Come Say Hello!
It’s finally here. Yes, the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market starts this week. Come by and say hello to returning friends like the Short family form Sun-Ray Orchards, Lina from Lucifero Loaves, the students from School Grown and of course, Alison at the DECA table. There are new people you have to meet too, like Mel from Meadow Sweet Farms, Richard from The Borough and Nick from Pizza Rovente (who will be making made-to-order pizza).
And I’m sure your children will want to say hello to the smiling faces at the face-painting tent. They’ll be there from 4:00-6:30 p.m. all season long.
This year you can introduce yourself to great people from a few new Ontario wineries in addition to the three who came last year. Check out the schedule below and mark your calendars for… every single week!
For the full list of farmers, ready-made food vendors and wineries, check out our website.
Bring Your Bikes
Ditch the car and bring your bikes to the market this week. The lovely riders from Ward 32 Spokes will be at the market providing light tune-ups. And Peddleheads cycle-experts will provide bikers of all ages with tips for staying safe while on two (or three) wheels starting at 4:30 p.m.
Another reason to bring your bike is because it’s often difficult to find parking around the park on Thursday afternoons. Just a little reminder to please be respectful of your neighbours and do not block driveways or block the road with your car while shopping at the market.
Local Food Week
What separates East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market out from other farmers markets in the city is that all of our farmers are verified local farmers, with farmers selling only what they produce (no resellers or middlemen). To the farmers who sell at our market, Local Food Week is a way to showcase the diversity, freshness and taste of the food they cultivate themselves and bring directly to our neighbourhood.
To celebrate Local Food Week our partners, Farmers Markets’ Ontario, will be giving away a copy of The Ontario Table cookbook to someone who shops at East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market this week. All you have to do is (1) come to the market, (2) take a picture and (3) share the picture on social media with the hashtag #LoveONFood and @MyMarketToronto.
Stay tuned for more info about our “Grand Opening Celebration” on June 11th.
Looking forward to saying hello to you all on Thursday.
The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 4 – October 15 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page or by following us on Twitter.