Announcing! Most Local Award
For a truly local #foodtruckfeb – we asked our food trucks to create a Market Menu item using ingredients sourced as locally as they could – right from their fellow vendors! We’ve compiled the data, analyzed all the sources and come up with a winner! Shout out to all participating Food Trucks who did a […]
Read moreWinter Market – Feb. 7
It’s Food Truck February! February is here and we’ve double the number of food trucks on-site all month long. We’ve asked the food trucks to create a NEW Market Menu item using market products from their fellow vendors and market shoppers (that’s you!) will decide who does it best. Don’t forget to vote every week – see […]
Read moreNew Location! Market Move
Due to construction at Nat Bailey Stadium, the Winter Farmers Market held Saturdays in the stadium parking lot will be moving to the Riley Park site beginning on February 14, 2015. Construction is scheduled to take 8 weeks, at which time we expect to move back to the stadium lot. The market footprint will include […]
Read moreVFM Statement Regarding Microbiological Survey of Locally Grown Lettuce Sold at Farmers’ Markets
Findings of a 2012 research study by a UBC Land and Food Systems Masters Student was recently released on the UBC Website. (LINK) Though the research for this study was conducted in more than 2 years ago at five unidentified farmers markets in Vancouver, we take food safety concerns seriously. The study shows that lettuce from farmers […]
Read moreWinter Market – Jan 31
Wow – what a wet, torrential rain we had last week. Thanks to everyone who came out in spite of the pouring rain. We gave away a lot of buttons for our #showusyerboots #bravetherain campaign too! This week’s looking a lot more farmers market friendly… Don’t miss these vendors: Ambercott Acres: James only comes out […]
Read moreWinter Market – Jan 24
There are so many wonderful items to be found at the farmers market in January, not just apples, carrots & squash (though those are tasty too!) This week you’ll also find brussels sprouts, cabbage, chesse, celeriac, eggs, frozen berries, hazelnuts, kale, kiwis, leeks, mushrooms, rutabagas, shallots, turnips, sunchokes, plus poultry, beef, seafood and much more! […]
Read moreWinter Market – Jan 10
There’s a lot at the market in January – in fact, a whole list of items from A to Z: Apples, Brussel sprouts, Carrots, Delicata squash, Eggs, Fruit chips, Garlic, Hazelnuts, Ice Cap Organics sauerkraut, Jerusalem artichokes, Kiwi, Leeks, Maple candy, Nectar of the gods (aka fruit juice, this week from fruitguy farms and Golden […]
Read moreWinter Market – Jan 3
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great holiday season full of family, fun, and yummy local food. Following a short break on December 27th, VFM staff and vendors are back in action this Saturday, January 3rd at the Winter Market. For a more complete list of this week’s vendors, check out our Winter Market Map Saturday is […]
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