Seasonal Ontario Food

Last weekend we thought we would head off in a direction we rarely go: south. We drove straight down highway 24 into Brantford. One left turn and kink in the road later, we were pulling into the parking lot of the Brantford Farmers Market, on Icomm Drive right opposite the casino.


At first glance, we didn't think it looked very impressive. There weren't a lot of vendors outside.



However, the vendors turned out to be quite interesting. There were quite a few soft fruits available. These were probably the last regular strawberries for the year, from a local farm.



We didn't get there until about 11:00 and a lot of the items listed on this board were just selling out. Nice to see such a good selection of organic produce.



There was also a good selection of tree fruits, including sour cherries.



And all the local seasonal veggies.


I think there must be a number of blueberry farms in the Brantford area. There were blueberries all over the market.


The inside of the market was quite large, and full of vendors and customers. The indoor market runs all year, and is open on both Friday (9 am to 5 pm) and Saturday (7 am to 2 pm.)



In addition to the usual bakeries, butchers, cheesemongers and fruit and veggie sellers there were a number of crafts and jewelry.



When we went home, it was with oak-leaf lettuce, bok choy, peas, eggs, raspberries, bacon, sausage, bluuuueberries and sour cherries. Yumm-o!




Last year at this time, I made Vietnamese Marinated Carrots & Radishes and Currant Catsup.