east lynn park farmers’ market – Danforth East Community Association

June 13, 2020June 14, 2020

Market Kick Off – Suppers for Seniors Fundraiser

Danforth East Community Association is pleased to be part of the effort to keep our East Lynn Farmers’ Market alive this season.

Park permits are closed at the moment so our farmers have created online shops and grouped together on Open Food Network to allow us to shop weekly for their fresh produce.

DECA volunteers have committed to deliver orders to your door every Thursday for a Pay What You Can delivery.

With help from TD’s Park People grant, this week, DECA is matching your delivery donations to go to The Neighbourhood Group’s local senior’s food bank and local Meals On Wheels services for seniors in need:

Suppers for Seniors.

How can you participate?

After you shop at the Online Market, visit the DECA Store and select your Pay What You Can Delivery Donation. All proceeds will go to The Neighbourhood Group AND this week DECA will match your donation!
Visit the DECA Store and purchase one of our adult or child-sized masks made with love by DECA volunteers using fabric generously donated by FabricSpark (all veggie prints, of course!).
Donate at our fundraising page!

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

The East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market Is Going Online

As the lockdown continues and each month seems to bring ever more difficult news, we’re excited to share something positive: the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market is going online to safely connect you to our farmers (and the food security they represent). The market, like all DECA initiatives, has always been about community building, so we’re equally excited to share that the market will enable you to help your local at-risk seniors every time you shop.

How Does It All Work?

The market opens THIS Friday on Open Food Network (we’re getting everything ready and we will share the link on Friday morning). You’ll be able to shop Friday until Tuesday noon, then sit back and wait for a DECA volunteer to deliver your groceries to your door on Thursday afternoon.

Opening Week Kick-Off: Suppers for Seniors!

With help from TD’s Park People grant, we’re opening this year’s market with a fundraiser to support The Neighbourhood Group’s local senior’s food bank and local Meals On Wheels services for seniors in need: Suppers for Seniors. How can you participate? Donate at our fundraising page! You can also donate in lieu of a delivery fee ($5-15 suggested) at the DECA store at the market. Looking for masks? You can also donate by picking up a beautiful adult or child-sized mask made with love by DECA volunteers using fabric generously donated by ever-awesome FabricSpark (all veggie prints, of course!). Delivery donations and mask proceeds will be collected for The Neighbourhood Group the whole market season.

Mixed Veg Mask sewn and modeled by ELP Farmers’ Market’s Rebecca!

MARKET DELIVERY BORDERS: Victoria Park to Greenwood and O’Connor to Lake Ontario

ORDERS: Fri.-Tues at 12 noon (June 12-16 for delivery on June 18)

DELIVERY: Thursday afternoon

For weekly updates on what’s happening at the market, follow DECA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

We are entirely volunteer-run! If you would like to help out in any way, please contact us at market (at) deca.to. We’d love to have your help.

Learn more about the work The Neighbourhood Group is doing to help our community.

July 29, 2017

What’s happening, #DanforthEast?

We've been sharing lots on our Facebook page but the chaos of summer has left us neglecting our faithful blog readers. Here's a catch up for those of you not on fb, and for those of you who are, here's a round-up of some of our recent posts!

Electronics Recycling Today (July 29)

Toronto Cat Rescue Adopt-A-Thon Today (Jul 29)

Wag on the Danforth, Toronto: 1918 Danforth Ave / (647) 349-8263

Come one! Come all! Please join us on Saturday, July 29th from 10am – 4pm for an adopt-a-thon with Wag on Danforth! We will have a lots of kittens and cats waiting for their forever families to adopt them and love them forever! Please come and bring home your new best friend – the cats need you!

Special Adoption Fees at the event only! Our adoption fee at the event only is $100 (vs. the standard $175 adoption fee) for cats and kittens over 8 months of age, and $175 for kittens under 8 months of age – payable by cash only. Our fee includes: spay or neuter, vaccination (receive a rabies vaccination, if age appropriate) and includes 6 weeks of free pet insurance. For City of Toronto residents, the adoption fee includes a mandatory City of Toronto cat license that is valid for one year.

Old's Cool Community Strength Event & Playback Theatre – Today (July 29)

For more info click here

Coal Mine Theatre – Season 4!

Here it is! Season Four at the Coal Mine! This year we are thrilled to bring you two Canadian premieres, including a commissioned translation, one Toronto premiere, and our first ever Coal Mine Concert!

Season Passes are now on sale (for a total savings of over $30) at www.coalminetheatre.com

August Wednesday Concerts at Stephenson Park – starting August 9

Brought to you by Friends of Stephenson Park (led by the amazing Peter Woodcock) and the Danforth Village BIA mark your calendars & do summer right with music and drinks in the park!

