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04 December 2008
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‘Tis the Season to be Green!
You’re in luck! The Halifax Farmer’s Market is hosting special holiday hours Dec. 10, 11 & 12th from 5-9pm. There are so many talented crafts-people making anything from soaps to wool hats; rod iron and wood crafts; chocolate or bread. If you want more specific market ideas, search them on-line at www.HalifaxFarmersMarket.com. Here are a few locally-produced, hand-made gift ideas in the meantime:
- Cheeses & Gelato by Fox Hill Cheese House
- Chocolates, Deserts and Decorations by Gourmandise Avenue
- Hand-bound Books, Journals or Photo Albums by Handbound Books
- Pickles & Preserves from Pat’s Preserves
- Soaps & Skin Products by Beach Lane Lavender Farm
- Wrought Iron Decorations or Custom-Designs by Scotian Ironworks
- Winter Hats & Tuques from Alida’s Crafts
- Wood Cutting Boards, Salad & Nut Bowls by Naturally Wood
- much more …
Beyond the Market, there are a number of options for buying locally produced gifts.
Here are a few categorized suggestions for buying locally produced gifts:
- Baby or Children
- Love and Care (Market), hand-made, lined baby overalls (darling!)
- Uncommon Kids (South Park), baby & children’s gifts from near and far
- Clothing
- Heroine (Charles St), locally hand-made
- Love me Boutique (Birmingham), also sell local/Canadian-made giftware
- Family or Household Gifts
- Hen House (Hydrostone), also do custom furniture
- Nova Scotian Down Products (Halifax: 852-3768), Goose-down filled Duvets, Pillows & Beds
- Paderno of P.E.I. for Pots & Pans sets (Bayer’s Lake)
- Giftware
- Aitken’s Pewter & other Historic Properties Shops
- Bogside Gallery & other Hydrostone Shops
- Jennifer’s of Nova Scotia (Spring Garden Rd.)
- Spa Treatments (using organic or natural products)
- Be Well Spa (Robie St.)
- Bradshaw Aesthetics (Spring Garden area, Birmingham St.)
- Peninsula Massage Therapy
- Sweets
- Jane’s Next Door (Halifax Commons), sweets & made to order cakes
- Scanway Catering (Quinpool Rd)
- Sugah! (Bishops Landing), home-made confectionery
- Toys (Historic Properties)
- Carrefour Atlantic Emporium, also great for local books & crafts
- Lunenburg Toymaker (also sold at Carrefour Atlantic Emporium)
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