My name is Nicole and I’m the newest addition to the
wonderful team of volunteers that helps run this market. I’m very excited to be
a part of this and get to know all of you that make the market so special!
A bit about me: I study Food and Nutrition at Ryerson, so of
course I’m always cooking and baking. I haven’t had a functional oven for the
last two years, but my apartment recently go an upgrade so I have been making
so many fun dishes. From lasagne, to eggplant parmesan, to carrot cake loaf,
the possibilities feel endless. I truly didn’t know how much good food I was
missing out on (or, maybe, I just didn’t want to think about it.) I like to be
active so in the summer months you can catch me hiking almost every single
weekend and as many weeknights as I can, and in the winter I like to keep
things inside so I do a lot of yoga. Buuuut I did get a pair of hockey skates
as a present recently so you just might catch me doing laps before and after
the market at Campbell Park rink.
I heard about the RRFM through a former-roommate but still
very good friend of mine. She was new to the city and so was actively exploring
what it had to offer more than I was, and stumbled upon it online! She thought
“cool! I love free stuff” and went to it. When I came home later that night, I
opened up the freezer to grab some pierogies and there was a baseball cap in
there. After some laughing, she explained that she had gotten it from a market
and it was a method she read about online to kill any germs or bacteria it
might be harbouring. This seemed questionable (fact-check this before you rely
on this method!!) but she went on to tell me all about the market and the cool
things she found there! I went next month, found some great items and loved it.
If YOU are interested in coming – the next market will be on
March 7th! It’s always the first Saturday of every month, but just
in case you forget, I’ll be putting out a reminder here on the blog a couple of
days before.
All the best, and if you see me (or any other volunteers)
don’t be shy to say hi!
-Nicole
