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BSCENE prides itself on supporting [email protected] local whenever we can. COVER Photos: Jason Freeze Largest Selection of High Quality Eyewear at Reasonable Prices Brantford’s ONLY Same Day Service A Family Run 10 King George Road & Home Hardware Plaza Locally Owned Business Brantford for Over 25 Years 519-752-5456 www.optichouse.ca Mon. - Wed. 9 - 6 | Thurs. 9 - 8 | Fri. 9 - 6 | Sat. 9:30 - 2 DECEMBER 2019 facebook twitter instagram 3 Made to order Christmas fare at the Brantford Farmers’ Market Vendors from throughout the region offer quality and variety and we have lots of customers who come back and enjoy our service and our products all the time – generations,” he said. YVONNE VAN DE WIELE-COOPER Norg also stressess people need to pre order to avoid Submitted Photos disappointment. “It gets extremely busy here at Christmas, email [email protected] one of the highlights of the year,” he says. Photo: Jason Freeze roundtablepr.com The Serendipity by Crafty stall has been providing desserts, including their popular giant Speculaas cookies. homemade baby clothes, knitted and crocheted toys and other If you ask for Carl of Carl’s Choice Meats at the Brantford Judith Piets who works behind the market counter at Pete’s, items for over a decade. It’s operated by Bob and Nancy Gibson Farmers Market, they’ll tell you he’s retired. “Carl hasn’t put says they have a “really good” Christmas cake which freezes and although Nancy has been dealing with health issues for on an apron for a few years now,” says one young woman well. “We have really nice strudels, vanilla slices, sausage rolls, the past year, she is again contributing to the ‘crafty’ items that serving behind the counter on a recent Saturday morning. squares, tarts, and really good cookies,” she said. They’re all have become so popular. But the tradition of producing quality meat products for area made by Pete himself at his bakery in Burgesville. customers continues. Bob Gibson says a lot of people like to buy their hand towels, There is also fruit cake, rum balls, almond filled raisin bread, handmade scrubbies and dish clothes as gifts this time of year. stollen which is a fruit bread containing almond paste with “Somebody was here last week from England and they were icing sugar, pies, muffins and other typical Dutch fare like; taking them back in their suitcase because they’re light,” he almond filled turnovers, almond filled ginger bread, and said. Submitted Photo almond sticks. Although Nancy’s prolific needlework makes up a large part Piets admits the Dutch love almonds. “We don’t grow them, but of the merchandise, friend Sheila Hawke makes all of the doll clothes for American Girl dolls. Meantime, Nancy is known for her handmade baby items, including blankets and hats. “I just sold a hat this morning for a “preemie” that was born, because they were looking for a pink hat and she (Nancy) just made one yesterday,” said Gibson. Son, Eric Norg now runs the Brant County business, which It all began for the retired couple in their seventies as a hobby, has had a stall at the market for 34 years now. They sell before evolving into a business at the market. “It keeps you quality meat products year-round and have the items people going because if you didn’t have this, you’d just be home traditionally want at Christmas. “We sell fresh turkeys and watching TV or something,” he laughed. fresh hams, all specialty items for customers to make them Hagersville resident Danny Prowse has operated Herbs and happy and smile,” said Norg. Things at the Brantford Market for nearly 16 years. And it And he says along with fresh products, customer service seems they offer as many “things” as it does herbs, including is one of the key ingredients throughout the market. “It’s eggs, milk and organic milk. customers coming in, getting looked after, respected and The milk comes from Hewitt’s Dairy in Hagersville, as well as getting what they require, the way they require it,” he said. Harmony dairy in Toronto. Hewitt’s holiday ice cream flavours Norg says the quality and service keeps them coming back. at Herbs and Things include peppermint stick, eggnog, rum Photo: Jason Freeze and raisin, and Christmas pudding. “We have lots of new customers who come into the market we do love them,” she said. But as the name suggests, it all started for Prowse and his late wife Darlene with herbs and spices from around the world. The Brantford Farmers’ Market at 79 Icomm Drive in Brantford Fresh thyme, rosemary and cumin as well as pepper varieties features a huge variety of produce, cheese, meats and crafts to including red, black, green and orange are all available at suit every taste. Herbs and Things. They’re open each Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from Prowse buys his herbs and spices from a global importer. 7am until 2pm and this year, because Christmas falls on a “People tell me that I’ve got the best spices in town,” he said. Wednesday, they’ll also be open on Christmas Eve Tuesday, from 7am until noon. Ordering in advance at this busy time of He also has breads and two different types of pretzels as well year is strongly advised. as preserves, “made the old fashioned way” by members of the Mennonite community in Ayr. For more info, check out Photo: Jason Freeze Pete’s Bake Shop offers traditional Dutch pastries and brantfordfarmersmarket.ca Specializing in All your BBQ needs! 403 Fairview Dr.