Waterloo Region Eating Local Directory

This blog is for everyone in Waterloo looking to eat LOCAL!!! YAY!

(For everyone else, please leave a comment and not where to find local food in your community, so that others will be informed. Also, if i have missed any in Waterloo Region, please let me know)

Markets:

St. Jacob's Farmer Market:
From the official site: stjacobs.com/html/shopping-farmersmarkets.html
When:Thursday & Saturday (year round) 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

Tuesday (summer market) June 20 to September 19, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday: April 2, 2006 until December.
Where: Weber Street and King Street North meet, just north of Waterloo.

"St. Jacobs Farmers' Markets continue to complement the strong agricultural activity of the area, and provide a unique and lively place to shop. At the markets, you will find aisle upon aisle of fresh produce from across Ontario and from local farm gardens. Plus, you will find meats, cheese, baking, crafts, home decor, furniture, clothes, tools and more. Local delicacies such as summer sausage and pure maple syrup are sold by Mennonite farmers who travel to market by horse and buggy. Indoors and outdoors, on the east and west side of Weber Street, you will find more than 600 vendors! Come and fill your market basket! Also, enjoy live performances by Buskers and year round special events!"

Kitchener Farmer's Market
When: Saturday 7am-2pm
Where: 300 King St. East Downtown Kitchener

ES Farm Market
When: (Will resume in Spring 2007) Wednesday mornings, 9:30am- 1:00 pm
Where: ES Courtyard in ES1 (by modern languages Tim Hortin's)

Organisations:

Foodlink Waterloo Region:
http://www.foodlink-waterlooregion.ca/

More to come...