Market this week: Community Fridges, Kids’ Crafts, Corn and more!

We were lucky to get the very first harvest of corn last week from Son-in-Law Produce — so tasty! Our market meals are getting pretty decadent these days, with other ingredients like crunchy green beans, juicy berries, and any number of freshly made sweet, salty, and hoppy treats.

This week we are hoping we can share some of that market bounty with our friends at Community Fridges, who will be on hand to collect market food and non-perishables from our market-goers. And we’re going to make it all a little bit festive, with button-making for the Story Trail, crafts with Karina Sadu Realty, live music, and treasures from the Kidpreneurs!

Market this week: music, math, kidpreneurs, SURJ and more!

We’ve got a big line-up at the market this week. Remember, the market runs rain or shine and our farmers, vendors and special guests really depend on the community to show up when they can!

Kids’ Tent: Kidpreneurs, Fun With Music Together, and Rithmetic

This week we have Alicia’s Figurines and Tia Designs in our Kidpreneur tents. We look forward to seeing what treasures they have for us!

Also in the kids’ area, Fun With Music Together will have a music activity and Rithmetic will have math games and puzzles!

We will also have glitter tattoos and updates on the DECA Story Trail in the DECA tent.

Local Business Popup Booth and Rotating Vendors

We are excited to welcome back Wholesome DeeLights Nut Butters! (good news for those of us that *may* have blown through that hazelnut chocolate we got last month). Rotating vendors this week are: Bata Maple Syrup and Beef, and Red Tape Brewery.

Community Booth: Showing Up for Racial Justice

SURJ will be at the market this week to share info about their upcoming activities, including the Toronto Disability March happening on July 15th. SURJ is supporting this action by volunteering as marshals and doing postering.

The other upcoming initiative SURJ is supporting is a Grassy Narrows Solidarity rally – SURJ had a Land Defence Alliance team that is supporting this action and also planning a large demonstration that will happen at the end of the summer.

Grassy Narrows leaders and other members of the five nations will be in Toronto on July 20th with a rally at 12pm near the Ministry of Mines to demand respect for Indigenous rights. You can RSVP here – https://freegrassy.net/land-alliance-rally-july20th

Story Trail Launch at the Market this week (plus fruit, momos, hot sauce, bike tuneups and more!)

It’s Story Trail Time!

Join DECA in launching the much-anticipated Story Trail this Thursday at the market. The Story Trail is an augmented reality game that gets kids and families into local shops along the Danforth to find animal characters (via qr codes). Get all the details on how to join and enjoy some face paints, bookmark activities and games at the market.

Also on at the market…

Our Local Business Popup this week is Charby’s Craft Sauces, bringing their hand-crafted sauces to the market. Our rotating vendors this week are: Muddy York Brewery, Queensdale Flowers, Hiveshare Honey, Gingerbug Ginger Beer, Crooked Farmz Compost Tea, and Nepali Momos. We are also welcoming back Warner’s Orchards for their first week of this season! For a complete list of our vendors and our July calendar, check out deca.to/market

We are also excited to announce the first Kidpreneurs of the season this week! A big welcome to TR Jewelry and KokoBowtique — you can find them in the DECA tent area!

This week you can also get your bike tuned up by the good folks at 32 Spokes! Look for them at the top of the hill.

See you at the market!

Pop-up Fries and more delights at our June 29 market!

What better “school’s out” snack than fresh cut fries? Our Local Business Popup this week is Borrel, bringing their Dutch style fries to the market.

In the kid’s tent, we will be doing glitter tattoos for Pride and enjoying dance activities from The Space. The SPACE is a full performing arts school offering dance, singing, acting, and musical theatre classes for children, teens, and adults.

In our community booth, the Toronto Master Gardeners will be on hand with answers to all of your gardening questions!

Our rotating vendors this week are: Left Field Brewery, Queensdale Flowers, and Bata Farms Maple Syrup and Beef. For a complete list of our vendors, check out deca.to/market

See you at the market!

Pride at the Market! and Kidpreneur Application!

Pride

Let’s celebrate Pride together at the market with tons of fun activities for kids and kids-at-heart!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are always looking for volunteers to help with the setup, running, and take-down of the market. Signup to volunteer at the farmers’ market: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FAEAB28A4FA7-east2

Kidpreneurs 2023 -Apply now!

Are you/do you know someone between the ages of 6-14 with a cool business idea? Do you want to learn how to sell that homemade product? Then the Kidpreneur Program at the East Lynn Farmers’ Market is for you!

Inspired by Leslieville Market’s Kidpreneur Program, our Kidpreneur Program will return for the second year to give kids the opportunity to gain experience being a vendor and selling their own goods at the East Lynn Farmers’ Market in East Lynn Park.

HOW IT WORKS:

The Kidpreneur Program will be led by volunteer Clifton Corbin, an author and local financial literacy advocate. Clifton will be supervising on-site and assisting the Kidpreneurs during their participation at the market.

Program participants will have their own vendor booth to sell their products on select Thursday afternoons in July and August at the East Lynn Farmers’ Market. They must stay for at least 2 hours, starting at 3:30 pm and arriving at 3:15 pm to set up.

We are asking participants to donate a portion of their profits to a charity of their choice. Many businesses do this to support their local community and issues they care about.

​HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The cost to participate is $5.00.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The program is open to anyone between the ages of 6 – 14. Kids can apply on their own or in teams of 2 or 3. Parents and guardians must remain at the market for the duration of the program.

AM I GUARANTEED A SPOT?

Unfortunately no. We will do our best to accommodate everyone, but there is a limited number of spots available for the Kidpreneur Program at the East Lynn in 2023. We will be accepting applicants on a first come first serve basis. After the available spots are filled new applicants will be added to a waitlist and notified if any openings occur.

HOW TO APPLY:

Kids interested in the program are encouraged to apply by completing this form Clifton will reach out shortly!

Before applying here are a couple of questions to think about:

What do you want to sell?

What will you need to make this product?

How will you get your materials?

How much time will it take you to make it?

How much will it cost to buy your product?

Why is your product special?

Register Here

 

 

Come out to Pride at the Market this Thursday!

Music! Art! Photo booth! Glitter tattoos! Pride at the market is going to be a fun and sparkly time this week. Our kids’ activities sponsor, Karina Sadu Real Estate will be holding a colouring contest, and local family music program Fun with Music Together  will be running a pride activity for the kids from 4 til 6 pm. We will also have crafts from Silly Goose Kids, glitter tattoos, and pride flags (while supplies last).

Other booths at the market this week include popup vendor Wholesome Dee Lights Nut Butters , community booth Metrolinx expansion community engagement (bring your questions!), rotating brewery Great Lakes Brewery, and rotating vendors Hiveshare honey, Gingerbug ginger beer, and Queensdale Flowers. For a complete list of our vendors, check out our market page.

See you at the market!

A reminder that we are short on volunteers! If you know anyone able to volunteer, please share this signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4faeab28a4fa7-east2#/ (and yes, we do sign community service forms for high school students!)