Announcing the Summer Farmers Markets 2025 Season!
Buy BC, Support Local: Vancouver Farmers Markets’ Summer Season is Here! With longer days, sunshine, and fresh produce on the way, summer farmers markets are making their grand return! Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM) is thrilled to announce the opening dates for our summer markets, bringing the freshest BC-grown and produced food straight to your neighborhood. […]
Read moreThe Multiplier Effect: A Tale of Two Heads of Lettuce
Picture two heads of lettuce—one grown locally in BC and another trucked in from California. Both look fresh on the shelf, but their economic impact couldn’t be more different. The BC-grown lettuce fuels the local economy, and when this BC-grown lettuce is sold and bought at the local farmers markets, it is the farmer who […]
Read moreWinter Market Updates: Kitsilano Winter Market Launch & Hastings Park Pause
Kitsilano Winter Market Launched for 2024-25 Season: Expanding Local Food Access in Vancouver This winter, Vancouver Farmers Markets is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market at Kitsilano Secondary School! Starting in November, this new market will offer fresh, local produce, baked goods, and everything local to the Kitsilano community. With […]
Read moreCelebrating the 2024 Cohort of Dream Cuisines at Vancouver Farmers Markets
At Vancouver Farmers Markets, we’re thrilled to introduce the 2024 cohort of Dream Cuisines, a powerful initiative from Flavours of Hope. This non-profit social enterprise that envisions newcomer women flourishing and experiencing belonging through cooking, storytelling, community-building, and entrepreneurship. The program helps them to break down barriers of being immigrant women of color and earn […]
Read moreCelebrating Organic Month
Organic Month is the perfect time to take a moment and appreciate the importance of sustainable farming, keeping nature in balance, and maintaining healthy ecosystems. Here in British Columbia, the organic farming community plays a big part in preserving those values by sticking to practices that keep our environment healthy and sustainable. Organic farming is […]
Read moreIt’s time to celebrate your local farmers market!
It’s the Farmers Market Week from August 4-10, 2024, and, it’s time to celebrate and acknowledge the profound impact farmers markets have on our communities. They are more than just a place to buy fresh produce; they are a vital part of our social fabric, economy, and environment. Here’s why farmers markets matter and how […]
Read moreVancouver Farmers Markets: Last Year for ElectroRecycle at the Markets!
Sponsored Content: ElectroRecycle is a VFM sponsor Have a broken electric toothbrush, vacuum cleaner, air fryer, or even an electric powerwasher in need of recycling? ElectroRecycle will be hosting collection booths at the West End and Kitsilano Farmers Markets for two final weekends this summer! Making it easy for you to recycle over 400 types of small […]
Read moreJuly Giveaway Month – Become a Member & Enter the Draw to Win a Bike!
We’re down to the final week of our exciting July Giveaway Month, and there’s still time for you to join in the fun and enter for a chance to win a brand new bike, courtesy of our friends at The Bike Dr and other market goodies! Why Become a Market Member? By becoming a Market […]
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