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DECA Arts Fair needs you!

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!

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Farm Flavours at the Market on September 5

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!

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This Thursday: Bike Day 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:

  • Bike/scooter decorating with Mischief Makers
  • Face Painting with Sarah
  • Bike safety quiz with a prize wheel featuring prizes from Carter’s Ice Cream, Silly Goose Kids,  Cyclepath and market vendors
  • Market deals for everyone wearing a bike helmet or a 32 Spokes sticker (get yours at the DECA tent when you do the bike safety quiz)
  • Light tuneups on your bike with 32 Spokes
  • Info and advocacy from local cycling groups

Pop-up and Rotating Vendors this week include Borrel Fries, The Spice Drawer, Red Tape Brewery, Bata Maple Syrup and Beef, Just Shut up and Try it Fermentations, Cedar Hedge Farms

Kidpreneurs this week are POMS Jewelry and TT Slimes!

See you at the market!

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This week’s market highlights; bike day volunteers; ARTS FAIR!

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!

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Your Weekly Market Highlights (and more)

Don’t forget your Community Fridge donation this week!

Some things we are looking forward to this week:

Farmers’ Sodas — a popup venture from an enterprising local 14-year-old vendor with tasty homemade sodas

Keystone Preserves — another popup, with a wide variety of jams and jellies that capture the flavours of the season

Canine Social Company taking over the kid zone with glitter tattoos

Kidpreneurs KC Treats and Cozy Creations with mouthwatering baked goods and crocheted cuteness, respectively

Community Fridges in the community booth to collect donations of food and personal care items

Cedar Hedge Farm — back at the market for a couple of weeks with beautiful ripe tomatoes

Calling East End Crafters!

Also this Thursday, Craftic is hosting an afternoon of crafting at the Firkin, 2-4pm. You can check their Instagram here for all the details and rsvp to hello@craftic.com

Bike Day Help Wanted!

If you or your business are interested in contributing to our second annual Bike Day at the Market on August 29, email Rebecca at green@deca.to

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This week: Market Peaches 🍑 🍑🍑🍑 -and a Kidpreneur Spotlight

Sometimes an emoji is just an emoji! This week at the market we are excited to finally welcome back Warners Orchards with all their delicious peaches and other stone fruits. The market will also have a ton of fun things happening!

Kids’ activities this week include a return of the Strings for All Instrument Petting Zoo and a new guest, Face Painting with Sarah!

In our Community Booth Woodgreen Community Services  will be on hand to showcase what they do for the unmet needs of people in our neighbourhood.

Our Popup Vendors for this week are especially exciting! We’ll have sweet treats from Mortimer Bakeshop, nut butters from Wholesome DeeLights  and sandwiches from everyone’s favourite neighbourhood butcher, Royal Beef!

Spotlight on Kidpreneurs

Back in 2022, financial literacy advocate, author, and all-round good neighbour Clifton Corbin was inspired by a program for kids starting up at Leslieville Farmers’ Market. He reached out to the program organizer who generously shared her materials to start the East Lynn Farmers’ Market Kidpreneur Program, and it took off!

We are now halfway through our third Kidpreneur season. Each week, we have 2 different entrepreneurs signed up, selling everything from jewelry to handmade chocolates to personal portraits. Kids give a portion of their profits to a charity of their choice (animal rescues, hospitals top the list) in addition to the $10 table fee that goes toward DECA’s market activities.

This week’s kidpreneurs are really exciting. We are happy to welcome Plants by Naytay and Rainbow Reaxx Art. Here are their goals for the week:

Rainbowreaxx Art (second year!): I want to share my art with people. 

Plants by Naytay: I want more people to be introduced to the benefits of plants, and how they can purify the air. Also how they can change a whole room’s look. they’re cheap, easier to care for than you think, and can be a fun hobby for all ages. Plants are like people. their roots tell a bigger story than their leaves. My plants’ roots and foliage are flawless and pest-less, and receive much better care than big box stores. they are truly unique and won’t die in 5 minutes.

Whether you’re just there for the fresh, verified-local food or you want to spend an afternoon soaking up the vibes in the park, we look forward to seeing you on Thursday, 3-7 pm!