I was surprised that a lot of the berries they sold were small little bowls that looked more like…read morethey were meant for consumption at that time vs. bringing it home to cook with/eat. I like how fresh everything looked. I saw berries, heirloom carrots, and much more. I was surprised to read that the market's open 362 days a year. It is an outdoor market that is located in the busy and popular area of by Byward Square. This area is hard to park in and has lots of tourists. I parked at Rideau Centre mall for $19 (I was here for at least 4 hours). I think what is most impressive about this fruit market is their hours. They are open from very early in the morning until the evening. Their hours are: Monday 7am - 6pm Tuesday 8am - 6 pm Wednesday 8am -6pm Thursday 7am - 6pm Friday 7am-7pm Saturday 7am-6pm Sunday 8am- 5:30pm National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month is celebrated in June every year but you should be celebrating monthly!

Alright, there is a lot of confusion in the reviews here and even I was confused when I originally…read morereviewed the Byward Fruit Market. I mean it makes sense to be the stands in the Byward Market right? Wrong!!! The Byward Fruit Market is actually the little grocery store that is situated beside the International House of Cheese. If you walk in it's a convenience sized grocery store were most of the (it seems to me when shopping here) products come from outside of Canada. I'll drop in quickly when I'm in the middle of cooking and realize I'm out of a certain ingredient but for the most part I wouldn't shop here. This place is open year round and does the most basic of items that you'll probably want for your kitchen. They also have spices and other items throughout the store but it's very small. I hope this clears things up for anyone who actually goes into the store itself. The store is an independent entity from the vendors on the st...actually it might have a street spot in the summer but that's something I have not confirmed with them. Things here seem slightly pricier than the local grocery store. The low review is from the small selection of imported items. Honestly you could go to a grocery store for equivalent produce with a larger selection at a better price. I've been meaning to update my review a lot earlier but kept forgetting to. My apologies.

This is a sweet little market, recently relocated to the Museum of Nature. It was on the St. Paul…read morecampus for years, and they're having a bit of a tough time regaining the traffic, though I'm totally unsure why! I loved this place. It's not crowded like some of the bigger markets, and it's located on the property of one of my favourite buildings in the city. I can't think of a better way to spend the afternoon than to visit the museum, pick up some fresh produce, and then have a picnic lunch on the grass. A group of us went on a tour with nutritionist Amy Longard who brought us to different booths so we could find out about the farmers and their products. Each vendor had a lot to tell us about their farming practices and the specific produce they sell. It was so interesting to hear about all the love, care, and effort they put into their work. As mentioned in Spike's review, the products must be local (which means they need to come from a 100 mile radius or 164km), and they must only sell their own products (i.e. they can't sell their friend's jam or honey, it must come from their farm). There were quite a few farmers from Perth, which I thought was interesting. We saw some great products here including fresh produce (kale, carrots, berries, tons of leafy greens, cabbage, potatoes, apples, and more), vegan food (I had a delicious wrap from one of the vegetarian booths who made dips), jams and canned fruits and veggies, beautiful baked breads and sweets, herbs and salts, meats, eggs and more. Hall's Apple Farm was there with baskets of apples, but also a ton of their other products, like apple cider vinegar, apple butter, and more! One of my favourite booths was a gentleman selling sunflower oil, which was delicious. Many of the booths offer samples, which is awesome! If you're looking to support local, you need to check this place out. There's been talk of it having to close down due to a lack of attendance, so come out and show your support for our local farmers!

The Main Farmers' Market in Old Ottawa East is on the campus of St. Paul University. It's like a…read moremini version of Sunday's Landsdowne Park market. Many of the same vendors and the same "gotta be local" rule. Although there are fewer vendors than LP, the upside is that it runs on Saturdays and there are almost always free parking spaces nearby. It is not quite as good in the meats and 'meals-ready-to-eat' department and it does not have the wonderful Art-Is-In Bakery stand. Otherwise, you can go a day early to visit Hall's apples, the Jamaican veggie guy, the Niagara soft fruit folks and berry boy at Avonmore farms. Don't forget to buy a bag of Avonmore's homemade tea biscuits a.k.a. the base for a perfect shortcake. Also, I like the funky cookies at B'Goods (I don't think they are at Landsdowne). Their chocolate chile cookie will perk you right up.

