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Farmers market promotes local farmers and producersWestern News Staff

The Penticton Farmers’ Market, held every Saturday on the 100 block of Main Street, has a simple motto.

“You have to make it, bake it or grow it,” said Erin Trainer, manager of the market.

All of the vendors at the market, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., live up to that motto.

The primary focus of the market, first established in 1991 in Gyro Park, is fruits and vegetables, with 80 per cent of the vendors being local farmers. The remaining 20 per cent in-clude bakers, one from Penticton and another from Cawston, as well as baked goods, including gluten-free products, some crafts such a jewellery, pottery and flyfishing flies.

Adhering to the motto of the Penticton Farmers’ Market is an important element of the market, Trainer said.

Organizers of the market want residents of Penticton and surrounding area to meet and interact with the farmers who produce food in the region.

It is those connections, said Trainer, that have customers coming back every Saturday to their favourite vendors to pur-chase their fruits and vegetables and other items offered at the market.

“It’s about supporting people who are trying to make a liv-ing growing food in your community.

At the same time, said Trainer, the farmers’ market tries to encourage younger farmers or farmers just starting out.

“Getting these newcomers into contributing to food secu-rity is really important for us,” said Trainer.

Another important element of the farmer’s market, ex-plained Trainer, is sustainability.

“There’s great food being produced in other areas, but they are further away, and that’s not really sustainable,” she said.

Vendors at the Penticton Farmers’ Market come from Peachland south to Osoyoos, and from Rock Creek west to Keremeos.

The number of stalls at the farmers’ market fluctuates every week, but there are 49 permanent vendors, vendors that are typically there every week.

In addition, the market has 27 causal vendors, vendors who don’t make it to the market every week, which, said Trainer, gives the market some variety on a weekly basis.

“I think that’s one thing that makes the market neat is that

you never really know what you’re going to get,” said Trainer.“It’s a really great vibe. All the vendors are really neat, I

really feel like the integrity of the farmers’ market is there. “These are local people selling local things.”The farmers’ market is definitely dear to local residents as

between 5,000 and 10,000 people visit the market every Sat-urday.

Trainer is new to the position of market manager, and said taking the job allows her to pursue several interests.

First off, is the interaction with the farmers, as well as the various other groups, including the City of Penticton, involved in running the market.

Another important component was how working with the market suits her view of the world.

“It aligns with my values,” she said.“I believe in eating local.”The market runs from the first weekend in May through to

the last weekend in October.

Kaaaly Levan of Ambercott Acres shows off some of her preserved fruit and veggies at the Penticton Farmers’ Market.Western News file photo

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If you’ve been to the Bench Artisan Food Market on Van-couver Hill, you’ve probably met executive chef/manager Stewart Glynes and felt his passion for fresh, local homemade food.

Glynes has been the face of the business for the past three years, and has been cooking professionally for nearly 25 years. Now Glynes and his wife, Heather, are fulfilling their dream of having their own business, purchasing the Bench Market from the founders.

“It has been a labour of love for Deb and I to develop the business. The time is right for us to move on and to put the Bench in Stewart and Heather’s very capable hands. We wish them great success as they grow the Bench Market forward,” said Dawn Lennie, who, along with her sister Debbie Halla-day, started the Bench Market in 2005.

“Heather and I share a drive to not only maintain all of the things that people love about the Bench but also work to take it to the next level. We have the greatest staff – hard work-ing, energetic, service-oriented and knowledgeable – along with the best coffee in town, made using fresh-roasted beans from Backyard Beans in Summerland,” said Glynes, adding that they will maintain the market’s commitment to using lo-cal, fresh ingredients to make their breakfast and lunch menu items from scratch.

“We will continue to support our local farmers, artisans and wineries, and look forward to increasing our community part-nerships,” said Glynes.

“And watch for us at upcoming holiday fairs and other community events. Come and see how we’re keeping it local and making it fresh.”

Glynes invites everyone to stop by for a coffee and a bite to eat, grab a takeaway meal, shop or arrange for them to cater business functions or private events.

