Ottawa Street Farmers' Market - Hamilton, Ontario

C. L.

It’s nice to go for a walk and observe/people watch, but the prices of fruit are pretty outrageous considering you can buy way better priced produce at any average grocery store. Recently strawberries were 2 for $15, that’s like $1 per strawberry 😂

ava

Cute and small farmers market.
All the items are mostly organic and home grown.
April-December months only

Lin G.

Early risers, great deals
Jam from Niagara was awesome.
Blackberry and cherry. Yummy!
Each week something different.
Every Sat morning treat yourself. It's worth it.
Enjoy!

Larry K.

Wonderful Saturday market! Local farmers offering fresh and nutritious food. How lucky are we to live where we can buy directly from the folks who grow our food. (Plus they have wine, bread and sweets!)

Tiffany

Awesome spot to pick up anything from local produce, organic produce, baked goods, hot sauces, preserves, and flowers! Perfect for yourself or a gift for a loved one. Gotta stop by and meet all the lovely vendors.

Left: (In picture purple kale, bok choy, strawberries, kimchi, apricot jam, herb and goat cheese scone, and blueberry tart, as well as nectarines and pears) Right:(organic heirloom tomato sliced)

Chris D. L. R.

Lovely market on Ottawa street north in Hamilton... on a Saturday morning. There's paid parking across the street (machine wasn't working so we got it for free?), but one can also look for free street parking along the many side streets.

The prices are reflective to what you'd pay at typical famers' markets (a little pricey), but everything looked fresh and vibrant.

Greta conversation about herbs and weed with the guys from Branching Path Farm. The bread from Luscious Ds (country loaf) is a MUST.. best bread I've had in a while.

Be sure to check out the wife/husband team at Nature Lion Mushrooms.. not only can you grab a mushroom growing starter kit, they also had a good selection of freshly harvested mushrooms for sale. For me, it was the conversation with the gentleman about growing, nurturing and re-growing mushrooms that stood out. They're very knowledgeable (or at least seemed that way) on the subject.

Excellent COVID protocol/practice in effect.

C J. (. J.

We can't remember a time where we went to the farmers market and have been disappointed. Sometimes the lineup changes, but there is usually a pretty good variety. We know that the Jackson Square Farmers market can be fun but we also find going there that many of the vendors have supermarket purchased produce. The Ottawa Street Farmers market doesn't seem to have the same issue. I'm always greeted with friendly faces and it's nice to see people coming back year after year after year. You know what to expect and when to expect it.
Today we went and spent under $60. We got a huge summer cabbage, spaghetti squash, 18 cobs of corn, a giant container of giant heirloom tomatoes, rainbow cherry tomatoes, german plums, tart plums, peaches, nectarines, fresh red potatoes, a jar of rhubarb jam, 2L of cider, a tray of gluten free cinnamon buns with icing, a gluten free brownie all topped off with a pizza bun for the kids to munch on the way home. The one farmer lured us back to his stall, he brought the kids 2 huge peaches and they wanted more! My daughters favourite stop is always the Mushroom guy! He always has a few neat surprises on his table and we have definitely enjoyed the benefits of fungus in our diet. 😊

Tip to the squash lovers - squash last a long time, most will last you to the spring. The grocery store charges you per pound!!! A market usually charges you flat rate. The spaghetti squash we got today would have cost us about $9 at the store because of the size. We paid $3. Squah can be soup, side, filling for pastas and dumplings, can it, pit into pierogies, used in spice bread and so much more! Sweet or savoury, its the season!

Mark K.

An incredible spot! Such nice service and they roast their own beans. An incredible selection of fresh local goods.