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 […]
Read moreA Sweet Boost for Food Security: Thank You to the Hot Chocolate Festival
Every winter, when Vancouver’s rainy season is at its gloomiest, something wonderful happens across the city: cafés, bakeries, chocolatiers, and dessert makers come together to celebrate creativity, community, and a cup of comforting hot chocolate. This year, the 16th edition of the Hot Chocolate Festival once again brought warmth to the season — and meaningful […]
Read moreFarmers Markets are Part of our Food Future – Let’s Make Sure They’re Named
Photo by Geoffrey Tomlin-Hood On any given market day, the value of farmers markets is easy to find: It’s in the farmer who knows their customers by name. The small food business testing a new product face-to-face. The families, seniors and neighbours who rely on the market as a consistent source of local food. Farmers […]
Read moreHot Chocolate Festival is back again in 2026 with love for Fresh to Families
This year, the Hot Chocolate Festival is once again recognizing Fresh to Families as a charity partner — supporting a program that brings dignity, access to local food, and community care together in a way that truly works. Fresh to Families is a Vancouver Farmers Markets program that connects families facing food insecurity with fresh, […]
Read moreThank You for Showing Up — All Year Long
As the year winds down, we’ve been taking a moment to look back — and what a year it’s been. Together, we celebrated 30 years of Vancouver Farmers Markets with a big, joyful AGM, shared our story through a video and four blog posts, and brought that history to life with a special anniversary tote […]
Read moreResilience in Real Time: Farmers Markets in a Changing World
Part 4 of our 30th Anniversary Blog Series This is the final post in our four-part series celebrating 30 years of Vancouver Farmers Markets. So far, we’ve traced the journey from a handful of umbrellas in a parking lot, through a growing city-wide market network, to a decade of innovation and policy leadership that made […]
Read moreWhat 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 […]
Read moreIt’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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