OUT-OF-TOWN

Kawartha Ecological Growers Halloween Harvest
Grassroot Organics Farm, 472 Farms Road, R.R.#2, Woodville
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$20 or $15 with contribution of prepared food for the harvest table
Help Kawartha Ecological Growers raise funds for an eco-friendly building with cold and dry storage areas, a certified kitchen and butchery, cheese making facilities, office and meeting space, and maybe even a little restaurant, allowing them to move forward in their mandate to bridge the gaps between urban and rural, and increase public awareness about the issues surrounding Ontario's farms, farmers, and food through community education and good eating. The day will feature food from Marc Breton (Gladstone Hotel), David Chrystian (Victor), Joshna Maharaj (ROM), Kyle Deming (Starfish) and Michael Sacco & crew (Chocosol), as well as live entertainment and activities, raffles and auctions, and much more.
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EVENTS

Drake’s Outdoor Market
Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
free
Come and experience a taste of Drake culture: an urban market that combines bake sale with yard sale, where visitors will find everything from a loaf of pumpkin bread to some forgotten vinyl. Racks of vintage clothing, handmade cards from local crafters, pumpkins, last minute Halloween costumes and other unique, seasonal items will be only a few of the reasons to stop by the Drake Café patio for some leisurely urban shopping. (Continues to November 1st.)
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Cask Days 2009
Volo, 587 Yonge Street
Friday sessions: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Saturday sessions: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM
some sessions sold out - remaining tickets available at Volo
Every fall for the past five years, Volo has invited our local brewers to make beer - cask conditioned beer, that is. Cask beer is a traditional method of making beer that is unpasteurised and without filtration. It is then fermented in and served from a cask without gas pressure. Once tapped, cask beer only has a few days to be consumed at its peak. At Cask Days, you can expect some unique ales (and the occasional lager) in a variety of styles and there's always a surprise or two. (Final day.)
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MARKETS

Brick Works Farmers Market
Don Valley Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Shuttle bus runs from Broadview Station every half hour)
(Final week of the season)

Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Etobicoke Farmers Market
Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Farmers Organic Market
St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John Street
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Green Barn Farmers Market
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Avenue
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM

MyMarket St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's Park, Adelaide Street & Maud Street
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
(Final week of the season)

St. Lawrence Farmers Market
St. Lawrence Market (North Building), 92 Front Street East
5:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Village Market
Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst Street, Thornhill
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Weston Village Farmers Market
Weston GO Station parking lot, 39 John Street (at Weston Road), Weston
7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
(Final week of the season)

Withrow Park Farmers Market
Withrow Park, south of Danforth Avenue between Logan & Carlaw
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
(Final week of the season)

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