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The 2023 season of the SJFM opened Jan. 7, says Pam Anstey, executive director, and “for the first two weeks, all went well," she says.Storms led to cancellations or closing early over the following weeks.Organizers of the St. John's Farmers' Market are hoping they won't see any more significant snow this year -– at least not on Saturdays.
"But if I do need to use those up, I just bring them home and use them. The whipped cream gets turned into ice cream, which I also sell at the market. I have a lot of ice cream this year. If I need to use up any of my fruit toppings, I have a lot of smoothies that week.”However, the recent weather cancellations have slowly started to hurt her bottom line.
“If vendors can’t be here, they can’t sell. And if they can’t sell, they don’t get paid. It’s hard being an entrepreneur. It’s harder still when it seems that Mother Nature is conspiring against us.” "Any later, and there is a risk that vendors might prepare food that will go to waste because we end up cancelling last minute. So we have to try to avoid that."