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IndustryAgriculture20TuesdayJuly232013BySAMANTHASTOKELLAcrowdoflocalstouristsandothervendorsgatheredaroundelderShirleyEliasasshedemonstratedtheInuityo-yosshewassellingattheArc-ticMarketinInuvikonJuly6.YouholditinthishandandspinitinEliasexplainedtoonlookers.Thenspintheotheroneout.Itsaboutbalance.EliasinherblueMotherHubbardparkacoverspunthetwosealcoveredrect-anglesinoppositecirclesasthesmallcrowdlaughedinappreciationofEliasskillatthetraditionalInuvialuitgame.Shehassoldtheyo-yosrabbitmukluksembroideredglovesmoreparkacoversandafewbakedgoodsattheArcticMar-ketsinceitstartedonJune22.Ivecomeoutforthelasttwoweekends.MydaughterinformedmeaboutthefreetablesothatsniceyoudonthavetopayEliassaid.ItsfreestyleandsignicantthatthisiscomingtoInuvikandthatwegettobeinit.July6sawthebestturnoutforvendorsandcustomerssofarwithninetablessetupinJimKoeParkandmorebrows-ersthaneverbefore.Peoplecomeforthefresh-bakedgoodsthetraditionalcraftsherbsandvegetablesharvestedthatmorningfromtheInuvikGrowingcommunityintheArcticMarketCommunityGreenhouseandknittedorcrocheteditems.Tosellatthemarketpeoplehavetomakeitbakeitorgrowit.WewantedittobeaplacetoshowcaseonlyhomemadeitemssaidJackieChalliseconomicdevelopmentof-cerfortheTownofInuvikandmarketfacilitator.WewantedtobuildontheideaofafarmersmarketandifyoulookatthemodelthatsruninbigplaceslikeHalifaxandVancouverorevenYellow-knifeitsalwaysprimarilyagrowersmarketthatsupportslocalartistsorcraftspeople.WiththatinmindtheInu-vikCommunityGreenhousehasbeentheanchorvendorfortheArcticMarketbyattendingeachweekendevenindown-pours.Thegreenhousehar-vestskalelettucebasilcilan-trorhubarbandothergreenseverySaturdaymorningandalsosellsowerandherbpotsforpeopletotakehome.Themarketallowsthegreenhousetoreachmoreofthecommu-nitywithitsproduce.ItsagoodforumtotalkaboutthefoodsweregrowingwhatthecommunitywouldliketoseeusgrowingandndoutwhatdirectionweregoinginsaidSarahReaburnchairofthegreenhouseboard.Wehaveourowncommunityofmembersbutnowwegettobeapartofthecommunity.OthervendorsincludeyounggirlssellingcupcakesandcaramelizedpopcornsotheycanriderollercoastersatWestEdmontonMallontheirsummervacationwomensell-ingjammadefromcranberriestheypickedlastsummertradi-tionalcraftswomensellingandteachinghowtomakecraftsandexperiencedfarmersmarketvendorssellingwoodstoneandbonecarvings.Inu-vikresidentsagreethatwhileitsonlyafewweeksoldthemarkethasbecomevitaltothecommunity.Itsjustincredible.IvebeenwaitingforthisforyearsDebbieBoudreauwhogrewupinInuviksaid.Asacom-munitywereabletosupportourartsandcraftsthegreen-houseespecially.ItsdifculttogetfreshherbsintownsoIcomedowneveryweekendandknowthatitwasharvestedthismorning.NotknowingofeachotherseffortstheTownofInuvikandagroupofcommunitymem-bersbothstartedplanningtheArcticMarket.Whilethetownfacilitatestheinitiativecom-munityvolunteerssupportandleadwiththeirideals.Thetownhopesvolunteerswilleven-tuallytakeovertheventure.WhatisironicisastheywerecomingtogetherwehadalreadygonetoITI.IthoughtwehavetodoitnowChal-lissaid.Andthatswhenweknewthebuy-inwasthere.Thetowndoesntwanttotakeanycreditforthis.TheTownofInuvikwillcontinuefacilitatingthemar-ketasatrialthissummeruntilAug.31tostimulatethelocaleconomyprovideapositiveplaceforthecom-munitytocometogetherandeventuallydrawtouriststothearea.TheArcticMarketisheldeachSaturdayfrom1100a.m.to200p.m.inJimKoeParkcomerainshineorsub-zerotemperatures.ByJACKDANYLCHUKBorninJunethisyearafarmersmarketorganizedbytheYellowknifeCom-monsCo-operativehasdrawnhundredsofpatronstoSombaKeCivicPlazaeveryTuesdayeveningthissummer.Itseemstobegoingre-allywellsaidDaveZethofamemberoftheco-opsteer-ingcommitteeeyeingqueuesatboothssellingeverythingfrombutterchickenandsa-mosastobirchsyrupanddriedmushroomsfreshherbsandsaladgreens.Vendorspay150fortheseasonor20anightandabout40vendorshavesigneduphalfofthemshowupeveryweekwithbakedgoodspreservesfreshpro-ducesheggsandpreparedmealshesaid.Theonlyruleisthatwhat-everisbeingsoldmusthavebeengrownorpreparedintheNorthwestTerritoriesZethofsaid.WevebeenluckytohavedinnersjamsandbreadsandotherbakedgoodsbutnowthatwereintheharvestseasonwerefeaturingfreshproduceonourFacebookpage.ThemarketisanoffshootofgardeningsrenewedpopularityinYellowknife.Inthepastdecadethenum-berofcommunitygardenshasmultipliedfromasingleplottoahalfdozenscatteredaroundthecity.IthinkwevecomefullcircleMayorMarkHeycksaidwhogrewupintheConMineneighbourhoodwheretherewasanareasetasideforminerstogarden.Intheearlydayswhenship-mentsofgoodswerefairlyin-frequentpeoplewereself-reli-antandproducedalotoftheirownvegetables.Therewerealotofcommunitygardensthatourishedeverywherehesaid.ItsbeeninterestingtoseethegrowthofpopularityinthelastseveralyearscontinuedHeyckwhoseestheimmediatesuccessofthefarmersmarketasanexpressionofhowpop-ulargardeninghasbecome.CityHallhasfollowedtherenewedinterestbymakinglandavailableinestablishedneighbourhoodsandsettingasideareasforplotsinnewsubdivisions.Wevebuiltgardensintotheplanningprocess.WeretakingfoodsecurityintoaccountandmakingallowancesifsomeonewantstoestablishacommunitygardeninthefutureHeyksaidAfterthelastmarketdayinmid-SeptemberZethofsaidthesteeringcommitteewillevaluatetherstseasonandseewhatwecandofornextyearandcontinueonfromthere.MaybetherewillbeaChristmasmarketthatsapossibility.FarmersmarketsproutsfromgrowinggardeningpassionIndustryAgriculturePhotoSamanthaStokellPhotoJackDanylchukCustomersbuysomebakedgoodsandcranberryjamattheArcticMarketinInuvik.MeaghanShuparskleftandTamaraChristinpresideoveratableofherbsandvegetablesattheYellowknifeFarmersMarket.