About our Saturday Farmers Market
Evergreen started its Saturday Farmers Market in 2007 with 25 local farmers and producers, a great location, and a great community response. At the time, many predicted that it wouldn’t last. But, last, it did. Since then, it has grown into the largest year-round farmers market in Toronto.
Open year-round, snow or shine, Evergreen’s Saturday Farmers Market is the meeting place for people from across the city—and beyond. Here you can connect with fellow Torontarians and local Ontario food producers alike.
The farmers market is moving indoors for the winter! Find us in Building 16 – TD Future Cities Centre from November until the end of April.
Did you know all our vendors are within a 205 km radius of the Brick Works? When you shop at the Farmers Market, you’re supporting 100% local Canadian businesses. Check out the map to see where they’re located:
Our goal
Our goal is to foster the growth of a resilient food system for people and the planet. This means:
- Supporting sustainably produced food and goods that protect the health of individuals, communities and the environment.
- Strengthening regional economic longevity and the livelihoods of local food producers by making space for a new generation of growers and producers.
- Celebrating the diversity of our past, present and future residents, while acknowledging the role of Indigenous peoples as the original stewards of the land.
- Engage communities through conversations and actions supporting food literacy, food justice, and food sovereignty.
- Reduce waste and promote a circular food system by encouraging reusable practices, low-waste operations, and responsible resource use.
Become a zero waste shopper
There are so many environmental benefits of shopping at your local farmers market including reducing food miles, producing less waste and ensuring that the food that you eat is produced using sustainable farming practices.
If you’re interested in ways that you can become a zero waste shopper at the Farmers Market, here are some options:
- Dine in with reusable plates and cutlery: If you’re staying at the Market to enjoy your meals and snacks, just ask the vendor for a reusable plate and cutlery at the point of purchase. Simply return used dishes to a designated dish bin before leaving (located with the waste receptacles). This project is supported by the City of Toronto through the Circular Food Innovators Fund.
- Bring your own (BYO): Customers are encouraged to bring their own clean containers, mugs, produce bags and shopping bags. Just let vendors know you brought your own when shopping. Some of our vendors even provide a discount when you bring your own!
- Return for reuse: Our awesome vendors often reuse their packaging! Feel free to bring back clean bottles, jars, egg cartons and baskets the next time you visit the market. Return, reuse and reduce!
Join the market and become a vendor
The Saturday Farmers Market supports over 100 local farmers, food producers, and entrepreneurs each year. Through the market, Evergreen Brick Works provides a venue to grow independent businesses and build healthy communities.
Interested in becoming one of our vendors? Apply below. New vendor applications will be added to the waitlist once capacity has been reached.
Please note, there has been an increase in scams targeting vendors and small businesses. We will only ever contact vendors from an official @evergreen.ca email account.
Want to busker at our farmers market? Musicians should apply through our Community Spotlight application and mention the farmers market in the form.
