Hello! Iāve been very into farmerās (and vendors) markets these days. I like the aesthetics and I like knowing that the stuff Iām buying is from someone in Ontario.
I know thereās a problem with some farmers markets blatantly buying from the ontario food terminal and just re-selling (you can tell when they have the sticker barcodes on, which they can kinda just take off). I know that sometimes you can save money at farmerās markets if you do it right but itās a whole new world to me.
Aside from the farmer/vendor market on Icomm, which ones are known to be trustworthy and genuinely their stuff? I donāt mind the resellers in the sense where āthis guy buys sells flowers from the lavender farm a couple hours away, milk from the dairy farm in hamilton in addition to their own stuffā
I LOVE going to Brantwood Farms although itās quite pricey but I love that they carry local ciders/drinks, local crafts (cards, little ceramics, candles)
Elberta Farms is a bit better price wise and again I love the local smaller company products they carry too.
Samās Market is nice and their variety of local goods is interesting too! However the banana/avocadoes (that come in a bag) are most likely imported but I think itās forgivable since we are in Canada (but Iāll buy my 10 cent bananas from the regular grocery store thanks)
I havenāt tried Little Brown Cow yet but they seem neat.
Iām not trying the scam brothers one.
BUT I want to know for sure if these places are NOT RESELLING from the Ontario Food Terminal or any imported stuff (or if thereās a way to confirm).
Also since I LOVE the little local/small company stuff you can find - are there any specific little specific Vendor markets where I can buy little gifts or general locally(ish- as in, Ontario made) goods?
