Staff at the Green Pig Country Market in Salisbury, New Brunswick, are back at work less than two weeks after a fire damaged their main facility.
Customers who want to purchase fresh vegetables will currently do so under a tent.
The market’s co-owner, Dawn Beckwith, asserted that she had no doubt they would figure out a way to bring this fall experience back in order to wrap up the season.
We decided to set up an outside market to attempt to shift some of those because, “I think we got creative, and we still had a lot of vegetables left to sell, lots of vegetables left to harvest,” Beckwith said on Sunday.
On September 19, the market was completely destroyed by a fire that required 70 firefighters from five separate agencies.
The Green Pig garnered a tonne of support from locals near and far in the days that followed.
According to Beckwith, assistance from local citizens, sports teams, and churches has helped get the market back to a functioning state.
She acknowledged that the “heartwarming” response surprised her.
“I think I just didn’t know how many folks had a place in their hearts for Green Pig. It seems like it’s simply such a wonderful spot that it has impacted everyone throughout the years, whether they are just passing through or whether they come here every week for their groceries.
“Green Pig is the source of the vast majority of the food offered at the market.
According to Steve Gallant, the market’s “community-based” and “friendly” ethos attracts customers from all across the province.
The Green Pig’s outdoor event manager acknowledged that he was shocked by how well the market recovered.
“It was a double whammy; we got the fire in one week and the hurricane the next weekend.
Our corn maze was slightly damaged by the hurricane, but we cleaned it up, moved everything back, and made it as good as we could.
With the idea that they will be open every day until Halloween, Beckwith said their current focus is on finishing the season.
She stated that they will have plenty of time to come up with original market strategy for the following year.
— with documents from Karla Reni and Nathalie Sturgeon.
Popular New Brunswick farmers’ market reopens following catastrophic fire
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