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Buying Local: A Better Shopping Model?
If you are looking for where to buy fresh and local food, look no further! The Danforth has plenty of options to fit your lifestyle.
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For the Kale and For the Cause
[From Left, Nikita Billy, Sarah Ojamäe, Tyler Reaume, Kanav Sharma, Marc Dodsworth, Nick Wattie] On Thursday December 3rd, Centennial College hosted a pop-up market to raise money for Action Against Hunger. The little event provided sustainably produced food and handcrafted gifts to its shoppers. But the group of students truly went above and beyond: they sourced a raffle and silent auction, and provided gift-wrapping, a photo booth, and even a piñata for the kids. Aside from having a good time planning and hosting the event, the organizers learned a lot. “We take the availability of sustainable food for granted in Canada,” says Sarah Ojamäe. “We thought the task would make us…
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Winter with the Withrow Park Farmer’s Market
Local Food, in from the Cold By Amanda Kirsten Grant The colder winter weather may have arrived, but that’s not stopping the farmer’s market from providing the Danforth with fresh, local food. Since their first full season in 2007, the Withrow Park Farmer’s Market has been providing Danforth residents with fresh, local produce and food products. The market was created by Roberta Stimac, in response to a need for greater access to local produce. Stimac believes that the Danforth area needs a place to buy the produce grown by local farmers and the food products made by people in this very area. “The vendors are all hard working people,” says…
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6 Things to do at a Farmers’ Market
Head to Withrow Park’s Saturday morning market in May for a not-so-typical trip to the bazaar.
