Exciting Updates from Some Good Market

Hope everyone had some good summer. Some Good Market has been making plans! We have some new venues for some upcoming events:
We would like to thank the Town of Bay Roberts for welcoming us to their town!
On September 20, we will be holding Some Good Market at Bay Roberts VIC Pavilion on the Veteran's Memorial Highway. Admission is FREE but we ask that you make a donation to the Helping Hands Foodbank (non-perishable food item or cash donation of your choice). The Root Seller from the Roots Country Farm will also be on site.
On October 4, we will be holding Some Good Market at the Red Fisherman's Shed in Bay Roberts on the Shoreline Heritage Walking Trail (French's Cove Access). Admission is FREE but we ask that you make a donation to the Helping Hands Food Bank.
Our last two events in St. John's have raised close to $1500 in cash and non-perishable food for the Community Food Sharing Association. We have partnered with them for the remainder of our events in St. John's. Help us help them keep food in people's pantries. And we will will be sharing a list soon for our Fixins Drive (which will provide all the things people need to go with the CBC Turkey Drive). It will include foil roasting pans, cranberry sauce, savoury, split peas, pudding bags and pickles.
We will be back to St. John's October 11!
Hope to see you all at Some Good Market soon :-)

Some Good Market March 8

Back to St. John's this Saturday at Canonwood Hall (also known as St. Thomas' Hall) 8 Military Road across the street from Coffee Matters.
The following vendors will be on site for this event:
Natalie Jewellery
Kelp Me!
Quidi Vidi Pewter
My Goodness Vegan Eats and Treats
In Your Face Cookies and Ice Cream
MDC Boutique
RiddleFence
ME Photography
Best Kind Bakeshoppe
The Trivet Man
Who Knit You?
Kerri's Crafts and Accessories
Sealed With a Kiss
Doodlepalooza
OneRoot Healing
Katlyn's Designs
Foggy Rock Fibres
Brassy Lassy Jewels
Atlantic Rock Threads
Gluten Free Treasures
Foggy Island Crafts
That's Sew Dee
Nan's Kitchen
The Blue Box Pantry
Fabric Creations
Shoshi's Scarves
Top O' The Hill Glass Designs
Northeastern Folk Art
Sealskin Treasures
Megan Natasha
Ren Squires Designs
Simply Handmade by Lana
Stef Smith Ceramics
April's Glass
PGP Photography
Dawn's Creations
Juanita's Art
Sheila Ford
Because I Felt Like It
Holyrood Studios
Tickle Kids
The Newfoundland Chocolate Company
Brittania Teas
Fire Dove
Kate De Cent
Spindrift Handknits
Mewfoundland Purrrfections
And more including fresh eggs, baked goods and preserves.
Admission is $1 and includes entry on door prize. Kids get in for free.

You can follow us on Twitter @somegoodmarket, on Facebook or contact us somegoodmarket@gmail.com or 709.746.4434 for information on becoming a vendor.

Meet Some Good Peeps : Andrea Dicks

Today we'd like to introduce you to Andrea Dicks. She's the sweet tooth behind One Bite at a Time. She makes cupcakes and other delicious treats. Things you might not know...she loves pygmy goats and knitting with fern green Briggs and Little Heritage wool.

So Andrea...

Q: Where are you from?

A: St. John's

Q: Why do you do what you do?

A: This could take a while....
a) I love cupcakes
b) it's an accomplishment to sculpt little sugary critters that will sit atop a cupcake. I love looking at the finished product. It's like a little edible piece of art.
c) it's a stress release! Creating the cupcakes is like a form of meditation for me.

Q: Who/what inspires you?  (In relation to your craft? )

A: I'm most inspired by nature and my nephews. They're the ones who wanted to see whales and octopi on cupcakes.

Q: What is your favourite part of your process? What takes the longest?

A: My favourite part is also what takes the longest. Sculpting critters and flowers to decorate the cupcakes. It takes quite a bit of time to sculpt/mold them but it's totally worth it for me.

Q: What do you think craft means to NL?

A: Character. It think a lot of NL crafts add to and reflect the character of our province. The knitting with moose/puffins, trigger mitts, jewellery made from NL beach rocks, beauty products inspired by the sea, cupcakes with moose/ whales on them:-) .... the list goes on.

Q: Words to live by?

A: "Where there's a heartbeat, there's hope."
             - not a clue who said this

Q: Do you have any pets?

A: I only have the cutest, sweetest little boy in existence, a shi tzu named Simon. (He's 7)

Q: What is your favourite food?

A: Chocolate covered strawberries. The perfect balance between good, bad and delicious.

You can reach Andrea through her Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Bite-At-A-Time/88764858874

She attends various markets in and around the city of St. John's and of course is an occasional vendor at Some Good Market.