Street Style: locavores hit up the Annex farmers’ market for in-season corn and blueberries
Street Style: locavores hit up the Annex farmers’ market for in-season corn and blueberries
Sure, Toronto boasts large-scale farmers’ markets like the St. Lawrence Market or Evergreen Brick Works. But come summer, smaller versions start popping up on neighbourhood street corners and in church parking lots, peddling perfectly in-season corn, crisp lettuce and fresh cheeses from local vendors. We stopped by the thriving Borden Street bazaar in the Annex to chat with market-goers about the natural high you get from smelling fresh fruits and veggies and the romance of it all (thanks, Joe Cressy).
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Laura McKay<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 26<br /><br /> “When we arrived here, my dress flew open and my friend said 'a sheet is not a dress!' But it is a dress. I just should have used more safety pins to keep it closed.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Joaquin Hidalgo<br /><br /> <strong>Age: </strong>22<br /><br /> “I work at an urban organic farm in Brampton, as part of the McVean New Farmer's Project. Basically it means anyone who wants to can learn to farm.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Michael Davidson<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 23<br /><br /> “My favourite part is the smell of fresh produce. It's like a natural high, smelling all those fruits and vegetables.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Heddy Kalker<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 64<br /><br /> “I make lovely handmade soaps and lotions. But I only sell them privately.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Natalie Telentso<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 24<br /><br /> “I love that you can get real organic food here grown with love. I just wish the market was more often.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Michelle Cheung<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /><br /> “I really enjoy talking to the vendors, and finding out where all the food comes from. I never bring enough cash with me though. You always want to get everything!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Jenna Hartel<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 45<br /><br /> “I volunteer at the Annex Farmers' Market making balloon animals for kids.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Joe Cressy<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 30<br /><br /> “If you want a little romance in your life, there's nothing better than a local farmers' market. It's like a weekday meeting place. And now there's wine here, too.”
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Sure, Toronto boasts large-scale farmers' markets like the St. Lawrence Market or Evergreen Brick Works. But come summer, smaller versions start popping up on neighbourhood street corners and in church parking lots, peddling perfectly in-season corn, crisp lettuce and fresh cheeses from local vendors. We stopped by the thriving Borden Street bazaar in the Annex to chat with market-goers about the natural high you get from smelling fresh fruits and veggies and the romance of it all (thanks, Joe Cressy).
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