The Bench Market is located at 368 Vancouver Avenue in Penticton at the entrance to the Naramata Bench winery route.

It is open daily from 8am to 5pm. Like “The Bench Mar-ket” on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @TheBench-Market.

Stewart Glynes, executive chef/manager at the Bench Artisan Food Market on Vancouver Hill has a passion for fresh, local homemade food, is now the owner of the food market along with his wife, Heather.

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Retail therapy can be good for the soul and the community -- provided consumers shop at the right stores. When spending mon-ey at shops that put some profits back into the neighborhood, consumers are supporting merchants with an eye on more than just the bottom line.

In many neighborhoods, particularly those with a broad economic demographic, a person can usually find Salvation Army and Goodwill stores. While these are ideal loca-tions in which to drop off donation items, they’re also good places to grab great deals and benefit the community.

According to The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army Family Stores are the crux of the organization’s Adult Rehabilitation Center Program. This provides an in-resi-dence rehabilitation program with a focus on basic necessities. Each beneficiary (program participant) is provided with a clean and healthy living environment, good food, work therapy, leisure time activities, group and in-dividual counseling, spiritual direction, and other resources.

The program is funded entirely through sales from The Salvation Army Family Stores with no other solicitation for dona-tions, making it self-sustaining.

The family stores have many benefits. They provide low-cost essentials for a com-munity, which benefits low-income families at a basic level. The stores serve as employ-ment for some people in the rehabilitation program.

Furthermore, they enable The Salva-tion Army to fund their efforts completely through merchandise sales. For shoppers who are looking for a bargain, they can find quality clothing (even designer items), furniture and other goods at bargain prices.

Much like The Salvation Army, Goodwill In-dustries International, Inc. also uses the pro-ceeds from sales in its stores to fund many different programs. These programs include job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience or face employment chal-lenges. Donated vehicles may be part of the Wheels-to-Work program, which provides reliable transportation to keep people on the job.

For those who want to turn their love of shopping into a way to help others, visiting these thrift stores is a good way to do so. When shopping, there are some things to keep in mind.

* The stock of these stores turns over very frequently and is always changing as new donations are brought in. Therefore it’s best to check in frequently for good finds.

* Become friendly with the clerk and store staff to be given tips on the best deals in the store.

* Learn the stores’ ticketing procedures, including what colors or codes designate the best deals.

* Inquire about methods of payment so you’ll know if the store accepts both cash and credit. Some stores prefer cash.

* Shop during the weekdays when the stores are less likely to be filled with people and you can browse more easily.

* Wear comfortable footwear because many of these stores have minimal furnish-ings and concrete floors. Also, you may be scouring racks for desired items for hours.

* Make purchases as you would at any other retail store. If an item doesn’t fit or it’s just not your style, pass it up even if the price is right.

Shopping locally can be retail therapy and good for the community

If you’re a fan of winter sports, you’ll save time and perhaps money too if you shop for sports equipment close to home.

Why go through the has-sle of driving long distances or losing hours to browsing on the Internet when you can find everything you need lo-cally?

Buying sports equipment from a local business is so practical: it’s easier to get refunds, exchanges, repairs, and advice. Every thing you need is close at hand.

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But that’s not all. Sales-people who work in lo-cal stores are often a great source of local knowledge.

They might be able to help you discover new places to practice your sport accor ding to your level of expertise.

And in a hometown shop, you might even find yourself being served by the man-ager!

That’s exactly what buy-ing local means: quality products and attentive, pro-fessional ser vice, provided in a friendly and courteous atmosphere.

Buying locally is increas-ingly important; it contrib-utes to the economic pros-perity of our area and is in everyone’s best interest.

This winter, be sure to make the most of the plea-sures of life by shopping close to home.

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The program partners with local schools and non-profit organizations to sell a set bag of local produce as a fund-raising project.

From October to February, customers collect a pre-paid bag that contains about 20 pounds of fruits and veggies carefully selected for variety, seasonality and tastiness.

Schools and non-profit or-ganizations register to run the fundraiser and receive a per-centage from every sale.

