SATURDAY MORNINGS WITH THE PENINSULA’S FINEST!
See you here every Saturday June 6 – Oct 10
The next market is on SATURDAY, JULY 18th.
CAPTAIN PETE had a lineup for the entire market last Saturday, and he sold out of everything (!), but he’ll be back and restocked for this Saturday’s market. We expect ALL our wonderful growers to be present, as we swing into the summer bumper crop madness – tomatoes, greens (salad and cooking), eggplants, cabbages, zucchinis, cukes, and on and on. If we can grow it on the Peninsula, someone will have it at their table – we even had peaches grown on Downey Road at the Community Table last week, and expect more on Saturday.
We’re lucky to have a wide variety of outstanding entertainers at the market, but this week features one of our all-time favourites: AN & BEN are back with their magical harmonies and wonderful music!
The CRD piloted a program called BEYOND THE CURB at several farm markets last year, and this summer they’re bringing the program to the North Saanich Farm Market! They’ll be set up every week to provide recycling collection as a way to increase recycling convenience for residents for materials that are not collected at the curb, specifically styrofoam and flexible plastic. This program makes it easy to be part of the solution, and we’re delighted to provide the space and encouragement to make it a success!
We’re excited that the market is now part of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Nutrition Coupon Program. This program is a healthy eating initiative that supports farmers’ markets and strengthens food security across British Columbia. They’ll have a small table set up at the market with additional information.
North Saanich Farm Market
THE NEXT MARKET IS ON SATURDAY, JULY 18th
9:30-12:00
10990 WEST SAANICH ROAD
This Week At the Market
This Week’s Vendors
Here’s a list of vendors for our July 11th market
Appy Hour
- Appy Hour
Selling cowboy candy marinated olives (candied jalapeno olive that is sweet but very mildly spicy) and smoked olives with truffle oil.
Baloo Bear Bakery
- Baloo Bear Bakery
Cookies and other treats; you don’t want to miss out!
Captain Pete’s Wild BC Products
- Captain Pete’s Wild BC Products
Fish & Seafood – BC Spot Prawns wild caught Salmon.
Fruitful Fields
- Fruitful Fields
Organically, sustainably grown veggies.
Headwind Farm
- Headwind Farm
Growing veggies at the Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture.
Kildara Farms
- Kildara Farms
Look for scallions, beets, parsley, and the usual spicy bagged salad mixes.
Lena Lily Farm
- Lena Lily Farm
Growing certified organic produce on McTavish Road.
Little Acre Soap
- Little Acre Soap
Offering 100% vegan soaps, skincare, candles, and home goods.
Mamma Musey Pierogi
- Mamma Musey Pierogi
Offering 2 dozen different flavours using locally sourced ingredients.
Raincoast Wood Turnings
- Raincoast Wood Turnings
Beautiful hand-made wooden art – from cutting boards to urns.
Regrowth Mushrooms
- Regrowth Mushrooms
Specialty mushroom farmers on Vancouver Island.
Seaside Cards
- Seaside Cards
Turning paper and strings into pretty things.
Thatch Creek Farm
- Thatch Creek Farm
North Saanich produce, sustainably grown following organic principles. Tended by young farmers with your health in mind.
Two Willows Farm
- Two Willows Farm
Bringing an assortment of garlic, scapes, greens and vegetables.
Find out more about our vendors – and follow them on social media – by clicking here.
Interested in being a vendor at North Saanich Farm Market in 2026? Either for the full season or select Saturdays? Visit our Vendor Application page to find out all about being a vendor, and to fill in our application form.
Performing This Week
July 11: Crimson Sky
This Season’s Music Line-Up
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July 11 | Crimson Sky
As the band like to say: Bring your happy faces and say hello… then kick back and soak in the great music.
July 18 | An&Ben
July 25 | Dave Gallant
August 1 | The Haven
August 8 | The B'ys
Only weeks after their first appearance, Paul, Noel and Murray are back with a masterful mix of Coastal tunes.
August 15 | Gravitation
Gravitation is a local acoustic roots, folk, and blues trio. The band features singer-songwriter Bill Hamilton, guitarist Burke Rosen, and drummer Brad Hawkes.
August 22| Charlie Burton
A veteran performer in venues across the country, Charlie combines a variety of vocal and guitar styles into a diverse repertoire of original and cover songs, reflecting jazz, folk, pop, and blues influences.
The Community Table
July 18th: ANNETH FARM will be dropping off sweet, fresh blueberries; we’re hoping that VAL’S GALETTES will be back; Gord’s veggies will be available, along with Bees Knees’ beeswax wraps and beeswax polishes for furniture, salad bowls and cutting boards, and HEAVY MEADOW’S showstopping bouquets, sweet, juicy peaches, and market bags. We’re also happy to provide the opportunity for people craving Little Maple’s garlic salt, spicy chutney, and blackberry and chive vinegars to access them while Stephen is recuperating.
Growing Home
Items of interest from around the peninsula:
COMING EVENTS AT THE NOBLE GARDEN at 377 Wain Road – email thenoblegarden1@gmail.com for more information or to register:
WRITERS READ on Sunday, July 19th, from 2:00-4:00. For those who love the glory of good books and well-told stories, we are enormously fortunate to have the gift of four talented authors living in our neighbourhood, and the rare joy of having those authors read from their books in a summer garden – story time for adults! The event will be hosted by yet another wonderful local author, Pauline Holdstock; Tanner’s Books will be there providing bookselling services; Isaiah Smith will provide music before, between and after the readings; and Baloo Bear Bakery will be there with sweet and savoury treats. Email thenoblegarden1@gmail.com to register!
BC FRUIT TESTERS ASSOCIATION will hold 2 summer fruit tree pruning workshops on Sunday, July 26th, 10:00-noon, and 1:00-3:00. These will include information on tool care and sharpening, pests and diseases, and hands-on pruning displays.If winter pruning is to maximize fruit production and open up the tree to light and air for the coming burst of spring growth, then summer pruning is to manage the size and shape of the trees and exert some control over that big burst of growth – it’s the time for bolder cuts that won’t spur more of it.
