聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A market garden which had attracted as many as 200 customers in the two summers that it operated about eight miles east of Kamsack, has moved five miles closer to the community and is opening its doors to other vendors of produce, crafts and baking.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Two years ago Wendy Becenko opened The Natural Reflections Market at her farm on highway No. 57 between Kamsack and Duck Mountain Provincial Park. She sold not only her own produce, but that of other gardeners, bakers and craftspersons.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Beginning this summer, the market garden she had begun, will be moved to Grandpa鈥檚 Garden, a greenhouse and produce business that has been operated for several years by Wayne Lomenda on his property about three miles east of Kamsack.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檝e developed a partnership agreement with Wayne,鈥� Becenko said last week, adding that during the first two years of her market garden she worked with six other vendors.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e having a meeting on Saturday afternoon and inviting everyone who might want to be included in the market garden this summer,鈥� Becenko said. It will be an opportunity for everyone to look over the new location, enjoy refreshments and discuss when the first market of the season will be held.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Plans are to have the market open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in July and August although Lomenda is open to the markets beginning as early as May 20 during the Victoria Day weekend, she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 To participate in the markets, each vendor will pay a small fee to cover costs of advertising and then will tend his or her own booth during the market, she explained. 鈥淲e want hand-made, fresh-baked, home-grown and locally-produced items.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t should be good,鈥� she said.
