Announcing Our 2026 Board of Directors

On June 6, Vancouver Farmers Markets members gathered for our 2026 Annual General Meeting and Community Forum. At this year’s AGM, alongside the formal business of the Society and the announcement of board election results, we created space for community conversations about the future of Vancouver Farmers Markets and the role farmers markets play within […]

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Fair Wages for Farmers, Fresh Food for All: Nutrition Coupon Programs Return to Vancouver Farmers Markets

At Vancouver Farmers Markets, we often talk about a simple but ambitious vision: fair wages for farmers, fresh food for all. Every season, we try to expand that vision through our nutrition coupon programs, which help make fresh, healthy local food more accessible while ensuring farmers and food producers are paid fairly for the food […]

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Experience Vancouver with Berries and Soccer

June marks the arrival of one of the sweetest moments of the year at Vancouver Farmers Markets, because it’s the Berry Season. As the days grow longer and warmer, market tables begin to fill with the first local strawberries, followed by raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and more. For a few short weeks, shoppers have the chance […]

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Tell City Hall Farmers Markets are also Infrastructure

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The City of Vancouver is currently gathering public input for its 2027–2030 Capital Plan, which is a four-year investment strategy that shapes the infrastructure and amenities people rely on every day. This includes parks, roads, sidewalks, community centres, libraries, utilities, public gathering spaces and other civic infrastructure. But once again, farmers markets are nowhere explicitly […]

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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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