What’s Fresh at Mt Pleasant-Aug 21st
THE PRODUCE: Apples, apricots, beets, basil, beans, bell peppers, blackberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, cherries, corn, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, garlic, green onions, head lettuce, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, mushrooms, mustards, nectarines, potatoes, peaches, peas, plums, radishes, raspberries, salad mix, spinach, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini DON’T MISS: Inside Green, a Vancouver-based project that connects people […]
Read moreMount Pleasant Market-August 23rd
It promises to be another beautiful day at the Mount Pleasant Market this Sunday! Come pick up your weekly groceries-eggs, greens, loads of tomatoes, pastries and bread, plums and peaches and more! Two great contests going on right now! EDIBLE SCAVENGER HUNT Salt Spring Coffee is offering you the chance to get up close and personal with […]
Read moreInglorious Tomatoes!
We love the photos that have been coming in to celebrate the ugly, but oh-so-delicious tomatoes at the farmers markets. The above photograph took a landslide of votes to win $20 of Market Money (we’ve all made a mental note to include a baby in our next entries into photo contests). The above excellent […]
Read moreTomato Festivals!
Join us as we celebrate the “Love Apple” with tastings, beautiful and informative displays and recipes to make with those delectable heirlooms you just found at the market. This year, we’re celebrating the sweeter side of tomatoes in honour of award-winning gelatiere, James Coleridge from Bella Gelateria, who is crafting tomato basil gelato from Sole […]
Read moreTrout Lake – Aug 16
Share with Your Neighbours Donate a market token and help send low-income families and seniors to the farmers markets! We’re collecting market tokens through the month of August on behalf of the Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Program. It’s pretty exciting, because the program benefits BOTH neighbours in our market communities AND farmers across the province. […]
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