Nov 22

Nov 22 LOCAL INTRODUCTIONS w/ Rachel & Saskia @ Public Goods Market

Hello (👋) and welcome to another edition of LOCAL INTRODUCTIONS — a collaborative community Q&A series brought to life thru "Mutually Beneficial Employment" between HI54+95EH and The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce!

Today we are joined by… actually, you know what, let’s not step on the first Q and instead just jump straight into the A’s, eh?

Q1: Hello… who are you?

Hi there! We are Rachel and Saskia, the founders of Public Goods Market. As creators, we have participated in various markets in the Kimberley/Kootenay area. Our goal is to introduce something unique and curated back to the region on a seasonal basis and in various locations!

Q2: Nice to meet you! Not sure if you knew this, but we also live in the Kimberley/Cranbrook area (small world, eh) and one thing we know is that it is always nice to hear everybody else's relatable reasons for why they either chose to move to this area OR chose to never move away (or to EVENTUALLY move back) — so what's high up on your list of "The Reason/s I Love to Live Around Here"?

Working with other talented makers and artists in the community is an absolute joy! We cherish every opportunity we get to collaborate and create something truly special together.

Q3: But enough friendly chit chat, there's only 5 questions in this Q&A and we still haven't got to the part where you get to talk to us about the main reason you're metaphorically sitting down with us on the internet today — SO — please tell us EVERYTHING we should know about that special thing that you specifically do / are doing in the community that you'd love for more people to find out about!

On December 9th 2023, we are holding our first market at the Kimberley Conference Centre from 10am till 5pm.

We have over 50+ makers/vendors, plus live music from local singer/songwriters Emma Kade and Maddisun, Workshops from MJ's Floral Boutique and Missy Hay Collective, Free Card Making for Kids, Coffee, Giveaway's and more! $5.00 Entry (Kids under 18 are free) and we will also be taking donations for the food bank.

Q4: While we recommend that everyone go check out your main links so that they can follow & further interact with what you bring to the local scene below:

GO CHECK OUT-> FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM

Can you please share a piece of advice that you have learned for yourself through the experience of trying to do what you do in the modern world (maybe something you wish someone would have told you sooner or something you think someone else might find useful to hear now)?

The worst thing someone can tell you is No - So Ask!

Q5: Finally… please give one completely unaided personal life recommendation that you think more people should consider doing / using / realizing / quitting / reading / watching / listening to / eating / etc-ing in order help make their lives a little bit more better & bearable?

Turn off the noise - focus on your own path - and do what makes you happy! Yolo!

Ok folks, that does it for this digital introduction to Public Goods Market and the local area humans behind this upcoming local market (a market that will feature EVEN MORE local area humans that one could meet, so it is highly recommended that you pop over to the Public Goods Market on Facebook and/or Instagram, because Rachel & Saskia are digitally introducing a whole bunch of those local area vendors on their social media leading up to the December 9th market day).

And if you’re a local area human who has a local area business / organization / project that you would like to introduce to other local area humans via the often overlooked art of taking the time to fill out a Q&A about you & your local area “thang”… please reach out to Jeremy at ‘hey@95eh.ca’ or get in touch with Katherine at the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce (because we would both love to see your answers and we feel like we’re not the only locals that feel that way).