Cabbagetown Info Events, reviews and what's happening in Cabbagetown, Toronto
Just a quick note to let you know that the Riverdale Farmer’s Market is still open and will remain open every Tuesday till October 25, 2011. It’s a great space to get your week’s worth of fresh from the farm groceries done. Here’s a list of vendors that you can expect to see at the market:
Akiwenzie’s Fish & More, Wiarton ON
Contact: Andrew & Natasha Akiwenzie 519-534-9056 ; akiwenzie@bmts.com
Akiwenzie’s Fish & More is a small First Nations family business. They offer fresh and smoked Georgian Bay fish. The species are usually whitefish and lake trout. Their fresh fish is the previous days catch. The smoked fish is smoked with maple chips and takes approximately 5-7 hours in the smoker. They catch their own fish just north of Wiarton, ON which is on the Bruce Peninsula. Their home reserve is called Chippewas of Nawash. It has a beautiful location right on the shores of Georgian Bay.
Bees Universe,Toronto ON
Contact: Ionel AIecu (John) ) 416 819 2337; office@beesuniverse.com
John and Irina Alecu keep 150 beehives in 5 different yards close to conservation areas . They sell honey (clover, wildflower, buckwheat), honey comb, bee pollen, propolis (raw and tincture), fresh frozen royal jelly, beeswax candles and also live bees.
Best Baa Farm, Conn ON
Contact: Peter and Nicole Bzikot; nicole@bestbaa.com
Peter has sheep milk cheese, yogurt and fresh lamb cuts. He is a member of Ewenity Dairy Co-operative.
Best Friend Organic Pet Food
Contact: Kate Williamson swilly@sprint.ca
Kate prepares dog and cat treats made with Beretta’s meat. Certified organic.
Country Meadows, Queensville ON
Contact: Angelos Kapeleris 905 478 1201; certifiedorganicgardener@rogers.com
Angelos grows olives and produces olive oil and presses goat and sheep’s cheeses. Produce: tomatoes, peppers, olives, olive oil, feta, goats cheese and certified organic eggs. Certified organic.
Daily Apple, Toronto, ON
Contact: Lesley Stoyan 416 899 1990; lesley@dailyapple.ca
Chris and Lesley have their delicious vegan treats and are signing up participants for children’s exercise programmes through the Park.
Evelyn’s Crackers, Toronto, ON
Contact: Dawn Woodward 647 448 0731; dawnsdinnerparty@rogers.com
Exact Edge, Knife and Tool Sharpening, ON
Contact: Denzil Miao 905 715-3435; exactedge@sympatico.ca
Feast of Fields, Jordan ON
Contact: Laura Sabourin laura-sabourin@sympatico.ca
Laura grows cherries, grapes, pears, raspberries and blackberries. They also make grape juice and preserves. Demeter-certified since 1996.
Forbes Wild Food, Toronto ON
Contact: Jonathan Forbes 416 927 9106; forbes@wildfoods.ca
Jonathan offers dried wild mushrooms, wild rice, maple sugar, preserved wild foods, jams, mustards and chestnut flour. Natural wild foods from Canadian sources.
Fun Guy Farm, Goodwood ON
Contact: Bruno Pretto & Paula Vosni 416 402 9755; 416 96 5520; office@mycosource.com
Bruno and Paula are mushroom growers. They have many varieties of fresh mushrooms including shiitake and oyster, mushroom pesto, crackers and Kombucha beverage.
Green Gate Farms, New Hamburg ON
Contact: Wendy Elrick 519 662 6261; greengatefarms@live.ca
Wendy Elrick and Ron Goettling (husband) have operated Green Gate Farms since 1994. Ron has farmed all his life, specializing in beef cattle and field crops. Wendy graduated from University of Guelph with a BSc Agriculture and MSc. She worked on campus for several years managing a diploma level distance agriculture program before becoming fully involved in their farming operation. In 1994 they purchased their own farm near New Hamburg. They raise beef and red veal naturally without growth hormones or preventative antibiotics. Currently they also use the home farm in Kitchener which has been in Ron’s family since 1916.
Ron and Wendy bring all cuts of beef to the market weekly as well as naturally smoked summer sausage and pepperettes and heat and serve items (meat pies, meat loaf, etc.). Their red veal (which is raised the same as their beef but marketed at a younger age) is also available but on a less regular basis. Their beef and red veal are taken to a nearby family operated abbatoir/ butcher shop. The facility and all meat are government inspected. Wendy works with the butchers every week when their meat is being processed.
