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Robin Turner of Roots and Shoots Farm |
When I heard the news on the foodie grape vine that a new Farmers'
market was opening in Manotick, I couldn't have been happier. The
fact that the market would be held at the picturesque and historic Watson's Mill was even better. It was
also a great chance to get out of the city that had become a claustrophobic sauna over the
past week.
A trip to Manotick was like a fresh breath of much needed air.
We can all thank Robin Turner of Roots and Shoots Farm who is the brains behind the resurrected farmers' market in Manotick and his vision for the new market is a focus on local producers. Hat's off to Robin for taking the initiative and contributing to the prosperity of his local town.

If you need ideas and recipes for all the goodies you bought in the market, steps away you can cool off in the Used Book Sale building and poke through their food and drink section. The hard cover books are a few bucks each and all the money goes to fund Dickinson's Days.

We also met the very personable, Mr
Rich McDonald, Manotick City
Councillor who took some time out to talk about Manotick's history and
future growth plans. Like others in Manotick, he welcomed the new
Farmers' Market with open arms.

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Mr Rich McDonald and his fence |
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Yippee! A new market! |
2 comments:
Looks like a great market; nice post. If you haven't you should also visit the Kemptville Market on Sundays; some good goods there too!
I think the Manotick Market has a lot of potential. It's in such a beautiful location and Manotick is being discovered by families fleeing Ottawa. I hope to hit all the local markets this summer and Kemptville is definitely on my list!
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