First, can we talk about the Warner’s Orchards cherries this year? They are a taste SENSATION. Okay, back to all the news you need for this week:
Don’t forget to pick up your passport to Toronto’s Farmers’ Markets!
Twelve farmers’ markets across the city are participating in the Market Passports initiative from June 21st to September 26th. Explore a new market, meet new vendors and celebrate our vibrant local economies!
Pick up your passport at the DECA tent this week ($5 or pwyc to DECA market activities). Collect stamps as you visit markets, and if you complete the passport, you’ll be entered to win a grand prize market gift basket! Even visiting just six markets gets you entered for a prize.
(brought to you by Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology, Flavour Harvest, MarketcityTO, and the City of Toronto’s Economic Development and Culture Division)
Think Green!
This week we want to give nature a helping hand. Stop by and learn about the importance of pollinators, courtesy of Beaches East York MPP, Mary-Margaret McMahon. And then pick up a free tree that Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, MP for Beaches East York, will be giving away. For all your gardening questions, Master Gardeners will be on hand at the Community Booth again this month.
Stay a while and relax!
Don’t forget to grab a bite at one of the popup vendors: Yappi’s is back with their home cooked Japanese food and so is Link Haus, with their selection of unique sausages. Accompany your meal with a fresh beer from Red Tape Brewery. Opened in 2020, the family run, east end microbrewery is known for its own craft beer as well as for designing and brewing bespoke beers for clients. And don’t forget those cherries for dessert!
We’re so lucky to welcome Sarah Tomlinson to the market this week. Sarah’s thought-provoking songs have been featured on a number of playlists and she has performed in a number of prominent Toronto venues. In her lilting mezzo-soprano voice and signature yodel, Sarah sings about love and self discovery, never shying away from controversial issues. When she’s not working on her music, she is a full-time multi-platform reporter for Radio-Canada.
Kids, come on over to the DECA tent and help us do some redecorating! Join community artist Kseniya Tsoy in creative, colourful and eco-conscious play to design our very own Kids’ Zone banner! We will use paper scraps, and reuse plastic sheets to explore and discover the shape of … a circle. Please feel free to bring your own funky paper (books, note pages, leftover wrapping paper, etc) that you think should be a part of the Kids’ Zone banner! All ages and abilities welcome! Children under 5 years old should be participating with a caregiver.
And of course, don’t forget to shop from our farmers!