Tantallon Village Farmers Market

Vendors and friends - By category

The list of vendors for the 2021 season is, of course, a work in progress. There were over 40 vendors who attended the 2019 market. Shown below is the list of vendors who are currently signed up for the 2021 season; this list will grow as we get closer to the opening of the market.

This page lists the vendors by category. Click on one of the categories below, or scroll down the page. Note that some vendors may appear under several categories if the products they are providing cover several categories.

If a vendor has a web, facebook, twitter or instagram presence then you can get to it by clicking on the [Web] / [FB] / [Twit] / [Inst] link following their name.

Vendors marked "(occasional)" will be at the market some, but not all, Tuesdays. All other vendors will - exceptional circumstances aside - be at the market every Tuesday during the 2021 season unless noted otherwise. This page last updated 2021-04-07.

Artisans and crafters

7th Chakra Designs (regular) [FB] [Inst] - 7th Chakra Designs makes yoga and meditation accessories like yoga mat bags, meditation cushions soft blocks and bolsters bolsters. Plastic replacement items for food storage like beeswax food wraps, lunch bags and food containers Up-cycled casual clothing and accessories.
Delightful Treasures (regular) - Delightful Treasures creates unique, framed pictures from sea glass, pebbles & driftwood, handpicked from the shores of Nova Scotia, as well as fused glass from a local glass shop.
DLeo (occasional) - DLEO produces hand-thrown and crafted pottery from her studio. All pottery is unique and can be oven-baked and put in the dishwasher.
Green Apple Weaving (regular) - An ancient craft, weaving involves the interlacement of threads to create textiles for clothing and daily use. Warp threads are held under tension on a loom while other threads, called weft are woven over and under the warp. Daphne is an experienced weaver who enjoys exploring the interplay of rich and vibrant colours on her loom. She creates scarves and other wearable fibre art, as well as a wide range of household items, such as baby blankets, towels, placemats, napkins and throws.
Heirloom Rugs (regular) [Web] - Hand crafted, crocheted rugs (different shapes), and kitchen items (casserole caddys etc.). All made with new cotton-poly fabric, washer and dryer safe. Also available - fabric and hand crafted hook and instruction book.
Lodestone Soap Co (regular) [FB] [Twit] [Inst] - Lodestone Soap makes soap, shampoos, and conditioning bars from organic oils and essential oils. The product mix is 99% vegan with only one soap containing honey. They are guaranteed to contain no pthalates or parabens. The bars are products usually sold in bottles, the bars thereby eliminate waste containers. She also offers bamboo soap trays from a Vietnamese woman’s co-op. Lodestone also sells TruEarth laundry strips in bulk.
Reagan's Rummage (occasional) [FB] [Inst] - Reagan Du Plessis is a local artist residing near Hubbards. She makes beautiful jewellery with genuine gemstones as the focus, made with Sterling Silver. Reagan is a self proclaimed gemstone addict, and you can sense her love of gems in each piece that she makes. She creates both simple and elegant designs, as well as more ornate and bohemian styles. She draws much of her inspiration from nature and the ocean. Reagan also presents all-occasion handmade cards, making her booth a one stop shop for the gift giver!
The Fugly Soap Co (occasional) [FB] [Inst] - The Fugly Soap Company makes goats milk soap using all natural products as well as hand balm, sunscreen, and bug spray.
The Spoonery (occasional) [FB] - Starting mid-June. The Spoonery creates beautiful handmade wooden spoons, kitchen utensils of every kind, charcuterie boards and cedar BBQ scrapers. All kitchen utensils are made from 100% Nova Scotia Hardwood and no preservatives are used.

Bread and baked goods

Brenda’s Baked Goods (regular) [FB] - Starting June 1st. Brenda's Baked Goods are delicious and homemade. There is a selection of breads, pies, scones, cinnamon rolls, haystacks, and anything can be made on request, including GF items.
Julien's Bakery (regular) [FB] - Julien's Bakery produces excetionally good artisanal French breads and pastries, all preservative-free.
Jumbo Sweets & Eats (regular) [FB] [Inst] - Jumbo Sweets & Eats prepares jams, preserves and pickled vegetables using locally sourced Nova Scotia fruits and vegetables. We also offer home baked sweets, barbecue sauces and spice blends. We will be serving Fair-trade coffee, tea and other beverages to warm you up or cool you down.
T Spoon Cooking (regular) [FB] - Starting June 1st. T Spoon Cooking bakes fabulous baked goods made with seasonal, preservative free, quality ingredients (local ingredients where possible): Croissants, pretzels, cinnamon buns, fruit pies, cupcakes, mini cakes, biscotti.

