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By Jan Freedman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Saturday was another spectacular hot, sunny fall day at the Farmers\u2019 Market.
\nIt seems that fall is trying to make up for the deficiencies of this year\u2019s summer. The beautiful day brought out both shoppers and smiles. Let us collectively will this lovely weather to last even longer.
\nThis time of year sees the farmers\u2019 tables brimming with produce, all freshly picked and local, except for the fruit which they bring in from the Niagara region.
\nWe still have an abundance of corn, alongside cabbage, cauliflower in its many colours, broccoli, beets, potatoes, field tomatoes and so much more.
\nWe also have strawberries and now fall raspberries as well as many varieties of apples, pears, some plums and grapes.
\nThis is also the time to get your Thanksgiving orders in for your turkey or meat and specialized baking choices. There\u2019s not much time left before Thanksgiving.
\nThe next vendor I\u2019m going to introduce is Jamie of Garden Gate Perennials.
\nYou may have noticed her booth on Wells Street full of perennial plants and delightful arrangements of cut flowers in decorated jars.
\nComing from a long line of farmers, Rita Keane\u2019s love for growing and tending plants seemed natural.
\nHer personal passion was perennial flowers and 15 years ago, her hobby grew into something more. As she ran out of room in her flower beds, she began to divide and sell extra plants to make way for new varieties and, gradually, expanding a little more each year, she grew her hobby into a business.
\nGarden Gate Perennial Farm is the result, a family farm in Pefferlaw selling over 200 varieties of hardy, field-grown perennials. Her years of experience have allowed her to select varieties that are not only beautiful but will also thrive with a minimum of care.
\nThis summer she has been joined by her eldest daughter, Jamie, who shares their blooms in a different way-by combining perennials and annuals into fresh and vibrant seasonal bouquets.
\nEach one is unique and made entirely of flowers grown on the farm. Jamie enjoys experimenting with the different colours and textures their garden provides and looks forward to seeing what new varieties are blooming each week. Both mother and daughter view the garden as an invitation to all living things and thus never use pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
\nAs a result, the farm flourishes with butterflies and bees. Please stop by to meet Jamie and enjoy her lovely creative arrangements and join the many Market shoppers who end up taking one home.
\nOur next Special Event occurs this Saturday, September 30 when the Farmers\u2019 Market celebrates Culture Days with our popular Soup Fest.
\nAgain this year, five Market chefs will be preparing a delicious soup for tasting, prepared from ingredients found at the Market.
\nThe tasting begins with Cathy of Catharina\u2019s Kitchen at 9:30 and finishes with Jan of Jan\u2019s Country Pantry at 11:30, with a new chef appearing every half hour, approximately.
\nThe other three chefs are Chad of Speakeasy Fine Foods, Gabriel of Gabriel\u2019s Caf\u00e9 and Pascal of La Brehandaise Catering.
\nOur entertainment will be provided by Aurora\u2019s own Steve Falk and Soul Benefit and there will be a draw for a Market bag.
\nThe following Saturday, October 7, brings our final Special Event: Pumpkin Fest, when there will be more entertainment, this time by Aaron Morris and his Manatee Band plus some surprises. There will be oodles of pumpkins available plus many pumpkin-themed goodies.
\nWe will be sharing the Town Park with a wonderful group of families hosting a PJ\u2019s and Pancakes fundraiser for POGO (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario), raising money for the 4,000 children in Ontario who are battling cancer.
\nIt promises to be a busy and fun-filled day. Please mark it on your calendar.
\nSee you at the Market!<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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