[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_image=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Website-Stock-Banners-13.png” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”100px|0px|120px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”YOUTH FOOD MARKET” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_level=”h2″ header_font=”almelo||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”85px” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_line_height=”1.1em” body_font=”almelo||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”45px” body_text_color=”#ffffff” body_line_height=”1.8em”]<\/p>\n
Youth-driven, Accessible produce stalls<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_image=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/YFS-colours-3.png” custom_padding=”40px|0px|40px|0px”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-15.png” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ max_width=”52%” module_alignment=”right”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb background_layout=”dark” content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”18px” body_letter_spacing=”1px” body_line_height=”1.75em” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n
The Youth Food Market is a series of youth-focused produce stalls that run each summer in Waterloo Region. These produce stalls are focused on making fresh and locally grown produce more accessible to our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This initiative aims to support our local food system and improve access to fresh food, all while empowering youth by fostering hands-on learning, leadership development, and meaningful community engagement. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-14.png” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ max_width=”53%” module_alignment=”left”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_image=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f8f5f2-e1585458435601.png” custom_padding=”50px|0px|40px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”4px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”2026 MARKET DATES & LOCATIONS: ” content_max_width=”665px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_level=”h2″ header_font=”Alice|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#050505″ body_font=”Asap||||||||” inline_fonts=”Asap”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1089px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ body_font=”Cabin||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”18px”]<\/p>\n For 2026, the Youth Food Market will be taking place on Wednesday evenings at three locations beginning July 15th and ending August 26th. See below for locations & times!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_padding=”|||230px”][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”3.0.84″]<\/p>\n Eastwood Collegiate Institute<\/span><\/p>\n 4:00pm – 6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n 760 Weber St. W\u00a0<\/span>Kitchener, ON. N2H 1H6<\/span><\/p>\n Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n ——————————————————————<\/p>\n Victoria Hills Community Centre<\/span><\/p>\n 4:00pm – 6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n 10 Chopin Dr.\u00a0<\/span>Kitchener, ON. N2M 2G2<\/span><\/p>\n Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n ——————————————————————<\/p>\n Fiddlesticks Community Centre<\/span><\/p>\n 3:00pm – 5:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n 71 Cowan Blvd.\u00a0Cambridge, ON. N1T 1K7<\/span><\/p>\n Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”3.0.84″][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”13639,13638,13637,13636,13635,13634,13633,13632,13631,13630″ gallery_orderby=”rand” gallery_captions=”,,,,,,,,,” fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ animation_style=”fold” auto=”on” auto_speed=”4000″][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_image=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/YFS-colours-5.png” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”||40px|” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.84″]<iframe src="https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1zudlg3fv4B7NHq0Mw6mLhm7ZA1HFH4w&ehbc=2E312F&noprof=1" width="1200" height="575"><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_padding=”||0px|”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”13276,13277,13278,13279″ gallery_captions=”,,,” posts_number=”4″ orientation=”portrait” show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ caption_font=”||||||||”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_padding=”0px||30px|”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1001px” custom_padding=”60px|||” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ body_font=”Alice||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”30px” body_letter_spacing=”2px”]<\/p>\n OUR FARM PARTNERS\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1019px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.75em”]<\/p>\n Each year, our farm partners collectively provided about 75-80% of the total produce sold and donated at the Markets.\u00a0 Huge thanks to them for offering produce at reduced cost in order to make this project happen! Click on each of their logos below to learn more about them.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/littlefieldfarms-detached-1.png” url=”https:\/\/www.littlefields.farm\/” url_new_window=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”right” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||30px|” custom_padding=”15px|||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Green-Hart-logo.png” url=”https:\/\/greenhartfarms.ca\/” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ max_width=”77%” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”30px|||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ 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body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”30px” body_letter_spacing=”2px”]<\/p>\n 2026 PROJECT PARTNERS\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1019px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.75em”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PGF-Logo-Plain-1-1-e1741121166351.png” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rotary-Waterloo-2-e1773159192380.jpeg” url=”https:\/\/rotarywaterloo.ca\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image 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custom_padding=”0px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/R-Howard-Webster-Logo-1-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_padding=”25px||0px|”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gore_mutual_logo_red_transparent_rgb-1.png” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ max_width=”82%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”20px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GRAS-HLogo-Lrg.