Meat and fish

R and R Corkum Farm (regular) [FB] - R & R Corkum Farm produces natural grass-raised beef, pork and lamb with no growth hormones or antibiotics added; gluten free sausages, smoked meats, free range chicken, pasture free range eggs, chemical and pesticide free fruits, vegetables and berries, homemade jams, jellies and pickles, raw unpasteurized natural honey. All products sold as uncertified organic.

Prepared food and beverages

Heppy's Pies (regular) [FB] - Heppy's makes fabulous frozen Acadian meat pies, fish cakes, baked beans, and baked goods.
Jamrock Café & Catering (occasional) [FB] [Inst] - Starting May 25. Jamrock Cafe and Catering makes traditional Jamaican food, primarily Patties (beef, Chicken, and veggie),breads and sweet breads, real authentic jerk chicken and ribs. Our biggest passion is our Real Jamaican Patty, made fresh by hand with traditional, authentic ingredients straight from granny's recipe! Our Jerk is Portland style with a twist of our home blend of spices. We love to share the flavors, spices and stories of Jamaica with our Nova Scotian neighbors. We buy all our ingredients locally.
Jumbo Sweets & Eats (regular) [FB] [Inst] - Jumbo Sweets & Eats prepares jams, preserves and pickled vegetables using locally sourced Nova Scotia fruits and vegetables. We also offer home baked sweets, barbecue sauces and spice blends. We will be serving Fair-trade coffee, tea and other beverages to warm you up or cool you down.
Nomad Gourmet a Roasting Man Inc. Company (regular) [Web] [Twit] - Nomad Gourmet Food Truck creates amazing Good Food, health-conscious meals made slowly from scratch. We serve restaurant quality fusion cuisine at a fast pace and a decent price. A Nomad, by nature, likes to keep moving...and as such our menu will shift often with the freshest ingredients avaialable. We feel that the environment and sustainability is our responsibility. Nomad Gourmet will utilize environmentally friendly, compostable packaging for all of it's products.
Shivani's Kitchen Ltd (regular) [Web] - Shivani's Kitchen makes authentic Indian food such as butter chicken, naan, spinach curry, rice, samosas, pakoras, lamb curry. Also available are Indian spice blends and Indian ready to use sauces.

Preserves, condiments, tea, spices

Bonnymans' Wild Blueberries & Natural Products (occasional) [FB] - Bonnymans' Wild Blueberries will be bringing 2kg boxes of their fabulous (frozen) spray-free wild blueberries, ‘Lazy Bee Honey’ from the bees that pollinated their wild blueberry fields and handmade wild blueberry soap (with citrus & lavender). Wood-fired maple syrup and other natural products may also be available seasonally.
Jumbo Sweets & Eats (regular) [FB] [Inst] - Jumbo Sweets & Eats prepares jams, preserves and pickled vegetables using locally sourced Nova Scotia fruits and vegetables. We also offer home baked sweets, barbecue sauces and spice blends. We will be serving Fair-trade coffee, tea and other beverages to warm you up or cool you down.
Love Organic Vital Energy Inc. (L.O.V.E. Organic) (occasional) [Web] [FB] - Love Organics sells organic Herbs, Spices, Teas and Spice Blends we call L.o.v.e. Potions. They source high quality organics and package them in small, budget friendly sizes and create blends from their proprietary recipes. They offer locally crafted wooden storage boxes custom made for their spices and adorable gift boxes featuring their products, all gift wrapped and ready to give.
R and R Corkum Farm (regular) [FB] - R & R Corkum Farm produces natural grass-raised beef, pork and lamb with no growth hormones or antibiotics added; gluten free sausages, smoked meats, free range chicken, pasture free range eggs, chemical and pesticide free fruits, vegetables and berries, homemade jams, jellies and pickles, raw unpasteurized natural honey. All products sold as uncertified organic.
Shivani's Kitchen Ltd (regular) [Web] - Shivani's Kitchen makes authentic Indian food such as butter chicken, naan, spinach curry, rice, samosas, pakoras, lamb curry. Also available are Indian spice blends and Indian ready to use sauces.

