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130. Trinity Bellwoods Farmers’ Market

May 10, 2011 Heikki Walden

May 10, 2011

The promise of summer is officially in the air with the first Trinity Bellwoods Farmers’ Market of 2011, today! Located in the northwest section of Trinity Bellwoods Park at Shaw and Dundas West, this farmers’ market features a great selection of local fruits and veggies, fish and honey, seedlings and bread, coffee and artisan cheeses, and much more!

We all know that it has been an especially cold spring this year, so don’t come expecting peaches and raspberries (they will come eventually!), but there will still be plenty of wares to purchase, farmers to meet, and community to enjoy.

The Trinity Bellwoods Farmers’ Market starts at 3pm and wraps up at 7pm; for more information on vendors and to learn what produce will be available at the market, go to www.tbfm.ca.

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106. Evergreen Brick Works Farmers’ Market

April 16, 2011 Heikki Walden

April 16, 2011

Hosted at the Young Welcome Centre on Saturdays from 9am until 1pm (in the summer the start time is 8am), the Evergreen Brick Works Farmers’ Market features the “best of the season.” Shop for fruits, vegetables, wild fish, meat, cheese, milled flours, eggs, and oils, all grown/raised/produced by local farmers. Purchasing local food is better for the environment, tastes fresher, and is good for your conscience – supporting Ontario farmers is a great way to “green” up your life!

Rhubarb, beets, cabbage, carrots, fiddleheads, parsnips, and many greenhouse-grown fruits and veggies are all in season in April, so visit Evergreen Brick Works and do your produce shopping for the week! Not only will you get your grocery shopping done, you’l have the opportunity to visit Toronto’s new community environmental centre in the heart of the Don Valley. For more information about Evergreen Brick Works, visit http://ebw.evergreen.ca/.

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102. Visit Riverdale Farm

April 12, 2011 Heikki Walden

April 12, 2011

It’s Spring, and farms all over the country are coming to life – including Toronto’s very own Riverdale Farm!

Located at 201 Winchester Street in Riverdale Park just east of Cabbagetown, Riverdale Farm is a beautiful 7.5 acre representation of a rural farm in Ontario. Tour wooded areas, enjoy a stroll around the farm’s ponds, and of course, don’t forget a visit with the animals! You’ll meet sheep and lambs, chickens, pigs, goats, and many more!

Admission to Riverdale Farm is free. The Farm is open year round from 9am to 5pm, and is wheelchair and stroller accessible. From May to October, you can enjoy a Farmers’ Market in front of the Farm on Tuesdays from 3pm to 7pm. For more information, go to The Friends of Riverdale Farm Website.

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71. St. Lawrence Market Farmers’ Market

March 12, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 12, 2011

Since 1803, what is now the St. Lawrence Market has been known as the “market block” – the place to get fruits and vegetables fresh from the farm. Today, the City of Toronto carries on this 208 year old market tradition, featuring a Saturday Farmers’ Market where seasonal produce from over 50 Ontario growers and producers is available for sale.

Purchase freshly made sausage, perfectly aged cheese, delicious baked goods, and of course, all the fruits and vegetables you need for the week, right in the heart of Toronto! Located in North St. Lawrence Market, the Farmers’ Market starts bright and early at 5am. For more information on St. Lawrence Market, go to http://www.stlawrencemarket.com.

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35. Visit The Wine Bar for Winterlicious!

February 4, 2011 Heikki Walden

February 4, 2011

Serving local artisanal food, featuring produce purchased directly from farmers at St. Lawrence Market, Winterlicious at The Wine Bar is nothing short of delicious! A $15 lunch or a $25 dinner are both fantastic opportunities to sample locally-sourced wares.

Whether you choose the wild mushroom soup with white truffle oil and thyme, the pulled pork poutine with Monforte goat cheese, BBQ sauce and green onions, or the organic shrimp bisque as your appetizer, you’re sure to enjoy unmistakably local flavours. Lunch mains include an inventive purple beet risotto, mushrooms and smoked chicken on toast, and an open faced beef cheek sandwich, while dinner entrees include a delicious wild mushroom polenta, seared wild fish, or grilled Miami ribs. Dig into dessert – whether you select the rum raisin bread pudding with crème anglaise, the Lindt chocolate mousse with maple chantilly cream, or the house preserved fruit crème brule with almond cookie, you’ll find the experience unforgettable.

To learn more about The Wine Bar, check out their website at http://9church.com/, and be sure to learn more about the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood by watching our video interview with The Wine Bar’s chef, Bryan Burke!

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24. Sorauren Farmers’ Market

January 24, 2011 Heikki Walden

January 24, 2011

Need to pick up your groceries for the week, but can’t bear the thought of navigating through a grocery store with all your winter gear and a sloppy, snowy, wet shopping cart? Sorauren Farmers’ Market is your opportunity to get fresh, local food without the hassles of the grocery store!

This year the Farmers’ Market is operating every week through the winter, so you can plan your meals around seasonal produce, available from farms that surround Toronto. Though the harvest isn’t as bountiful at this time of year, there is still plenty of selection: root vegetables make a warming stew, honey from local beekeepers is perfect for spreading on freshly baked bread, while meat choices range from grass-fed, naturally-raised beef to the more adventurous venison.

The Sorauren Farmers’ Market is hosted on Mondays at Sorauren Park (in the fieldhouse in the colder winter months) from 4 to 7pm.

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6. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market

January 6, 2011 Heikki Walden

January 6, 2011

While most farmers’ markets have called it quits for the year, the vendors at Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market are tough – they stick it out through the winter months!

While the selection is obviously smaller than during the harvest months, you can still purchase fresh, organic, and local fruits and veggies at the Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market, along with honey, eggs, preserves, baked goods, fair-trade hot chocolate and coffee, and bread baked right in Dufferin Grove Parks’ community oven.

The market has moved indoors (in the park’s rink-house), meaning you can shop and skate from 3pm to 7pm on Thursdays throughout the winter!

Here’s the website where you can get more details about the Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market!