All Summer Markets are now Open! And Note the FIFA related changes at 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 […]
Read moreNotice 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 […]
Read moreSave 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 […]
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