Family Service Toronto and Corbrook in partnership with FoodShare, are hosting a Community Food Market on the third Thursday of every month in Scarborough.
Where and when is the market?
The next market is Thursday, November 21 from 1pm-6pm at Corbrook and Community Living Toronto’s social enterprise The Social Brew: 1236 Birchmount Rd. – see attached flyer for details.
What is a Community Market? (formerly Good Food Market)
Community Markets sell high quality, affordable fruits and vegetables. These markets bring healthy produce to neighbourhoods where it might not otherwise be available, and where farmers’ markets are not viable because sales are too low to cover costs.
The markets feature seasonal, local produce plus imported favourites in order to offer the greatest quality and cultural value to the neighbourhoods they serve. Each market uniquely reflects its community and is a vibrant and important gathering place, providing opportunities for neighbourhoods to meet, share information and to celebrate.
Why a Community Market?
Food markets can become amazing gathering places. The goal of a successful market is not making a profit, but the relationship between selling affordable produce and the ability of a market to be a gathering place that people want to hang out in.
It also serves as a space in the community for information and resource sharing – email Elizabeth Irwin if your program/agency would like to host a table at an upcoming event:elizabethir@familyservicetoronto.org
Who can attend?
The market is open to everyone! Corbrook and Family Service Toronto share a vision of building inclusive communities. We envision a market that serves as a gathering place for folks to connect and learn from each other.