With all her wonderful preserves.

Gramma Bep                  World famous for her baking. Watch for perogies.

Prairie Fields                   Local honey, beeswax candles.

Sarah                              Breads, scones and more.
                                       Prairie Infusions wild foraged tisanes, morel mushrooms, SK wild rice

Phyllis Goebel               Handmade aprons and things.

McMahon Colony         Green onions, spinach, radishes, rhubarb, winter carrots, winter cabbage, winter potatoes

Barb the 'Cake Witch'     German baked delights

Judy                               Handcrafted African jewellery

Lloyd Garthus               Handcrafted Pottery

Ken Blydo                     Tickets for Children's Hospital lottery

Kirby Leisle                   Calico Cat handcrafted jewellery

Linda Thompson            Gold Canyon Candles

Vanguard Colony          Green onions, spinach, radishes, rhubarb, winter carrots, winter cabbage, winter potatoes

Norine Leibel              Moose World Homemade Soap

Robin Gill                    Birdseed

Alyssa Bourgois           French Macarons

Waldeck Colony          Green onions, spinach, radishes, rhubarb, winter carrots, winter cabbage, winter potatoes

This Week at the Market - June 14

This is opening day for the season. I can hardly wait for the day to come. It will be so nice to see everyone again. We will create this list weekly so you know what is happening. Check back regularly because this is updated as required.

This is a list of our vendors this week....

Caroline                         The urban gardener.  The gifts of her garden.

Marion                            With all her wonderful preserves.

Gramma Bep                  World famous for her baking. Watch for perogies.

Prairie Fields                   Local honey

Sarah                              Breads, scones and more.
                                       Prairie Infusions wild foraged tisanes, morel mushrooms, SK wild rice

Phyllis Goegel               Handmade aprons and things.

McMahon Colony         Garden vegetables

Barb the 'Cake Witch'     German baked delights

Judy                               Handcrafted African jewellery

Lloyd Garthus               Handcrafted Pottery

Ken Blydo                     Tickets for Children's Hospital lottery

Kirby Leisle                   Calico Cat handcrafted jewellery

Linda Thompson            Gold Canyon Candles

Vanguard Colony          Garden vegetables

Nicole Friesen              Moose World Homemade Soap

Robin Gill                    Birdseed

Alyssa Bourgois           French Macarons

June 1 & First Giveaway

The first person to leave a comment with the correct answer wins a banana loaf from Gramma Bep. This must be picked up on the first day of the market.

The question - What is the opening date and hours of the Swift Current & District Farmers' Market for the 2014 season? If you have won on Facebook you are not eligible.