 The Farm and Market in Clarenville is getting ready for the season, things are growing around here!!
The links to the database are now in working order for the new season, 2019. If you are a vendor be sure to log in and have your dates booked. You will have received an email as well letting you know of the working link. If you are a new vendor please apply, there is always room available!
Please note that the link will have St. John's Farmers market at the beginning of the URL, this is because we are piggy backing off their system. Great group of people doing great things and helping promote other markets such as ours. Take a look at the progress being made at the Farm & Market! The building is starting to take shape, the washroom is coming along nicely, the seeds have been set in the greenhouse, and the cement is being poured today! Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.  We are thrilled to announce that we will be holding an information session on February 28, 1:00 PM, at the Clarenville Inn for our existing vendors, first time vendors who are interested in joining the Farm and Market community, and volunteers.
We will be discussing our big plans for the upcoming market season. Please RSVP for this event by sending an email to infoFMIClarenville@gmail.com - we would absolutely love to see you there  The Farm and Market in Clarenville is selling our Armbruster High Tension Tent for $30,000 CAD (plus HST). We will be featuring a new setup in the upcoming market season; more info to come on next season soon! Contact brandonFMIClarenville@gmail.com for further info! The tent was purchased in 2017 for $50,000 and is in near perfect condition. The tent was a large part of the wildly successful first season of the Farm and Market in Clarenville; it would make a perfect addition to any community or recreational initiative, social enterprise, or business specializing in large-scale events. Tent Details: • 3,264 square feet (68' x 48') • 10-15 Year Life Expectancy • 120 MPH Wind Rating • 25 PSF Snow Load Rating Sections Can Be Added to Existing Tent • Aesthetic Design Provides Elegant Interior Space • Minimum Interior Obstruction for Maximum Usable Space • Variety of Sidewall Options with the Patented Armbruster Weatherproof Closure System® • All-Weather Applications; Snow Load Upgrades Available • For Temporary or Permanent Use • Simplified, Foolproof Installation with True Articulating Tensioning System
One more sleep until our grand finale for the year takes place; the Handmade Christmas Market will be held tomorrow between 10 AM - 3 PM at the Clarenville Inn! There will be an abundance of holiday goodies and crafts available tomorrow, along with different themed rooms you can explore!
Due to technical difficulties, we have made a few adjustments to our events for the day. In lieu of the 50/50 draw and Santa gifts, we will be holding an online gift draw that will continue into December. Santa has assured us that he will be making a special appearance! The online draw will feature a selection of fantastic items that our vendors have carefully crafted, so even if you cannot make it to the market tomorrow, you will have a chance to win some top-of-the-line gifts. More info on that to come! The 'Ugly Sweater Contest' is going to be a blast - the winner will take home a vegetable hamper which has been kindly donated by Clearview Farm! We have a unique door prize from the talented Wild Iris. Also, don't forget that we will be accepting non-perishable food donations for the The Salvation Army Clarenville Corps. Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day, we hope that you can join us to help celebrate the holiday spirit at our Handmade Christmas Market!  We are excited to share that we will be holding one more market day this season!
The 'Handmade Christmas Market' will be taking place Saturday, November 25 from 10 AM - 3 PM at the Clarenville Inn! The Clarenville Inn has generously donated space for us to host our Christmas event. The event will be full of yuletide fun including: • 50/50 Draw • Ugly Sweater Contest • Special Guest: Santa Claus • Santa Bag with gifts from our vendors We hope to see you there! The late fall weather we have been experiencing dictated that it was finally time to remove our tent. We had ideal weather for removing the tent: cool temperature, and very little wind. A huge thank you to Boyd Reader, David Chatman, Don Watton, Mike Drodge, and Jonathan Peach. These gentlemen donated their time and hard work to help us with the removal and storage of the tent. Thank you kindly for all of your help! Message from Keith Pardy regarding the closing of this year's market: "We have moved into the volatile winds of late fall, and as we are on the edge of winter, the weather has reflected this notion. The strong winds on Sunday night resulted in some damage to the tent. In looking at the wind forecast for this coming Saturday, it is forecasting winds of up to 65 kph. Our number 1 priority is the safety of our vendors, customers, and partners, so for this reason we have decided to take the tent down and store it for the winter. We know that this early closing will disappoint many of our vendors and customers as we have strong bookings right up to the end of season, but we must act on the side of caution as personal safety is paramount to our cause. As you are all aware, we are in the final planning stages for replacing the tent in year 2 with a permanent wood frame structure. We feel confident that we can execute this enhanced infrastructure plan for 2018 so that we can have continuous operations for next year's season. We will be holding a series of vendor and partner meetings over the winter to get your valuable input into our operational plan. We hope you know that we have really appreciated your support during the 1st year of operation and look forward to a great and fruitful future for the years ahead. May calm wind favor our winter holiday season." Sincerely, Keith Pardy On behalf of the Board of Directors of the FMIC 
Here are the results from last week's Fall Family Day festivities:
Guess the Weight Contest: Winner: Joan Mills with a guess of 107 LBS Actual weight: 106 LBS Joan won the 'Conversation Set' donated by Clarenville Canadian Tire. Heaviest Pumpkin Contest: 1st Place: Rod Hiscock - Pumpkin weighed in at 118 LBS Rod won a $25 Gift Certificate from Balsom Gardens Ltd. and a Vegetable Hamper from Three Mile Ridge Ranch. 2nd Place: Aaron Avery - Pumpkin weighed in at 42 LBS Aaron won a $15 Gift Certificate from Balsom Gardens Ltd. Best Looking Pumpkin Contest: Sponsored by East Coast Eye Care 1st Place: Benjamin Osmond won $25, donated by East Coast Eye Care. 2nd Place: Myah Osmond won $15, donated by East Coast Eye Care. 3rd Place: Benjamin Piercey won $10, donated by East Coast Eye Care. My Market Suggestion Box Draw: Winner: Adrian Power Adrian won $10 from Balsom Gardens Ltd.  We are very excited to announce that we are one of the finalists in the Aviva Community Fund! The Farm & Market wants to offer a very special thanks to everyone who supported our idea by voting, sharing, and expressing your thoughts on Phase Two of the Farm & Market. The grand prize winners will be announced on December 5th!
There are 36 finalists across Canada who have made it to this level of the competition; each finalist has developed a unique idea that will bring about positive change in their respective communities. Our own idea, Phase Two of the Farm & Market, will include a permanent wooden structure, roofing over our performance deck (for those challenging weather days here in Newfoundland), and a washroom facility on the premises. We are confident that with these changes we would be able to enact new community initiatives, healthy living educational programs, and even more fun-filled days at the Farm & Market! To say that we are excited about the potential of next year's growth is an understatement.
With successful funding we will be able to expand the Farm & Market in Clarenville with these permanent improvements prior to the 2018 market season beginning in June. For more information on our idea, please check us out on the Aviva Community Fund website. If you are interested in exploring other community-based projects across Canada, take a look here! |
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