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This Sunday is Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the New Year for many countries in the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Hilda, our Urban Agriculture Manager at the Green Barns, shared the following with us about celebrating Nowruz:

The First Day of Spring, is a time for new growth, light and warmth and is also the day that many Iranians celebrate Nowruz, meaning literally "new day". The Iranian calendar is based off a solar calendar, where the first day of Spring marks the first day of the year, (which I personally think is more fitting for new years) and is a time for new beginnings and celebrating with family and friends. 
Many of our traditions for this holiday revolve around food. Some of my favorite ones include putting together a symbolic haftsin table which includes seven items, each beginning with the Farsi letter "S": sabzeh(wheatgrass), senjed (lotus tree fruit), sib (apple), seer (garlic), samanu (type of traditional wheat pudding), serkeh (vinegar), and sumac (crushed spice of berries), all representing significant wishes for the year such as longevity, health and the sunrise.
Another one is making sure to visit with all family and friends and sharing food, pastries and tea. The traditional meal to be eaten on the first day of new year's is white fish with herbed rice, but you can change it up to any dish that has a lot of greens and fresh herbs. Some of my other favorites include ash reshteh or kuku sabzi
Persian new year is one of the biggest holidays for Iranians and I always encourage people around me to wish other Iranians a Happy New Year or "Nowruz Mobarek" and to try new Persian foods to celebrate alongside us. 

COVID Protocols

Please remember that for tomorrow's market, masks are mandatory inside the building, per City of Toronto bylaw 541-2020. The bylaw will end on March 21; from the next market onward (March 26, 2022) we encourage customers and vendors to keep your masks on.

Vendors may be set up both indoors and outdoors. Please make sure you maintain a 2m distance from people outside of your household.

If you prefer to stay outside, our volunteers will continue to offer our cash-only shopping service and order pickup depot. You'll find them at the market exit; please knock on the glass to get their attention.

Thank you for your continued support of our market.

Our biweekly vendors this week are Alchemy Pickle Company, Buschbeck Farm, Dundas Park Kitchen, and Spy Cider House and Distillery.

Marvellous Edibles Farm is back! You'll find them next to Bizjak Farms. Delish Kitch is taking a break for the rest of the month; they'll be back on April 2nd. Footstep Organics is taking some time away from the market to focus on much-needed repairs and preparation for this year's growing season. They'll be back as soon as possible in April. De la terre Bakery is away tomorrow, but will return next week.

Alchemy Pickle Company
Atiba Farm
Bee's Universe
Bizjak Farms
Buschbeck Farms
Clover Roads Organic Farm
Dundas Park Kitchen
Earth and City
Evelyn's Crackers
Fisherfolk
Forbes Wild Foods
Giulio's Artisanal Pasta
Green Gate Farms
Kurtis Coffee
Mad Mexican
Marvellous Edibles Farm
Monforte Dairy
Motherdough Mill and Bakery
Natural Japaneats
Nith Valley Organics
Secret Lands Farm
Sonam's Momos
Spy Cider House and Distillery
Sweet Gatherings Farm (Essa Seedlings)
10M Greens
Urban Harvest
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