Farmers’ Market
December–March: Saturdays 9am–1pm
April–November: Saturdays 8am–1pm
The Evergreen Brick Works Farmers’ Market features the best of the season, with a fabulous assortment of fruits, vegetables, wild fish, meat, cheese, milled flours, eggs and oils—all from local farmers.
The market takes place in The Pavilions from May to October. During the colder months, from November to April, the market moves indoors to the Young Welcome Centre.
Special Events at the Market
February 11: Valentine’s Day
Join us in a celebration of love and food! Learn about aphrodisiac foods and pick up everything you’ll need to create a delicious and romantic meal with your valentine. We’ll also feature special Valentine’s vendors, family fun activities and a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ balcony. Plus, participate in a scavenger hunt for a chance to win two tickets to Green Bites!
Participating Vendors
Artisans, Crafts & Woodworking · Baked Goods · Beverages · Condiments, Preserves & Pickles · Confections · Dairy · Farm Fresh Fruits & Flowers · Farm Fresh Produce · Health and Wellness · Meat & Fish · Other Farm Products · Other Specialty Products · Prepared Foods
Artisans, Crafts & Woodworking
Ashbury Design – Toronto
Hand crafted jewellery.
Auntie Gin – Toronto
Web: www.auntiegin.com
Crochet hats
Avani Creations – Brampton
Web: www.avanicreations.com
Recycling used coffee sacks, banners and sails to make computer bags, bicycle panniers, totes, and market bags.
B J Princess – Toronto
Jewellery
Boxit – Toronto
E-mail: boxit@rogers.com
Boxit restores vintage wooden wine crating, bringing out the beauty of the natural wood using stains and lacquers, maintaining the unique logos that were on the original boxes. Use in a variety of ways, storing firewood, DVDs, magazines, vegetables, blanket boxes… Come see all the different sizes, colours, styles available.
Carol Jantzi – Toronto
Pottery
Earth Angel Designs – Toronto
Retro aprons, bags
Jan Marriot (also known as Goodnight Moon) – Toronto
Web: fabriquefantastique.blogspot.com
Vintage linens, quilts & many more great textile finds.
Learn from Puzzles – Toronto
Web: www.learnfrompuzzles.com
Learn from Puzzles is a Toronto-based company specializing in manufacturing, importing and distributing eco-friendly and child safe wooden puzzles and toys from Sri Lanka. We export to approximately 20+ countries around the world including US, Canada, Japan and Australia.
MHSM Design – Toronto
Web: www.mhsmdesign.ca
Jewellery
U Can Do It – Toronto
Web: www.u-can-do-it.ca
Children’s carpentry
Windsor Chairs – Toronto
Web: www.carving.on.ca
Fine furniture, carving, Adirondack guide boats
Baked Goods
Alli’s Bread – Toronto
Store address: 1738 St. Clair West
Fresh Baked breads, gluten free, savouries and sweets—traditional and funky. Using seasonal local farm produce. Best Cinnamon Buns!
Category: Artisanal
The Canadian Pie Company Zone - Toronto
Web: thecanadianpiecompany.com - Email: erez@thecanadianpiecompany.com
High-quality, handcrafted fruit, cream and savoury pies made with local ingredients.
Certification: Local Food Plus (LFP)
Evelyn’s Crackers – Toronto
Web: evelynscrackers.com - Email: evelynscrackers@gmail.com
Hand made organic crackers, cookies and granola. 100% local grains.
Category: Artisanal
LPK’s Culinary Groove – Toronto
Web: lpksculinarygroove.com
Organic cakes, pastries and chocolates made with ingredients sourced from farmers.
Monckton Organic Farms Micro Mills & Bakery - Berkely
Email: monckton.bakery@yahoo.ca
Third-generation family farm focusing on sustainable farming—growing all grains they mill into flour. These flours are used in their breads, pastas and other baked goods. Monckton Farms will also custom-grind grains to order.
St. John’s Bakery – Toronto
Web: stjohnsbakery.com
French levain breads based on recipes 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.
Category: Artisanal
The Waffle Bar – Toronto
Web: thewafflebar.ca - Email: wafflebar@hotmail.com
Handmade Belgian waffles from local natural ingredients.
Confections
ChocoSol Traders – Toronto
Web: chocosoltraders.com – Store Address: 718 Queen St. E.
Horizontal trade natural chocolate.
Grant St. Caramel Co. – Toronto
Web: grantstcaramelco.com - Email: info@grantstcarmelco.com
Soft, salted caramels made the old-fashioned way, using only natural and great-tasting ingredients. Made in small batches from organic cane sugar and high-quality, locally-sourced dairy products. Each caramel is topped with a hint of sea salt before it is individually wrapped.
Category: Other specialy products
Beverages
Merchants of Green Coffee – Toronto
Web: merchantsofgreencoffee.com
Green and fresh roasted organic fair trade coffee.
Oikos Tea – Toronto
Email: oikos.teas@sympatico.ca
Organic fair trade tea – 100% Organic Ceylon Tea.
Certification: ISO 22000 Certified – IMO Swiss Certified for Organic Tea
Iso Certified SGS – UKAS quality manufacturer – Institute Fur Marktokologie (IMO)-Certified USDA, AMS 7 CFR205 – National Organic Program – Institute for Market Ecology - Ethical Partnership, Demeter (Biodiversity)
Sunshine Natural Foods – Toronto
Web: www.blogto.com/grocery/sunshine – Email: sunshinetoronto@yahoo.com – Store address: 942 College St.
Hand pressed juice from local fruits and vegetables.
Certification: LFP Retailer
Tibo Teas - Toronto
Facebook: Tibo Teas - Email: tiboteas@gmail.com
A Canadian tea company selling artisanal loose-leaf herbal teas crafted from native Canadian plants.
Whole World Trade – Toronto
Web: preciousplanet.net
Organic teas & spices from farmer’s cooperatives & tea gardens in India & Sri Lanka.
Category: Fair Trade organic and/or bio dynamic products only.
Dairy
Best BAA – Fergus, Wellington County
Web: ewenity.com
Delicious sheep milk yogurt, cheeses and ice cream.
Category/Certification: Local Food Plus Certified, Artisanal
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese – Picton, Prince Eduard County
Web: fifthtown.ca
An environmentally and socially responsible enterprise producing fine handmade cheeses using fresh, locally produced goat and sheep milk.
Category/Certification: Artisanal, Platinum LEED, Local Food Plus Certified
Monforte Dairy Co Ltd. – Stratford, Perth County
Web: monfortedairy.com
A selection of Goat and Sheep milk cheeses both fresh and aged, yogurt.
Category: Artisanal
Provincial Fine Foods – Toronto
Web: provincialfinefoods.com
Distributors of artisanal cheese. Specializing in marketing and sales of cheese. Developed & Runs the AACC Seal of approval. When you purchase cheeses with the AACC sticker, you are assured finely crafted, small batch, Canadian cheeses that support sustainable farming.
Farm Fresh Fruit & Flowers
Avalon Orchards - Simcoe County
Web: avalonorchards.net - Email: gtrom@bellnet.ca
Certified organic pasteurized apple cider and other specialy food products.
Certifications: Certified organic, LFP (in process)
Bizjak Farms – Beamsville
Email: MBIZJAK2@sympatico.ca
Specializing in tree ripened fruit. Organic & Conventional farming. Farming practices: Preserving soil integrity with natural fertilizers. Low spray fruit – Chemical Free peaches and plums.
Certification: Local Food Plus Certified, T2 certified on limited amounts of peaches (available during August), Eco Cert
Feast of Fields – Jordan, Niagara
Web: feast-of-fields.ca - Email: laura-sabourin@sympatico.ca
Certified organic/biodynamic, local and sustainable fruit from Niagara: raspberries, wild blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, apples, pears, figs and apple cider, grape juice and homemade organic jam. Also the occasional “oddball” like mulberries.
Certification: Eco Cert and Demeter Certified
Niagara Lavender Farms – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Email: NiagaraLavender@hotmail.com
Family run fruit farm. Specializes in tree ripened fruit. Organic Farming Practices – Certified peaches, raspberries & cherries.
Certification: Certified Organic, LFP certified & sustainable farming practices, Environmental Farm Plan Certification.
Roseville Meadow – Roseville, North Dumfries Township
Organically grown flowers and vegetables.
Farm Fresh Produce
Cookstown Greens – Thornton
Web: cookstowngreens.com
Ecologically grown specializing in organic produce. A full range of heritage vegetables and greens.
Diversity, taste & terroir since 1988.
Category: Local with Organic practices
Country Meadow – Queensville
Web: countrymeadowsorganics.com - Email: info@countrymeadowsorganics.com
Organic vegetables, eggs, goat cheese, olive oil, breeder of rare heritage turkeys (Ridley Bronze).
Category: Local with Organic practices
Everdale Organic Farm – Hillsburgh
Web: everdale.org
Everdale is a community-based learning centre that strives to help people regain the story of their food. They deliver a wide range of hands-on learning programs on food and farming to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Certification: Eco Cert
Fun Guy Farm – Goodwood, Durham Region
Web: mycosource.com
Range of varietal mushrooms
Grassroot Organics - Peterborough, Kawarthas
Web: theharvestkitchensisters.blogspot.com
A non-certified organic mixed farm practicing sustainable agriculture techniques. Greens, chickens, turkey, pork.
Haystrom Farm – Picton, Prince Edward County
Email: haystrom_farm@yahoo.ca
A full range of organic heritage vegetables.
Category: Organic farming practices
The Healthy Choice Farm - Toronto
Web: thehealthychoicefarm.com
The Healthy Choice Farm is an urban farm nested within the Brampton city limits. Producing a wide range of vegetables using sustainable practices.
Kind Organics – Newmarket, King Township
Web: kindorganics.ca
We specialize in gourmet salad blends with herbs and edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass.
Marvellous Edibles Farms - Owen Sound-Grey Couny
100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, lamb, berkshire pork meat and products. Non-GMO feed, 100% drug free. During winter, an array of preserves, meat pies and fruit pies are available made from their own farm-grown products.
Certification: My Pick Farmers, Organic Certified Pro Cert
Nature’s Way Organics – Walsingham, Norfolk
Web: passionpopcorn.ca
Organic popcorn, pulses, soy and vegetables
Certification: OCPP
Pine River Organic Farm - Simcoe County
Web: organicprinciple.com - Email: bogdan.SZmajda2@hotmail.com
Strawberries, asparagus and other various vegetables.
Certification: OCIA Certified
P&H Farms – Port Hope, Northumberland County
Web: phorganics.com
200-acre farm producing fruit, hazelnuts, heirloom vegetables (mainly tomatoes & melon), herbs and red clover (fresh & dried), for homes, restaurants, and gourmet green grocers—organic practices exercised on all acreage.
Certification: Pro-Cert for Canada (NSC), Quebec, the US (NOP), and the EEC.
Quinte Organic Co-op – Picton, Prince Edward County
Web: quinteorganic.ca
Produce from 10 small organic farms in Quinte, Prince Edward, Northumberland and Hastings Counties: asparagus, mushrooms, strawberries, herbs, lettuce, beets, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, garlic, beef, lamb, pork, duck, goat.
Rolling Hills Organics – Roseneath, Northumberland County
Web: rollinghillsorganics.com
An original Brick Works Farmers’ Market vendor, we feature pre-washed salad greens, specializing in arugula, mescluns, and lettuce mixes. Fresh herbs, baby beets & carrots, and sunflowers also come straight from our farm to you. We supply lean, highly nutritious, naturally-raised grass-fed, grass-finished Dexter beef.
Certification: 100% certified organic by Pro-Cert Organic.
Round Plains Plantation – Waterford, Norfolk County
Web: ontariosweetpotato.com
Sweet potatoes, sweet potato products, home baked fruit pies, sweet rolls.
Category: Local with Organic practices.
Sosnicki Organic Farm – Waterford, Norfolk County
Web: sosnickiorganics.com
A full range of organic heritage vegetables. Growing 30 different crops and well over 100 different varieties of certified organic vegetables. Specializing in Heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn.
Certification: Pro Cert
Taylor Stawberry Farm - Stouffvilee
Organic strawberries.
Category: Local with Organic practices
Thorpe’s Organic Farm – Millgrove, Hamilton-Wentworth
Full range of vegetables and berries
Category: Local with Organic practices.
Vicki’s Veggies – Picton, Prince Edward County
Web: www.vickisveggies.com
Vicki’s Veggies is rooted in the traditions of a small family farm. Vicki Emlaw and Tim Noxon produce a surprising variety of non-certified organically grown vegetables. Sustainable farming practices and hard work from the hands of many young farmers coax the terroir out of the land and into these vegetables.
Certification: Local Food Plus – Premier’s Award for Agri Food Innovation Excellence
Wooler Dale Farm - Quinte West
Email: woolerdalefarm@yahoo.ca
The Van der Hayden family, including four daughters, have been growing vegetables for 29 years. Season begins with greens, asparagus and strawberries, ending in December with seasonal vegetables. In winter, storage vegetables such as potato, squash, carrots, onions, garlic, radish and dried herbs. All produce is hand-picked, packaged and delivered directly customers.
Certification: Pro Cert
Health and Wellness
Balanced Energy On-site Massage and Wellness - Toronto
Email: patricia@balancednrg.com
Loosen up tight shoulders and neck muscles with a relaxing chair massage or gentle reiki session.
On Cloud 9 – Vanessa, Norfolk County
Web: oncloud9soap.com
Organic and/or fair trade hand-made soap. All natural soy candles, lip balms and arnica sticks.
Category: Artisanal
Jean Louie Reflexology – Richmond Hill
Email: jean.reflexology@gmail.com - Phone: 416 729 8483
A specialist for sore, painful or numb hands and feet, and also maintenance and prevention. Mobile services for massaging hands and feet in the GTA and York Region. Please come have a sample “handshake” to see how much stress is held in your hand! Individual appointments, groups, or parties.
Meat and Fish
Deer Valley Venison – Grand Valley
Web: venison.ca
Naturally raised venison
Dingo Farms - Bradford, South Simcoe
Web: dingofarms.com - Email: harrisons@dingofarms.com
Phone: 905-775-5520
Family farm dedicated to naturally slow grown and pastured beef, berkshire pork and lamb, free of antibiotics and hormones. Non-GMO feed grain, silage and hay feed grown on site.
Category: Local, Slow, Naturally-raised
Certification: LFP
Fisherfolk – Toronto
Web: www.fisherfolk.ca — E-mail: jennifer@fisherfolk.ca
Top of the Line Canadian Seafood, Coast to Coast.
Green Gate Farms - Kitchener
Web: wix.com/greengatefarms/home
Ethically and naturally raised cattle on the same farm for over 96 years.
Certification: My Pick Certified (in process)
Scotch Mountain Meats – Meaford, Grey County
Web: scotchmountainmeats.com — E-mail: inquiries@scotchmountainsmeats.com
Beef, pork & lamb. Naturally raised in open pasture. We crop all of our own GMO free feeds.
Category: Local, Naturally Raised
Other Farm Products
Bee’s Universe – Simcoe County
Web: beesuniverse.com
Honey (clover, wildflower, buckwheat), honeycomb, bee pollen, propolis (raw and tincture), fresh frozen royal jelly, beeswax candles and live bees. Rabbit meat.
Certification: Honey verified by Guelf Institute NO metals All natural.
Forbes Wild Food – Toronto
Web: forbeswildfoods.ca
Wild foods sustainably foraged from the Canadian wilderness. Fresh & preserved fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, syrups and mustard from all across Canada.
Category: Forager of wild foods
Honey Pie Hives & Herbals - Prince Edward County
Web: honeypie.ca
Honey, lip balms, soaps, candles and herbal blends. Most herbs and bee products produced on site.
Category: Local with Organic Practices
McCutcheon’s Maple Syrup – Coldwater, Simcoe County
Web: mccmaple.com
Producing high quality maple syrup is an inspiring art that is learned only through extensive practice. McCutcheon’s Maple Syrup has been committed to perfecting this Canadian tradition since 1972. Our products have earned numerous first place ribbons at The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto – Canada’s premier maple competition – and we have twice been awarded the World Championship Trophy.
