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Agricultural and Culinary Events in Our Region
Sep, 2010
Guelph Farmers' Market
A piece of history in the making. Come and purchase food from our region and enjoy the bounty of Ontario. The farmers' market is a unique place to visit if you are in the Guelph area. What you'll discover is a place with a real community feeling where you can bring the whole family and get your weekly grocery shopping done at the same time!! There's something for everyone with over 100 vendors.
When: Mar 2, 2010 to Feb 10, 2012
Time: 7am-12pm
Where: Guelph Market
Address: 2-4 Gordon Street (Corner of Waterloo Ave.), Guelph
Contact:
Market Clerk
519-837-5628 ex 2244
or email
farmersmarket@guelph.ca
Website: http://www.guelphfarmersmarket.com
Minto Farmers' Market
Held every Friday from 3pm-7pm in Clifford. The market site is on Hwy 9 just through the lights in Clifford on the left hand side if you are coming from Guelph.
When: Jun 4, 2010 to Oct 1, 2010
Time: 3pm - 7pm
Address: Clifford
Admission Price: Free $15 memberships are available. With a membership you receive our newsletters, a reusable bag and discounts on select items at the market.
Where to buy tickets: Minto Farmers' Market
Contact:
Pat Grotenhuis
519-338-9962
or email
dpgrotenhuis@gmail.com
Website: www.mintofarmersmarket.wordpress.com
Elora Farmers' Market
Each Saturday, find locally grown produce, meats, baking and preserves at the Elora Farmers' Market.
When: Jun 12, 2010 to Oct 9, 2010
Time: 9am - 1pm
Address: 15 Mill St.East, Elora
Contact:
Ryhaun Ahad
519-846-1396
or email
elorafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Website: www.elorafarmersmarket.com
Waterloo Ave Neighbourhood Market
This new neighourhood market, brings local food to your door steps.
You will find high quality produce, artisanal wood fired breads and prepared food. Stop in to do your mid week farmers' market shop.
When: Jul 6, 2010 to Oct 26, 2010
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Where: Wellington Chiropractic Centre
Address: 121 Waterloo Ave- across from the Guelph Farmers' Market, Guelph
Contact:
Julianna van Adrichem
519-803-2539
or email
info@backyardbounty.ca
Website: www.backyardbounty.ca
Norwich Neighbourhood Market
Local Food right in your neighbourhood.
This neighbourhood market features local produce and artisanal wood fired breads. Drop in, discover and enjoy regional foods at the height of their freshness.
When: Jul 20, 2010 to Oct 26, 2010
Time: 3pm-7pm
Where: Islamic Society of Guelph parking lot
Address: 126 Norwich Street East, right next to the walking bridge and Arthur Street, Guelph
Contact:
Kia Iverson
norwichneighbourhoodmarket@gmail.com
Arthur Fall Fair
Come celebrate 154 years with us! This year’s theme is apples. 4H cattle and sheep shows, lots of home craft exhibits, blacksmith demonstrations, lawn tractor pull, western horse show, midway, activities for the children.
When: Sep 11, 2010 to Sep 12, 2010
Time: Sat: 9am-9pm; Sun: 11am-4pm
Address: 158 Domville St., Arthur
Admission Price: By Donation
Contact: 519-848-5917 or Fair Weekend 519-848-3820
Website: www.arthurfallfair.ca
Guelph Wellington Local Food Tent at the Guelph Jazz Festival
The Guelph Jazz Festival and Guelph Wellington Local Food have paired up again this year to bring patrons the best of the region’s food experiences. The Guelph Wellington Local Food Tent will feature farm fresh local food that has been crafted by local businesses that support regional farmers.
Savour local foods from one of our vendors:
Laza Catering
Meals that Heal
Alex and Dan Catering
Grand River Catering
Magnolia Fine Food and Catering
When: Sep 11, 2010
Time: 11am
Where: 11pm
Address: Upper Wyndham Street, Downtown, Guelph
Contact: info@guelphwellingtonlocalfood.ca
Website: http://www.guelphjazzfestival.com/tickets_visitors/guelph_wellington_local_food_tent
A Circus comes to Elora Farmers' Market
The only thing missing from this circus are the animals but ring master Peter Skoggard, internationally known composer, musician, writer and entrepreneur, will tame vegetables into bubbling soups in a way that is bound to keep you entertained. Most take on the task of making a soup or two, but only the brave venture into five soups all at once. Using fresh bounty from the Elora Farmers Market, Peter will assemble and choreograph his star produce into concoctions that are savoury and exciting. Stop by and sample this unique selection of soups that welcome the autumn season.
When: Sep 11, 2010
Time: 9am
Where: Elora Farmers' Market
Address: 15 East Mill Street , Elora, On
Admission Price: Free All Welcome
Contact:
Market Manager
519-846-1396
or email
elorafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Website: www.elorafarmersmarket.com
Taste Real From the Ground Up
Appetizingly Yours Events and Catering presents this unforgettable event for you to enjoy. Experience a multi course al fresco meal on the picturesque grounds Deerfields', a beautiful farm in the rolling hills of Erin.
This limited seating event will highlight the best of what the region has to offer. An intimate event with only 125 tickets, will allow guests to meet with the chefs who are preparing delights from the bounty of our region.
When: Sep 12, 2010
Time: 1 - 5pm
Where: Deerfields'
Address: Erin
Admission Price: $95
Where to buy tickets: Guelph Wellington Tourism at 1-800-334-4519
Contact: 519-821-6638 ex 335 or email info@guelphwellingtonlocalfood.ca
Website: http://www.guelphwellingtonlocalfood.ca/taste-real-event
Harriston – Minto 151st Fall Fair
Cornstalks and scarecrows. Exhibits, midway, parade, demolition derby, dairy show, horse pull, baby show and much more!
