b'JESSICA FOOTEBorn to F\x1em!of Lunar Rhythm GardensIfyouveeverpurchasedfreshFarmersmarketpatronshaveDad loves to teach and pass his skills organicveggiesatthePortPerrywatchedJessdaughtergrowup.onto the next generation of farmers.Lakefront Farmers Market, it is veryBorninAugustof2010,JessalynnMigrantworkersfromMexico likelythatyouboughtthemfromhasbeenattendingthePortPerryhelp Lunar Rhythm Gardens diversi-Jessica Foote, aka Farmer Jess. LunarFarmers Market with her mom since ed farm run smoothly.Rhythm Gardens has been a vendorshe was one week old. Weareallaboutdiversity, there since the local market was es- JessGardenofEdenLunarFarmerJesscommented.Diversity tablished in 2009.Rhythm Gardens is an organic CSAis what Mother Nature is all about. This year, the market is opening(Community Supported Agriculture)Aswellas75varietiesofveg-In Partnership with earlier, on the May 24 weekend. Rainfarm o ering an alphabet of deliciousetables, theres a giantpatch,ower or shine, vendors sell their wares onandnutritiousvegetablesfromAwhich is important for the pollina-www.scugogarts.ca/small-town-big@scugogarts Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 2(arugula) to Z (zucchini).tors.A beekeeper is on the property, p.m.untilThanksgivingweekend.Theyareallgrownon20acresplusthereisbeefcattle,pigs,meat ThisyeartheremightbeaspecialatJessicas100-acrefarminnearbychickens and horses.Christmas market too. Janetville. She credits her dad, DavidPlease turn to page 4The farmers market is a socialFoote, for including her in the family gathering,Jesscommented.Itsfarmingoperationsinceshewasa great to see all of my regular custom- little girl. At that time, the focus was ers. They are like an extension of myon dairy farming. Her dad shipped family. cream and raised pigs. Although Jess Jess gets lots of teasing about hernow owns the farm (or as she jokes, driving because her iconic navy bluethe bank does), her father still likes 2007 pickup truck, a familiarxtureto be involved. ECLECTIC ENGAGING EXPERIENCES at the market, has so many dents fromHesavaluableresourcefor the days when she used it for logging.farmer friends, Jess says. David men-Jess partner John often helps settorsando ersopinionsandideas Part of: Scugog Arts Festival Small Town Big up the market tent. He also takes onbased on his years of experience.building projects at the farm. Weworkasateam,Jesssaid. Sat Apr 30 th& May 1 stJessica Foote10am- 5pm2022 @scugogstudiotourwww.scugogstudiotour.ca2FOCUS - APRIL 2022'