Carp Farmers' Market

Volume 21, Number 19 September 9, 2017

Maritza Marcantonio, Editor

This Weeks Market!

This Week's Event

Alpaca Day! Back by popular demand, the alpacas from Cheff Fields Farm are going to be at the Market for our annual Alpaca Day! Come meet the utterly adorable alpacas and learn all about alpaca wool and weaving.

Information Section

The Carp Farmers’ Market is the largest producer based Farmers’ Market in Eastern Ontario! The Market is open every Saturday from May until the end of October from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Entrance and parking are free and the market is wheelchair-accessible.

If you would like to receive up to the date news on all upcoming market events, please “like” us on Facebook (Carp Farmers’ Market) and follow us on Twitter (@Carp_Market). You can also follow us on Instagram (@carpfarmersmarket) for fun photos featuring everything you love about the Carp Market!

Upcoming Events

September 16 - Apple Day! Come sample the season's freshest apples from our vendors.

September 23 - CLOSED FOR CARP FAIR. See you next weekend for our Harvest Celebration!

September 30 - Harvest Celebration + KIDS' CLUB. Join us for our annual Harvest Celebration where we celebrate the bountiful fall harvest with special fall-themed events! Enter our Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a pumpkin + carving kit. Enter our Turkey Draw for a chance to win a turkey just in time for Thanksgiving! Stop by KIDS’ Book CLUB corner and choose a book + make your own bookmark! Aboriginal drum performance, smudging ceremony and retelling of the traditional Iroquois story of the Three Sister’s taking place at 11am (Events Tent). Help us raise money for First Nations charity with a 3 Sister’s soup fundraiser. First 25 customers to visit our Events Tent will receive a FREE Carp Market reusable tote bag!

October 7 - Happy Thanksgiving! Celebrate Thanksgiving by entering our pie contest! Plus check out the Expressions of Art - Art Show by members of the West Carleton Arts Society in the Agricultural Hall.

This Weeks Recipe

Buttered Red Potatoes with Dill

If you’ve been to the market in the past couple of weeks you will have most definitely seen and smelt the delicious dill being sold by our farmers. This simple but delicious recipe incorporates fresh dill with red potatoes, which are also in season!