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March Break at the Market:

Plan your March Break with us and make it a week full of fun for the whole family

• Tuesday, March 17
  • Irish Dancers at 1pm upstairs in the lounge

• Wednesday, March 18
  • Fire Guy Gravity Show at 1pm upstairs in the lounge

• Thursday, March 19
  • Face Painting and Bouncy Castle from 11am to 1pm in the lounge

• Friday, March 20
  • Peter Mennie Comedy Magic Show at 1pm upstairs in the lounge

• Saturday, March 21
  • Farmers Market from 9am to 1pm upstairs in the mezzanine

• Sunday, March 22
  • Bracelet Making Workshop from 11am to 3pm

There is something happening every single day. Bring the kids, bring your friends, and spend your March Break with us at the market

Visit our socials @coventgardenmarketcanada to listen to our mini interview with Sarah Bedard to learn more about her little boutique with a big heart! @dotsandbaubles carries the most darling clothing, accessories, beauty products, and giftware (most of which are women-owned and made in Canada). 🇨🇦

Located upstairs in the mezzanine, this sweet shop is sure to catch your attention time and time again! 💗

• 1 container of Glenda’s porcini & leek pasta
• 6 large sage leaves from Havaris Produce
• 1/4 cup walnuts from Doris Family Produce
• 2 tbsp cultured butter from Smith Cheese
• Salt & pepper to taste

1. Boil 4 cups salted water in a saucepan and cook pasta until al dente: reserve 1/4 cup pasta water and drain the rest. Set cooked pasta aside for later.
2. Warm up a skillet and brown the butter over medium heat, stirring constantly. Careful not to let it burn!
3. Add sage leaves and allow them to fry gently in the brown butter. Remove leaves once they’re lightly crisp and chop roughly before returning to the pan.
4. Add walnuts and cooked pasta, tossing to coat in brown butter and sage.
5. Add a few spoonfuls of reserved pasta water at a time while continuing to toss until there’s a glossy butter sauce that sticks to the pasta nicely.
6. Serve and enjoy! Makes enough for two people.

Join us for a fun-filled Easter celebration at The Market on Saturday, April 4 from 11 AM – 3 PM, on our upper level Mezzanine! In partnership with the Children’s Health Foundation, this special community event supports local kids and families. The event is free to attend, and donations to the foundation are always appreciated, every dollar helps make a difference💛

Here’s what you can enjoy:

🐰 Photos with the Easter Bunny (includes on-site prints + a digital copy)

🎨 Kids workshop

🎻 Live quartet & children’s music

🎭 Face painting

🎲 Fun games and activities for kids

🍬 Special treat for the first 100 guests

Bring the family, celebrate spring, and make some sweet Easter memories at The Market! 🌸🐣💛 Looking to make a donation to the Children’s Health Foundation? Click here!

Flavour & Flour: Level 2 | Intermediate Workshop

This workshop is for those who already know the sourdough basics and are ready to go a little deeper. Flavour & Flour is a hands-on, creative sourdough experience focused on understanding how hydration, flour choice, and flavour additions work together — so you can confidently experiment at home.

Rather than following a single recipe, we’ll explore how different whole grain and heritage flours behave, how add-ins impact texture and fermentation, and how to make thoughtful adjustments based on what your dough is telling you. You’ll create your own flavoured sourdough loaf to take home and bake, with a deeper understanding of the process behind it.

This workshop is about building intuition, flexibility, and confidence in your baking.

🤍 Workshop Details

Cost: $145 + tax
Date: Saturday, April 25th
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm (Approx. 2 hours)
Location: Covent Garden Market, 130 King St, London, ON N6A 1C5

✨ What to Expect

• A relaxed, supportive environment for learning and experimenting

• Hands-on guidance with whole grain and heritage flours

• Discussion and tasting of breads made with flours like spelt and einkorn

• Clear explanations around hydration, dough feel, and fermentation timing

• Space to ask questions and deepen your understanding

This is not about “advanced techniques” for the sake of complexity — it’s about learning how small changes create big differences in your bread.

🧺 What You’ll Go Home With

• A custom flavoured sourdough loaf made with whole grain flour and flavourful add ins, ready to bake the next day at home

• A small bag of my favourite Whole Red Fife flour from Arva Flour Mills

• A detailed Level 2 Student Guide + additional sourdough recipes

• Greater confidence in adjusting hydration, flour blends, and fermentation

💡 What to Bring

Please bring your own mixing bowl — all ingredients and tools are provided for you.

🎁 Also included

• 🌾 Whole grain and heritage flours to work with and taste

• 🌾 Level 2 Student Guide + additional recipes

• 🌾 Ongoing support beyond the workshop

Spots are limited to 12 people

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

It’s that time of year again where we start getting ready for our Winter Indoor Farmers’ Market upstairs in the Mezzanine! Running from 9am to 1pm, come buy your fresh, local food directly from your growers and producers to taste the Market experience! We can’t wait to see you there! February 14th to March 28th!

Attending Vendors

• La Houlette de Vie; fresh baked organic naturally fermented bread
• Greystead Gardens; fresh produce, spices
• Small World Mycology; premium fresh mushrooms
• Pillitteri Estates Winery; VQA Ontario Wines
• Blanbrook Bison Farm; bison products
• Jumping Ovens: savoury pies, brioche & more
• Abby Mae Gluten Free; scones, muffins, bagels, fruit tarts & more, all exclusively
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• Wandering Bee Flowers, fresh cut & dried flowers – March 14 & March 28

As part of our Indoor Farmers Market spotlight, we’re highlighting the incredible vendors who make each season so special, and this week we’re featuring The Wandering Bee Flower Farm.

Nestled just north of Thorndale’s town centre, just a stone’s throw from the Thames River, their flower farm is a true labour of love where family, flowers, and intention grow side by side.

Dan and Bronwyn farm the land and design with the flowers together, supported by their multigenerational family who all call the farm home. Together, they cultivate more than just beautiful blooms. They are nurturing a legacy with every seed sown and every harvest gathered.

They have been a staple at our Farmers Market for many years, bringing bright colour, life, love, and the most beautiful seasonal blooms to our community week after week. Their passion for growing flowers truly shines through in every bouquet.

You can find them at the Indoor Farmers Market on March 14 and March 28, and then full time outdoors starting April 4 for the Summer Season.

Stop by, say hello, and bring a little locally grown sunshine home with you!!

Every Sunday here at the market, we host Sampling Sundays, a chance to try delicious bites from different vendors. Whether it’s your first time tasting or a reminder of how good it really is, it’s the perfect way to explore what’s local and tasty! This Sunday, we’re featuring: chef-made compote and assorted cheese from Smith Cheese.

🕚 Time: 11 a.m. ~ while supplies last!

You won’t want to miss this!

We’ve had our new Market hours for nearly a year now, and we’d love to hear what you think of them. Please take a moment to fill out our quick survey and let us know how the new hours are working for you: your input helps us serve you better!

As a thanks for sharing your thoughts, we’ll be giving away $50 in Market gift certificates to one lucky survey respondent EVERY WEEK! Don’t miss out on your chance to win.