preston st farmer's market - 1 day only [General]

2010 Sep 17
here is the info, it is part of the italian week festival

September 25th, 2010 9:00am-1:00pm
At La Piazza – Adult high school parking lot

La Vendemmia is Italian for ‘Harvest Festival’ and what better way to celebrate the harvest than with a local farmers market? Join our crew of hearty farmers, as they bring you the best produce the Ottawa area has to offer. If you fall in love with them, some of them will be back the next day during the Grape Stomp. Here is a list of just a few:

Rock’n’Root Farms
Fresh vegetables of all shapes and sizes

Knock Out Cattle Company
Grain fed Angus beef – frozen or fresh, sausages, various steaks, ground

Hall’s Apple Market
Apples, pears, sparkling cider, baked apple products

Queen Beet Farm
Fresh vegetables, pumpkins and gourds, small animals

Neil’s No Sugar, No Salt Added – Saturday and Sunday
Seedless and specialty jams and preserves

May May’s Teas – Saturday and Sunday
Tea, tea blends, exotic teas

Beking Poultry Farm
Free range eggs

King’s Creek Garlic- Sunday only
Fresh garlic, garlic jellies, pickled garlic

Pure Shea
Shea butter, soaps, oils

Island Spiced
Gourmet Island Hot Sauces

Upper Canada Cranberries
Fresh cranberries, cranberry juice, cranberry jellies

Castor River Farms
A variety of grains milled into nutritious flours

In addition to this quality line up we also have live music from Mark Pare, local songwriter and father of two!

Whether you are taking one of the many free tours offered, enjoying a Preston Street featured menu or are just hungry for fresh local produce, swing by the corner of Preston and Gladstone and viva the value, viva the vibe, viva La Vendemmia!

2010 Sep 18
Carp Fair is on so all the vendors at Carp Farmer's Market seem to be here because the market isn't on this weekend. It will give all those folks who can't get out to West Carleton to sample the fares! Enjoy!

2010 Sep 21
Halls Apple is also in the Byward market every day
Backing eggs are sold at Cedars market on bank st and at Natural food pantry at billings.

The others I do not really know of. Will try and go on Sat if my cold is better.