Growing Local Conference

Friday, March 1 from 7:30 - 3:30
Saturday, March 2 from 8:00 - 4:00
Marlboro Hotel, 331 Smith Street

This year's conference includes:

• DIY hands-on food skills and production workshops
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Indigenous and Northern Issues
• Food Justice
• Health

Registration closes February 22. With a great lineup of workshops, displays and networking opportunities, this 6th annual conference is sure to sell out again. Register now!

More information can be found on the Food Matters Manitoba website.

Upcoming Workshops in West Broadway and Spence

Vermicomposting Workshop
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
West Broadway Development Corporation, 608 Broadway

Learn how to compost indoors using red wriggler worms at this FREE workshop. To register call 930-9989 or email composting@westbroadway.mb.ca. For more information, visit the West Broadway Development Corporation Events page.

Food Mapping in Spence Neighbourhood
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Beginning at 5:00 p.m.
689 Maryland Street

Learn where our food comes from and how it gets to our tables; share stories of growing your own food; and help create a food map of Spence neighbourhood. This workshop will be a fun chance to share stories about food and participate in an art activity about food and community.

Workshop is FREE and snacks will be provided!

Farmer's Markets Near the West End

Gas Station Village Farmers' Market
Days: Thursdays
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Outside the Gas Station Theatre at River and Osborne
Features: 100 mile food options; local artisans; food vendors; live music; Half Pints beer garden

Good Food Club Veggie Van Market
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Thompson Funeral Home parking lot at Broadway and Sherbrook
Features: Fresh produce from Wiens Family Farm

Main Street Farmers Market
Days: Fridays (June 19 to September 14)
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Neechi Commons parking lot at Euclid and Main
Features: Produce; crafts; baked goods; buskers from the North End and around Winnipeg

Wolseley Farmers' Market
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays (June 19 to November 1)
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: R.A. Steen Community Centre, 190 Palmerston
Features: Local food; home-spun artistic products; live music; workshops; kid friendly environment

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.