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The Stop Community Food Centre

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Why it matters: The Stop Community Food Centre has spent more than 30 years fighting hunger and poverty with dignity – running drop-in meals, community kitchens, gardens, and advocacy rather than a bare food bank. Its Green Barn, inside the artsy Wychwood Barns, is a sustainable food-production and education centre built around an 8,000-square-foot greenhouse, and it hosts one of the few genuinely year-round farmers markets in the city. Visit the Saturday market for local produce, baking, and prepared food, then explore the surrounding Artscape Wychwood Barns galleries and studios. Practical tip: the market runs Saturday mornings from 8am at 601 Christie Street – come early for the best of the greenhouse-grown greens.

Evergreen Brick Works

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Why it matters: Evergreen Brick Works is Canada’s first large-scale community environmental centre – a derelict brick factory and quarry reborn by the Evergreen nonprofit into a hub for sustainability, native-plant nurseries, and greener city-building at the edge of the Don Valley ravines. Its Saturday Farmers Market is Toronto’s largest year-round market, linking more than 100 small Ontario farmers, food producers, and artisans directly to the city. Come Saturday morning for the market, then wander the restored kilns, quarry-side trails, and rotating outdoor art. Practical tip: on-site parking is tight, so hop the free shuttle from Broadview station or bike in along the Lower Don trail.

St. Lawrence Market

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Toronto’s food landmark at 92-95 Front Street East, where the South Market’s specialty vendors sell everything from peameal bacon sandwiches

The Beaches Boardwalk

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The perfect place for families to walk with their children and pets and enjoy the beauty of Lake Ontario. In the summer the lake is warm enough for swimming and the fine…

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