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BaconFest, Crosswind Farm, Farmers' Market, Forbes Wild Foods, Glas Wine Bar, Haystrom Farm, Hooked, Jonathan Ashbridge Park, Le Matin, Leslieville, This Little Pig, Waffle Bar, Wheelbarrow Farm
On Sunday I attended the Leslieville Farmers’ Market located at Jonathan Ashbridge Park near Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue. If you are travelling by car there is lots of free parking on Eastern Avenue just west of Coxwell.
The Sunday market was featuring BaconFest. A couple of new vendors were in attendance including “This Little Pig” makers of artisanal bacon: http://thislittlepig.ca/
Also in attendance were members of Glas Wine Bar: http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/opening-daily-dish/2012/07/31/introducing-glas-wine-bar/
My first visit is always to the friendly people at Hooked, one of the best fishmongers in the city. They cook up an awesome fish taco for $4.
I believe that BaconFest was a huge success due to the fact that I have never seen it so crowded as it was on Sunday. Kudos to the organizers for bringing in new vendors and keeping things interesting.

Jim Hayward from Haystrom Farms in Picton. His sweet corn is fabulous. I have bought this two weeks in a row. 6 for $3.

Kind Organics featuring Salad Blends & Sprouts, Wheat Grass & Micro Greens, Fine Culinary Herbs, Edible Flowers & Baby Greens.
I purchased a package of this artisanal bacon made by This Little Pig: http://thislittlepig.ca/

Wheelbarrow Farm, Sunderland Ontario: ecological growing practices including mulch, cover crops, hand tools, and compost. No artificial fertilizers. No pesticides or herbicides.

Forbes Wild Foods: foods are harvested from the Canadian wilderness by trained pickers who practice sustainable harvesting methods