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The Caledon Farmers’ Market has been bringing locally grown and produced foods
and other items to the residents and visitors of Caledon since 2009!
The 2012 Caledon Farmers’ Market season promises to be fun, interesting and
tasty!
More details will be added as the Market Season approaches, so please keep
checking back.
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Open June 2 to October
27, 2012*
(Rain or shine)
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Every Saturday | 8:00 a.m.
– 1:00 p.m.
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Located in Bolton at 150 Queen Street South (site of the Albion
Bolton Community Centre) CLICK
HERE for Google Map.
* The Caledon Farmers’ Market will be closed on September 22, 2012
due to the Bolton Fair
For great recipes,
local food information and related events, Subscribe to The
Market Message enewsletter
Weekly Market Themes:
The 2012 Market Season will feature a special
theme each week to guide the culinary demonstrations, children’s crafts and
other scheduled activities.
Here are the themes for
2012:
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June 2
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Opening Day
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June 9
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Seeds & Bulbs
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June 16
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Start Your Garden
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June 23
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Summer Fruit & Preserves
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June 30
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Canada Day
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July 7
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Maple Syrup
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July 14
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Tender Fruit
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July 21
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Bring your Pet Day
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July 28
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Barbeque
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August 4
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Honey & Baked Goods
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August 11
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Herbs & Mushrooms
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August 18
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Country Festival
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August 25
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Corn
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September 1
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Sprouts & Grains
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September 8
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Tomatoes, Sauces & Salsa
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September 15
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Harvest Celebration
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September 22
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NO MARKET THIS WEEK
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September 29
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Apples & Cider
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October 6
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Thanksgiving / Pumpkins
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October 13
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Chocolate
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October 20
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Squash
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October 27
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Closing Day
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“Freshalicious” Culinary Demonstrations
 We were very pleased
that Stacey Fokas ~ Caledon resident, “local food guru” and best-selling author
of Freshalicious ~ performed a
series of culinary demonstrations at the Market in 2011
Each demonstration featured products that were available for purchase at
the Market.
We look forward to Stacey’s return to the Market in 2012.
Details will be announced in The
Market Message e-newsletter and on the Caledon
Farmers’ Market Facebook page.
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Top 5
Reasons for Eating Locally:
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Taste and Nutrition: Locally produced food is
fresher, tastier and more nutritious than imported foods. This is primarily
because it takes less time to travel between the farm and the consumer. For
produce in particular, this means that it is picked when fully ripe – and
not before. Studies have also shown that many foods lose their nutritional
value with storage and transport.
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Farmland Preservation: Supporting local farmers helps
to make their farm businesses more viable, which contributes to preserving
the beautiful farmlands and rural flavour of our area.
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Local Economy: Money spent on local food
circulates within our local economy, strengthening the community for all of
us.
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Food Safety: Ontario food is produced to
some of the highest food safety standards in the world.
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Sustainability: In this era of environmental
stewardship and responsibility, it is important we all do our part to ensure
sustainable solutions are used in our day-to-day lives. Consuming locally
produced foods is a “three-times-a-day” step in the right direction!
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