For my local farmers' market, I have always enjoyed venturing into the St. Lawrence market as my ideal spot for locating great local ingredients.
For my choice in a local market, I have chosen the Brown Brothers Meats shop for its amazing quality in meat and commitment to using products from local Ontario farms.
Brief Overview Brown Brothers Meats had originally opened up in the St. Lawrence market and has remained in its original location since 1895! It was originally ran by the Brown Brothers for 60 years until the business was eventually bought by Tony & Pat Gasparro. Despite the business losing its original owners, Brown Brothers Meats has maintained their old reputation for various quality meat and poultry. The company has remained loyal to local Ontario farms in their choice of meat to maintain the tradition and quality standards that the original Brown Brothers had established.
My Own Experience After viewing the product they had on hand, I now have a much larger respect to support local food markets. These small businesses put a lot of labour in order to produce quality product for the community and it should be something more well recognized by the city. By supporting these local markets, it would boost our local economy and help us strive away from the large, global, and money-hungry superstores!