east lynn park farmers’ market – Page 2 – Danforth East Community Association

July 2, 2014

The Market This Week: Dinner, Storytime and Pegasus

Come for the produce, stay for dinner! To make sure you have enough time in your day for a trip to your favourite local market, why not let the market take care of dinner planning and spend the whole evening at the park. No need to pack a picnic yourself, a number of farmers and vendors would love to serve you dinner! The full list of farmers and vendors can be found on our website.

FRESH Fries from Godelie Family Farm — FRESH Fries from Sun Ray Farm

Porchetta Sandwiches from Stock-in-Trade

The featured winery this week is Tawse Winery from Vineland, Ontario.

At 4:30 p.m. Toronto Public Library will be hosting storytime for the little ones. Please pull up a piece of grass and enjoy! DECA Tree will be back this week with information about the adopt-a-tree program for the new trees planted in the park and general tree health.

Wellness Booth

Join Pegasus Studios at the Market! Pegasus Studios will be set up from 3:30-6:30. Visit their table to learn more about what Pegasus offers for young dancers, artists, actors and musicians. They are focused on the healthy development of children in a positive and fun environment. After the Story Time, at 5:15, Pegasus director, Jane Davis-Munro and faculty will pass on some of their most popular dance activities for healthy brain development, coordination and fun fitness. Parents, will learn invaluable activities to do with their young ones at home to keep their mind and body active with dance!

The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7 p.m. between June 5 – October 9 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.

August 14, 2013

Farmers’ Market: Beautiful Images, School Grown & Inconceivable!

Another submission to the photo contest! Just beautiful! Thanks for submitting Stephen. To see more photo’s from Stephen Caissie, check out the full album on Facebook.

Did you know that some of the produce for sale at the market are grown by Toronto high school students? School Grown is run out of Toronto non-profit organization, Food Share. Their goal is to increase food literacy in youth by hiring high school students to run urban market gardens. Students learn in a classroom throughout the year, then get practical experience during the summer managing the garden, selling at markets and delivering to restaurants. The proceeds from sales are reinvesting into ongoing food literacy projects throughout the city. Be sure to quiz the students on exactly which genus and species the pepper your buying belongs to.

Red rocket, tiburon poblano, islander bell & sweet carmens

This week we have guests from the David Suzuki Foundation and Toronto Water attending. We also lined up a sunny 23 C day for you, your friends and family to enjoy a stroll through the market or to stay for a picnic.

On August 22nd we’ll be having our annual Movie Under the Stars night. Want a hint at what the movie is? It’s Princess Bride! OK, I suck at giving hints. (We also told you last week, but someone else wrote that post.) The movie won’t start until the sun goes down around at 8:45 pm, but we’re looking for a handful for volunteers to help make popcorn from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm. If you or someone you know is interested, send me an email. It’s simply inconceivable to watch a movie in the park without popcorn!

The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7 p.m. between June 6 – October 17 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the new East Lynn Market Facebook page.

June 11, 2013

Grand Opening Celebration at East Lynn Park Farmer Market

Unfortunately last week’s rain put a bit of a damper on the first market day. The good news is that all our favourite local farmers will be back again this week, plus a whole lot more! The official Grand Opening Celebration is set for this Thursday. The line up includes:

Zero Gravity Circus will be on hand with stilt walkers and a hula hoop activity.
Toronto Master Gardeners will be set up with a booth to answer all your gardening questions.
There will be button making (3:30pm) , Mrs. Darling’s crafts (4:30pm) and garden crafts (5:30pm) at the Kids Korner, along with the regular face painting.
Dancers from Pegasus Studio will perform at 5:00pm

The East Lynn Farmer’s Market runs every Thursday from 3-7 p.m. between June 6 – October 17 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave.