For those interested, I just set up an LJ syndication feed for news items from the Toronto Farmers' Markets Network web site:

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Add it to your friends list if you'd like to get occasional updates on new markets, seasonal eating, special events, etc.

X-posted from my own journal.

VALENTINES DAY CRAFT-BOOK-ART FAIR AND SALE
Wed. Feb. 14 from 11:45am-2pm. Purchase a gift for your valentine at the
Valentine's Day Craft-Book-Art Fair and Sale and also enjoy a $5 Lunch.
Jewelry, pottery, paintings, zines, clothing, and other crafts will be
displayed for sale.
Hart House @ the University of Toronto

Hey everyone,
it's p0isson's 1 year anniversary and in light of this, we have worked really hard in putting together a party that you all are invited to! ( You can see the flyer behind the cut )

I didn't make it to the Clothing Show last weekend. How was it? Who went and what did you buy? Any new local designers that I should check out?

Also, I'm looking for a men's tailor. Can anyone recommend one?

Click below for an interesting editorial about the myriad of different definitions that can be used to define a Canadian business. Sounds like it would be straight-forward - Canadian owned and operated - but with a global economy, it's not as cut-and-dry as you might assume it to be. Leave a comment

Hey everyone, what type of business(es) or products do you wish you could find locally?

Time to get this community talking again...

Pita PanLocated on the East side of Church just North of Wellesley. Owned and operated for 13 years by a lovely couple, half of which I had the pleasure of meeting the other day. They make great cheap eats... my favourite is zucchini falafel... If you venture in there make sure to ask them what they ( Read more... )

As the heat wave continues to plague most of North America, my thoughts turn to the global warming crisis, and what might be done. One thing that has come up in multiple articles that your average Jill or Joe Citizen can do is to buy produce and other products locally... the reasoning being that your 'stuff' doesn't have to travel as far and ( Read more... )

Hey Everyone

p0isson.com is having a promotion of FREE SHIPPING for the rest of July!!

If you haven't heard of us yet, we are a two person collaborative from toronto, who design and handprint silkscreened shirts & 1" buttons!

Please check out our site & take advantage of this wicked promo!

love | Rose&Steph

( here are some sample pix )

hey everyone!

i am in need of buttons. the ones that you can pin onto yourselves.
i could really use some help in regards to suggestions of business or stores that i can get them from. i need a large amount of them, and could really use a good bargain. thanks!

(i hope that this is okay to post)