A Great Pair

A Great Pair

As I walked through the Welland Farmer’s Market this morning I stopped to chat with Sarah from Angels Gate Winery in Beamsville. She was sampling their 2013 Gamay Noir so I took a bit next door to our store to introduce it to the cheeses we are sampling today....
Jensen Cheese – A Welland Market Tradition

Jensen Cheese – A Welland Market Tradition

Since the 1940’s the Jensen cheese counter has been a familiar fixture at the Welland Farmer’s Market.  I remember pushing our oldest daughter in her stroller down the center aisle of the historic older market building and hoping the line up in front of...
Autumnal Inspiration

Autumnal Inspiration

Fall seems like the time that everyone starts cooking and baking again. Maybe it’s the cool nights that just beg for the oven to be turned on.  Or perhaps walking through all the wonderful produce at your local farmers market, like the Welland Farmers Market...
History within these walls.

History within these walls.

If you are visiting Welland for the first time, you might note the rich cultural heritage of the city…particularly evident on Saturday mornings at the local farmers’ market at Market Square. A memorial just down from the market beside the canal pays...
History within these walls.

Why Toronto shops in Welland.

Yesterday, a customer came in confessing that he was twenty minutes down the road home to Toronto when he realized he had forgotten to stop by our store before leaving. He turned around. Last weekend we had a group of Torontonians come by. Immigrants from Russia, they...