Sharing the byword - May 27th
Announcements:
It is with great excitement that we welcome all vendor categories back to our markets beginning June 2nd as part of our gradual reopening.
What Does a Gradual Reopening Mean?
You will slowly see artisans, crafters, and other vendor categories return to our markets between June 2nd and 14th. This will be done gradually with the intention of getting people back into the swing of things in a safe and comfortable way.
Thank you to the entire community for your continued support!
Neighbourhood News:
Anti-Masking Protest forces changes in York Street Farmers' Market.
While Ottawa's farmers and small business owners vend safety at our markets, an anti-masking and anti-lockdown protest continues to be scheduled in Ottawa - simultaneously - putting Ottawans at risk and disrupting our York Street Farmers' Market on a weekly basis.
Read more here.
For the health and safety of our vendors and guests, we have made the responsible but difficult decision to reduce the York Street Farmers' Market by an hour so as to not overlap with the demonstration, meaning the Market will run from 8:00am-12:00pm along York Street until such a time that we can safely expand the hours.
See you Saturday morning on York Street!
Marchés d'Ottawa Markets is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of safety for our community members during our market season.
Get the latest case data and updates, learn how to protect yourself and others and get advice on what to do next if you think you might have COVID-19.
Pop In At Parkdale:
THE PARKDALE NIGHT MARKET LAUNCHES WEDNESDAY JUNE 2ND!
Wednesdays, June to August, 4PM - 8PM.
Launching in June, the Parkdale Night Market will expand the offerings of the market to new producers and growers with distinct products. Evenings at the Night Market will be a new opportunity for Ottawans to interact with their community into the twilight hours.
Marchés d'Ottawa Markets is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of safety for our community members during our market season.
☀️ Bring your reusable bag
🌙 Stay distanced and sanitized
🌾 Mask up
🌷 Be kind - keep others in mind
A place for new finds and fresh evening delights! #ParkdaleNightMarket
Community Spotlight:
As part of our Community Spotlight this week, we spoke to Fabienne of Péché Fumé, who will be a weekly feature of our York Street Farmers' Market.
Find Péché Fumé Saturdays, 8am-12pm in ByWard!
We asked Fabienne the following questions:
When did you start your operation?
Fabienne and her husband started Péché Fumé in the Summer of 2015.
“My husband is a fish biologist who works on sturgeon, and he meets lots of fisherman through his work. He met Gaston [an experienced fisherman] years ago and the two of them fished often for fun. Since Gaston was 85 years old and retiring, he gave us his fishing license – with the condition that we prepare the fish ourselves.”
Fishers often choose to gut and sell their products to a third party that will then prepare the fish for purchase.
By catching and preparing the food themselves, Péché Fumé offers a hook-to-table experience.
“In later years we expanded to the Ottawa River to fish for other species.”
How did you learn? Who taught you?
“Gaston was our teacher for years and showed us the ropes. My friend Jimmy taught us to smoke and prepare the fish as well.”
What did you fish first?
“We began with sturgeon, which was the only product we offered for the first 3 years.”
Along with smoked sturgeon, they also offered caviar. When they expanded to the Ottawa River, they were able to diversify their offerings.
“On the Ottawa River, we expanded our product list to include carp, bullhead, black crappie, and catfish.”
What do you currently specialize in catching?
“Our smoked sturgeon is our best seller and is very popular. Although my personal favourite is the catfish - I've had a lot of smoked sturgeon.”
What’s the one thing that’s surprised you the most about being a fisherman?
“How much work it is!”*Fabienne laughs*:
"There are a lot of steps that go into getting products prepared and sold.
We have to catch the fish, which isn't always easy as it's dependant on a number of factors. The process also includes fixing them, doing loads of paperwork for certification, and preparing the final product.
Finally, we organize everything to be able to attend the markets and sell our products”
What’s been your proudest moment as a fisherman?
“It's always a proud moment when we see great restaurants serve the products we work so hard to produce.”
What advice would you give to someone starting out in the industry?
“Don't do it alone. Find a good group of people to work with.
It’s an added bonus if you work with ‘morning people’. You’ll want to avoid the afternoon heat!”
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Catch Péché Fumé at our York Street Farmers' Market this Saturday, May 29th!
Your local Ottawa Markets are opening!
Take a look below and see who will be at your Ottawa Markets this weekend!
Péché Fumé
Péché Fumé products aim at offering the best quality smoked fish produced locally. Between 8000-10000 pounds of fish are captured annually and sold fresh, frozen or smoked.
Ferme Bristol
Farm located in Bristol, Quebec growing vegetables in the ground and greenhouses on 5 acres. Owned and operated by Youssef and Basma.
Burrell Farms
After moving to Ontario in 2011 from a four-acre farm in Jamaica, Dain Burrell started farming a 15- acre piece of land in Metcalfe.
Dairy Distillery
Producers of Vodkow vodka from milk permeate; a sugar-rich unused by-product of Ontario's dairy industry. With a distillery in Almonte, Ontario, they currently produce two products: Vodkow Vodka and Vodcow Cream.
Dunrobin Distillery
Distillery that offers farm to glass whisky, gin, vodka as well as a full range of bitters, extracts and tinctures.
Ferme L'eau de Ruisseau
A small scale grass fed steer farm, with animals in pasture from spring through to fall. Two acres of mixed vegetables with a greenhouse for seed starting and a barn for egg laying hens. The farm is working on a fruit orchard for future years and looking at keeping honeybees this year as well.
Kaï Klod
Culinary delights from the islands of Martinique, produced by a chef for over 30 years, recently immigrated to Canada.
myBuddhaBaby
Healthy, fun snack food for kids that actually taste awesome.
