Guelph Farmers Market

[vaneramos]

First let's stop at the booth of my friend Paul Shepherd, proprietor of Grand Moraine Growers. Paul (left) and his partner, Jim Dougan (not shown), have established a home and farm on a few acres of gorgeous old meadow near Arthur, Ontario. His stock consists almost exclusively of native plants and wildflowers. Paul prefers supplying wholesale, but has been a permanent fixture at the market since I met him there about four years ago.



I must email Paul and find out the name of his able-bodied assistant.

But looking around, I notice many other interesting people. It looks like I'm competing with ruralrob's man of the week contest, but honestly guys, I could never compete with that. Maybe Bob and I should go into business as travel agents promoting Beautiful Ontario.

Here's Kevin:



Next another familiar face at the market, a friendly fruit farmer:



There are five more images to follow, all 600 x 400, but you have to do the you-know-what.



Redheads are on top today, and so are carrots. Need anything else carried?




I know why she's all smiley and chatty!




Nice farmer's tan.




Nice tan.




Special bonus pic.

Comments

Why Granny! What lovely hair you have!

[djjo.livejournal.com]

and you go so nicely with the table cloth!

Is it fate? Is it Kismet? Or is at the booth owner with a twisted sense of humour?!

Hello Keith - do you need help with those peaches?!

Thanks for the pics Van - they helped perc up a sleepy cub.

Well... kinda. Still think I need that afternoon nap now. It was all that exhausting running around town and yarn schmoozing.

Hugs Van!

Re: Why Granny! What lovely hair you have!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

She's fabulous and she has a corny sense of humour.

Mmmm, how I would have loved a Saturday afternoon snooze and snuggle with a sleepy cub.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It's moving toward that cozy, chilly-morning season in Ontario.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm, are you a flannel top or a flannel bottom?

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Nice pictures. (I'm saying that to you a lot these days, can't imagine why.)

I'll have one Kevin and one bearded-guy-with-baseball-cap, please. To go.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

The cute baseball cap guy seemed to have a girlfriend, but Kevin was rather smiley. :-)

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The cute baseball cap guy seemed to have a girlfriend

Oh well, can't win 'em all.

Hey, did I forget to ask for a Van or two while I was at it? Silly me.

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Nice pics. And I think that between the two of us, we are doing more for promoting tourism, at least to a certain demographic shall we say, than the governments of Canda and Ontario put together . . .

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Of course we're only doing it out of the goodness of our hearts. ;-)

[emjaybaxter.livejournal.com]

Now I know where the term carrot top comes from.
Great pics.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I have questions about what the woman in the flannel shirt planned to do with a bushel of carrots. She gave me such a wickedly intuitive smile when she saw me take the picture, I think she just wanted to get the handsome young fella out to the parking lot.