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To Market We Go:
The Owen Sound Farmers’ Market BY ANDREW HIND PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF OWEN SOUND FARMERS’ MARKET
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Originally an open-air market, it’s been indoors since 1936. Until recently. ichard J. Thomas is a hard man to pin down. He’s a man of many hats – city councilor, videographer, and author of local history books and the acclaimed D.B. Murphy mystery novels – so he’s always on the go. But Thomas will always take time out of his schedule to chat about the Owen Sound & District Farmers’ Market.
An enthusiastic patron ever since moving to Owen Sound 30 years ago, Thomas currently sits as Market Manager and is passionate about the market and its role in the community.
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“The Farmers’ Market is a real asset to Owen Sound, an economic driver, and it has been for almost as long as the town has existed the Farmers’ Market has been in continuous business for 176 years,” he explains. Originally, the market was open-air, but it’s been indoors since 1936, occupying the historic and endlessly charming circa 1868 Waterworks Building. While browsing from vendor to vendor, take a moment to notice the rustic market tables – original to the market when it moved indoors, they speak to the history of this community institution.
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