After a fabulous Maple Fest, the Horton Farmers' Market vendors and team would like to thank St. Thomas, Elgin County, and their communities for coming out each Saturday to support local during the Winter at Horton season. It may have been cold outside, but it was warm and welcoming inside our market building each weekend thanks to you! 

As we close out the Winter at Horton season, we have a few quick reminders for you before Main Season starts:

• The Horton Farmers' Market will be closed on Saturday May 2, 2026 for season turnaround.
• The market will then host opening day for Main Season on Saturday May 9, 2026 from 8am-12pm. RSVP here!
• We have some fun themed market days coming back this year! Make sure to mark your calendars to join us for Pollinator Week on June 20, Berry Blast on July 11, and more to be announced. 

As we celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, we recognize that the day can easily feel overwhelming and daunting. We all love our Earth and we want to protect it, but a starting point can feel difficult to find. Many of us already engage with environmentally conscious habits, like recycling and composting, using power during off-peak hours, planting trees and native gardens, switching to energy-efficient appliances, and more. But how else can we learn about our local environment, support stewards of our lands, and promote sustainability? One way is to support and shop from your local farmers' markets. 

Maple Fest is almost here! Join us at the Horton Farmers' Market on Saturday April 25 from 9am-1pm to say goodbye to winter, celebrate all things maple and Canadian, and to gather with community, family, and friends indoors and outdoors for a sweet market day filled with local goods. The market will be bustling with demonstrations, a best-dressed Canadiana contest, a fun Goosechase scavenger hunt, and maple themed goodies from 50+ local farmers and vendors. 

There is a particular kind of patience required of anyone who shops locally through a Canadian spring.

You will not find strawberries in April. The tomatoes are not ready. The corn is not even a thought yet.

​If you show up to a farmers' market in mid-April expecting the full, overflowing abundance of July, you will leave a little disappointed, and that disappointment is worth talking about honestly.