June 11 to September 24, 2010

3:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Strathmore Exhibition  Grounds

The Strathmore Farmers' Market is an Alberta Approved Farmers' Market. We follow guidelines set out by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

We are run by a volunteer board of directors that set out the rules, regulations, and direction for the market. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact us.

Strathmore Farmers' Market was established in 1997. Its first home was the Strathmore & District Ag Society Exhibition Grounds. After a few years there, it moved to the parking lot at Kinsmen Park. In 2006, the market moved back to the Exhibition Grounds.

Strathmore Farmers' Market Rules

Click here to download our summer market Guidelines and Procedures.

Strathmore History

Strathmore has a proud and unique food-production heritage.

In his forward for the Strathmore history book, Strathmore: The Village That Moved, R. S. Allision, then president of CP Rail, wrote, "Strathmore was where the first and most famous of the CPR demonstration farms was established, where the prize-winning Holstein herd flourished, where food and flowers for the tables of the railway dining cars, stations, and hotels were produced for more than 40 years." See the page here.

This image is from a glass lantern slide which is housed at McCord Museum in Quebec. The photograph was taken in 1923.

"Strathmore -- Supply Farm: Strathmore is the headquarters of the Western section of the Canadian Pacific irrigation system. It has a large supply farm operated by the Canadian Pacific, which supplies, from its own production and by purchase from surrounding farmers, the Western dining car system and hotels of the Company with cream, butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables and other commodities."

Excerpt from "ACROSS CANADA BY C. P. R.", Section 4--The Prairie Provinces; booklet, McGill University Illustrated Lectures, 1928.

I encourage you to visit the www.ourfutureourpast.ca Local Histories section to learn more about Strathmore's grand heritage. (Search for the exact phrase "supply farm" in the text and "Strathmore" in the subject.)

With respect for Strathmore's past, the Strathmore Farmers' Market uses the famous CPR Supply Farm No.1barn in the background of its logo to challenge us to become, once again, famous for our vegetables and other food items.

Vendors for 2010

Baba's Kitchen:  Has the  concession stand. They offer a weekly supper special plus sandwiches  dessert and more.

Caracol Clay Studios:  Hand crafted ceramics

Central Meats & Sausages: A variety of sausages to suit your pallet

Granny Penny's Workshop: Hand crafted sterling silver and gold filled jewellery, beaded jewellery, buckles & leather belts. 

Hungarian Baking: Hungarian breads  and baking.

K-9 Training & Supplies: Products to train and care for your pets.

Kel-Lee's Greenhouses:  Produce fresh from the greenhouse to you.  

Knit Two Purl Too- Crochet and hand knits, knitted/crocheted  toys, scouring pads & dish cloths.

Lazy Pepper Produce: Fresh local produce.

Lorraine's Ukrainian Baking: Perogies, buns cinnamon rolls, and other Ukrainian specialties.

 Mosaic Fabric Art:  Bags of all kinds for cooking and storage plus aprons and more.

Quilts 'n Things  - Quilts, water cooler covers & other sewn items.  

Scent-Sations Candles: Candles for every occasion.

Sham's Kitchen: East Indian foods and spices.

Sidorenko Photography: Prairie scenes photographed and framed.

Souto Family Orchards-BC fruits & vegetables.

Standard Colony - Vegetables, baking, eggs.

Stella & Dot Jewellery: Host your own jewellery party.

Sweet Bon Appetit: Sweets and custom cake decorating.

Sweet Tooth Concession: Chapman's ice cream and ice cream novelties.

Trapp's Publishing: Books for children written by Lawrence Adams.

Tupperware: Tami Bowers

Watkins Products: Lenore Stillwell

*Click on the vendors whose names are underlined for a fast track to their websites.