Saskatoon Farmers' Market
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The Saskatoon Farmers' Market is a public Farmers' market
housed in a former electrical warehouse and garage in the Riversdale
, district of Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. The building was renovated and a outdoor market plaza created as part of the River Landing
redevelopment. The market and Ideas Inc. (a business incubator) moved into it's current building in May 2007. The building was originally associated with the Saskatoon Light & Power
A. H. Cole power plant built in 1910 and torn down in the 1990s.
The market is a cooperative owned by the market vendors. The building itself is owned by the city.
) and operated and moved around through several locations:
Farmers' market
A farmers' market consists of individual vendors—mostly farmers—who set up booths, tables or stands, outdoors or indoors, to sell produce, meat products, fruits and sometimes prepared foods and beverages...
housed in a former electrical warehouse and garage in the Riversdale
Riversdale, Saskatoon
Riversdale is an older inner city neighbourhood located near the center of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It includes the business district of 20th Street. It consists mostly of low-density, single detached dwellings. As of 2006, the area is home to 2,335 residents...
, district of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The building was renovated and a outdoor market plaza created as part of the River Landing
River Landing
River Landing is an ongoing redevelopment district in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan that will create a commercial/cultural development along the bank of the South Saskatchewan River in downtown Saskatoon.River Landing is divided into two phases...
redevelopment. The market and Ideas Inc. (a business incubator) moved into it's current building in May 2007. The building was originally associated with the Saskatoon Light & Power
Saskatoon Light & Power
Saskatoon Light & Power is a utility that provides electrical service within the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada . The utility is owned by the City of Saskatoon, but its service is limited to the city as it was within its boundaries as of 1958, the year the company was founded...
A. H. Cole power plant built in 1910 and torn down in the 1990s.
The market is a cooperative owned by the market vendors. The building itself is owned by the city.
Early locations for the market
Prior to moving into a dedicated building the Saskatoon Farmers' Market (originally called the Toad Lane Market) was established in 1975 (with a $1,000 grant from the Ministry of AgricultureMinistry of Agriculture (Saskatchewan)
The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for government programs associated with Agriculture, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. William Richard Motherwell was the first Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture from 1906-1917.-Divisions:...
) and operated and moved around through several locations:
- Summer Market operated from City Hall Parking Lot (1975-1980), 23rd Steeet (1980-1993), 23rd Street and City Hall Square
- Summer Satellite Market (on Thursdays) operated from parking lots at the Westgate Plaza (1978), Confederation MallConfederation MallConfederation Mall is a shopping mall located at 22nd Street and Circle Drive in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The mall was originally named Confederation Park Plaza when it opened in the early 1970s, at which time its anchor tenants were Canada Safeway and Woolco....
Parking Lot (1979-1999), and 51st Street. (1999-2007) - Summer Satellite Market (on Tuesdays) operated from parking lots at the Wildwood MallThe Centre (Saskatoon)The Centre is a major shopping centre located east of the junction of Circle Drive and 8th Street in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is currently anchored by Zellers, SportChek, Safeway, Rainbow Cinemas, the Centre Cinemas, Petcetera, Shoppers Drug Mart and Dollarama. Until 2002-2003, Canadian Tire...
(1982-1990), College Park MallCollege Park Mall (Saskatoon)The College Park Mall is a strip mall complex at the corner of 8th Street and McKercher Drive in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It features a Sobeys grocery store as its anchor, as well as restaurants, a gas station, confectionery, and assorted retail outlets....
(1990-1999), Elm Church parking lot (1999-2002), Lakewood Civic Centre (2002-2007) - Winter Market operated from the Sinclair Centre (1977-1987), Sturdy Stone Centre and Adilman's Department Store BuildingAdilman's Department StoreThe Adilman's Department Store Building is a historic building in the Riversdale, district of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Adilman's Department Store was a cornerstone of the 20th Street shopping district from its opening in 1921 until it closed in 1974...
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