Certification: My Pick certified farmers
Monckton Organic Farms Micro Mills & Bakery - Berkely
Email: monckton.bakery@yahoo.ca
Third-generation family farm focusing on sustainable farming—growing all grains they mill into flour. These flours are used in their breads, pastas and other baked goods. Monckton Farms will also custom-grind grains to order.
Urban Harvest - Toronto
Web: uharvest.ca - Email: grow@uharvest.ca
Phone: 416-504-1653
Organic seeds, seedlings and garden supplies that promote ecological diversity and preserve the health of the planet. Organic and heirloom varieties are specially chosen for their unique qualities.
Certification: Eco Cert, Guarantie Bio
Vauxhall Farm
Natural skin-care products created from homegrown botanicals and fair trade ingredients using copper distillation and solvent extraction.
Other Specialty Food Products
Augie’s Gourmet Ice Pops
Web: augiesicepops.com - Email: janet@augiesicepops.com
Handmade, all-natural fruit-bomb popsicles using as much local fruit and hreb as possible.
Grainstorm - Toronto
Web: grainstorm.com - Email: david@grainstorm.com
Vaccum-packed, fresh-ground grains and baking mixes.
Certification: Certified Organic
Pablo the Dog – Toronto
Web: pablothedog.com
At Pablo the Dog we make MuttBalls – more than just meatballs for dogs. MuttBalls are packed full of carefully-selected produce essential to the development, growth, sustenance, maintenance and longevity of a happy, healthy dog. MuttBalls are hand-made in our home, cooked with the same love and attention we use for our human friends and, best of all, we take them right to your door.
Category: Dog food
Ying Ying Soy Food - Oakville
Web: yingyingsoyfood.ca
Gourmet tofu made from locally grown, certified organic soybeans.
Prepared Foods
Buddha Dog – Toronto
Web: buddhafoodha.com
Organic hot dogs
Chezvous Dining – Toronto
Web: chezvousdining.ca
Made to order breakfast and lunch using local ingredients.
Certification: LFP
Category: Organic, gluten free, vegan
Hearty Catering Inc. – Toronto
Web: heartycatering.com — E-mail: info@heartycatering.com Phone: 416 410 2928
Salads, braises, dips, wraps take home or enjoy at the Brickworks
Category: Local, Organic, Vegetarian
JK Fries – Toronto
Web: jkkitchen.com
Organic french fries
Category: Local
LPK’s Culinary Groove – Toronto
Web: www.lpksculinarygroove.com — Store Address: 718 Queen Street East
Beautifully Cultivated Desserts™.
Cakes, pastries and chocolates made using certified organic, fair trade, local and Local Food Plus certified ingredients, also featuring Toronto’s best tasting vegan and gluten-free desserts!
Category: Local, Organic
Nzyme Local Foods
Web: nzyme.ca
Delicious raw food.
Pimenton – Toronto
Web: www.pimenton.ca — Store Address: 681 Mount Pleasant Rd.
Pimentón is dedicated to using Ontario local and seasonal produce for food that is not only palate-pleasing but healthy – in keeping with the Mediterranean Diet; the only diet that has received the thumbs up in scientific studies for half a century.
Tim Clement Crepes – Toronto
Crepes, quesadillas, burritos
Condiments, Preserves & Pickles
Koslick’s Mustard – Toronto
Web: www.mustardmaker.com
A range of Ontario mustards.
Category: Artisanal
Toorshi Foods – Scarborough, Ontario
Web: www.toorshifoods.com — E-mail: hratch@toorshifoods.com
Toorshi Foods uses their Armenian family recipes to make a delicious variety of naturally preserved pickles. Their line-up of products includes pickled Beets, Green Beans, Turnips, Cauliflower, Asparagus, Mixed Vegetables and of course, their popular cucumber pickles available in three different varieties.
Stop by the Toorshi booth and enjoy a sample!
Category: Local Artisanal
Stasis Preserves - Toronto
Web: stasispreserves.com - Email: info@stasispreserves.com
Handmade, local preserves from farm to jar to you. Fresh and seasonal with no added pectin or artificial ingredients. Produce, vinegars and spices are sourced from local Ontario producers.
Category: Local Artisanal
