The Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market has been granted one more season at the old bus depot at 44 University Avenue East. This means a lot to the vendors, to the branding efforts, and provides stability until a the new market is open in the old arena.

Check out the Windsor Star’s coverage:

http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Farmers+market+return+depot/6047336/story.html

Just a reminder that starting tomorrow, Natural Earth Organics will be selling their organic food and fresh produce (including some local offerings) from ShopEco every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pick up your organic groceries while you shop in the eco-friendly store that carries quite a few local items. Don’t forget to bring your own container to get it (re)filled with local cleaning products like fabric softener, body wash, laundry detergent and more.

** ShopEco carries products from market favourites like Faerhaven and Trinity Acres Farm too! **

ShopEco: 624 Chilver Road, Windsor (in Walkerville, corner of Wyandotte in Walkerville Business Lofts)

http://shopeco.ca/

We look forward to progress in Windsor’s downtown but for this year (until something is built/open), there’s still a lot of planning to do.

You can see a brief comment from us on A-Channel News from Tuesday night.

Just announced: Natural Earth Organics will be selling their organic food and fresh produce (including some local offerings) from ShopEco (624 Chilver, Walkerville) every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting on January 14.

Pick up your organic groceries while you shop in the eco-friendly store that carries quite a few local items including another market vendor, Faerhaven!

Don’t forget to bring your own container to get it (re)filled with local cleaning products like fabric softener, body wash, laundry detergent and more.

Faerhaven will be making deliveries to the Windsor area on Thursday, December 22. For all the last minute shoppers, send your order and they will gladly drop it off on Thursday. Name your price, tell them a little bit about the person it is for and Joy Malott Purdy will create a gift basket that will be well worth your while. Email faerhavensoap@gmail.com

Market regular, Perry Noia the Clown, is making appearances as an elf this year! If you would like a personalized letter back from Santa Claus, hand delivered by Pepper Mint-Drop the Elf, contact her at hawkerin@gmail.com

Perry Noia the Clown is taking appointments for face painting on October 28, 29 and 31 for Hallowe’en costumes.

She will be at the Mid-Town Hallowe’en Bazaar at The House on October 30.

Pricing for all of these dates will be the same as it was at the market, $5 small, $8 large, and if neck and/or shoulders are also required, it will be $10.

Since our furbabies are often part of the family too, why not spoil them with locally-made dog treats?

Pawsitively a Dog Thing makes “homemade rolled, cut & slowly baked” natural treats with no artificial ingredients and no MSG.

Visit Pawsitively at the following events:

Saturday, October 8, marks the last day of the 2011 season for the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market.  To celebrate another successful year, we invite you to join us for a day of family-friendly fun.

We will have free family portraits all day, a free gift to the first 50 visitors, and free cake at 10 a.m. The live music starts at 9 a.m. and CJAM will also visit.

This season saw about 25 vendors selling goods during the peak of the season and the final day will close with approximately 20 vendors.  Pumpkins, squash, apples, raspberries, beets, cauliflower, corn, baked goods, beef, fish, honey and more are still available.  Other fall favorites such as sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie are also for sale.

Vendor coordinator & chair, Natalie Bownes offers a bit of hope for those who will miss the market, “Just because the market is closing down for the season, doesn’t mean you have to stop supporting local farmers.  Many still sell directly from their farms and there are a lot of delivery services that have started up.”

There are only 2 weeks left of this season for the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market.

Be sure to stop in to find all of your local favourites all in one place.

Doug from Nana’s Bakery is taking your orders now for Thanksgiving pies. Order at the market or call him at the bakery at (519) 966-2434 and he will bring them to the market on October 8 for you to pick up!

See you at the market!