Where to Find Fruits & Veggies in (and around) Winnipeg

This month's issue of Wave (pg. 29) has a list of farmer's market, market stands, u-picks and clubs. The list is printed below, with a couple of additions:

FARMER'S MARKETS
Veggie Van Market
West Broadway Development Corp.
545 Broadway
The market is located in the parking lot of the Klinic Community Health Center
July - September
Thursday, 4 to 6pm

FortWhyte Alive Centre
1961 McCreary Road
895-2375
Tuesdays & Thursdays

Main Street Farmers’ Market
1085 Main Street at the Age & Opportunity Centre
927-2342
Fridays

Osborne Village Farmers’ Market
Corner of Osborne Street and River Avenue, in front of the Gas Station Theatre
480-8358
Thursdays

Red River Ex Farmers’ Market
3977 Portage Avenue, just west of the Perimeter Highway
888-6990
Saturdays

St. Norbert Farmers’ Market
3514 Pembina Highway
Wednesdays & Saturdays
275-8349

South Osborne Urban Market
Riverview Community Centre, 90 Ashland Ave.
Sundays

The Forks Market
The Forks Market Plaza
987-4352
Sundays

Transcona BIZ Farmers’ Market
Transcona Christian Church parking lot, 131 Victoria Ave. West
222-8566
Thursdays

Wellness Institute / Seven Oaks Hospital Farmers’ Market
1075 Leila Ave.
632-3912
Tuesdays

MARKET STANDS AND U-PICKS
Boonstra Berries
Stonewall
15km N on Hwy #7, 1km W on Hwy #67 at Stonewall exit
467-8480

Cormier's Berry Patch
La Salle
688-0858

Crampton’s Farm Produce Market
1765 Waverley Street, corner of Bishop Grandin & Waverley
269-3355

Floodway Gardens
Lot 567 Shalom Path – 10 km North of Perimeter Hwy, between Henderson Hwy & Floodway
661-9162

Grenkow’s U-Pick
St. Norbert
S on Waverley St., W on Des Trappistes St., 2.4 km S on Brady Rd.
269-0254

Jardins St. Leon’s Gardens
419 St. Mary’s Road, corner of St. Mary’s and Carriere
237-7216

Mayfair Farm
Portage la Prairie
1-866-738-4299 or 857-4581

Makarchuk's Strawberry Farm
Portage la Prairie
Hwy 1 to Hwy 13, 2.5km S to Oakville, 12km W on Hwy 331
267-2377

Patten Acres
Portage la Prairie
On Trans Canada Hwy 40 minutes W of Winnipeg
1-888-857-7648 or 857-4321

Petrasko Brothers Garden Centre
1577 Henderson Hwy
339-7163

Please phone u-picks ahead of time to ensure berries are ready!

PRODUCE CO-OPS & CLUBS
Community Supported Agriculture Manitoba
Consumers pay a fee to a farmer at the beginning of the year, and receive produce weekly during Manitoba’s growing season.

Fruit Share Winnipeg
284-1234
Connects fruit tree owners with volunteer fruit pickers to make good use of local fruit. One-third goes to the tree owner, one-third to the pickers, and one-third to community organizations such as food banks.

Harvest Moon Local Food Initiative
Produce and meat-buying club that connects consumers to local farmers, with deliveries to various Winnipeg locations.

Sharing Backyards
Connects gardeners with garden plot owners.

South Osborne Urban Community Co-operative
Garden share program connects gardeners with land owners.

Winnipeg Community Gardens Network
Garden.Network Information on where community gardens are located.

To get more information, please visit:

Farmers’ Market Association of Manitoba.
Lists all the farmers’ markets in Manitoba.

Manitoba Agriculture
Manitoba’s local produce guide, which lists farmers’ markets, market stands, U-pick farms and community supported agriculture.

Prairie Fruit Growers Association
Listing of organic strawberry, raspberry and saskatoon U-pick farms in Manitoba. Includes location, whether the farms are open, and what type of fruit and vegetables are available for sale.