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Announcing the WINNER of our Farmers Market Photo Contest!

This Summer we held a Farmers Market Photo Contest at the markets. Participants submitted their wonderful market-oriented photos and we combed through and made the difficult decision of selecting 10 designs to turn into postcards. 9 incredible photos and 1 very sweet hand-painted illustration were selected and printed onto postcards which we sold at all […]

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Winter 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 […]

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Celebrating 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 […]

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Celebrating 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 […]

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It’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 […]

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Vancouver 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 […]

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July 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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An Update on Okanagan Stone Fruit

One lone peach blossom

As some of you may have heard, a bout of warm weather in the Okanagan region this past Winter, followed by a harsh cold snap in January and subsequent Spring frost has had detrimental impacts on the region’s soft fruit trees. As a result, numerous farmers in the Okanagan region are facing near total to […]

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