Oakville Harbourside Organic Market

Local + Organic = Sustainable

This simple statement sums up the mission of the Oakville Harbourside Organic Farmer’s Market up in just three words. As a project of the Oakville Harbourside Organic Farmer’s Market, this market features a variety of goods from farmers and artisans that live and work within 100 miles of Oakville.

I love exploring new markets. So I was excited to visit one of my favourite neighbourhoods to check out this new up and coming market. It's a small market, with only maybe about a dozen booths, but it's chock full of goodies. 

Your first stop at the market should be the Cinnful Twists booth, where they prepare fresh cinnamon twist buns on site. Made from scratch, these little gems of a bun are made a dozen at a time throughout the morning. It's either 2 dollars for one bun or 6 for $9.00, this is the perfect place for your Saturday morning coffee and nosh.

The farmers selling their produce at the market have a great variety of organic produce, from sweet raspberries, blueberries and currants to all the seasonal produce you could want. The best part is that all of it is local and organically grown. I walked away from the market with a bag brimming with fresh radishes, carrots, garlic and a small bag of salad greens so tightly stuffed that I filled a large mixing bowl when I dumped it out. It shocked me how much salad came out of that bag, so I really felt I got a great value for just $2.50/bag.

This market has a few interesting facets that I’ve never seen at other markets. There’s a master gardener on site if you have questions about your home garden, they have a “Free Speech Zone” which allows groups to come in and share their news and viewsOakville Harbourside Organic Market is located in front of the Oakville Public Library at the corner of Lakeshore Road and Navy Street in historic downtown Oakville. The market is open Saturday from 9 to 1, from now until October 31. 

Our guest market blogger this week is Michelle Gatien.  Michelle’s love of local, seasonal, reasonably priced food comes from her culinary training, which she gave up to pursue television production, writing and photography. This summer, Michelle is embarking on a new adventure, as she discovers the art and science of preserving Ontario fruit and vegetables. You can follow Michelle on Twitter (@michellegate).