Produce

Bonnymans' Wild Blueberries & Natural Products (occasional) [FB] - Bonnymans' Wild Blueberries will be bringing 2kg boxes of their fabulous (frozen) spray-free wild blueberries, ‘Lazy Bee Honey’ from the bees that pollinated their wild blueberry fields and handmade wild blueberry soap (with citrus & lavender). Wood-fired maple syrup and other natural products may also be available seasonally.
Dan Grows Microgreens and Supplies (regular) [Web] [FB] - Offering locally grown microgreens and sprouts all year long. Harvested fresh every week. All seeds are organic and non gmo. Grown with health in mind, no pesticides ever! Sunflower, radish, pea, cilantro, garlic chives, dill red cabbage? Salad mixes and much more!
Garlic Mountain Farm (occasional) [FB] - Garlic Mountain Farm from Head of St Margarets Bay grows pesticide/fertilizer free garlic, potatoes, kale, squash, and supplies vermicultured compost. Starting at the market in July.
Higbee's Berry Farm & Nursery (regular) [FB] - Higbee's Berry Farm and Nursury sells strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, Haskap berries and highbush blueberry plants. They also sell copious varieties of vegetables from their farm and other NS farms.
R and R Corkum Farm (regular) [FB] - R & R Corkum Farm produces natural grass-raised beef, pork and lamb with no growth hormones or antibiotics added; gluten free sausages, smoked meats, free range chicken, pasture free range eggs, chemical and pesticide free fruits, vegetables and berries, homemade jams, jellies and pickles, raw unpasteurized natural honey. All products sold as uncertified organic.
Selwood Green (regular) [Web] - Selwood Green is a family farm on the Minas Basin committed to producing a wide variety of high quality, spray and chemical fertilizer free produce.

Wine, beer and spirits

Still Fired Distilleries (regular) [Web] [FB] - Still Fired Distillery is a craft distillery making unique craft spirits from the first legal stills built in Nova Scotia. We make 100% of our products in house. Our products include a variety of Vodkas, Gin, Rum and Moonshines.
Wayfarers' Ale Ltd (regular) [Web] [FB] - Wayfarers' currently brews 11 different beers and a cider with new releases always developing. They brew blonde, Scottish, Irish and English ales and stouts.

But Wait - there's more!

Body Honour Products (occasional) [FB] [Inst] - Body Honour Products produces locally made cloth Menstrual/Incontinence pads - ecofriendly, reusable, fun and dependable and a range of household options replacing plastics that make it into our landfills. Products include reusable cloth options like Beeswax Food Wraps, Toilet Un-Paper, Cloth Wipes (replacing tissue, makeup pads, etc) Wet bags and Accessories.
Garlic Mountain Farm (occasional) [FB] - Garlic Mountain Farm from Head of St Margarets Bay grows pesticide/fertilizer free garlic, potatoes, kale, squash, and supplies vermicultured compost. Starting at the market in July.
Tantallon Public Library (occasional) [Web] - Staff from the Tantallon library will have a selection of library items that you can borrow. Come chat about library programs, e-resources and any questions or requests from the library you may have. Children's activities will be available.
The Dog Ate It Dog Bakery and Gifts (occasional) [FB] - The Dog Ate It Dog Bakery and Gifts makes delicious, nutritious, handmade dog biscuits, treats, cupcakes and snacks prepared and baked fresh daily with locally sourced ingredients. We cater to all dogs, so we offer a great selection of organic, gluten free and farm fresh treats which mom and dad are sure to approve. Celebrate special occasions with one of our speciality cookies or cakes- perfect for gift giving. Handmade in Canning, Nova Scotia. We shop locally to bring your dog the best ingredients and we think you'll agree that we are best in show!
The Fugly Soap Co (occasional) [FB] [Inst] - The Fugly Soap Company makes goats milk soap using all natural products as well as hand balm, sunscreen, and bug spray.
WindyWood Publishing (occasional) [Web] [FB] - WindyWood Publishing is an editing and publishing company that supports Canadian printers, South Shore writers, graphic artists, illustrators and readers. Its publications have a South Shore connection or theme. Drop by to see the latest publications by local writers: short stories, non-fiction, children’s books, poetry and art and cookbooks.

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