When: Sep 17, 2010 to Sep 19, 2010
Address: 111 George St. S, Harriston
Admission Price: Adults: $5 Fri & Sat, $7 Sunday, $12 weekend pass, Under 12: $1 Mon-Sun, $2 weekend pass
Contact: 519-338-5566 or email info@harristonmintofair.ca
Website: www.harristonmintofair.ca
Fergus Fall Fair
This year’s theme is fall harvest. 4H achievement days, midway, livestock shows, exhibits & entertainment, truck & tractor pulls.
When: Sep 17, 2010 to Sep 19, 2010
Time: Sept 17, 7am-12pm; Sept 18, 9am-12pm; Sept 19, 10am-5pm
Where: Center Wellington Community Sportspley
Address: 550 Belsyde Ave., Fergus
Admission Price: Evenings $12, Sat & Sun $6, Students: $6, Ages 6-10: $2
Contact: 519-856-9621 or fair weekend 519-843-2800 or email neil.whittaker@sympatico.ca
Website: www.fergusfallfair.com
Everdale Carrot Fest
Visit Everdale for Carrot Fest, a fall harvest celebration and bales of farm fun that showcases the rich diversity of the local community. This year it will bigger and better than ever, with lots of entertainment and activities for local families, foodies and farmers alike. Come on out to enjoy:
Live music from The Funky Mamas
Contra dancing with Relative Harmony
Community market with local food and artisans
Workshops, including guest instructor Jae Steele
Contests, Games and Prizes
Tours of Home Alive and the farm
And more!!
For more information about Carrot Fest and to volunteer at the event, please contact Jennifer Lennie at jennifer@everdale.org or 519-855-4859 x101.
When: Sep 18, 2010
Time: 12pm to 5p
Where: Everdale Organic Farm & Environmental Learning Centre
Address: 5812 Sixth Line, Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0
Admission Price: $5 for adults, kids are FREE
Where to buy tickets: Everdale Organic Farm & Environmental Learning Centre
Contact: 519 855 4859 or email info@everdale.org
Website: www.everdale.org
Labour Day Music
Sandra Phillips, international renowned Javanese musician plays at the Elora Farmers’ Market this Saturday. The soothing sounds will enrapture you as you shop the market for locally produced bounty. Stop by and sample Rob and Karen’s, local beef producer of Hav a Heart Beef, delicious beef and vegetable stir fry, made from their grass fed, grass finished Galloway beef and vegetables from their fellow market vendors, and which is bound to create some stir. Learn more from this couple about the value and quality of grass fed beef.
When: Sep 19, 2010
Time: 9am-1pm
Where: Elora Farmers' Market
Address: 15 East Mill Street , Elora, On
Admission Price: Free All Welcome
Contact:
Market Manager
519-846-1396
or email
Market Manager
Website: www.elorafarmersmarket.com
Organic Harvest Feast Fundraiser
A wonderful local feast featuring live music by the Swill Billies. See website for more details.
When: Sep 25, 2010
Where: Ignatius Farm
Address: 5420 Hwy #6 N, Guelph
Admission Price: Check the Ignatius website for details.
Contact:
Donald Bowyer
519-824-1250 ext. 275
or email
csamarket@ignatiusguelph.ca
Website: www.ignatiusguelph.ca/csa
Strom’s Harvest Fun
Pumpkins, Mazes, & Fall Family Fun at the Farm! Enjoy a memorable fall outing a Strom's Farm.
When: Sep 25, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Time: 10am-6pm
Where: Strom's Farm
Address: 5089 Wellington Rd #32, Guelph
Admission Price: Check Strom's website for details.
Contact:
Channing and Amy Strom
519-822-1070
or email
info@strom.ca
Website: www.strom.ca
6th Annual Organic Harvest Feast Dinner & Silent Auction
It is easy to be grateful to God as we share in the abundance of creation by eating well-prepared, healthy food. The Organic Harvest Feast is a wonderful celebration of the gifts of our land and a fundraiser for the entire property. Please join us!
Music by the Wyndham Swill Billies
Guest Speaker Cathy Hansen, Organic Farmer & Chef
Presentation of the Ignatius Jesuit Center Award
Please Contact 519-824-1250
When: Sep 25, 2010
Time: Coctails at 5 pm / Dinner at 6 pm
Where: Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Center of Guelph
Address: 5420 Hwy # 6 N, Guelph
Admission Price: Check the Ignatius website.
Contact: 519-824-1250 ext. 250 or email administration@ignatiusguelph.ca
Foraging for Wild Edibles Workshop
Discover the abundance of food that nature produces without any digging, planting, or tending (ie. you lifting a finger!). Learn how to identify, harvest (collect), prepare and enjoy what grows all around, even on your lawn and in your city. We will lead you through Everdale's fields, meadows, and forest edges, collecting as we go. We will then prepare the food to enjoy together for lunch, as well as press plants for future reference (preservation). This introductory workshop will help you gain an understanding of the most abundant and easily identified edible flora of Ontario.
When: Sep 25, 2010
Time: 10am to 2pm
Where: Everdale Organic Farm & Environmental Learning Centre
Address: 5812 Sixth Line, Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0
Admission Price: $75
Where to buy tickets: Everdale Organic Farm & Environmental Learning Centre
Contact: 519 855 4859 or email info@everdale.org
Website: www.everdale.org
