All Summer Markets are now Open! And Note Temporary Closure Dates for Midweek Markets

Once again, almost at the end of May, we have all summer season markets now open for the 2026 Summer Season of Vancouver Farmers Markets!!  Across seven neighbourhood markets, Vancouver residents buy directly from local farmers and food producers all season long. This season, we’re also highlighting a simple but important idea through our ongoing […]

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Notice of AGM: Invitation to the 2026 YLFMS Annual General Meeting & Board Election

We are pleased to invite you to the 2026 YLFMS Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Directors.  This year, director voting will take place online in advance of the AGM, allowing eligible members to participate whether or not they attend in person. We have also redesigned the AGM experience to create meaningful opportunities for […]

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Save the Date: 2026 AGM & Community Forum

Vancouver Farmers Markets invites you to join us for the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Community Forum on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 2670 Victoria Drive (First Christian Reformed Church). This year’s AGM is a space for reflection, dialogue, and shared direction-setting for the future of local food systems and farmers market infrastructure in […]

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Membership Drives Are Back: Discover Our Vendors with special $5 Vouchers!

At Vancouver Farmers Markets, we believe that farmers markets are infrastructure. The markets connect people to food, support small businesses, and build resilient local economies. And therefore, we are back with one of our most direct ways to do that – our Membership Drives. Designed to do more than just grow a community of farmers […]

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2026 Board of Director – Call for Nominations

Your Local Farmers Market Society dba Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM) is a dynamic community-based non-profit organization with a vision of a resilient local food network that values people and the land. We pursue our vision by creating vibrant and welcoming markets that build community, feed people, and support small farms and producers. We currently operate […]

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Farmers Markets Are Infrastructure — of Community, Joy, Food Access, Climate, Economic Resilience, and more

When people think about infrastructure, they usually imagine bridges, transit lines, or power grids. But every week across your city of Vancouver, another kind of infrastructure quietly comes to life — one that feeds people, supports small farms, strengthens neighbourhoods, and builds resilience in uncertain times. Farmers Markets. For over 30 years, Vancouver Farmers Markets […]

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What the City of Vancouver’s 2026 Budget Means for Farmers Markets

You may have seen media coverage this week about the City of Vancouver’s proposed 2026 budget—particularly the sharp increase to special event permit fees. Understandably, many shoppers, vendors, and community partners have reached out with concerns about what this might mean for Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM). We want to offer clarity and reassurance: at this […]

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It’s Giving Tuesday time and we are fundraising for Fresh to Families, again!

This Giving Tuesday, Vancouver Farmers Markets is reaching out to its community, once again, to come together in support of Fresh to Families — a program that brings dignity and access to local food for families in need while keeping the funds local with BC farms and businesses, via the nutrition coupons.  For families, these […]

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