Backyard Harvest

10/10/2026

Sending out Gratitude for an amazing season of Abundance! No matter what Harvest Festival you celebrate, we’ve got something delicious for you, and there’s lots more to come! We endeavour to keep coming back to Locke Street Farmers' Market well into November. Today we’ve got lots of Tomatoes still, Yellow Beans, the first Rapini, Carrots, Golden and Red Beets, Rutabaga, Turnips, Green Onions, Tender, Hearty and Spicy Salad Mixes, Arugula, Lettuce heads, Kale, tons of Zucchini, Eggplant, Green, Jalapeno and Shisito Peppers, Winter Radishes, Red Radishes, Mustard/Mizuna Mix, Garlic in singles, pints and bulk (time to start thinking about planting your garlic?), and for your meals this week: lots of herbs including Sage and Thyme, Flat and Curly Parsley, Cilantro, Dill, Chives, Oregano, Spearmint, Rosemary and Epazote. Wishing you well!

10/03/2026

Not only do we have tomatoes , piles of green and yellow Beans, Zucchini, Carrots, Beets, Salad Mixes, Arugula, Peppers, Kale, Radishes, Eggplant, Turnips, Rutabaga, Garlic, Herbs and more, but we have a marvelous gift idea: Herb Wreaths made by Ontario Eco-friendly Flowers - Natasha Smith with our herbs. Pre-order today at Locke Street Farmers' Market or in my DMs. $60 plus HST.

09/28/2026

Fall Zucchini timeline just about to POP!! Some rain would help!!

09/28/2026

Holding out hope!! 🙏🏼🤞🏼🍅. First glimpse of colour from our late-seeded tomato row!!! When everything else has given up the ghost, this patch may provide!!!

09/12/2026

Before you go to Supercrawl on Saturday, come and pay us a visit at Locke Street Farmers' Market and get your fill of our Heirloom, Roma and Cherry Tomatoes, Tons of Marizol Gold tomatoes or Beans, Carrots, Beets, Peppers, Kale, Salad Mixes, Lettuces, Garlic, Herbs and much much more!! We’ll also have lots of tomato seconds if you like to make more sauce for less. See you there! I’ll likely stay a bit later than noon if you can’t make it before then.

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Backyard Harvest is an urban organic farm growing in 10 Strathcona backyards and 1 institutional site in Snake Road. We grow delicious vegetables right in our neighbourhood! We’re at Locke Street Farmers' Market every Saturday morning from 9-noon, corner of Locke & Herkimer Streets.
We would love to see you!
Also, if you’re interested in receiving our Custom Order List, for pickups on Tuesdays on Pearl St North, send your email to my DMs.
Give us a try!
Please comment if you have enjoyed our produce!

08/22/2026

Put on a raincoat and rush down to take this delicious produce off our hands!!! Locke Street Farmers' Market 9-noon, maybe longer if the weather gets better!!!

08/14/2026

It has really begun! We should have tomatoes past 10 am tomorrow morning folks! Get to Locke Street Farmers' Market as soon as you can for these lovelies and tons more!!! Love ya! Shout out to our incredible staff for covering me while my family and I got a great getaway to the beach this week!!!

08/07/2026

Can you say SUN SUGAR and MARIZOL GOLD!? Come and visit us rain or shine at Locke Street Farmers' Market Saturday. We will have mega sales on CUCUMBERS and more!! Tons of Green and Yellow Beans, Tomatoes, Garlic, All the Salad Mixes, Arugula, Green Onions, Beets, Carrots, Radishes, Mustard/Mizuna, Eggplant, Peppers, Salad Turnips, Leaf Lettuce and Romaine Heads, Kales, Chard, Loads of Basil and other herbs and Zucchini!!! Can’t wait to see you!!