Peterborough’s Living Local Marketplace has a new home for the holidays that offers a one-of-a-kind Christmas shopping experience in The Kawarthas.
While the boutique shop owned by Alicia Doris has been in operation at Chemong and Milroy in Peterborough for more than four years, Living Local Marketplace has taken over Horlings Garden Centre in Selwyn until December 22 to feature a holiday collection that’s bigger and better than ever before.
Living Local’s Christmas Marketplace is overflowing with everything from gourmet goods to holiday décor and seasonal scents, and it features the work of Canadian artisans and small businesses. From the moment you step into the Living Local Christmas Marketplace with your shopping list in hand until you walk out with a beautifully packaged gift, you’ll be immersed in the the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the holiday season.
Festive carols set the soundtrack as you browse the collection surrounding three beautifully decorated Christmas trees and an antique sleigh bursting with holiday treats and goodies. As you shop, you can enjoy complimentary locally made holiday treats, including hot cider from Algoma Orchards in Newcastle and candy cane shortbread cookies from The Shortbread Company in Cobourg.
Locally made offerings, from candles and bath products to sweet treats and homewares, will continue to be added to the curated collection every week. These include reorders from in-demand small businesses and local businesses that have never been previously in stock at the boutique.
Alicia began her award-winning business as a seasonal subscription box service, and you can build your own gift box when shopping at the Living Local Christmas Marketplace, with a wide selection of boxes and bags in a variety of sizes and shapes available. The helpful staff will even wrap your gifts for you with complimentary ribbon and gift tags. If you’re in a rush or doing some last-minute shopping, you can also purchase ready-made gifts.
Living Local Marketplace can also fill corporate gift orders, which can be entirely customizable and allow you to gift intentionally and impactfully, and $1 from every corporate gift over $35 will be donated to Hospice Peterborough and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation. For gifting inspiration, visit livinglocalmarketplace.ca/pages/corporate-gifts, email livinglocalmarketplace@gmail.com, or shop in-store at the Living Local Christmas Marketplace.
Located at Horlings Garden Centre at 3056 Lakefield Road, Living Local Marketplace’s home for the holidays is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Friday. For its final day on Monday, December 22, the shop will be open extended hours from 10 a.m until 8 p.m.
“The response to our holiday home has been incredibly positive and we’re so grateful,” Alicia says. “Thank you to Sam Turner and the team at Horlings Garden Centre for warmly welcoming us and for their generosity. We couldn’t feel more at home in Peterborough County.”
For more information and to shop online, visit livinglocalmarketplace.ca. Living Local Marketplace’s regular location at 1179 Chemong Road in Peterborough will reopen in January.
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