Calling all artists!
Help turn our Trout Lake storage container into a work of art and hang out with the awesome Trout Lake Community Centre Youth Council while doing it! Interested? Applications should be submitted to the City of Vancouver’s Integrated Graffiti Management program (contact info below). Artist Responsibilities Facilitation, creation and design of a mural; submission of […]
Read moreCorn, Cherries, Taters, Tarts and a Whole Lot More!!!
Cherries are big at Kerrisdale Farmers Market. In our humble opinion, we think we’ve got the world’s best cherries right here at KFM and lots of vendors will be bring their varieties to the market this Saturday so get in on this fabulous feast. Who doesn’t like baked potatoes? Taters, The Baked Potato Co. has […]
Read moreMain St Station – July 15 – BERRY FESTIVAL!
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This Wednesday is BERRY FESTIVAL at Main St Station! There will be all sorts of great activities for kids and adults, special berry-filled limited time products from participating vendors, berry recipes, and many different berry farmers to visit! It’s going to be so berry fun, so make sure to make it down to Thornton Park between […]
Read moreWest End – July 11
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While the heat wave across BC may be over, it has left the farmers market with many crops earlier than expected. Most crops have come early this season – we’ve got apricots, beets, berries, carrots, cherries, cucumbers, garlic, greens, peaches, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, and the list goes on! Come celebrate the bounty with us this […]
Read moreYour Mt Pleasant Market-July12th
Would you like to win $250 in market money? Yes.Yes you would! You can this week, with Bernardin “Because I Can I…” contest! Swing by their booth this Sunday only, take a selfie #becauseicani, post it on your Facebook page. Bernardin will then post it on their Facebook page so other canners can see what you’re passionate […]
Read moreIt’s Cherry Time at Kerrisdale Farmers Market
This week sees the return of the popular Jobst-Hof from the Okanagan. He’ll be bringing down a truckload of fresh, big and beautiful cherries. But we’ve got other cherry vendors too so spread the love around and get in on this bounty from some of the world’s best orchards. And don’t forget about our […]
Read moreTrout Lake – July 11
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There is so much available at the markets right now, and so many different varieties! Sole Food Farms alone has 5 different types of cukes: Salt Pepper, Diva, Crescent, Lemon and Bur Gherkin. How many can you find at the market? (Yes, we know those are summer squashes and not cukes… but there are lots […]
Read moreVFM20: Poplar Grove Arbour
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Until this spring, when Peter & Elizabeth Andres of Poplar Grove Arbour declared retirement from the hazelnut trade due to the Eastern Filbert Blight, they had sold organic hazelnuts at the markets since 1997. “I think our first day was… Thanksgiving weekend. We had no signs, no tent etc., ” said Peter, whose hazelnut farm […]
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