Food is at the heart of every celebration and is part of a healthy lifestyle – which is partly why farmers’ markets have become so popular.
They offer an opportunity to find locally-produced, locally-sourced foods, and to meet the growers and producers, the bakers, cooks and beekeepers.
Beekeeper Amanda Scott operates Innisfil Creek Honey with her husband, Brian. Located in Innisfil, Innisfil Creek Honey is a fixture at the Bradford Farmers’ Market every Saturday, with its pure honey and honeys infused with lavender, cinnamon or habanero peppers.
The booth also sells beeswax products, including candles and maple syrup – “All the fun stuff,” said Scott – and recently started carrying reusable beeswax food wraps, an alternative to plastic wrap. The organic cotton cloths, coated with beeswax, can be moulded to a bowl or container.
“The heat of your hand seals it,” explained Scott. “They’ve been around for the past two to three years, but they’re becoming more popular with people who want to go green. They’re awesome.”
Made by a friend especially for sale by Innisfil Creek Honey, the wraps will last six months with proper use. “They make great gifts!” she said.
Scott was busy at a recent Saturday market, keeping the beeswax out of direct sunlight, and handing out samples of honey to shoppers.
It is all about taste. Fresh produce, fresh baking, the heritage meats of Cold Creek Stock Co., European Meat sausage and salamis, food cooked up at the market made with local ingredients – available every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bradford Farmers’ Market, next to the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library.
