Tag: local economy

October 16-17, 2026. Tara Festival of Crafts. Images From the event…

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Events

https://tarafestivalofcrafts.ca

This map’s layout is accurate as of 26/10/15.

This year, we’ve been assigned spot number 117. Yesterday, we planned out what our table can look like by mocking it up in our living room!

The table will have an elastic white smock about it.
Those 2 open crates will have fronted bags of dog biscuits.
What’s not shown: serving platter overflowing with catnip mice! Crates filled with biscuits.

Here’s a link to the event… that I posted on social media.

The 2026 festival’s official flyer.

Link to Apple Maps… Tara Arran Community Centre.

Link to Google Maps… TACC.

Link to Open Street Map Dot Org…. ibid. Location: 150 Hamilton Street, Tara, Ontario, Canada.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY, 13:00-21:00…

10:25 a.m. signed in. Our neighbouring booth is vacant. No show 🤔 1 piece of glasswork, somewhere, shattered. 😬

Preparation was important to us.
We’re glad to be here.
We don’t open up until 13:00 EST…
Thank you for the light!
You’ll need to click on the thumbnail to get the full effect, eh.

1 p.m. We’re open. Lineups at both doors?!

Thank you, AMABEL BOOKS.
AMABEL Books.
The Lamp Lady.
Worth your patronage.
She helped out a fellow vendor. Nice!

6:10 p.m. Soup for dinner.

Proceeds go to the local economy.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY, 10:00-17:00…

7:05 a.m. ✅ coffee. Thank you, Tobey, for setting up the automatic brewer this morning.

Two thirds finished. Caffeine. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🌞🌞🌞

9:40 a.m. we’re getting ready for you. Be have hot beverages. We’ve unzipped the catnip mice from their ziplock baggies & restocked the shelves!

Cold 🥶 fingers.
Overnight storage…
…a fresh selection of flower-packed catnip mice.

7:15 p.m. And the market’s done. This venue impressed us and was well organized. The squads of enthusiastic grade 8 students who helped set up AND help vendors take kit apart were a welcomed sight. The Terms Of Service were reasonable. Any drama on the sales floor was discreetly handled. The market closed at 5 p.m. and tear-down, while frantic, was civilized. We’ve already submitted our paperwork for 2027.

Wag The Dog, better yet, just buy dog biscuits!

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Events, weekend farmers market

What’s the weirdest movie you’ve ever watched?

Owen Sound Farmers Market. 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Apple Maps: https://maps.apple/p/63bjTiGzUMM4FE

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gnpRXELLHwUgbVPY8?g_st=ic

Open Street Maps: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.565533&mlon=-80.944013#map=19/44.565533/-80.944013

Stokes Bay Community Centre, Vendors Market, October 3/26, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, craft fairs, Events

Where: 575 Stokes Bay Rd, Stokes Bay ON N0H 2M0, Canada

Apple Maps link: https://maps.apple/p/~_yAfPob7aACCE

Telephone number (if you’re a vendor and need assistance): +1 (519) 592-5610

IMAGES FROM THE MARKET, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Update: 07:19 EST. Well, it’s dawn. 🙃🌞

Update: 09:35 EST. It’s worth the drive to this tiny hamlet!

Can you spot the new items?
New products on offer!
2 different offerings.
Tins of ‘nip. Catnip toys.
Close up of flower-filled catnip toys.
Ask us about Fall & Winter specials.
Our display’s a WIP 🧐
TS knitted creations.
It’s artwork for your little dog to wear.
Roadside signage.
The lights are on & the door’s open.
It’s a nice venue.

A winged, black cat-dog-creature thing. Also, it’s a market day! 26/09/19.

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If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion (like a Pokémon or fantasy pet), what would it be?

OSFM, September 19th until 12:30 p.m.

https://maps.apple/p/63bjTiGzUMM4FE

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NCndDXaqnqddhSob8?g_st=ic

Owen Sound, September 5th.

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By Michelle Waitzman.
Meat-free.
Beeswax based.
‘Nip Fiend.
50/50 brand.
No overseas garbage, eh.
Custom sizes available.
Dog treats, lower risk.
Artist made.
CriCut created.
Owen Sound Farmer’s Market. Until 12:30 p.m.

Where the heck is this place?!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hBwwdwzUzFuiiBeFA?g_st=ic

https://maps.apple/p/63bjTiGzUMM4FE

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Wednesday, August 12/26.

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Our view from behind the sales’ booth.

It’s worth the trip up Highway 6 to visit our village.

NeemTree knife sharpening is also on-site.

He likes dog treats. August 8/26 Market day!

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Share a photo of your pet and tell us one thing that makes them uniquely them.

{{We don’t have a dog right now, this visitor will have to do}}}. Our visitor is a Samoyed dog breed. They’re special to me because they look so happy 😁

Covered and semi-open.
We’re at the end of the hall.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gKsmwp5Ju9JoLNkj6?g_st=ic = Google Maps.

https://maps.apple/p/63bjTiGzUMM4FE = Apple Maps.

Find your pack. And buy your dog biscuits! August 5th.

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What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?

10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

21st century strawbale. And very much pro-pet! July 29th market online.

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What’s your home decoration style?

Visitor parking 🅿️ nearby.

Live an interesting life! And offer dog teats & sell used books. July 25/26th.

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What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept?

Saturday = market!
Sunday. Same location as the OSFM.
July 26 = new stock is a-coming!
Corner booths have their signage advantages!

Headspace meditation. And setting up a sales booth!

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Owen Sound Farmer’s Market. July 11/26.

What’s one habit that has improved your life the most?

We’re at the end of the outdoor hall.

https://www.headspace.com …I pay for the yearly subscription and it unlocks additional features. Guided meditation (and a useful chat bot called Ebb) helps me gain additional quality of mind.

50/50 brand. Your house panther (may) adore 😊 them. You never know, eh.

Thanos, from The Avengers. In the meantime…

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What villain actually had a good point?

…come by the harbour and shop around. NeemTree’s also available for knife sharpening services (1 week turn-around).

No gauntlets nor infinity stones in sight!

Visitors! Who enjoyed blackdogbiscuits…

Mindful breathing, cognitive behavioural therapeutic tools. Oh, and buying biscuits!

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What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

I appreciate the brave souls who persevered the heat and visited the event.

The gun-metal blue-grey clouds looming west of the city opened up once we were driving (defensively) up the Wiarton hill towards Colpoys Bay.

Today’s market experienced +41C humidex conditions. Gusting winds. And overheating patrons. We enjoyed the event and are REALLY glad to be recovering in our (Evolve Builders Grp. [Guelph]) strawbale home in the forest. Cooks, your Mitsubishi heat-pump is providing cooling relief!

Carnivorous skunk cabbage. Thankfully, biscuits are…

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What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

…for sale at the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market. My childhood fear of west coast, British Columbian Lysichiton americanus was odd. They just looked like they attracted flies for consumption. They here was a memorable Scientific American article about the plant. It has heat generating tissue thet allows it to poke through spring snow and attract its pollinators. Flying insects! Hell, according to the forbidden website of knowledge (wikipedia link here), bears eat it as a natural laxative post hibernation.

Open until 12:30 p.m. EST

In the meantime, drop by the market to pick up animal treats.

June 24, 2026. It’s sunny downtown, with a light breeze!

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, craft fairs, Events
Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.