Our Annual Fall Park Day is upon us, 10am to 1pm this Sunday.
Meet us up at the Farmers Market location (Crawford/Shaw & Dundas W) to help us mulch. Bring yer wheel barrels, shovels and picks if ya gottem. After we've done the task at the market, we plant native plants in the bowl! Whoo wee, it's gonna be fun. Come join in, everyone is welcome. Rain or shine.

AND.......

GUERILLA WEEDERS GO UNTIL SNOW FLIES
Yes those kooky weeders are still at it, and will continue meeting most Sundays at 9:30am until the snow flies or the ground freezes over. If the weeds get to you too, join them anytime! Contact Michaelle at yukon99@ rogers.com or just find them in one of the beds around the park, yanking thistles, mullen and other invaders.

This coming SUNDAY October 19th from 10am to 1pm our Annual Fall Park Day! It happens rain or shine, just like our Farmers Market. Speaking of Market, this is where our focus will be this park day. We'll be mulching and weeding around the five young trees planted last Fall. As well aerating and mulching the bald spots under the areas under the trees.

Ahhhhh, the air is cooling, the kids are back in school and the leaves are turning. Fantastic Fall produce is here. A sample; squashes of all sorts, tomatoes, carrots, black radishes, regular radishes, cale, potatoes, onions, leeks, apples, pears, lettuce, arugula, beans, maybe some ground cherries/blueberries (though it's getting near their end). In addition our ever present cheeses, meats, eggs, amazing crackers, wild foods, raw foods, breads, honey and Shane's cultivated organic flowers - simply beautiful.

So. bundle up and come out for the last there (3) market days left! We go rain or shine (and cold), just like the farmers.

COLD FRAME WORKSHOP

Date: Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market
Cost: none

Kyla Dixon-Muir presents : Season Extension Techniques : Coldframes

Kyla Dixon-Muir, Development Coordinator at Riverdale Meadow Community Garden in Toronto, has been in the garden every single week – including right through the winter - for a number of years.

She grows foods in a wide range of low-cost and no-cost ColdFrames, some of which require construction skills, many of which do not. Kyla also applies Season Extension Techniques to get as much as a two-month head-start on growing foods for the warmer seasons.

THIS COMING TUESDAY MARKET DAY August 12th - 4pm to 5pm
Bring a blanket and join us for a fun and informative exploration of ecological farming. Find out from 'HENrietta' and 'Jeanie the Zucchini' what makes for happy, healthy plants, animals, soil and water. Participants will get a chance to learn about what some of the farmers at the market are doing to protect the environment and raise healthy vegetables and animals. The Jr. Eco Farmers Picnic is a FREE workshop presented by Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market in partnership with Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario.

We invite you to partake in this mission - should you accept - make a dish with ingredients from the Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market and share it with your neighbours. Bring yourself and that yummy dish to the two green canopies located on the grass, in the circle north of the gates. Call time 6:30pm.

Meet your neighbours - support our farmers market - eat local and healthy

This event is sponsored by the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park and Olivia Chow. Please rsvp to Olivia's office 416.533.2710.

Hope to see you there!

There will be even sweeter strawberries available this coming Market day. It's a short season and there's no guarantee if they'll be around on Canada Day. So don't miss out! Buy 'em up, you can always freeze them for great smoothies or on ice cream. Yummy!
You have been warned ;-)

Up-coming events;

Wednesday June 18th is the Friends General Community Meeting. Takes place at TRC, 2nd floor at 7pm to 8:30pm. Come see what’s up, get updates on initiatives, perhaps bring some of your own, get involved in your volunteer community group. We welcome all. The Agenda will be posted on the website. If you’d like to add anything let us know by the 15th.

Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market starts TUESDAY MAY 13th! Yes, that’s tomorrow!

In its second season, our market offers fresh, local organic produce, as well as sustainable goods. The market is open every Tuesday between 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm until October 28, 2008. The location for the market is Trinity Bellwoods Park's north end at Dundas Street West between Shaw/Crawford Streets. It is fully accessible by TTC, foot, or bicycle. Look forward to seeing you! Don’t forget to bring your own re-useable shopping bags.

ALSO HAPPENING ON THE SAME DAY…….

You are invited to the unveiling of the Heritage Toronto plaque in commemoration the buried Crawford Street Bridge and the opening of the Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market.

Tuesday May 13, 2008
At 4:00 pm

Greetings all! We've got an earlier start date for the market, Tuesday May 13th, this year. With the last day being October 28th. That's three, count 'em, extra market shopping days!

Most of our venders from Season I are returning with additional new ones joining. Venders and organizers alike are looking forward to another great season at our 'intimate and interactive' market. We look forward to seeing our returning patrons and welcoming new ones. Please feel free to spread the word!

Check back for more market details as the date gets closer.