Spring Eggstravaganza at Hastings Park
We’re hosting an egg-stra special market on Sunday, April 21st at Hastings Park! Meet a chicken, learn about egg-laying hens and dye eggs naturally. Activity Line-Up Egg Display: Learn about the breeds of hens that lay brown, white, spotted and blue eggs Natural Egg Dyeing: Dye eggs with beet, turmeric & purple cabbage Live Chickens: […]
Read moreThanks for shopping on Community Giving Day!
Thanks to everyone who came out to shop at Metro Vancouver Whole Foods Markets last Thursday, April 18th! With your help, we raised $33,185.17 – enough to send 82 families in need to the farmers markets this summer! If you’ve been saving up for that fancy French walnut oil or maybe a box of Maldon […]
Read moreQ & A with The Crazy Chicken Lady
We’re celebrating our local egg farmers on Sunday, April 21st at our annual Spring Eggstravaganza at Hastings Park! In light of this egg-citing event, we asked The Crazy Chicken Lady to share a bit about her farm so we could get to know her better. This year Hilliar Farms a.k.a. The Crazy Chicken Lady joined […]
Read moreApril Member Specials!
It’s our last Member Appreciation Week of the Winter Market season. If you’re a Market Member who shops at Riley Park or Hastings Park, make sure to bring your card to the market this weekend to save on the following deals from our vendors: Sweet Thea Bakery – 10% off all purchases at Riley […]
Read moreOlives & Greens in Angry Sauce
A little salty, a little heat, and just a hint of sweet – Olives & Greens in Angry Sauce by Pasta Boy Peter Ingredients: Serves 4 1 bag of a Good Bronze Extruded Pasta or your home made orechietti, cavatelli or gnochetti sardi (Check out Wikipedia’s history of it) 200g of canned Italian or Californian Cherry […]
Read moreWelcome back, farmers!
Photo: Caitlyn Warmerdam Spring is here and there will soon be more than nettles and tulips popping up at the Winter Markets. Over the next several weeks, many of our farms and producers will be returning to the markets after a winter break, adding their early season produce to the mix of great offerings. Check […]
Read moreIn Season: Late Winter Extra Veggie Fried Rice
Late Winter Extra Veggie Fried Rice by Meghan De Jong, R.H.N The end of the winter is in sight meaning fresh Spring veg are just around the corner. But until then, you can still enjoy lots of locally grown veg like the ones found in this dish! It’s super simple to prepare and makes for […]
Read moreThis Week’s Member Specials
It’s Member Appreciation Week at the Winter Markets! Our vendors have some great specials in store for Market Members this Saturday at Riley Park and Sunday at Hastings Park, so bring your member cards and save! Not a member yet? Annual Market Memberships start at $20/year and can be purchased at the Info Tent […]
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