Monthly Archives: March 2020

Hello Market Friends: There was a new moon this week, and I hear that means it’s time for change. For the foreseeable future, we will all have to adapt to unfamiliar ways of doing things. The bread bakers have been sent home, and the rinkhouse will remain locked for some time, but we hope to […]

Hello Market Friends: I am sending this image of early daffodils as a reminder that an exceptional wave of spring flowers is happening in Rome, because air pollution is down so much. So many people doing nothing is doing something for the planet. We’re not going to get ‘back to normal’ anytime soon;  let’s hope […]

Click on any of these vendor names to find out where/how to get our farmers’ and vendors’ food while the market is closed due to covid-19. Please spread the word and check back often! We’ll be updating information as it comes in. Added notes in capital letters are for opportunities within a few days. Go […]

Media Release from the National Farmers Union, March 19, 2020 Farmers Markets Are Essential Services, says NFU (Kingston) — The COVID-19 global pandemic highlights the vulnerabilities in our society. Our healthcare system, our globalized economy, and our food system are all being tested. Food supply chains have undergone major changes over the past several decades […]

Hello Market Friends: Such a short time ago we were thinking about the first market of spring, and now we need to remember that spring IS coming. It won’t stop, just because we have to for a time. Our priority this week is to share information from every vendor currently attending the market about how […]

Hello again, A couple of readers have written to say they’re uncertain about whether the market is open on Thursday, March 19th, 2020. IT IS CLOSED. All City of Toronto buildings are closed, and the Province has banned gatherings of over 50 people. We are constantly adding more information to the winter vendors’ pages about […]

Hello Market Friends: We are hoping that we won’t have any more stormy Thursdays for a long, long time! However, dear reader, if we do, the curse of the market news could strike again! That is, the very vendor I chirp loudly about on Wednesday afternoon, the one who sells exactly what you’re after, could […]