by Dorothy Dobson | Aug 2, 2018 | Garlic
CARP FARMERS’ MARKET GARLIC FESITVAL – 2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS *All events take place in the Events Tent. Saturday, August 11, 2018 8:00 am – Welcome to our 19th Garlic Festival 9:30 am – The Best Garlic Contest – Garlic growers vie for the red ribbon in 5...
by Dorothy Dobson | Jul 29, 2018 | Garlic
Properly cured and free of disease & nematodes, garlic will store for over 12 months … the bulb and loose cloves on the left were harvested this time last year! Shown with this year’s garlic.
by Dorothy Dobson | Jul 18, 2018 | Garlic
The Carp Garlic Festival will soon be here and we are looking forward to inviting everyone for 2 days of presentations on growing, braiding, tasting and using garlic. Lots of garlic will be available for sale, either as braids or loose, fresh or processed. Look for...
by Ennio Marcantonio | Mar 23, 2018 | Easter, Information
Welcome to our 27th market season. Our first market of the year is coming up soon, the Easter Market on March 31, 8 am – 2 pm. A new season is always so exciting, a clean slate, a fresh start. Most of the vendors from previous years will be back, with a few new and...
by Dorothy Dobson | Oct 25, 2017 | Information
This coming Saturday, October 28, 2017, will be our last market of the regular season. We hope you will all come back for a visit to our Christmas Market, Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2. As I look back on this growing season, I have nothing but gratitude...
by Ennio Marcantonio | Oct 4, 2017 | Information
What is a Producer-only Market? When is a Farmers’ Market a Farmers’ Market? Recently CBC’s Marketplace aired an episode investigating resellers at Farmers’ Markets in and around the Toronto region. Unfortunately the presenters did not make clear that not...
by Ennio Marcantonio | Sep 28, 2017 | Information
In case you missed it, here’s the video of our segment about the Harvest celebration on Rogers 22.
by Bonnie-Jean Stacey | Jun 21, 2017 | Herb
Featured Herb Festival Vendors The Second Annual Carp Herb Festival will be highlighting our fabulous line up of season and daily vendors who grow and use herbs in their products Waratah Downs has all your favourite culinary herb babies to stock up your garden along...
by Bonnie-Jean Stacey | Jun 7, 2017 | Herb
Herb of The Year 2017: Coriander/Cilantro Cilantro or Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is the herb of the year for 2017 as announced by the International Herb Association. It isn’t a rule, however, I’ve found that generally in recipes coriander refers to the round seed...
by Dorothy Dobson | Jun 5, 2017 | Garlic
The 2017 Carp Farmers’ Market Garlic Festival is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever – more garlic, more speakers, something for everyone. Saturday August 12 and Sunday August 13. Check back in July for the schedule.
