Cameron County Farmers Market
Less than 3 weeks to our first market day of the season so it's time to start trumpeting about how amazing ALL our vendors are!!
It takes a lot of skill, hard work and ingenuity to create the products you will find at the market and a lot of guts for the vendors to put themselves out there to showcase them to the community.
Every year we give a big shout out to our vendors by highlighting them individually in our FB profiles. There would no market without these brave people so take a minute out of your day to get to know a little more about them....
First up this year is the popular Bonnie Troemel with mountain view sheep farm. Bonnie’s beautiful weaves have been impressing our market goers for the past 2 years and we are excited that she will be coming back again this year to share her talents with the community!
Bonnie’s woven shawls are highly unique in that she weaves them from the wool that she shears and spins herself from her own small herd of relatively rare Shetland sheep. Mainly found in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, this hardy breed, which are prized for their fine wool, were bought back from threatened status by small time farmers like Bonnie.
Bonnie dyes the wool into vibrant colors and creates gorgeous, one-of-a-kind shawls from them. With their soft, luxurious feel and masterful weaving they would complete any outfit and are sure to garner many a compliment!
Her wooly companions not only provide Bonnie with wool however, she also milks them and this year she is adding an exciting new product to her stall: sheep's milk soaps!
Made from scratch by Bonnie herself these beautiful soaps come in a variety of imaginative scents including pumpkin spice, berry blossom, vanilla strawberry shortcake and maple cinnamon bun. For people with sensitive and allergy prone skin she also makes gentle fragrance-free soaps. The soaps come in many different fun designs from whimsical and floral to wildlife and farm animals. These adorable soaps will make great presents so be sure to stock up when you visit Bonnie at the markets this summer!
Bonnie will be at our first market of the season on Saturday, May 11th so stop by to see her and all our entrepreneurial vendors at the Emporium Town Square, 9am to 12pm!
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