First visit of the season to St. Norbert

The Farmer's Market at St. Norbert has been a staple in Winnipeg for years but, it can be overwhelming , busy, crowded but the vendors are friendly and there is a very good variety. The only major problem I have is that you need to be there right at 8 am when it opens (on a Saturday morning!) to get the last of the free parking and before it gets too overcrowded. I found some asparagus for $3 a pound, some vegan cupcakes from Veggin' Out bakery (4 cupcakes for $9) and multigrain butter horns for $4.

I had some friends over on Saturday night that are vegan and the cupcakes were delicious! There were different flavoured icings on top of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. My favorite was the vanilla berry!

It is definitely worth going to, but as I said, get there nice and early! Check out their website at http://stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca/

If you are interested in finding out where there is a farmers market that is closer to you, check out the Farmers Market Association of Manitoba's official website at http://fmam.ca/. You will find the market that I am co-coordinator for, the River Heights Farmers Market. To check out that market, go to the official website at http://www.rhfarmersmarket.com/ . This is the 4th year that the market will be open and I am very excited for the new variety of vendors we have this year that includes the Veggin' Out baker, a salsa vendor, gluten free baker, various organic produce vendors and many more. Check out the website as it provides more information on our vendors, opening hours and location of the market.

What did you find at your local farmers market this weekend?