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10/21/2026

🍂 From Market to Table: Homemade Harvest Ratatouille

We're bringing a little French-inspired goodness to the Nelson Farmers Market this week with a dish that's just as beautiful as it is delicious!

This cozy, colourful ratatouille is packed with fresh vegetables, herbs and all the comforting flavours of fall. Pick up your eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, onions and garlic from our local farms at the market, then turn your market haul into a beautiful, oven-baked masterpiece! 🍴

What you'll need:

4 tbsp olive oil, divided
4 garlic cloves, minced
½ small onion, chopped
⅓ cup carrot, shredded
1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes
2 tsp dried basil
½ tsp dried parsley
1 small eggplant, sliced into thin rounds
2 small zucchini, sliced into thin rounds
3 Roma tomatoes, sliced into thin rounds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

🍅 To make it:

Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).

In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add your onion, garlic and shredded carrot, cooking for about 5 minutes until softened.

Stir in the crushed tomatoes, basil and parsley. Let everything simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Pour your delicious tomato sauce into a 2-quart baking dish, spreading it evenly across the bottom.

Now for the fun part! Arrange your thinly sliced eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes in an alternating circular pattern, standing them upright over the sauce. Keep layering until your dish is filled with beautiful rows of colourful veggies!

Brush the vegetables with the remaining olive oil, cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cover and continue baking until the vegetables are tender.

Serve warm and enjoy a little taste of France, made with love and fresh Kootenay-grown goodness! 🍁

The best part? Ratatouille is wonderfully versatile! Enjoy it on its own, serve it alongside some crusty artisan bread from the market, or spoon it over rice or pasta for a delicious fall dinner.

Shop the ingredients Saturday and bring a little farmers market goodness to your dinner table!

Give it a try? Let us know how it turned out!

10/16/2026

Ohhh Nelson, have we got a market lined up for you tomorrow! 🍂✨

We are bursting at the seams with an incredible lineup of local farms, talented artisans and enough delicious food to keep your belly (and your shopping bags) full!

Come hungry because we're talking empanadas, meat pies, borscht, sandwiches and plenty of coffee to keep those hands warm while you wander! ☕️

Grab your favourite cozy sweater, bring a friend (or three!) and come soak up all the goodness of a fall morning at the market. Good food, amazing local makers and that wonderful community energy we love so much!

And can you believe it?! After tomorrow, we have just two markets left in our season! Let's make every one of them count by showing our local farmers, producers and artisans some serious love. 🧡

See you at the market!

10/15/2026

🎶 SATURDAY SESSIONS AT THE FALLS 🎶

Let's give a warm welcome back to Sofia Barquin! 🍂

We're so excited to have Sofia returning to the Nelson Farmers Market stage this Saturday!

Originally from Mexico and now calling Nelson home, Sofia brings her soulful sound, heartfelt performances, and beautiful energy back to Cottonwood Falls. If you've heard her perform before, you know we're in for a treat!

Join us for a little live music while you browse the market, grab something delicious, and soak up one of our final Saturdays of the season!

🗓️ Saturday, October 17
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Cottonwood Falls Park | Nelson Farmers Market

Come support local, enjoy the fall market atmosphere, and help us give Sofia a warm welcome back! 🎶

10/13/2026

The end of the 2026 Nelson Farmers Market season might be in sight, but we still have THREE Saturdays left to enjoy! 🍂

Mark your calendars and come make the most of these final market days with us!

🌻 October 17th
🍁 October 24th
🎃 October 31st – Our Halloween Send-Off!

The fall veggies are still coming in strong, and there is plenty of seasonal goodness to be found! Come stock up on your fall favourites, support your local farmers and artisans, and soak up a little more market magic before we say goodbye to another wonderful season.

A reminder to our Nutrition Coupon participants: There are officially only THREE market days left to use your coupons, so be sure to make the most of them before the season wraps up!

See you at the market! 🧡

10/09/2026

🍂 Thanksgiving weekend is here, and we’re ready to celebrate at the farmers market!

Tomorrow is your chance to stock up on all that fresh, local goodness for your Thanksgiving feast! Our amazing farmers are bringing the best of the fall harvest, and what better way to give thanks than by filling your table with food grown right here in our community?!

From fresh seasonal veggies to all those delicious ingredients that make Thanksgiving dinner extra special, let's show our local farmers some love this weekend!

🎁 And don't forget the hostess gifts!

Heading somewhere for Thanksgiving dinner? Our incredible local artisans have you covered! Skip the usual bottle of w**e and surprise your host with something unique, thoughtful, and locally handmade! You'll find beautiful creations, one-of-a-kind treasures, and the perfect little something to say thank you!

And to make the day even better, we've got live music! Daiglo will be joining us for our Saturday Sessions at the Falls from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm! There's nothing quite like a little live music to bring the market to life, so come enjoy some great tunes while you shop, visit, and soak up the Thanksgiving weekend atmosphere!

And yes, the forecast is calling for a little classic fall weather, but we're not letting a few raindrops dampen our Thanksgiving spirit! Throw on your cozy sweater, grab a warm drink, and come enjoy everything the market has to offer!

🧡 Rain or shine, we'll be there!

Our farmers, artisans, and musicians bring so much to this community, and tomorrow is the perfect chance to show up for them!

Let's fill our Thanksgiving tables with local food, give gifts made with local love, enjoy some fantastic live music, and make this long weekend one to remember!

See you at the market tomorrow!

