Certification
How a Canadian market earns the word "certified"
What a make-it / bake-it / grow-it rule means, and why a vendor badge is not the same as an organic claim.
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Canada
Seasonal Produce
Reference
Reading a farmers market before you fill the basket
Tortekva collects practical notes for Canadian shoppers: how market certification works province by province, when regional crops actually reach the stalls, and what to ask a grower standing behind the table.
Updated May 20, 2026
What this site covers
Three notes worth reading before market day
Each article stays on one question and points to the public provincial guides that back it up.
Seasonality
When regional crops actually reach the stall
Reading provincial availability guides for Ontario and British Columbia without mistaking a guide for a guarantee.
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Vendors
Questions that tell a grower from a reseller
A short field checklist for evaluating stalls and a few neutral phrases that open an honest conversation.
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A few terms shoppers run into
Make it, bake it, grow it
A common Canadian market rule: vendors sell what they themselves produce, raise, bake, or make. It frames who is allowed at the table rather than how an item was farmed.
Availability window
The span of weeks a crop is normally harvested in a region. Provincial guides publish these windows, and they shift with weather, latitude, and variety.
Cold storage
Apples, root vegetables, and squash held after harvest. It explains why some local produce appears well past its field season in certain regions.
Reseller
A stall offering goods bought wholesale rather than grown by the vendor. Certified markets often limit or label this; asking directly is the simplest check.
Contact
Send a correction or a question
If a harvest window reads wrong for your region, or a market changed its rules, a short note helps keep these pages accurate.
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