Why shop at Safeway or Costco? Stop after work on Fridays at the North Shore Market and pick up a week's supply of groceries. Here is Parm?Uppal selling her produce out of the back of her truck.
Location: Total Pet parking lot, 450 Tranquille Rd, Kamloops, BC
Time: 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Fridays from June 15th to September 28th
Here is Joe Vassallo selling his product. It is wonderful to see people on bicycles picking up their weekly groceries while visiting friends. When buying local foods it's a good idea to ask questions about the farmer's growing practices.
A few days ago I got a kind invitation to visit the North Shore Market. Over the years the North Shore Market has had a number of homes but it is now located in the parking lot of Total Pet, right on Tranquille Road in the heart of the North Shore.
Sylvia Weedmark and Dawn Badminton are now running the market and are looking for new venders. During my visit I saw an assortment of crafts, vegetables and fruits.? I got the sense that the North Shore Market could become a great venue for crafters. The cost to display is $15.00 per market.
Here is Sylvia Weedmark with her craft table. I could see from her work that she loves to paint.
Here is some of Sylvia's painted rocks. You can see the love that goes into her work.
Here is Dawn Badminton, proprietor of Bee Jeweled. She makes jewellery but will also custom make jewellery. She makes cooler collars, which are a bandana with dry crystals inside to help people and pets tolerate the Kamloops heat.
Here are some of Dawn's jewellery. Even though Dawn has been struggling with a chronic illness, she has never given up her love of crafting. Bloodstone and copper seems like an appropriate symbol for Kamloops right now.
I enjoyed the sweet voice of local musician, Willard Wallace. The North Shore Market operates on Fridays between 3pm-7pm, in the parking lot of Total Pet.
