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The week of September 19, 2025
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PEACHLAND FARMERS AND CRAFTERS MARKET
The little market that cares After 27 years, the Sunday market in Peachland’s Heritage Park is still going strong By Dawn Boys
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he foreshore of Lake Okanagan has a storied past. We know from those stories that the syilx people frequented the land, plied the waters, and conducted trading on the shores. Paddlewheelers docked to bring supplies and people. Trading fruits and vegetables gave us our name of Peachland, and then the logging industry boomed. Literally, booms
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The Peachland Farmers and Crafters Market has become known as the perfect little space with a variety of unique art, produce, crafts and more.
of logs on the lake. Over the years and into today the area of Heritage Park has been an important tourist stop and economic advantage. Nowadays, on summer Sundays, the Peachland Farmers & Crafters Market fills the park. As
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summer winds down, so too does the market. With more than 27 years of service to the community, the “Little market that cares” has been a gift to Peachland. With unique crafts, artisanal goods, coffee, cool drinks, deli-
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cious baked goods ready to eat and take away, and a plethora of fresh local produce, there’s something for everyone. Frances Callaghan and Linda SEE MARKET NEWS PAGE 7
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