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With the fall harvest around the corner, we begged some of the country’s most locally committed chefs to share their favourite farmers’ markets with us. And as they so often do with their addictive local cuisine, they over-delivered, revealing insider secrets that are sure to freshen up your recipes. Check out their handpicked produce and must-visit vendors from St. John’s to Victoria
St. John's
Darren Jackman, The Rooms Café
(
709-757-8097; therooms.ca/cafe)
FRESH PICK
Churchill Square Farmers Market
Farmers’ markets are as rare as pretense in St. John’s, but chef Darren Jackman of The Rooms cites Churchill Square, named for the former British PM and graced with a bust of the historic figure, as a great spot for finding local goods.
“People come here and they want to see, to taste, something of Newfoundland,” says Jackman. A highlight to satisfy visitors is the bakedapple, which the chef uses umpteen ways including in a Newfoundland Berry Buckle cake. He gets the bakeapples and “all my berries” from “a guy named Kenway at the market.”
From
Hampers Farm come fresh beets and their greens, carrots and baby red potatoes. The local, greenhouse
Lettuce Farm steps up to the plate with organic greens and other leafy goods. Most vendors sell here in the harvest season, but they vary from week to week.
Open most Saturdays year-round with variable hours
(
Elizabeth Ave. near
Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Where the vendors are:
The Lettuce Farm (
709-579-0061; thelettucefarm.com)
Halifax
Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro
(
902-420-9626; chives.ca)
FRESH PICK Halifax Farmers Market
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