Farmer's Market for Local Produce

Variety - not just fruits and veg (those too), but elk. Elk, I say! And something called Ramembert which is a sheep's milk camembert of tart proportions. Eat it. Eat it now.

I used to be a part of this market and the vendors are a lovely group of people and Gail and Mike have the best produce I've ever tasted. :) ... and almost all of the vendors are ORGANIC.

One day I'd like to own my own sheep, that I could shear and milk and love (not in the nasty way). Until then, there's Riverdale Farm. The farm's market runs from 3 PM to 7 PM each Tuesday, early May to end of October. All vendors are certified organic, and carry fresh local seasonal food. From fiddleheads to fresh baked sourdough bread, lamb, yogurt, fish from Georgian Bay, bison... it's a cornucopia of Edenic fruits, veg, dairy and meat.

Every Wednesday from June 6 to October 16, I make a habit of using my lunch hour to head south on Bay Street, away from the maddening corporate crowd, to bask in the natural joys of the Nathan Phillips Square Farmer's Market. Open from 8 am to 2:30 pm, 20 vendors sell local honey, potted herbs, venison sausage, cut flowers, and of course, vegetables. As far as I know, this is the only place you can buy broccoli while standing between a Henry Moore sculpture and an ice skating rink.