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East Lynn Farmers’ Market this week

That nagging feeling about summer winding down is inevitable when we make that turn of the calendar to August.  Don’t despair! We have the cure for that feeling – come to the East Lynn Farmers’ Market and turn a regular Thursday night into a perfect summer experience.

Peaches

Peaches! Have you had your first taste of a glorious Ontario peach yet this season? I was eating some that I picked up at a farmers’ market up north the other day with my kids and I wasn’t even lying to them when I told them that they tasted like candy. (They agreed and a big fight ensued about who got to eat them, but I digress…) Pro tip: Bring a sturdy tote in which to get your peaches home.

Kids activity

The Toronto Public Library will be reading stories at 4:30pm.

Community Booth

Three exciting visitors are:

  1. Cathy’s Crawly Composters www.cathyscomposters.com – Cathy will be available to chat about worm composting and other environmentally sustainable tricks of the trade.
  2. FaReal Custom Tees will be selling their popular East York T-shirts. (They are a DECA pop-up shop success story, by the way!) Check out their Facebook page for more info on them.
  3. Crossroads BIA will be telling people about their 5th Annual ‘Wheels on Danforth’ event on August 16. (You should mark your calendars and check out www.wheelsonthedanforth.ca) 

Wellness booth

Nana Jokura, ND from Accept Wellness is giving away free Zinc Tests & Tongue and Pulse Diagnoses from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. She tells us that if you suffer from low immune function, hair falling out, skin conditions or poor appetite you might be low in zinc. The Free Tongue and Pulses Diagnosis is for her to see what might be out of balance with your health. Learn about how naturopathic medicine and acupuncture can help you with stress, energy, digestion and sleep. www.acceptwellness.com

The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 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.

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Books & Bikes at the Market this week

BOOKS!

Two amazing local children’s book authors will be at the East Lynn Farmer’s Market this week (Thursday, July 5) showcasing their work.

The first is Tak Bui (also a DECA Board Member!). We’ve discussed Tak’s book, Spot the Difference, here before. It’s an amazing collection of bright search-and-find illustrations that challenge readers to compare pictures and find the difference. Each illustration is a rich mixture of compare-it images, wordplay (there’s a school of fish, complete with blackboard) and hilarious scenes that invite storytelling – an unlikely group of animals form a wild street corner jazz band – to keep young readers intrigued. With great expectations of all kinds, this book will keep children amused for hours on end. In his spare time, Tak’s been donating his talents around the neighbourhood, including creating murals and community gardens around Main and Stephenson, painting whales in the wading pool in Stephenson Park, and designing posters for DECA activities.

The second book is Robin Green‘s The Day After Yesterday.

When three sixth graders discover strange marbles in a weedy yard near their school, they get more than they bargained for. The marbles grant them visions of a lost century and a farmhouse where a teenage girl has just died. When one of the friends goes missing, the others decide the marbles are for more than visions. They have a friend to rescue, and not one but many lives depend on them.

At about 4:30 p.m. a representative from the Toronto Public Library will be on hand for story time in the park.

BIKES!

If you have yet to dust off your spokes for the summer or perhaps have rode so much that you’re in need of a tune-up, bring your bike to the market this week. The friendly riders from 32 Spokes will be there providing bike tune-ups.

Reminder: Don’t forget your picnic blanket and bathing suits! It should be a hot one on Thursday and the wading pool is open for business.

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