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At the Market this Week – June 20

  We’ve got lots of stuff going on that’s for sure. Remember to drop by the information booth and fill out your entry form for your chance to win $100 in market money! Spend it anyway you like at any vendors you like.   This week we welcome Yaletown Distilling Company to our market. You […]

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Main St Station – June 17

Another Wednesday at Main St Station Market will soon be upon us, and we have a great line up again this week! Stuff to look out for: – Last Wednesday Rai Produce sold out of their sweet, juicy cherries long before the end of the market…so make sure to come early to lock down some […]

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Links to Market Maps

Here’s a handy roundup of all the market map links for VFM 2015 Markets for future reference.  Bookmark this post ( http://eatlocal.org/links-to-market-maps/  ) for quick access to the list. 2015 Mount Pleasant Sunday Farmers Market: http://www.managemymarket.com/mapping/?marketID=1786 2015 Main St Station Wednesday Farmers Market: http://www.managemymarket.com/mapping/?marketID=1783 2015 West End Saturday Farmers Market: http://www.managemymarket.com/mapping/?marketID=1782 2015 Yaletown Thursday Farmers Market: http://www.managemymarket.com/mapping/?marketID=1781 […]

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West End – June 13

We’ve got another beautiful market day planned for this Saturday at the West End Farmers Market. Join us between 9am and 2pm and get your weekly shopping done before heading to the beach, we even have snacks to take with you. Berries, cherries, veggies, cheese, olives & fresh baking all make good snacks at the beach […]

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Trout Lake – June 13

June has been a hot, dry month and farmers are reporting early crops across the board – it’s the sort of thing that makes you excited about all the berries and cherries (yes, cherries!), but we are asking questions about what’s going to be in season in August… Ask your favourite, local farmer how the […]

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Mount Pleasant Market-Opening day this Sunday!

We’re back at Dude Chillin Park…join us for Opening Day Festivities at 9:45am! It’s Member Appreciation Day! Membership has plenty of juicy market benefits, including Member Only Specials from our vendors and community partners, free Market Money transactions in the first week of every month, limited edition 20th Anniversary Market Merch for Beefsteak and Brandywine […]

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VFM20: Albert’s Herbs & Nursery

  A full decade before the trend of urban farming brought hyper-local product to VFM markets, Albert Balabanov of Albert’s Herbs & Nursery was quietly farming his one acre plot in Burnaby, BC. “It was a point of pride to be the closest farm of all farmers at Trout Lake,” said Albert, who grows a […]

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Yaletown – June 11

We’ve got lots going on this Thursday at the Yaletown Farmers Market. Join us between 2pm and 6pm for another beautiful sunny market day. Rumor last week was we might see the first of the seasons cherries this week, arriving at the market about two weeks earlier than expected! You’ll have to come down and see for […]

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