Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market Hosts First Outdoor Market Of The Season

The Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market (PRFM) has moved outside for the season, with their first outdoor market being held on Wednesday.

Martin, owner of La Mesita Restaurante. Photo by Angela O’Grady.

“We are so excited to be back,” said Martin, owner of La Mesita Restaurante. “It was a long winter with COVID and everything. This market feels like it’s going to be back to normal.”

The PRFM operates in the courtyard of Peterborough Square every Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m May - October.

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They are a verified Farmers’ Market, which means that Farm vendors are certified by MyPick. MyPick ensures that farmers are growing 100 per cent of what they are selling.

At the PRFM, Sixty percent of vendors are primary producers, selling farm-grown products. The remaining forty per cent include bakers, prepared food vendors, artists and community groups.

For more information about PRFM visit www.ptboregionalfarmersmarket.org.

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