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This past weekend saw another amazing edition of the Danforth East Arts Fair. Thank you to all artists who attended, to all the food vendors who nourished us, to the musicians who kept us dancing, and the sponsors who helped make it all possible! Special shout out to the fabulous volunteers who are the glue that holds it all together!

Congratulations to award winners (check their Instagram!)

People’s Choice – @theyarnponies
MPI&D Award – @jenfeltart
The Tracey Jacobs Best in Show Award – @windowwonders
Fine Arts Award – @joseundaart
Artisan Award – @sootandsugar
And Rising Star Award – @darkartmedley

Special thanks to our award sponsors @melissaperetti_design @mikenguyenart @danfortheastwellness and @deserres

This week at the market

The park will be full again this Thursday (and every Thursday until our last market on October 17).

Fall Fling at the Market

This Thursday let’s celebrate the coming equinox with a market party! The Space will be hosting an all-ages dance party on the hill while Create will have autumn crafts in the kids tent. Dickie’s Cooking School will have a cooking demo with market produce at 6pm and 32 Spokes will be there 3-6 doing light bike tuneups.

Market Research

From The Toronto Public Markets Research Project:  We are coming to the East Lynn Farmers’ Market this Thursday. Keep an eye out for our banner and please stop to say hello.  If we miss you on Thursday, you can also reach the project website and fill out our survey at https://torontopublicmarkets.artsci.utoronto.ca/ . See you Thursday!

Arts Fair

We are so looking forward to the annual Danforth East Arts Fair in East Lynn Park on the weekend!  Plan out your visit using our DECA Arts page!

The annual Danforth East Arts Fair is coming up! Join us in the park on September 21 and 22 to see some really amazing art from a diversity of artists. See the full listing of vendors here.

We are still looking for volunteers to help with running the arts fair; you can sign up for that here. And don’t forget your Community Fridge donation when you come to the fair!

Market this Week

Stranded Plantain and Royal Beef are back this week in the Popup booths — enjoy your tostones with a side of sandwiches! And in our kids booth we have Bioped doing fun foot-themed activities with the kids and The Space dancing in the park! Woodgreen will be back in our Community Booth to answer any community questions.

See you in the park!

Has anyone else been really into September plums? So tart and juicy and absolutely delicious! We’ve also been enjoying the late-summer harvests of zucchini, peppers, tomato, garlic and more — all beautifully complemented by the bread, fish, eggs and mushrooms of our other vendors.

In addition to all the beautiful flavours of the season, this week we will feature a full kids’ activity slate with Karina Sadu Realty in the kids’ tent, delicious spice blends from pop-up vendor The Spice Drawer, and beer from Red Tape Brewery.

See you at the market!

Our first Bike Day at the market last year was a blast, and the sequel is promising to be even better! Ride your bike or your scooter or just amble on down to East Lynn Park this Thursday, from 3 til 7. Here’s the lineup:

Farmers’ Market Highlights

Bring all your pressing gardening questions to the market this week and have a chat with the Master Gardeners here on their monthly visit to the Community Booth.

In our Local Business Pop-up Vendor tents, you can get tostones from The Stranded Plantain and sweet treats from Mortimer Bakeshop. Our brewery this week is Saulter Street.

Our Kidpreneurs this week will be Thready or Not with crochet stuffies and bracelets and Alicia’s Critters with handmade clay figurines.

Bike Day 2:  August 29

Our second annual Bike Day at the Market is fast approaching! If you/your teen are interested in volunteering, we are looking for people to help run our Bike Safety Quiz and draw. Please email Rebecca at green@deca.to

Arts Fair is Back!!!

We are so excited about the return of the Danforth East Community Arts Fair in East Lynn Park on  September  21  and  22!