On Saturday, members of the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market Cooperative voted in favour of securing a lease for the property at 2612 Koyl Avenue. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. We encountered an issue signing you up. River Landing is an ongoing redevelopment district in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that will create a commercial/cultural development along the bank of the South Saskatchewan River in downtown Saskatoon.. River Landing is divided into two phases. “I think that was really good for our organization as well as just the local community here to still be able to access those items on Market Square,” Richichi said of the opportunity to expand east. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. The first phase concentrates on the eastern region of river landing and includes redeveloping the waterfront, a hotel complex and a destination … “They were forced to leave, and now they’re forced to try to go and make another farmers’ market, but in the first place it should never have happened,” Cossick said. It has been running since the beginning of July on Wednesday, attracting roughly 500 customers at the Melville Street location, says Ramachandran. Universal masking has been put in place at all Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) facilities. “People come here and feel very, very comfortable.”. They want a short supply chain and I think the food movement will grow in the coming years,” said Ramachandran. The Saskatoon Farmers’ Market celebrated a final day of operations at its River Landing location Sunday. “What the farmers’ market added was the ingredient necessary to turn this place into a place even community members feeling safer,” Hodges said looking back at the vacant area that was previously known for its crime. As long as the weather allows, Street Stall Saturdays will operate every Saturday from June 20 to October 10. The plan was to have plenty of food trucks available at the site as well, but the city has not yet approved food trucks for the space. Richichi said the city still wanted fresh produce to be part of any weekend market, so Street Stall Saturdays partnered with the Community Farmers Market to expand its vendor list. “It has really turned into an amazing neighbourhood. Several members of the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market Co-op are opening their own store.. Shawnda Blacklock, a member of the co-op for the past 12 years with Benlock Farms, and Julianna Tan, a … “I’ll have very good memories here of people who hopefully follow us along,” she said. Note to readers: We know the speed and volume of coronavirus-related news is overwhelming and a little frightening. Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates. The Koyl Avenue location, which they moved into at the beginning of the year, situated in the North Industrial area, brought them new customers from the neighbourhoods of Hampton Village and Lawson Heights, as well as residents from Warman and Martensville. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Wearing a mask now universal in all SHA facilities, CurlSask cancels Women's Curling Qualifying League after exposure at Highland Curling Club. “We’ve seen a lot of people kind of itching to get back to the outdoors, and be able to buy local produce and locally made goods.”. Cossick thinks the whole situation could have been avoided. Read more about cookies here. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Although they’ve had more people coming to Koyl than when they first reopened, compared to last year, Ramachandran estimates a one-third decline in customers at the weekend farmers’ market. Repairs are slated to start in the new year and are expected to take at least three months to complete. Some of the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market’s final customers shop as the co-operative closed the doors for the year. “Hopefully further into the season we can add them to the mix,” Richichi said. All our coronavirus-related news can always be found here: thestarphoenix.com/tag/coronavirus. The people, the vendors and the fresh produce are back at Market Square at River landing. It’s a bittersweet ending to another chapter for the 44-year-old market as it gets set to move to a new location near the airport in 2020. “The amazing thing is the change it has brought,” Vandersteen said. Wearing a mask now universal in all SHA facilities, CurlSask cancels Women's Curling Qualifying League after exposure at Highland Curling Club. While they are content with the new building, the members wanted the market to be accessible to those in the south and east sides of the city, and from there grew the idea of a weekday pop up. “We’ve taken the fear out of people that want to live downtown — it’s not a scary thing anymore.”. They have a list of protocols to follow from provincial public health, such as keeping a two-metre distance between vendor booths, except once it gets too cold to spread outdoors, they will be installing partitions between to make the most of the limited space. Adi Ramachandran, president of the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, says the market attracts over 2,000 customers every weekend. “I remember what it looked like here before, and it was a no-go area,” she said. Now two months into resuming operations, the co-operative has seen more customers from the months prior to closing. But he attributes it to people limiting their public outings to curb the spread of COVID-19. Manager Ryan Richichi is happy to see the area bustling with people once again.