Call for Volunteers!

DECA could use a few more volunteers to sit at the DECA table at the farmers' market. Do you have a couple of hours on a Thursday to spare? Click here to sign up!

Call for Participants!

Artists, business owners, and artisans from the Danforth Village community are invited to show their wares/services at the Main Squared Marketplace!

Main Squared is a free 9-day arts & community festival that will activate and explore the public square at the corner of Main Street and Danforth Avenue from August 26 – September 3, 2017. The event will feature art installations, performances, workshops and more.There is no fee to participate. For more information and to apply online, visit: http://mainsquared.com/the-marketplace/ Deadline: July 31st.

Main Squared is presented by East End Arts and is a Signature project of the City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot

August 26, 2015

The market this week: Let’s dance!

It’s almost that time again…time to make your way over to East Lynn Park for the Farmers’ Market! This week, there’s a whole lotta dancin’ goin’ on.

Wellness booth:

Pegasus Studios (361 Glebeholme Blvd.) will be at the Farmer’s Market Wellness Table to give you information, tips and maybe even get you moving! Come and learn how dancing not only is a fun way to exercise but it has additional benefits like; reducing stress, improving strength and flexibility, keeping our muscles and joints healthy, and improving posture and balance. Not only that but participating in dance, learning sequences, and mastering new physical skills helps with brain development, can make you smarter and can lift your mood!

Children’s activity:

We have a few activities going on this week, including performances by Irish Dance School around 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. You can also join us for story time with the Toronto Public Library at 4:30 p.m.

And don’t forget to check out DECA’s first Volunteer Fair at this week’s market. See you Thursday!

August 17, 2015

This week at the market: Thursday-in-the-life and Movie Night

Have you ever wondered what the farmers do on Thursdays before coming to the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market? I’ve been wondering about this so I decided to stop by the Bio Vision tent to ask the bearded man about his day. Here is the first edition of the Thursday-in-the-life of an East Lynn Park farmer.

Last Thursday Henk’s day started ridiculously early. He was up at 4:30 a.m. Henk and his wife Jin operate a biodynamic farm called Bio Vision Farm just west of Orangeville. That morning they had some chickens that needed to be taken to the “plant”. But by 7:30 a.m. he was back at his farm for breakfast with Jin and then off to start his daily chores. This includes tending to the baby chicks, feeding the animals, changing water, etc. At 10:00 a.m. the couple started packing for the two markets they attend on Thursdays. After lunch, they drove to Mississauga to set up for the first market where Jin spends her Thursdays. Then Henk came over to our neck of the woods to set up at East Lynn Park. From 3-7:00 p.m. we know where he was. (He was selling us some lovely summer sausage.) And as you can imagine, his day didn’t end at 7:00 p.m. By the time he finishes packing up from East Lynn Park, picking up Jin, driving home and unpacking, it’s usually 11:00 p.m.

That’s a looong day. Be sure to stop by and thank Henk for choosing our market to sell at. Or better yet, thank him by buying something nutritious and delicious from one of his coolers.

This week will be fun! There’s a soccer activity with Canada First Academy at 4:00 p.m., crafts with Melissa at 4:30 p.m. and the magic show at 5:30 p.m. The movie will start as soon as it’s dark enough, around 8:30 pm. A huge thank you to Mary-Margaret McMahon, Councillor for Ward 32, for not only sponsoring this event but popping the popcorn for the movie!

Wellness Booth

Nana Jokura of Accept Wellness will be offering free 10 minute consults on how you can improve your health with naturopathic medicine. The Accept Wellness Naturopathic Community Clinic offers compassionate rates & high quality care so that you can feel your best and get the most out of life.

June 9, 2015

Escape to the Circus: Grand Opening of the Farmers’ Market

If you didn’t make it out to the farmers market last week, don’t worry. It was pretty special, but this week it’s time to officially celebrate!

The Grand Opening Celebration of the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market is set for this Thursday, June 11th. Weather forecast… awesome! Sunny and 24C.

Bring your picnic blankets and take in the melodies from Lisa Olafson of the Dirty Dishes. She’ll be performing along side Sing Along Tim. Houla hoopers, stiltwalkers and balloon artisits will also making appearances.

Wellness Booth

Laura Belus & Nana Jokura of Accept Wellness will be offering free 10 minute consults on how you can improve your health with naturopathic medicine. Laura Belus is a naturopathic graduate with a special interest in heart health. The Accept Wellness Naturopathic Community Clinic offers compassionate rates & high quality care so that you can feel your best and get the most out of life.

We’d like to send out a huge thank you to some local business who stepped up to sponsor this event.

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.