My friend met up with me at Ottawa Farmers' Market a few Sundays ago, to show me around this market…read moreand the Glebe. It was gracious and a lot of fun! I was last at Aberdeen Pavilion four years ago. We were at 613flea on a Saturday. On Sundays, it switches to being the Ottawa Farmers' Market here. It's cool that if you love farmers' markets, you can get your fix the entire weekend here. We walked around, browsing and thinking about what we wanted to get for lunch. We sampled homemade kimchi that was pretty good. Free samples are always terrific. I always find inspiration being a tourist and witnessing products that I have never seen. Vodcow was one of them. It's a lactose-free chocolate cream liqueur. Cool! Che Malambo caught my attention. Whenever I see an empanada, I want it. It's exactly what happened at this stand. I got a beef empanada that had so much filling that it wanted to burst. It was my first time having egg sharing the same filling stage as the beef. The egg was excellent. The filling was seasoned nicely. The outer part of the empanada was yummy. There was live music happening as we browsed. There was also a strawberry social inside Aberdeen Pavilion, but we didn't see much. It was a bit of a disappointment, as it was strawberry season. No demos. No samples. Nothing. Oh, well! We both stopped at the Thai Kitchen Catering Service stand. I ended up getting more finger food. I ordered a pork wonton and a shrimp spring roll. The man at the stand was so nice that he gave me a pork wonton on the house. I also got a Thai iced tea. Drinks were self-serve once you got a cup from him. I made the mistake of pouring sala cider instead. Oops! He was great getting me another cup and I made sure that I got Thai iced tea, which was cold and excellent on a hot day. We sat down and ate. I loved my pork wontons. They were crispy on the outside. The filling was nicely seasoned. I could taste basil, which made them heavenly. There was decent shrimp filling in the spring roll, which had a nice crunch to it. My friend got the chicken pad khee mao. She loved it. She said that it had bean sprouts, which she wasn't fond of. There weren't a lot of them and ate them all. I didn't have a chance to swoop in and eat them for her! It was fun watching a couple across from us with tackle eating a jerk chicken meal. We may have missed that stand, but we were practically doing play-by-play commentary about the jerk chicken going down. People-watching is a fun activity here. The produce and fruit that vendors had this day looked so fresh and vibrant. Although I didn't see much going on at the strawberry social, I will remember smelling ripe strawberries as we passed by various vendors and how happy I was. (259)

I love the Farmer's Market at Lansdowne. They are open year-round! In the winter they are in the…read moreAberdeen Pavilion, other times of the year they are outside. They are open every Sunday. Everything at the market is locally grown or made. They have lots of vegetables and some fruits, products like honey, maple syrup, jams and spreads. I have to admit that my favourite vendors are the ones that sell baked goods or ready to eat foods (like arepas, and samosas). There are also artisans that make jewelry, soaps, wooden cutting boards, and other items. Some vendors are there all the time, and some only occasionally. If you like Farmers' Markets, why not head down to Lansdowne and check this one out and support our local entrepreneurs?

The products/food is good quality and great to consume, the service was also pretty good, only…read morething missing for the 5 stars would be the decorations they could more and maybe fix some of their pricing I wanted to buy something and the price mentioned on the card was 6$ less than the actual price or else I recommend the place!

My friend and I did a quick tour of Parkdale Market. It's a small, outdoor market that I got to…read morecheck out during my first visit to Hintonburg. Granted, I feel that this review doesn't fully express how great or horrible this market is. It wasn't really open when we were there. There were a handful of vendors there setting up, so I didn't get the full experience. They were preparing for the night market. We were there in the afternoon. We did see a few cool vendor stalls. There was one with healthy plants. It is deadly travelling and not being able to buy all plants that I want. There was a West Indian food stall. The thought that it could potentially sell oxtail and jerk everything made me happy. I'm drooling already! We did manage to see some fresh, local produce. Again, it's a pain not being able to buy green beans and ripe strawberries when I have a tiny little fridge in my hotel room with no kitchenette. Ugh! My friend pointed out that the park next door is always busy. She was right. It was packed on a super hot July afternoon, with kids having a grand time. The parking situation is that you find street parking. I didn't bother checking whether there's a parking lot close by. If you are a local, you have it made by walking over here. I hope to return and see the market in full swing, be it day or night. It was nice to know that there's a market in this neighbourhood. (316)