Grenville Farms, Severn Bridge ON
Contact: Dianne Kretschmar 705 689 6431 phone/fax; dchurch@bconnex.net
Produce: lettuce, arugula, green onions, french beans, patty pan squash, tomatoes. Grenville will be at Brick Works Market.
Haystrom Farm, Toronto ON
Contact: Jim Hayward 416 578-1677; haystrom_farm@yahoo.ca
Hearty Catering, Richmond Hill ON
Contact: Evelyne Gharibian 416 410 2928; info@HeartyCatering.com
Evelyne prepares a delicious assortment of organic vegetarian and raw main dishes, salads, sushi, sandwiches, desserts and drinks, as well as Sprouts for Life sprouts. Evelyne also does catering for special events and accepts orders for meals to go for delivery at the market.
Kakayo Chocolate Company, Toronto ON
Contact: 416 828 0402; info@kakayo.com
Monforte Dairy Co Ltd., Stratford, Perth County ON
Contact: 519 814 7920; info@monfortedairy.com
A selection of Artisanal Goat and Sheep milk cheeses both fresh and aged, yogurt.
Merchants of Green Coffee, Toronto ON
Contact: Derek Zavislake 416 741 5369 ; 1 888 741-5369; derek.z@merchantsofgreencoffee.com
Pine River Organic Farm, Lisle ON
Contact: Bob Felhazi 705 424 0917
Quinte Organic Farmers’ Co-operative, Picton ON
Contact: Achim Mohssen-Beyk 613 813 1734; mobeyk@kos.net
Rolling Hills Organics, Roseneath ON
Contact: Peter Finch 705-924-1933, herbs@rollinghillsorganics.com
From their mineral-rich glacial till soils, they produce the freshest in succulent local, premium organic salad greens (including arugula, mescluns, lettuces, spinach, chards, kales) as well as a range of certified organic vegetables, fresh herbs, cut flowers, grass-fed and grass-finished small breed Dexter beef. They also make pestos, pickles, jams, salad oils and vinegars, dried herbs using our produce. Farmer Peter brings it all to market. Check out his blog http://www.rollinghillsorganics.blogspot.com/
Round Plains Plantation
Contact: Bob and Juli Proracki 519 443 5847, proracki@kwic.com
Sosnicki Organic Produce, Waterford ON
Contact: Ben Sosnicki and Jessie Snively jessie.snively@sympatico.ca
St. John’s Bakery, Toronto ON
Contact: Marc van Beusekom 416 850-7413; arcvanb@interlog.com
St. John’s Bakery is a local organic artisan bakery specializing in French levain breads based on recepies from a village bakery in Brittany. St. John’s Bakery is a social enterprise business which gives work experience and employment to people on social assistance.
Surkul, Maker of Delicious Argentinean Empanadas, ON
Contact: Marina Quierolo 418 937 1013; surkl@rogers.com
Toorshi Foods Inc, Scarborough, ON
Contact: Hratch Vartanian 416-916-6880; hratch@toorshifoods.com
The Vartanian family has been making many great tasting naturally preserved toorshi for over 50 years. (Toorshi is the Armenian word for pickles). They now produce their array of pickled products in larger quantities for all to enjoy from their local pickling facility in Scarborough. Visit Hratch at the Toorshi booth and try a sample of their flavoursome products, including their popular Savoury Garlic or Hot and Savoury pickles. While there, don’t pass up the opportunity to also try their delicious Tangy Turnips, Savoury Beets, Hot & Savoury Green Beans or Hot & Savoury Mixed vegetables.
Thorpe’s Organic Produce, Millgrove, ON
Contact: Ted Thorpe 905 689 2114
Ted, a fourth-generation Ontario vegetable farmer, has a 32 acre farm, of which 20 acres is a certified organic market garden. He grows all kinds of vegetables, herbs and fruits and has been OCIA-certified organic since 1990. Produce:lettuce, peas, beans, beets, kale, potatoes, onions, squash.
Urban Harvest, Earthly Paradise, Toronto ON
Contact: Colette Murphy 416 504 1653; grow@uharvest.ca
Produce: certified organic seedlings and soil enhancements, bedding plants and garden products.
Source: http://www.friendsofriverdalefarm.com/market.htm
