Ian Dempster of Sitka Nuts wins table of the day award at second Sitka Farmers Market

PHOTO COURTESY OF SITKA LOCAL FOODS NETWORK
TABLE OF THE DAY AWARD: Sitka Farmers Market manager Anastasia Stefanowicz, center, presents Ian Dempster of Sitka Nuts, right, and his assistant, Gabe Thurman, left, with the Table of the Day Award for the second Sitka Farmers Market of the season, on Saturday, July 15, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Founders Hall. Ian and Gabe sold roasted and candied almonds, pecans, and cashews at the market. They received a certificate, a SLFN totebag, Sitka Farmers Market chocolate bars (from Theobroma), a jar of marinara sauce from Foraged and Found, a bottle of Moosetard BBQ sauce, a jar of Barnacle hot sauce, some cream of barley cereal from Alaska Flour Company, some rhubarb, some salad mix, and other prizes. The next Sitka Farmers Market is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, at ANB Founders Hall, and potential vendors are reminded they need to register at https://sitkafarmersmarket.eventsmart.com by the Thursday before each market if they want a table. Other markets are scheduled for Aug. 12, Aug. 26, Sept. 9, and Sept. 23. For more information about the markets and the host Sitka Local Foods Network, go to http://www.sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org.