Christian and Alex Greenaway are treated to lemonade, courtesy of grandpa, Bob Greenaway, at PG Farmers’ Market

Prince George, BC – Fifteen-year-old Izaak Andal does not remember a time when he hasn’t been involved with the Prince George Farmers’ Market…

His mom, Cynthia Andal, says that’s because she’s been toting him to the market since he was a baby.  The Andals have been vendors at the market for 15-years, they came on-board in its second year.

This year, Izaak has taken over from his brother and is managing the family’s fresh-squeezed lemonade stand. 

Photo at right shows James, Cynthia, and Izaak Andal at the family’s adjacent booth which offers fresh-baked goods and woodworking, handcrafted by James.

Cynthia says all their baking for the weekly market is done traditionally using a woodstove, as the family does not have electricity at their remote home in Isle Pierre.

She says this summer’s warm weather has been wonderful for business.  "We usually can count on a few weekends of lemonade that are good, but this year, it’s been almost every weekend – it’s just fantastic."

Andal says she’s really enjoyed watching the market grow and change over the past 15-years, with more vendors selling their wares and people becoming more interested in organics and having fresh, local produce for a longer season.

"It’s nice to see it evolving," she adds.  "There are more customers and it feels like it’s really a part of Prince George now."