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St. Norbert's Market
Photo by: Diane Martineau
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Other Manitoba markets:
Steinbach & District Farmers Market
Where: In the Clearspring Village Mall parking lot in Steinbach
When: Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., July to October.
Portage La Prairie Farmers Market
Where: Heritage Square on Royal Road North, in Portage La Prairie
When: Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, July to October.
'Tis the season
Make the most of your market shopping by choosing produce that's in season. Here's a month-by-month look at the best time to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables in Manitoba:
July
Fruit: apples, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, gooseberries, nectarines, raspberries, rhubarb, Saskatoon berries, strawberries
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, celery, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, peas, peppers, potatoes, summer squash, tomatoes.
August
Fruit: apples, Asian pears, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, choke cherries, gooseberries, nectarines, pears, raspberries, rhubarb, Saskatoon berries
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, celery, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, peas, peppers, potatoes, summer squash, winter squash, sweet corn, tomatoes.
September
Fruit: apples, Asian pears, cantaloupes
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, sweet corn, tomatoes.
In addition to the markets listed above, smaller ones are scattered all across Manitoba and many local agricultural fairs feature farmer's-market components. For more information and a full list of what's happening where, check out:
www.gov.mb.ca
See the entire range of Homemakers.com's Canadian farmer's markets series, mapped out with Microsoft's Live Search Maps by clicking here.
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