Farmers' Markets Closed for Strike

With updates to June 30: Here's the list of Farmers' Markets on City property. The City strike is affecting them in various ways.

MARKETS AT CIVIC CENTRES
Initially, Farmers Markets Ontario and the Toronto Farmers' Market Network reported that markets at civic centres would close altogether. Now, they will be operating, but at a reduced level, as follows (according to the City's Labour Disruption Information site):

• Nathan Phillips Square - every Wednesday, starting July 8 (The Canada Day edition moves to Yonge-Dundas square on Thursday, July 2.)
• Metro Hall, Metro Square - every Thursday, starting July 2
• Etobicoke Civic Centre - every Saturday, starting July 4
• East York Civic Centre - every Tuesday, starting July 7
• Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square - every Tuesday, starting July 7
• North York Civic Centre, Mel Lastman Square - every Thursday, starting July 2

MARKETS IN PARKS
Sheryl Kirby of Taste TO reports that markets on City property that are not actually run by the City have been told that "the decision to open is up to the individual market organizers". Most are going ahead for now, but other park services like washrooms are generally not available. Other MyMarkets and members of the Toronto Farmers' Market Network that do not operate on City property are unaffected. Here are resources for locating farmers' markets around town.

• At Riverdale Park, the Farmers' Market continue with a slight change in location, 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
• Trinity Bellwoods has announced "Yes, the market is on...this week. Please come out to support us during this current situation. It's important."
• Media relations rep Nate Habermayer at Evergreen Brickworks reports that the market there is on as usual.
• Dufferin Grove Park announces "Yes, we have a market this week, but what a week it has been. ... Markets like ours, in parks, are continuing to operate, but without the usual city services. We hope you will come and make it the best market possible under the circumstances." The cafe and the bread oven will cease operations during the srike.
• East Lynn Park's MyMarket will go ahead without electricity, so frozen products like buffalo meat will be sold out of coolers.
• Cookie Roscoe Handford at Green Barn Market says they will go ahead.
• St. Lawrence Farmers' Market is listed as running on Taste TO, and there's no signage on the building to indicate otherwise.
• Helen Goldlist, volunteer chair of Bloor.Borden MyMarket, called in to say they're up and running and ready for business Wednesdays from 3 to 7, including Canada Day.
• As of June 24, the Withrow Park site said "If the Toronto city strike has not been resolved by the next market day (June 27) the market will still be on. There will, however, be no access to public washrooms. Please come out and support your neighbourhood market.
• A Gremolata.com reader reports that Sorauren was running on the first Monday of the strike.
• I have no news reports for Lakeshore Village Parkette, but I'm guessing it'll go ahead too.

If the strike continues for a long time, the situation could change. I will update this post as I hear more. If you have news, please let me know via a comment!

Meanwhile, read about how the strike is affecting farmers.