EVENTS
Food!: Sink Your Teeth Into Science
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
various admission prices
Explore the relationship between food and science in a wide variety of mini-experiments and demonstrations throughout the Centre. Learn how we digest food; how worms digest food - vermicomposting; the misconceptions around eating insects; how butter is made from cream; test your lunch box for it’s cooling effectiveness; learn about rotting foods; understand what your food labels are really saying; test real vs. fake flavours; and much more. (Continues to October 12th.)
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DINNERS
Stop For Food
various restaurants
various times
$35 to $50 prix fixe menus
In support of The Stop Community Food Centre a group of Toronto restaurants have joined forces to present Stop for Food. For the month of August all participating restaurants will be offering locally focused prix fixe menus for $35 or $50 per person, with $5 or $10 being donated directly to The Stop. The Stop Community Food Centre strives to increase access to healthy food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds community and challenges inequality. The Stop recognizes that confronting hunger must go beyond handing out food to people struggling on low incomes. Through innovative food programs, their aim is to bring people together to break down social isolation and improve quality of life. (Continues to August 31st.)
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MARKETS
Albert Campbell Square Farmers Market
Albert Campbell Square, 150 Borough Drive, Scarborough
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
The Chefs' Market
Don Valley Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
East York Farmers Market
East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
MyMarket SickKids
SickKids Hospital, 555 University Avenue
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Riverdale Farmers Market
Riverdale Park West, 201 Winchester Street
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Stonegate Farmers Market
St. James Anglican Church, 194 Park Lawn Road
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market
Trinity Bellwoods Park (North West end), Dundas Avenue between Shaw and Crawford
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
