Hello Market Friends:
I don’t usually put a photo from someone who’ll be away at the top of the news, but I couldn’t resist Andrew McIlmoyle’s view of hay as far as the eye can see. In case you don’t know Andrew, he’s usually behind the Waymac Farms table of mushrooms. Like many a small-scale farmer, he needs diverse sources of income, and Andrew’s main crop is hay. After our soggy spring, it’s growing like mad, and he has to spend as many hours cutting as he can, and then all his other hours helping his wife, Erika, look after their four very little ones. Sleep will be more plentiful during another season….
Here’s another classic summer image, Sadie Sosnicki and her pal Koharu helping with the harvest:
Jessie says they will send some zucchini blossoms to Dufferin, but the supply of these delicacies will be limited. Here’s the rest of the Sosnicki Organic Produce list: “Peas and Strawberries and zucchini! Lots of long green and Patty Pan Zucs coming! Still our strawberries! Bringing the tiny sweet ones and big late variety too. Peas! Shelling, sugar snap and snow in abundance. Greens like Salad mixes and kale too!”
Anne Freeman
Ali Harris (rotis, fish sandwiches, fritters, drinks, pesto)
Bees Universe (honey, bee products, eggs)
Catalyst Community Herbals (traditional herbal products)
ChocoSol (chocolate and coffee)
Country Meadows (olives, oil, cheeses, herbs)
Culture City (tempehs, fermented condiments)
DeFloured (sweet and savoury gluten-free baking)
Dufferin Park Bakers (wood-fired oven breads, soups & snacks)
Dvourr (waffles with pork, chicken or mushroom toppings)
Earth & City (snacks, spreads and beverages)
First Fish (wild-caught Arctic fillets and hot or cold smoked fish)
Forbes Wild Foods (fresh and dried mushrooms, syrup, nuts and other wild foods)
Fressy Bessie (organic ice pops)
Green Florin (nuts, oils and dried fruits) & Pine River Organic Farm (veggies)
Kind Organics (sprouts and salad mixes)
Knuckle Down Farm (veggies)
Marvellous Edibles (organic chicken, produce, preserves)
Mismak Zena (Ethiopian Cuisine)
Monforte Dairy (local cheeses from a variety of milks, tamales)
Niagara Lavender (lavender, berries)
Plan B (local and imported organic produce, ferments)
Robinson Bread (sourdough baking from freshly milled grains)
Shared Harvest (organic veggies and herbs)
Sosnicki Organic Produce (organic vegetables)
Southbrook Vineyards (organic VQA wines)
Tapioca Toronto (Brazilian-style gluten-free crepes with market fillings)
Thorpe’s Organic Produce (strawberries and greens)