10/07/2026

🍂 From Market to Table: Butternut Squash Soup

It’s officially soup season, and your Saturday market haul has everything you need to make something warm and cozy!

This simple butternut squash soup puts some of October’s best local produce to work. Pick up your squash, onions, garlic and fresh herbs from our local farms at the market, then turn them into this cozy fall dinner. 🍴

What you’ll need:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
½ tsp sea salt
1 butternut squash (about 3 lbs), peeled, seeded and cubed
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp fresh sage, chopped
½ tbsp fresh rosemary, minced
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
3 to 4 cups vegetable broth
Freshly ground black pepper

For serving: chopped parsley, toasted pepitas and some good crusty bread (which you can also find fresh at the market!)

🥣 To make it:

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, salt and pepper and sauté for 5 to 8 minutes, until soft.

Add the squash and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it starts to soften.

Add the garlic, sage, rosemary and ginger and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Add 3 cups of vegetable broth, bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, until the squash is tender.

Let it cool slightly, then blend until smooth. Add more broth if needed to reach your favourite consistency. Season to taste and top with parsley and toasted pepitas.

Serve with a big piece of fresh market bread and you’ve got yourself a pretty perfect fall meal. 🍞

The best part? Squash, onions, garlic, fresh herbs AND that crusty loaf of bread can all be found right here at the Nelson Farmers Market. Shop the ingredients Saturday and make yourself a cozy market inspired dinner!

Give it a try? Let us know how it turned out! Better yet, tag us in your market inspired creation so we can see what you’re cooking. 👩‍🍳

Recipe adapted from Love & Lemons.

10/02/2026

October has officially arrived at the Nelson Farmers Market! 🍂

Our first Saturday market of the month is happening tomorrow, and it looks like we are in for a beautiful fall day at Cottonwood Falls Park!

The mornings might be getting a little chillier, but the market is still going strong. Come wander the stalls, fill your bags with incredible fall produce, discover locally made treasures, grab something delicious to eat and enjoy a Saturday by the falls.

There is SO much goodness still coming out of our local farms right now, and this is such a great time of year to stock up on storage veggies, seasonal favorites and everything you need for those cozy fall meals.

And don’t forget, we aren’t finished yet! Saturday markets continue every week right through October 31, when we’ll wrap up the season with our Halloween Bash at the Falls! 🎃

Come spend your Saturday with us!

📆Saturday, October 3
⌚9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
🌱Cottonwood Falls Park

10/01/2026

🍂 Who’s ready for another Saturday at the Falls?

There’s something pretty special about a fall market at Cottonwood. Crisp air, the sound of the falls, live music in the park, amazing local food, and market stalls still packed with everything our vendors have been working hard on all season long.

Come spend your Saturday with us from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM! Grab a coffee and something delicious, wander the stalls, fill your market bag with fresh local produce, check out what our artisans have been creating, and stick around for some live music.

🎶 This week’s Saturday Sessions at the Falls welcomes back Redfish Stringband from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM!

Steve Quatrocchi on banjo, guitar, and mandolin, alongside Kim Bater on fiddle and dulcimer, bring a lively mix of old time tunes, bluegrass, ballads, and original songs. Their toe tapping music is the perfect soundtrack for a Saturday at the market, and you might even find yourself joining in for a song or two!

Bring a friend, bring the family, bring your appetite, and come enjoy a good old fashioned Saturday at the market. 🌿

And don’t forget, we’re not done yet! Saturday markets are running all the way until October 31st this year.

09/29/2026

Our final Wednesday Market of the season is officially here! 🍂

Somehow another Wednesday season has flown by, and we cannot thank our vendors, shoppers and community enough for making it such a wonderful one.

Join us tomorrow from 10am to 2pm on the 600 block of Baker Street and Hall Street Plaza for one last Wednesday together. The forecast is calling for a little sunshine, our farm stands are still full of beautiful fall produce, and there is plenty to discover throughout the market.

Tomorrow is also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As we gather downtown, we encourage our vendors and community members to wear orange and take time to honour residential school Survivors, the children who never returned home, their families, and the lasting impacts carried by Indigenous communities.

While our Wednesday season is coming to an end, we aren’t finished yet! Saturday Markets continue at Cottonwood Falls Park all the way through October 31.

Come spend one last Wednesday Market with us. 🧡

09/28/2026

And just like that… our final Wednesday Farmers Market of the season is almost here! 🧡

Join us this Wednesday, September 30th from 10am until 2pm on the 600 block of Baker Street and in Hall Street Plaza for one last Wednesday market of the season.

Have no fear, Saturday markets aren’t going anywhere just yet! We’ll be down at Cottonwood Falls Park every Saturday all the way until October 31st this year. 🍂

A little reminder for our Nutrition Coupon Program shoppers: time is running out to use those coupons! This is a great time of year to stock up, with our farms bringing an incredible selection of fall produce and plenty of storage vegetables to carry you into the colder months. 🥕

September 30th is also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We recognize the importance of this day as a time to honor survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on the ongoing impacts of residential schools.

We also encourage our community to take part in the events and opportunities for learning and connection happening locally. The West Kootenay Métis Society will be gathering at Lakeside Park beginning at 1pm, and we encourage anyone who is able to head down and take part.

We hope you’ll make space in your day for reflection, learning and community, while supporting the people and organizations doing this important work.

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Nelson, BC
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Website

https://www.nelson.ca/821/Nelson-Farmers-Market

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