The Simcoe Farmer's Market is now online to place your orders on with 3 pick up times on Thursdays!
During the winter of 1980, some dedicated vendors and market supporters searched for a building that could be used for a permanent year round market.Since then we have grown to 30+ year round vendors, with a waiting list. In addition, we have up to 20 local farmers bringing their produce to the seasonal outdoor market.
Our vibrant market offers the customer the opportunity to talk to the people who make or grow what they sell and evidence of the pride and knowledge in the products is obvious. There are pesticide free, hydroponic, odd and unusual varieties of vegetables, fruits and flowers, preserves from own produce and home baked pies. We have vendors who press their own apple cider, collect honey and tap the maple trees to make syrup. Specialty bakeries offer Canadian, Dutch and Portuguese goodies, and there are bulk baking supplies for customers who make their own.
There are vendors who butcher the meat, catch and smoke the fish, process the poultry, rabbits, eggs that are for sale. We have a deli who produces their own products and a cheese vendor who makes many of the cheeses they bring to market.
Other vendors buy a large variety of produce which helps to give the market a more varied selection of fruits and vegetables which just do not grow in Ontario's winter! The list goes on as we walk through the craft-section displaying beautifully made pottery, woodwork, woodwork, baby clothes, sewing, knitting, handmade soaps and creams and miscellaneous items. There are also 3 food vendors who serve delicious lunches.
The market is a community event where many people meet their friends and neighbours while shopping in a more social and personal way than at a supermarket. Simcoe Farmer's Market is a place "Where Good Things and good Friends Meet"