Garlic City Market

Red Deer's garlic festival continues to grow!

This event is free to attend and we appreciate donations to the Common Ground Garden Project which is growing food for the Red Deer Food Bank, Mustard Seed, and various social agencies in Red Deer and Central Alberta.

Vendor fees are $50 (general liability insurance required) - Please note: Farmers Market standards are in effect - must be make, bake, or grow locally. Interested vendors can register by clicking HERE

Confirmed Vendors:
Deep Roots Farm (garlic and more!)
Willow Fence Farm (garlic and more!)
Paul's Garden (garlic, gladiolus, and more!)
The Root Cellar ecoStore & Apothecary (garlic and more!)
I Love Microgreens Red Deer
The Cellar Sisters (freeze dried candy, ice cream, fruit and veggies)
Living Lands Landscape + Design

The Food Dude - Red Deer Food Bank Food Truck

More TBA!

Attractions (subject to change)

Local Artist Showcase

• Your opportunity to purchase art created by local talents consigned to help support our new Indigenous land-based programming and continued work of growing fresh, local food to donate to the Red Deer Food Bank and Mustard Seed

Garlic Bulb Scavenger Hunt

• Search for garlic bulbs across the site and leave no stone unturned! Complete our scavenger hunt for a chance to win 3 bulbs of organically grown Music garlic sponsored by Daisy & Dill. The scavenger hunt will help you explore the Common Ground Gardens and discover a few unique things about our local growers and community.

Medicine Wheel Garden Rock Painting

• The Medicine Wheel Garden was created by Young Agrarian Intern, Meagan Ophus in partnership with the Urban Aboriginal Voices Society.  Join the Capstone Discovery Bus team in painting a stone in yellow, red, black or white to add to the garden

Hourly Workshops

• 12pm - Ecological Landscaping - Cynthia Pohl with Living Lands Landscape & Design The landscapes that surround us reflect our values. When we rethink how we design, maintain, and interact with our planet's flora and fauna through our landscapes we can make progressive steps towards reducing our carbon footprint and creating healthier living spaces for ourselves and the "more than human world". Composting with nature on all levels results in the creation of beautiful and meaningful spaces, spaces that build diversity, and spaces that support the connections that allow all life to thrive. Cynthia Pohl, principal of Living Lands Landscape + Design will share ideas on ecological landscaping in this informal talk in the garden.
   
• 1pm - Storytelling Alberta Red Deer Chapter
   
• 2pm - Growing Garlic - insider tips and tricks for growing the biggest, baddest bulbs
   
• 3pm - The Great Canadian Compost Challenge - How to Make Compost in 20 Days

Let us know what else you'd like to see via social media (Facebook and Instagram) @rethinkrd #OMGarlic #GarlicCityMarket

HARVEST SUPPER  will be hosted on the same day in partnership with Urban Aboriginal Voices Society. 
Tickets will be available soon and you can look forward to a "Professional Potluck" showcasing locally-produced and -grown food plus presentation/updates on urban agriculture and indigenous projects in Central Alberta!