St. Jacob's Farmers' Market burns down

[Anna N]

Sad news today for the vendors and customers of this popular market.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/09/02/waterloo-st-jacobs-fire.html

[ElsieD]

Sad news indeed. That was a great little spot in a very pretty town.

[Beth Wilson]

I hope they rebuild with the same country charm that attracted everyone to the market in the first place. So sad, especially so close to harvest time :-(

[Kerry Beal]

I suspect that's going to be devastating to the economy of the area for a while. The broom maker in that building was one of the only ones in Ontario. A great place to get some broom straws to use as cake testers!

[Anna N]

My daughter and her friend were planning a day excursion this month -- something they had promised themselves for years. Procrastination and all that......

[SylviaLovegren]

What a shame! We were just there a few weeks ago. Hope they can rebuild.

[Ashen]

I suspect that's going to be devastating to the economy of the area for a while. The broom maker in that building was one of the only ones in Ontario. A great place to get some broom straws to use as cake testers!

downtown St. Jacobs will still have Hamel Brooms. the farmers market is actually a few kilometers away, on the edge of northern waterloo

my wife and I were at the market last thursday.. I heard on the news tonight that they are definitely rebuilding , and that the open air portion and other buildings will be open for this thursdays market.

For those that will be missing the inside vendors , most have stalls at the kitchener farmers market , downtown kitchener. both markets are owned and operated by the same company and have many of the same vendors