19th Avenue Farmers Market

There is good, the bad and the ugly at this place.
I’ll start with the good and work my way down. Like local produce that looks amazing, along with a variety of peppers, eggplants, et cetera that you may or may not find at the big box grocer or otherwise. Beautiful colors and they are open every day during the warm season.
They have farm fresh eggs and they take debit; as most places I have been to in the past usually are cash only outfits — so that works well enough for me.
The bad — the pricing is more expensive than the big box stores; but I suspect in bulk it might end up cheaper.
The ugly — while most of the staff is nice — just be aware that as customers you aren’t really permitted to manhandle the produce; the staff here will not hesitate to tell you off very vocally and loudly regardless of others customers being within hearing distance. For me, it is a huge turnoff to see that as a customer, I understand it is with the best intentions — however I firmly believe there are better ways to inform customers rather than (at least what it seems to me) humiliating them in front of other strangers.

First off its called a farmers market which makes you think its more than one farm. wrong. its owned by one farm.
Its also pricey. it pushes the price envelope. i cant take credit for that last sentence, i overheard a woman saying that to her friends who all agreed. i actually went twice. not super impressed. the produce is good though

Just. Awesome. 19^th Avenue Farmers Market is freaking awesome. It is the first time I see what a real farm-​to-​table market is like.
Locally grown and picked produce can be bought by the bucket at the outdoor market. Home cooking chefs can buy retail-​sized at the indoor market. Selection vary by season, On my visit, I counted that there were cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, celery, leeks, onions, beets, corns, zucchini, and many other produces. There were various varieties of tomatoes, eggplants, chills, cucumbers, peas, herbs, peppers, etc. Some I have never seen before (I got excited over a Sicilian eggplant that looked like a giant purple tomato). Of course, there were many fruits. Please look at the pictures to see the selections yourself. There was also a fridge that stored fresh eggs. There was a small section of pastries. And oh mine, everything was so fresh. The spinach and onions I bought were so fresh that I could smell it.
If you are going make a batch of pasta sauce, salsa or pickled cucumbers, I don’t see why you can’t buy half a bucket or even a bucket for cheap here. 19^th Avenue Farmers Market also runs a Pick-​Your-​Own Strawberries field in summer. Opening day varies. Please check the website for opening days and hours as well as appropriate containers to bring with you.
19^th Ave Farmers Market opens to public from June to November, 7 days a week. It is conveniently located near Woodbine Avenue and 19^th Avenue. Parking is free.
19^th Ave Farmers Market is owned and run by the Top Tomato Foods. It has a stall at the Ontario Food Terminal since 1960.