First Week of the 2015 East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market Season!

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

The Market This Week & BIA Wants to Hear from YOU

East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market:

Fresh fruit is still in season!
Fresh fruit is still in season!

Local Deal AlertMelanie’s Bistro is waiving the corkage fee on B.Y.O.W on Thursday’s.  All you have to do is buy your wine from the market and purchase an entree. What a wonderful idea!

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Visit the Community Booth this week where realtor advocate, Deb Dorsey, shares the value of our neighbourhood, providing sales statistics for each street.  She’ll be offering tips on a home tune-up and what needs to be done  to prepare it for sale, in order to achieve the best return on your investment.

The Wellness Booth this week will be Ankh Yoga & Origin Wellness.

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.

 

 Danforth Mosaic BIA Looking for Input

The Danforth Mosaic BIA marketing committee wants your help! Participate in a one hour workshop on Thursday, Sept 11, 7pm @ Red Rocket Coffee to help define what makes our hood special. Refreshments will be served. More information on attached poster, including RSVP details.

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Market this week: sun, bees, flags and more!

 My weather app tells me the sun is coming out tomorrow afternoon with a temperature of 24C.  That seems perfect for an evening at the farmers market!

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DECA TREE will be at the market this week sharing information about an Adopt-a-Park Tree Program for East Lynn Park.  A number of new trees were planted in the park last fall by the City of Toronto and DECA Tree is looking for volunteers who are passionate about keeping them alive.  Come talk to them at the DECA Booth.

BeeHappy will be our community guest with information on bees and bee hives for sale.

This week’s winery will be 13th Street Winery.

Kids Korner

Our fabulous friends at Silly Goose Kids will be at the market with a fun-filled activity for kids at 4:30 p.m.  Also, stop by the face-painting tent area to build your own flag in preparation for Canada Day.

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Wellness Booth

Wellness guest Tanya Mouland offers specialized brain-based movement life skills coaching to improve the following:  academics and literacy, mental health, speech, performance, posture and balance.  She uses a powerful combination of Brain Gym, Movement Exploration and Rhythmic Movement Training.  She is offering special mini sessions to release stress patterns June 26th from 4 to 7:00 p.m. (by donation). 

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.