St Lawrence Market

The St.Lawrence Market has been providing local fresh foods since the early 1900’s; originally part of what was known has the market block of Toronto. St.Lawrence Market has well over 60 different vendors offering a wide variety of local fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, baked goods, seafood. The St.Lawrence Market is located at.

92 Front Street East
Toronto, Ontario
Open:Saturdays 5am - 5pm year round

St.Lawrence Market


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The Village Market

The Village Market at the Toronto Waldorf School
9100 Bathurst St. Thornhill
Open every Saturday Year round 8:30am - 1:30pm
The Organic Market is located in the lower
level of the school.
Villagemarket.ca

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Savouring Ontario

Savour Ontario Dining program is part of the Pick Ontario Freshness marketing campaign, to make the consumer aware of the locally grown freshness available on the menus of many of there local restaurants.

The Savour Ontario Dining program is designed to promote the high quality of local fresh foods available in Ontario, at retail outlets and restaurants across the province. Even if you can't get to a local market yourself there are options available for local freshness at restaurants near by and expanding rapidly. The Savour Ontario Dining program was developed in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Tourism and the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation.

Why buy Local

Buying local fresh food has a lot of great benefits. It's local fresh, plus it tastes great. It helps boost your local economy instead of sending it to far off corporations.

Exceptional taste and freshness.
Local food is fresher and tastes much better than foods shipped long distances from other province or countries. Local farmers can offer produce varieties for taste and freshness rather than shipping that freshness hundreds of, or even thousands of km, plus long shelf life.

Boost your local economy.
Buying local food keeps your hard earned dollars circulating in your community. Getting to know the farmers who grows your local freshness builds relationships based on understanding and trust,the cornerstones of a strong community.

Lots of Local Freshness still left

With the Harvest season pretty much over, and a lot of Farmers Markets closed for the year.
There is still a lot of local Ontario freshness still available. Check your local supermarket for
the green Foodland stickers. Great tasting produce still in season for November are.


Apples, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Garlic, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions (Green,Red,Cooking), Parsnips, Pears, Peppers, Potatoes, Radish, Sweet Potatoes,
Tomatoes

Picking Ontario Freshness

The Pick Ontario Freshness marketing strategy focuses on building awareness of and demand for the fresh, high-quality foods grown and produced in Ontario. This strategy encourages consumers to purchase Ontario foods in grocery stores, farmers' markets and restaurants across the province.Everyone can participate in the Pick Ontario Freshness strategy - from the restaurant industry to agri-food producers, grocery stores and consumers - we all have a role to play in selecting and promoting Ontario foods. Read more