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Ottawa Farmers' Market
Photo by: Karin Mahoney
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Other Ontario markets
Covent Garden Market
www.coventmarket.com
Where: 130 King St. in London
When: Thursdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May to November
Brampton Farmers Market
www.farmersmarketsontario.com
Where: Main Street at Queen Street in historic downtown Brampton
When: Saturdays from 7a.m. to 1 p.m., June to October
Guelph Farmers Market
www.guelphfarmersmarket.com
Where: 2-4 Gordon St. at Waterloo Avenue in Guelph
When: Open all year, Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon
'Tis the season
Make the most of your market shopping by choosing produce when it's in season. Here's a month-by-month look at the best time to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables in Ontario:
July
Fruit: apricots, blueberries, cherries, currants, gooseberries, peaches, plums, raspberries, strawberries.
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, spinach, rapini, rutabaga, tomatoes, zucchini.
August
Fruit: apples, apricots, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes, muskmelon, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, watermelon.
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, peppers, potatoes, radishes, rapini, rutabaga, spinach, squash, tomatoes, zucchini.
September
Fruit: apples, blueberries, crabapples, grapes, muskmelon, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, watermelon
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, rapini, rutabaga, spinach, sprouts, squash. tomatoes, zucchini.
We've only scratched the surface of the markets open in Ontario. To find one near you, visit: www.farmersmarketsontario.com.
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