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The Johnson Farms produce stand, where Beky Matejin works, faces the side of the new Harvest Barn that’s to open for business next week. Many passersby were sneaking peeks inside on market day Thursday.
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Market’s temporary new home to open next week “Harvest Barn” to be ready for Christmas rush; Mercedes plans to have permanent building by late-2014 STEVE KANNON It’s not a Christmas miracle, as far too much work went into making it happen, but the completion of a temporary home for the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market will make for a much happier holiday season. The new 15,600-square-foot
dome-shaped building, dubbed the “Harvest Barn,” is set to open for business on December 12. “We are absolutely thrilled to be opening the Harvest Barn right before Christmas,” said Sheila Shantz, general manager of the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market. “The Waterloo Region community has been a true source of
inspiration for us and the support that we have received over the past three months speaks to the tremendous character of the community that we live in.” The structure, equipped with both heating and cooling systems, provides space for vendors and their customers in all seasons. It will house 49 of the
vendors displaced by the fire that destroyed the market’s main building on September 2. The unaffected areas on the market grounds were able to continue operation only days later but dozens of vendors that were housed in the main structure were displaced. The Harvest Barn will be the
market’s home until late next year, when a permanent building is expected to be completed, said Mercedes Corp. president Marcus Shantz. The new building will be constructed elsewhere on the site, with the Harvest Barn remainMARKET | 4