Why not incorporate some healthy, home grown produce into your family’s diet? There are many places to buy local Greenbelt goods all over Toronto. Check out some of TEA’s favourite farmers’ markets.
Year-round Markets (Winter Hours)
North York
- Village Market: Saturdays, 8-1:30 pm. http://www.villagemarket.ca
- Toronto Botanical Garden Organic Farmers’ Market: 2-6pm. http://www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca/organicmarket
Etobicoke
- Montgomery’s Inn Farmers' Market: Wednesdays, 2-6 pm. http://www.montgomerysinn.com/farmers-market
Scarborough
- University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Indoor Farmers' Market: Wednesday January 13th, Wednesday February 10th, Wednesday March 2nd, Wednesday March 30th. From 11-3pm in the Meeting Place. http://www.blog.utsc.utoronto.ca/farmersmarket
Midtown
- Stop’s Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 8-1 pm. http://www.thestop.org/programs/fight-hunger/markets-bake-ovens/#good-food
Central Toronto
- Dufferin Grove Farmers' Market: Thursdays, 3-7 pm. http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/wiki/wiki.php
- Sorauren Farmers' Market: Mondays, 3-7 pm. http://www.westendfood.coop/farmers-market
- St. Lawrence Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 5-3 pm. http://www.stlawrencemarket.com
- NOM - Natural Organic Market: Wednesdays, 2-6 pm. https://www.facebook.com/nomtoronto
Spring, Summer & Fall Markets
North York
- North York Farmers' Market: Thursdays, 8-2 pm, May-October. http://www.northyorkfarmersmarket.ca/
- Village Market: Saturdays, 8-1:30 pm. http://www.villagemarket.ca/
Etobicoke
- Sherway Gardens Farmers' Market: Fridays, 8 am-2 pm, May-October. http://farmfreshmarkets.ca/sherway-farmers-market
- Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 8-2 pm, June-November. http://365etobicoke.com/etobicoke-civic-centre-farmers-market
- Montgomery’s Inn Farmers' Market: Wednesdays, 2-6 pm, year-round. http://www.montgomerysinn.com/farmers-market/
- Stonegate Farmers' Market: Tuesdays, 2-7 pm, June-October. http://www.stonegatechc.org/programs-services/food-programs/farmers-market.html
Scarborough
- University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Farmers' Market: Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June-October. http://www.blog.utsc.utoronto.ca/farmersmarket
Midtown
- Appletree Uptown Market: Thursdays, 3-7 pm, June -September. http://www.appletreemarkets.ca/#!markets-and-events/c7wf
- Brick Works Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 8-1 pm, Sundays 10-3 pm, May-November. http://www.evergreen.ca/get-involved/evergreen-brick-works/farmers-market
- Stop’s Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 8-12:30 pm, year-round. http://thestop.org/programs/fight-hunger/markets-bake-ovens/#good-food
Central Toronto
- Dufferin Grove Farmers' Market: Thursdays, 3-7 pm, year-round. http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/wiki/wiki.php
- Sorauren Farmers' Market: Mondays 3-7 pm, year-round. https://westendfood.coop/farmers-market
- St. Lawrence Farmers' Market: Saturdays 5-3 pm, year-round. http://www.stlawrencemarket.com
- Leslieville Farmers' Market: Sundays, 9-3 pm, May-November. http://leslievillemarket.com
- NOM: Natural Organic Market: Wednesdays 2-6 pm. https://www.facebook.com/nomtoronto
Didn’t find a farmers' market close to you? Here are even more markets to choose from within Toronto. http://tfmn.ca/?page_id=76
Find more markets all over Ontario and within the Greenbelt: https://www.greenbeltfresh.ca
Here are some more resources to eating healthy, local and delicious food year-round!
- Sign up for the Live Green card and get discounts at many participating local, fresh food sources in and around Toronto. http://livegreencard.ca/category/food
- No time to head to the farmer’s market? You can sign up for a subscription food box and have local produce delivered right to your door.
- Front Door Organics offers weekly produce deliveries starting at $30. Additional options for local meats, cheeses and breads are also available through this service. http://www.frontdoororganics.com
- Good Food Box provides affordable and healthy foods weekly at designated drop-off locations and markets around the city. http://www.foodshare.net/good-food-box
- In addition to their traditional produce filled boxes, Fresh City Farms also have options for recipe boxes which include all the grain, meat and cheese ingredients you need to cook a healthy dinner https://www.freshcityfarms.com
- See when your favourite fruits and vegetables are seasonably available from local providers. This way you’re not eating strawberries from the other side of the world! http://www.ontario.ca/foodland/page/availability-guide
- This Greenbelt recipe list will help you with great inspiration for meals https://www.greenbeltfresh.ca/news-category/recipes
- Heading out to a farm in the Greenbelt, you can pick your own strawberries in June, corn and apples in September, pumpkins in October and Christmas trees in December. Picking your own produce can save up to half the price of pre-picked food. There are also many other fun activities at farms all over the Greenbelt. Find the pick your own farm closest to you, here: http://www.pickyourown.org/canadaon.htm
- UofT is committed to supplying as much local food as possible. Check out this timeline of their involvement with local produce here: http://ueat.utoronto.ca/timeline-local-food-u-t