Customers buy their bags online at www.farmbag-fundraiser.com. During the buying process, they must choose a fundraising group to support and collect their bags from.

This year there are 27 par-ticipating groups to choose from, located in Keremeos,

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The Farm Bag program goal is to source produce from small-scale, organic growers.

Throughout the season, customers enjoy a variety of root crops, late and early sea-son produce and other items that store well through the winter months.

Each Farm Bag contains seven to 10 different kinds of produce and each month a newsletter accompanies the produce, explaining who grew what and tips on how to prepare it.

“Part of the joy of receiv-ing a Farm Bag is learning about what is available out of the growing months. Many customers are surprised and delighted at the variety of fruit and veggies,” said co-founder Jennifer Vincent.

“It’s so wonderful to hear stories about people who are

enjoying the process of try-ing new foods and recipes for their meals.”

The Farm Bag Fundraiser program is the brainchild of Thomas Tumbach, Jennifer and Nicholas Vincent. Start-ed in 2011, it has raised over $20,000 for local community groups, purchased more than 70,000 lbs of B.C. grown pro-duce and brought local food to over 800 family tables.

This year, the team is also developing sponsor relation-ships with Valley First Credit Union, Nature’s Fare Mar-kets, Quality Green Markets, Enactus Okanagan College and Impressionable Career-wear.

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Before this year, perhaps no issue drew more attention than the environment.

While the environment remains as impor-tant as ever, over the last 12 months the envi-ronment has been replaced as the hot button issue of the day by the growing concerns over the world’s economy.

As unrelated as those two issues may seem on the surface, the environment and the econ-omy actually have a lot in common.

Environmentally-based jobs, in fact, are having a positive impact on the economy, as jobs that did not exist as recently as a decade ago are now opening more and more doors each day.

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Rechargeable batteries have no such side effect and can help save on the cost of re-purchasing new batteries when exisiting ones die.

While rechargeable batteries often cost more when initially purchased, their ability to be used again and again after charging more than make up for that initial cost differential.

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The newly-formed Okanagan Community Development Society (OCDS) was established in June of this year.

The OCDS is made up of a creative, experienced and energetic group of entrepreneurs looking to fill a need in the Summerland community.

The board of directors includes president, Jessica Nemeth, with Jeff Kruck as vice president, Kristi Leardo is the secretary, the treasurer is Paula Cowen and the general director is John Ryland.

Together, they bring a skill set and a passion that is immeasurable.

“The OCDS’s mission is to provide the youth and family programs in Summerland and the Okanagan with funding assistance to support and encourage positive growth in our future citizens and leaders,” said Nemeth.

“Our main source of raising funds for this purpose is our non-profit family clothing and home fashions store in Summerland, Full Circle Outlet.”

At Full Circle, they believe it is important to supply customers with an affordable place to buy quality products.

In order to ensure residents of the Okanagan shop local they know it is imperative the products they sell are of good price and great value.

The OCDS has formed relationships with several manufacturers of similar mindset which allows them to pursue their mission.

Some of the brands Full Circle carries include Orb, Buffalo, Flojos, Homestyles, Sunbeam, Costa Blanca and more.

“We will be always be working on making connections with new suppliers to fill the store

with merchandise that our patrons are looking for,” said Nesmith.

When you visit the store don’t hesitate to tell one of thefriendly staff what you would like to see brought in.

The Full Circle Outlet has been open for just

over a month now; the positive response from the community has been heartwarming.

People are excited that the money they spend at the store helps others. We are so proud to be able to be role models and show people that

giving back is not only easy but necessary.

They will be donating raffle prizes to the Rally for Aiden on Sept.28 at the Summerland Arena Banquet room as well as many other projects in the future.

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“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill

Giving back to Summerland community

Jessica Nemeth, president of the Okanagan Community Development Society adjusts some of the clothing merchan-dise on a rack at the newly opened Full Circle Outlet in Summerland, B.C.

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- A dollar invested in a local business is a dollar invested in the common good

- Local businesses create jobs

- Shopping locally is a healthy choice

-Shopping local reduces carbon emissions from longer shopping trips

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