03/24/2024
Let’s keep it going Pictou County. 🥰
We have come so far... but we cant stop now!‼️
Our very first market was held July 12, 2008 at Glasgow Square Theatre. It ran for three hours and most of the 11 vendors sold out within the first hour. That year we held a total of 12 markets.
By 2010, the Town of New Glasgow had secured funding, with support from ACOA and the other municipalities in Pictou County to build our first permanent home along the river, what is now known as "the dome". With this permanent space we continued to grow with an average of 34 vendors each week.
Once again running out of space, we partnered with the Town of New Glasgow, the Municipality of Pictou County and ACOA to secure funding for a second and year round building which opened in November of 2015. Having two buildings allowed us to double our space to 64 spaces.
Fast forward to today! What does the future hold?👇🤔
We continue to see unprecedented growth and demand, especially in our prepared foods category. We finished 2023 with a record of 153 vendors. Where we’re going depends on the ability to replace the dome with a year-round structure.
If we do nothing, we are positioned for decline. The dome has roughly a ten year lifespan, we are now moving into year 14.
The loss of the dome would set the New Glasgow Farmers Market back fifteen years.
What would we lose?
-more than 50% of our indoor space
-Prepared food producers would drop by 60%
-Programs like Nourishing Communities would suffer a accessibility and selection issues
With an improved building and community space, we will continue on our current path of growth and support for small business in Pictou County!
Our NGFM 50/50 helps support our vision of the new year round space! To purchase a ticket click the link below!
➡️ https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ngfm5050
