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Meet Your Maker: Nutrition Tours

You are what you eat! Discover what nutrients are contained in your food and why they matter in this series of Meet Your Maker: Nutrition Tours. Lead by Holistic Nutritionist Carol Crenna of Enerex Botanicals, each tour will focus on a particular market-sourced recipe as a basis for exploring the health benefits of local food. […]

Meet the Market Manager – Ron Braunagel

Our Kerrisdale Village farmers market kicked off for its fourth season on June 15th. The market is managed this year by long-time Kerrisdale resident, Ron Braunagel. Ron began working with the Vancouver Farmers Markets in 2013 as a crew member and quickly rose through the ranks to become manager of his very own market. Ron […]

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Field to Table Q & A – Mt Pleasant

It Feels Better at a Farmers Market

Facebook Selfie Contest Facebook Selfie Contest: http://www.facebook.com/bcafm Entry phase: June 23 – July 7, 2014 Voting: July 7 – July 21, 2014 The BC-wide #FarmersMarketSelfie contest will serve as a showcase of the feel-good experiences people in BC are having at their Farmers’ Markets. Selfie entries can be made between June 23 until July 7. All […]

Alcohol at Farmers Markets

On Saturday, June 21 at our Kerrisdale Farmers Market, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton announced that alcohol will now be able to be sampled and sold at farmers markets across BC.  This announcement was one of many recommendations made as part of the Liquor Guideline Review undertaken last year by the provincial government. Opening the door […]

Donation Station Returns!

We saw the return of the DonationStation on June 14th! Donations this season will be going to the Dr. Peter Centre food and nutrition program. This program allows Vancouver’s most vulnerable citizens to receive healthy, wholesome meals to help with taking HIV medication and other treatments so they can better manage their illness and lead healthy lives. The program provides a complete and nutrient-dense […]

We’re gonna be 20…

…and you’re all invited to our birthday party! When: Saturday, July 12, 9am-2pm (Speeches and cake around noon) Where: Trout Lake Farmers Market (north parking lot of John Hendry Park) Who: our founders, vendors, volunteers and you! We’ll have all the best ingredients: good people, birthday cake and pictures from when we were young. Here’s […]