Bryson Farms is an Organic Vegetables Home Delivery Service. My husband and I have been receiving…read morevegetables from them for 5 years. Their vegetables are fresh and tasty, and their customer service is excellent. Full disclosure: I hate vegetables. I only eat them because they are healthy and good for me, and part of being an adult is doing things even if you don't like it because they are good or you. I generally don't like the taste of vegetables, but I have to admit that locally grown organic vegetables taste less objectionable to me than regular vegetables at the grocery store. So there are different size baskets you can get (i.e. for 2 people, 4 people, etc.) and different frequencies for delivery (every week, every 2 weeks, etc.). When you sign up you tell them where on your property you will put your cooler and they will put the delivered vegetables in your cooler. If you forget to put out your cooler, they will use their best judgement as to where the safest place would be to put the vegetables and then they call your emergency contact number to tell you where the vegetables were placed. And hopefully you can make it home to collect your vegetables before the raccoons get to them, lol. The day of the week of your delivery will depend on your postal code. They deliver to different parts of the NCR on different days. This day remains constant. When they deliver your basket, they usually ring the doorbell before they leave. So if you are home, you know that they've come. What you get in your basket is a surprise every time. I actually like this because it's like Christmas (except it's vegetables, and I paid for them, so I guess not too much like Christmas, but you know what I mean). I love coming home to my basket of surprise vegetables. I also love getting things that I have no idea what the heck they are, and have to Google them to see how to prepare and eat them. This also forces me to try new vegetables. I had fiddleheads for the first time because they were in our basket. Some examples of vegetables that we sometimes get in our basket: different types of squash (acorn, butternut, pattypan, etc.), carrots, tomatoes, different types of mushrooms (including exotic ones like oyster, lobster, chanterelle, morels, etc.) kale (green, red, Lacinato, etc.), collard greens, Swiss chard (different colours), cucumbers, bell peppers, fiddleheads, snow peas, garlic scapes, beets, turnips, strange greens (like Lamb's Quarters, Sorrel, etc.), bok choy, parsnips, corn, eggplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, spinach, different types of lettuces, microgreens, and so much more!! We sometimes get "prepared foods" like vegetarian chili and roasted tomatoes. We've also gotten garlic powder. Since everything is grown in Shawville, QC, you only get what can be grown in this climate. Although they do have greenhouses, so you get greens year-round. Prices are a bit on the high end, but you get quality foods (and local and organic). 2 person baskets are $60, 4 person baskets are $75, 6 person baskets are $100. They also have specialty baskets like all greens basket, all roots basket, etc. And if you really don't like something, you can tell them that you don't want that item in your basket. Customer service is excellent. They are very professional and accountable. Once they made a mistake and forgot to deliver our basket. When we contacted them, they apologized and said they would deliver it the next day and give us some extra vegetables for the inconvenience, which they did. They are quick to respond to correspondences and are very nice. If you are looking for home delivered locally grown organic vegetables and you live in the NCR, I would definitely recommend Bryson Farms!!

Note that the Westboro Farmers' Market is along the Byron Linear Tramway Park starting at Golden…read moreAvenue and spans a few blocks west. The listing on Yelp has it at 539 Wavell Ave, which is McKellar Park, but it was only there for 1 season in 2020 when the Byron Linear Tramway Park was being re-sodded. It's been back along the Byron Linear Tramway Park since 2021. At the time of the writing of this review the pin on Yelp is correct, but the street address is not (but there's really no actual street address, just go to Byron Ave and Golden Ave, and you'll be Golden, lol). It's not that large, but has a good selection of fruits, vegetables, baked goods, prepared foods and other miscellaneous vendors. It's every Saturday from 9am-3pm from May until October. My favourite vendor is The Right Bite. They have the most delicious dessert squares, cake loaves and scones. It's not as large as the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park, but it's still cool. I'm not sure I would trek across the city to attend the Westboro Farmers' Market (the way I would to attend the one at Lansdowne), but if you live in the area, I would definitely recommend it!

From the owner: You're invited to love local at the Ottawa Farmers' Market: Westboro! Find seasonal produce,…read morehand-made crafts, pantry staples, artisanal baked goods, hot meals and more.

These people are so far ahead of the game, it's not fair. Other people around here turn out decent…read moreproduce. But compared to these people, it's as if the Kents invented farming. They dominate the farmers market. In every category. Without their CSA we would have a much harder time living here. Seriously. Not that we don't absolutely adore food service burritos, frozen and reheated corned beef, and Subway. Tomatoes: best. Watermelons: no one else knows how to grow them. Summer squash: best. Green beans: best. You get the picture. The full list of "bests" would be longer than the rest of this review if I finished it.

From the owner: KFG offers fresh and value added fruits and vegetables, grown organically in Lisbon, NY for sale…read morelocally in St Lawrence County, NY as well as around the region.

Nothing not to love. Shop and buy local. !!!…read moreMost vendors are very friendly. Dog friendly other than inside the barn. Great selection of all things. Especially for a hot sauce lover like me. Free. Lots of parking. Live music. Sun and smiles on opening day this year. You can have lunch here or head over to the diner across the road. Love spending time here. Sat 8am til 1pm.

You never ever know where you are going to find your knitting supplies! I've been going to the Carp…read moreFarmer's Market for years now, as we live close by. A few years ago, I met the owner of the Cheff Fields Farm. They are from Renfrew, and they raise alpacas (they have over 30 animals), and the Cheffs sell yarn produced from the alpaca fur. If you have never touched alpaca fur, you need do do so! It is really, really soft - certainly softer than sheep's wool! And the surprising thing is that alpaca fur is 5% warmer than sheep's wool! I visited the market on the last day of operation for 2017, as I needed yarn for a cowl I am making. The Cheffs had this beautiful red yarn in a 600 meter hank; that's plenty long enough! I will be busy for the next few weeks. While at the market, I also acquired a few seedlings to plant in our yard. It was a beautiful day for a visit to the farmer's market.