Hi Friends, I am still getting used to planning for the week & ensuring I am getting my fair share of local veggies in all my meals while the market is still in action. My saviour this past week was a spicy asian noodle salad — packed with colourful peppers, grated carrots, fresh herbs […]
Hi Folks, What a beautiful day in the park last week was. We hope to continue to see people enjoying the park up to sunset. Jamie Kennedy Fries made it in time to catch the after 5PM crowd, which was a pleasant dinner addition for us all. This week we have another ready-to-eat addition […]
Hi Market Friends! Yesterday I finally spent a few hours in my apartment not sweating profusely & came to the conclusion, fall might really be here. I know that heat wave was a few knotches over the top, and I love the seasons transitions, but I hope we can maintain a happy warmth for […]
Flora Lora Flowers Sas and Jamie from Floralora Flowers bring beauty to our market every Tuesday with their selection of gorgeous local, organic flowers. Jamie shed some insight into how things began and how she got started working for Sas this year. www.floraloraflowers.com/. Jamie: I will need to speak on behalf of Sas, she was the one […]
We hope that your transition into fall has come smoothly & you enjoyed another long weekend! As the season slowly changes so will the market. I personally think we are getting into some of the best, earth-grown goods. Visit the organizer’s table if you’ve got kids who would like to explore the […]
We are so excited to let you know we will be continuing the market to the very end of farmers’ market season: October 19th. We hope that you have enjoyed the vendor variety thus far. There will be some changes to the vendor line-up, but fear not for the goods will be just as amazing! With the fall season […]
What a truly fun week that brought together Cabbagetown, Regent Park & St. Jamestown! Local face painter Jerri – with her funky red hat – provided some lovely, colourful designs to decorate the young ones faces. Cabbagetown ReLEAF and the FolkLore Art Project from St. Jamestown were able to mulch park trees & keep a place we […]
We are really excited for this week. We want to make it a truly family affair, so wish for sunny skies between 3 & 7PM this Tuesday. We have some great market day additions – including a face painter & materials for kids to explore the market through a scavenger hunt. We hope the […]
Organic Vibes On Tuesday I sat down with Annette and Desmond who have been bringing bountiful organic veggies and greens each week. This dynamic team are always so positive at the market and have great jokes to go along with their produce! Annette: Desmond was the one that actually started farming and then I became sort […]
Summer is flying by. I can’t believe that July has already come & gone as have our first 6 weeks of the market! Every week has been a lesson for us new to organizing a farmers’ market (i.e. surviving 3/6 market days with rain, calling Prince Edward County – Prince Edward ‘Country’ on a […]