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 […]
Read moreMembership 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 […]
Read more2026 Board of Director – Call for Nominations
Your Local Farmers Market Society dba Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM) is a dynamic community-based non-profit organization with a vision of a resilient local food network that values people and the land. We pursue our vision by creating vibrant and welcoming markets that build community, feed people, and support small farms and producers. We currently operate […]
Read moreFarmers 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 […]
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