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OFM Farms Offering CSA Shares
By Ottawa Farmers' Market
February 19-25, 2024 is CSA Week! Click on the farms listed in this blog post to check out their CSA programs online, and enjoy the abundance to come! CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Community members purchase CSA Shares early in the year, which give a local farmer funds for the growing season (think seeds, equipment, etc). In return you receive weekly harvest baskets all season long, for pickup at their Farmers' Market booth or right at the farm! -
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OFM Holiday Gift Guide
By The Ottawa Farmers' Market
Find the perfect gift for your loved ones using the OFM Holiday Gift Guide! Get inspired with Gifts For The Locavore, Super Stocking Stuffers, and Festive Decor. Everything on this gift guide is LOCAL - meaning it was made within 100km of Ottawa with love. We'll see you at the OFM Christmas Market inside the Aberdeen Pavilion, every Saturday & Sunday from 10am-4pm until December 23rd! -
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Butternuts, Pears, And The Return Of Spinach!
By Steph Kittmer
Our beloved fall harvest is here - rutabagas, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, butternut squash (and all their incredible cousins)! -
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Hello, September!
By Steph Kittmer
Harvest month is in full swing! It is a plentiful time as hot crops season collides with storage crops season. -
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It’s The Sweetest Time Of The Year!
By Steph Kittmer
Corn on the cob and peaches have arrived - buying fresh is best! -
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Peak Harvest Season Begins with June-bearing Strawberries
By Steph Kittmer
Ottawa is overflowing with locally grown fruits and vegetables, including the highly anticipated local strawberry crop! -
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Happy 17th Birthday OFM!
By Steph Kittmer
In honour of the Ottawa Farmers' Market's 17th birthday, we’ve compiled a list of our 17 favourite things about our association of your local producers! -
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To Market, To Market!
By Steph Kittmer
The Outdoor Market Season is here! Your local producers can’t wait to serve up their home-grown and handcrafted goods to you for another Outdoor Market Season – see you soon! -
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The Best Is Natural
By Julián C. Chávez
Julián is a Market volunteer with a background as an organic food producer and educator in Colombia. Read about his perspective on the importance of local, all-natural personal care products. We care about our well-being, and there are local businesses that offer natural skin care solutions... -
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Local Eats, Global Taste
By Julián C. Chávez
Julián is a Market volunteer with a background as an organic food producer and educator in Colombia. Read about his experience with foods rooted in diverse cultures and traditions at the Market! At the Market, we are fortunate to have many vendors who make food from around the world local to the Ottawa community... -
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Maple World
By Julián C. Chávez
Julián is a Market volunteer with a background as an organic food producer and educator in Colombia. Read about his experience delving into the world of Maple Syrup at the Market! My second visit to the Aberdeen Pavilion brought me to one of the maple stands - I was surprised to find that not only did Maple honey exist, but that there were so many other products derived from this magnificent tree... -
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The Same Place, Thousands of Stories
By Julián C. Chávez
Julián is a Market volunteer with a background as a organic food producer and educator in Colombia. Read about his experience connecting though shared experiences with local honey and chocolate producers at the Market! After visiting the Ottawa Farmers Market for the first time on Sunday, I discovered... -
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Discover The Local Economy at the Christmas Market
By Julián C. Chávez
Julián is a Market volunteer with a background as a organic food producer and educator in Colombia. He blogs about his experience visiting the Christmas Market. During this time of year, when the winter cold comes and adorns the season with its white and gray colors, the colors of Christmas also arrive at the Ottawa Farmers' Market, where local products are available every weekend...