The Regina Farmers' Market runs on Saturdays year-round (moving indoors to the Brandt Centre in winter) and on Wednesdays in summer. It is the best single place to understand Saskatchewan's food economy: grain farmers selling heritage varieties of wheat and pulse crops, vegetable growers from the market gardens around the city, bakers using local grains, cheesemakers, honey producers, and the Saskatchewan-specific food producers that you won't find in markets further east.
The summer Saturday market downtown is the larger and more atmospheric of the two, with live music, a good crowd, and enough variety to make it worth arriving early for the best selection. Look for Saskatoon berries — a prairie fruit with no equivalent elsewhere, purple-black and slightly almond-flavoured — in July and August, and for canola honey and locally grown lentils throughout the season. The market runs into the winter with a reduced but committed group of vendors who consider it a year-round obligation.