About Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods

My son and I drove down to the Big Smoke on Saturday night to participate in Nuit Blanche. We found a very good parking spot at the bottom of Church Street surprisingly quickly, and it was only $5.00 for the night. Score. We were off to a great start. One - nil to the good guys.

We could hear the drums and see hazy purple smoke and lights in the distance as we scurried towards King and Yonge along with the crowd. We thought this would be a sensible starting place. We wandered around for a few hours, unable to make sense of a lot of what we were seeing, but we had an absolute blast. It was a pretty surreal experience at times.

There were too many displays to get to, so we concentrated on the ones near Dundas Square. I didn't feel like walking to the Distillery District or Libertyville. There was a huge bonfire right in the middle of Dundas Square. It was strange, and after a while I learned to stop asking myself "what is the point of this?" and just enjoy the displays. Some were interactive, some weren't, some were huge technological displays, and others were musical in nature. They were all very good. There are some incredibly creative people in the world, and I kept wondering "what the hell made him think of that?"

We wandered all over the downtown core and by 2 a.m. we decided we had had enough. My feet were sore. We only managed to get to about 50 of the 130 displays, but that was enough. My son and I shared a lot of laughs, saw a lot of strange people and displays, and had a really fun evening together.

I think we'll be going back next year. Who else wants to come?

With summer in full bloom, I'm out walking and exploring my neighborhood. There are a lot of farmers markets that are now open until the fall. I've checked out the market that is located in Trinity Bellwoods Park. The park runs from Queen St. to Dundas St at the north end. The market is located at the top end of the park at Dundas. Its open every Thursday in the summer months. Its wonderful opportunity to support our local farmers and try some interesting products like specialty cheeses, organic fruits, vegetables, coffees and honey, lots of other products are available too.

I thoroughly enjoyed the goat cheese from Monforte Dairy. They are a small operation from Stratford, Ontario. So, if you are lucky enough to live in the neighborhood you should check out this little market.

On my way back I thoroughly enjoyed the colourful gardens along the way. I took some wonderful pictures of homes and gardens. Will post then once I figure it out.

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The Trinity Bellwoods Farmer's Market is coming to an end for this year.
The last one will be held on October 28th ... less than 1 week away.

Don't miss this market. It promotes local and urban sustainable agriculture.

There is an amazing selection of locally grown, organic produce, freshly baked bread, a selection of meats and dairy.

Don't forget to take your re-usable bags, as plastic bags available are few.

If you drive there, don't park on Shaw Street, by the park.
That area is reserved for the vendor vehicles.

There is also an on-leash area for pets.
Smoking is not allowed in the immediate market area.

If you require additional information, call 416-435-8860

Trinity Bellwoods Park is at the corner of Dundas & Shaw Street and the market vendors are set up on the on the North west side/tip of the park.

If you're coming from the South side along Queen Street, you can walk North on Crawford or Shaw Streets to Dundas, to find the market.

If you're getting there by TTC, your closest stop would be Ossington, and then you would walk East one block.

Don't miss the last day at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park Farmer's Market.

Let's remember those who are less fortunate...
Let's remember those who have nothing at all...
Take a moment, and click, please.

Sylvie Conde, Broker
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc., Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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