Celebrate Your Mother and Mother Earth at this One-of-a-Kind Local Market

Discover unique local products and gifts – each with its own story – at the GTB Bioregional Eco Market. Just in time for Mother's Day!

We're celebrating Your Mother and Mother Earth at the third annual GTB Bioregional Eco Market.

You'll find a specially curated selection of products and gifts, local foods, hard-to-find seedlings you can plant in your own yard, hands-on eco experiences from local schools, and inspiring stories. As you wander the market, you can also win free gifts! Bring your whole family to this special "bioregional" event.

What's a bioregion? It's our life place – our amazing place on the planet that has its own unique features and story. We're in the GTB (Greater Tkaronto Bioregion), which stretches across the length of the Oak Ridges Moraine and out past the Niagara Escarpment. You can even get a custom Heart of the GTB Tee that celebrates our bioregion (proceeds support GTB regeneration and education work in the community).

The GTB Bioregional Eco Market is hosted by the Markham Museum, in the Transportation Hall. Rain or shine, you'll be comfortable exploring all the Market Tables.

Here's a taste of just some of the Market Tables…

• Cookies, squares, pies, and other treats from Reesor's Farm Market.
• Maple syrup and organic cider from Heartwood Farm & Cidery.
• Jams and jellies, dill pickles, stewed tomatoes, and fresh vegetables from Mount Wolfe Farm.
• Seedlings grown by the Markville Secondary School Eco Club, ready to plant with tips for healthy soil.
• Learn how to create a Food Forest in your backyard.
• Try your hand at wool spinning and sewing.
• Regeneration and eco ideas from local schools, including Donald Cousens, Central Park, Rouge Park, Henderson, St. Justin Martyr, EJ Sands, Markville Secondary School, Pickering College, and others.
• Hand-carved wood spoons by Shawn Hermans, part of the Ontario Land Skills Network.
• Floral creations from Perennial Petals.
• Plants and seeds from Native Plants in Claremont.
• Backyard planting ideas from LEAF.
• Intergenerational activities and Lendery with Markham Public Library.
• A Mother's Day table to celebrate Your Mother and Mother Earth through stories and art. Get an autographed copy of the award-winning bestseller A Little Something, a heartwarming story about love and legacies across generations.
• And more!

You'll leave with treasures in your bag, new ideas and tips, and a lot of inspiration!

Bring your whole family. When you arrive, you'll receive a Market Story Passport. Collect stories from each Market Table to win free gifts!

Get your tickets to this FREE event. The GTB Bioregional Eco Market is on Saturday, May 9 and is open 1-5 pm at the Markham Museum in the Transportation Hall (NOT in the main building; a separate building on the north side of the site). Click here to get a map for parking and how to walk to the building.

Questions? E-mail admin@legacyproject.org