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_padding=”20px|||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_image=”https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/YFS-colours-5.png” custom_padding=”0px|0px|35px|0px”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” custom_padding=”45px|7px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ body_font=”Alice||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”30px” body_letter_spacing=”2px”]<\/p>\n THE YOUTH<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb content_max_width=”1007px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_font=”Lusitana|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”22px” header_text_color=”#050505″ body_font=”Cabin||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||0px|” inline_fonts=”Alice,Asap”]<\/p>\n Market Leaders and Garden Leaders are both important volunteer youth roles that work together to develop and lead the Youth Food Market each year. Both Market and Garden leaders take place in pre-season field trips and pre-season training days designed to prepare youth for the summer. All Leaders participate in these activities throughout the spring season (March to May), and then break off into smaller teams for their summer food leadership activities!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”3.0.84″ height=”4px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”Garden Leaders” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” body_font=”Cabin||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.75em”]<\/p>\n Garden Leaders gather to tend to their respective gardens, meeting weekly as a team to collectively care for the space and harvest for the markets. Each garden team collaboratively carries out garden improvement projects using team funds, so the school communities can return to thriving and productive spaces in September. Each garden team has an adult mentor from the community to call on for support, ideas, and expertise as they learn how to grow their own food.<\/span><\/p>\n …As food is harvested, it’s delivered to the Market for distribution!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”Market Leaders” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” body_font=”Cabin||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.75em”]<\/p>\n Market Leaders gather for project development, utilizing a wide range of skills in logistics, finance, marketing, coordination, and leadership. They work together to make sure everything is in place for the markets each week. This includes reaching out to farm partners and placing produce orders, tracking what\u2019s being harvested from the gardens, researching local produce prices, contacting local media outlets for promotions, and creating social media posts.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026And then, of course, the Market days themselves!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” custom_padding=”45px|7px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”9986,9981,9983,9982,9984,9985,10201,10202″ gallery_captions=”,,,,,,,” fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#d1d1d1″ max_width=”79%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|||”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” custom_padding=”10px|7px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”2025 MARKET RECAP” content_max_width=”1007px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ header_font=”Lusitana|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”24px” header_text_color=”#050505″ body_font=”Alice||||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_line_height=”1.8em” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||0px|” inline_fonts=”Alice,Asap”]<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2025, the Market ran for\u00a07<\/strong>\u00a0weeks throughout July and August, for a total of\u00a021<\/strong>\u00a0Market days this season across three locations: Eastwood C.I., Victoria Hills Community Centre, and\u00a0rare\u00a0<\/em>Charitable Research Reserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Our\u00a015<\/strong>\u00a0youth Market Leaders contributed nearly\u00a0200<\/strong>\u00a0hours to the Market, and more than\u00a0125<\/strong>\u00a0youth hours were spent training & planning for it throughout\u00a0spring. In total, approximately\u00a0565<\/strong>\u00a0pounds of produce\u00a0was sold to\u00a0252<\/strong>\u00a0customers using a pay-what-you-choose model. More than\u00a0330<\/strong>\u00a0additional pounds of produce was donated to\u00a02<\/strong>\u00a0community food initiatives throughout the season:\u00a0Community Healthcaring KW<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cambridge Food Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Garden teams spent\u00a08<\/strong>\u00a0weeks leading\u00a06<\/strong>\u00a0school garden spaces\u00a0throughout July and August, each equipped with a $200 Garden Improvement Fund to create, innovate, and build within their spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Our\u00a024<\/strong>\u00a0youth Garden Leaders contributed at least\u00a0400\u00a0<\/strong>hours to the gardens, and at least\u00a0\u00a0265<\/strong>\u00a0hours in training activities, field trips, and\u00a0excursions for even more learning and connection!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”50px||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_button 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