点评:With nearly 100 active vendors selling local produce, artisan foods, crafts, jewelry, art, and more, the market is known to locals as the most commercialized and tourist-heavy market in the city. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it hosted more than 250 vendors. Even though its footprint is considerably smaller now, it remains the oldest continuously operating farmers' market in North America, having been founded in 1750.
We visited on a Sunday between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. FREE parking is available onsite during market hours on Saturdays (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) and Sundays (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.). During our visit, we purchased products from Rudi's Hot Sauce. I specifically remember this vendor because we bought two different sizes of sauces, one of which was confiscated at the Halifax airport because hot sauce is apparently dangerous! What a crazy, stupid world we now live in.
There was also an independent artisan vendor, whose name I don't recall, that we spent time talking to about her own original, local, marine-themed book, which teaches children about Canadian marine life. Customarily, we also purchased a Christmas ornament and had it engraved on-the-spot for no additional cost.
翻译:市场上有近100家活跃的摊贩,出售当地农产品、手工食品、手工艺品、珠宝、艺术品等等。当地人都知道,这里是城里商业化程度最高、游客最多的市场。在新冠疫情爆发前,这里有250多家摊贩。尽管如今市场规模已大幅缩小,但它仍是北美地区历史最悠久且持续运营的农贸市场,创立于1750年。
我们是在周日下午12点半到1点半之间前往参观的。周六(上午8点至下午2点)和周日(上午10点至下午2点)的市场开放期间,场地内提供免费停车服务。我们参观时购买了Rudi’s Hot Sauce品牌的产品。我对这家商家印象特别深刻,因为我们买了两种不同规格的辣酱,其中一瓶在哈利法克斯机场被没收了——显然是因为辣酱被视为“危险品”!我们现在生活的世界真是荒谬又愚蠢啊。
此外还有一位独立手工艺人摊贩,不过我记不起他的名字了。我们花时间与她交谈,话题是她自己创作的、以海洋为主题的本土书籍,这本书旨在向孩子们介绍加拿大的海洋生物。按照惯例,我们还购买了一个圣诞装饰品,并当场免费刻上了文字。