Rutabaga Ranch
A vegetable farm located in Brinston, Ontario using natural and regenerative agriculture methods on 1 acre of land. Offering Harvest Box memberships.
The Little Green Farm
A one acre market garden with a greenhouse growing flowers and vegetables. CSA shares also available!
Green's Creek Nursery
Green's Creek Organic Nursery is a certified organic plant nursery in Ottawa, growing a wide variety of vegetable and herb seedlings, as well as some flowers.
Junior and the Kid
Junior And The Kid BBQ Sauces are made with fresh, local ingredients as much as possible, and boast some unique and delicious flavor profiles!
Almanac
Almanac is an urban mill in Canotek park sourcing certified organic Canadian grain, and milling flour fresh on our stone mill. The bakery is a new portion of our business focusing on sourdough bread and products made with locally sourced ingredients and heritage milled flour.
Dominion City
Dominion City are Ottawa's Makers of very good beer. Established with a mission to produce delicious, boundary-pushing beer that reflects the land and people who make it possible while supporting the community to which we belong.
Eight50 Coffee
A proudly women owned Canadian coffee brand sharing the love for coffee from deep-rooted family coffee heritage, hailing from the birthplace of coffee (Ethiopia). Offering a variety of certified organic and fair trade coffee as well as responsibly sourced micro lot coffee products from around the world that are locally roasted and packaged locally.
Mazepis
Locally owned and operated business in the city of Ottawa offering prepared foods from the Caribbean Islands.
Spicetionary
Unique spices blends and seasonings, mixing in small batches. Custom and unique blends are available for restaurants and food providers.
Falafel Guys
Run by Ahmad and Ramez, a new immigrant to Canada in 2016 and a former investment banker, serving traditional Syrian street food.
Cedar Run Farm
Cedar run farm is a small scale poultry farm offering free range chicken and cooked chicken products (mostly chicken pies). Chickens are raised indoors for the first three weeks and then places on pasture with mobile shelters.
Tom's Pantry
I love authentic organic sourdough bread, the traditional levain bread that was common centuries ago before yeast was developed. I also love organic agriculture and food for its positive impact on our environment, our health, and farm families.
La Ferme Saveurs des Continents
Canadian and exotic varieties of fruits and vegetables certified organic by Ecocert Canada.
Baccanalle
Caribbean lifestyle foods, craft drinks and culinary gifts made by an award winning local chef Resa Solomon-St. Lewis. Ingredients are locally sourced from the National Capital Region when possible.
Against the Grain
Farm growing heritage/ancient grains, producing whole grain flour/grains and specializing in non-gmo heritage and ancient grains.
Mad Mexican
Artisan food company making real Mexican food. Sharing their premium product line at local markets and gourmet food shops with all the rich flavors and textures of Mexico in every bite.
LBA Floral
Cut flowers and tropical plants for all occasions.
Alkadour Sweets
A pastry chef from Syria, Alkadour Sweets makes middle eastern sweets such as baklava, mamoul, sesame cookies, honey bowls and so much more. Can also be found selling treats at Billingsbridge Mall and Carlingwood Mall.
Serge Cleroux
Fruit and vegetables, spring plants and more.
Russell Farms
Farming for over 30 years with greenhouse and field grown vegetables. Russell Farm has teamed up with other local farmers such as On the Bend Sugar Shack, Bekings Eggs, Upper Canada Creamery, Blue Shoes Honey, and Against the Grain Farms to present a diverse farm-to-table offering for the entire season.
Dûnu Donuts
DÛNU is about African street food with donuts as main product.
Produce Aisle
Selling locally grown plants/ herbs as well as produce sourced from various local farms throughout Ontario and Quebec.
Les Serres Robinson
Bringing the city of Ottawa the freshest produce from the local and Niagara region. In addition, the Robinsons grow produce and flowers on 29 acres of land with their son Stephane.
Denise's Vegetables and Flowers
With a farm in Russell that has been in vegetable production for over 30 years, Denise’s Vegetables and flowers is proud to serve the local community.
Mille Fiore Flowers
Local Ottawa florist offering fresh flowers and creative gift ideas since 2000.
Nat's Bread
Old world, all natural breads, with a focus on sourdough based products. Offering seasonal products and weekly sourdough specials throughout the year.
Michel Roy
Selling vegetables, herbs, annuals, vegetables and fruits from Montreal, Toronto and Niagara regions (and local when possible).
Cleroux Farm Produce
Produce, plants and flowers.
SnackO'Shack
A catering company for over 3 years, SnackOShack sources local ingredients to inspire unique Asian dishes.
Mad Mexican
Artisan food company making real Mexican food. Sharing their premium product line at local markets and gourmet food shops with all the rich flavors and textures of Mexico in every bite.
Russell Farms Market
Farming for over 30 years with greenhouse and field grown vegetables. Russell Farm has teamed up with other local farmers such as On the Bend Sugar Shack, Bekings Eggs, Upper Canada Creamery, Blue Shoes Honey, and Against the Grain Farms to present a diverse farm-to-table offering for the entire season.
Rochon Garden
Family Farm in Edwards, Ontario producing a variety of fruits and vegetables through ecoresponsible farming practices.
Ferme Reveuse
Pasture based poultry and egg production, dairy farm, beef and veal offering home delivery since 4 years to the Ottawa region.
For more information, or to speak with a representative of Marchés d'Ottawa Markets, please contact:
Zackery Liberty, Communications and Events Coordinator, Ottawa Markets, zackery.liberty@ottawamarkets.ca
