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Farmers' market not returning to Clinton this summer
Laura Broadley Postmedia Network
Clinton's farmers' market last year.
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
Clinton residents have
enjoyed a local farmers'
market for the last couple
of years, but unfortunately
the market will not be
returning this summer.
The main reason for this
is that Wingham opened a
farmer's market on the
exact same day and time as
Clinton's market. This drew
away many of Clinton's
vendors since Wingham
provides a larger venue for
the businesses.
Switching the market to
another day or time proved
difficult for several reasons.
Firstly, there was no one
to take on the project. Since
the market was started by
the BIA with no paid staff, it
was already a huge amount
of work for its volunteers.
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Working to switch the date
and time is a huge task and
no one was available to
take that on.
Also, there are already
many markets in the area at
various times, making it
difficult to find a time that
works. Some of these
include markets in Brussles
and Bayfield on Fridays,
Exeter on Thursdays, and a
large market in Goderich
on Saturdays. At this point,
people are encouraged to
visit those markets.
"It is really disappointing
for the people coming out
and for the vendors," said
Sandy Garnet who helped
organize the market. "We
did just jump into it
because were really excited
about it, and the customers
were asking for it. But it
didn't fly like we hoped it
would."
The Clinton market had 9
vendors for quite a while
and a core group of cus-
tomers which helped it
continue to operate. How-
ever it was a bit of a strug-
gle to get new and younger
families.
The market was held on
Wednesdays, and some peo-
ple asked that it be on Satur-
days. However that wouldn't
work as competing with
Goderich's Saturday market
was not feasible.
One consolation is that
local grocery stores are try-
ing to bring in more local
good. Garnet, who was a
key figure in initiating the
project and also owns the
store Made in Huron, is try-
ing to bring more local food
into her store. Made in
Huron features local
cheese, preserves, frozen
meats, pies and more.
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