For the 2023 season, the Market will be located in two Kitchener neighbourhoods – Eastwood and Centreville-Chicopee. Produce for the Market will be grown at 10 school gardens and two community gardens throughout Waterloo Region, and sourced from three local farms.

Youth Market Leaders work collaboratively to design and execute the Market by developing and utilizing a wide variety of skills in logistics, finance, marketing, customer service/sales, and leadership. Gardeners (in partnership with SWRIL) lead the food production component of the project. 

Are you interested in participating as a Market Leader and/or Gardener this year? View the Info Session below and then sign up to join the team! 

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The Market is designed and priced with a focus on affordability and accessibility within the community. Youth Market Leaders conduct research in order to price the produce significantly lower than what you would find at local grocery stores. 

We are incredibly proud to have been able to serve over 85 individuals and families in the community at the Market in 2022, selling approximately 304lbs of produce. We were additionally able to donate approximately 265lbs of produce, indirectly reaching an unknown number of people in Waterloo Region. This year, we aim to match or exceed those numbers.

There will be a total of eight Market days for 2023, beginning July 15th and running regularly to September 7th. See below for a calendar and list of Market dates & locations.