Kits Market Sponsor: ElectroRecycle
At VFM, we truly relish the opportunity to join forces with community partners that bring amazing value-added services to our shoppers on top of their generous sponsorship support. For this reason, we’re thrilled to announce that ElectroRecycle, BC’s only small appliance and power tool recycling program, will be sponsoring Kitsilano Market for the 2015 season! […]
Read moreWinter Market – Feb 14
We’re moving! We hope you’ve already heard about it, but this week, it’s finally happening – the Winter Market is moving across the street to the Riley Park site. Parking is still in the overflow lot of Nat Bailey and along Ontario Street. Washrooms are at Hillcrest and at the Riley Park Caretaker house. Check […]
Read moreWinter Market – Feb. 7
It’s Food Truck February! February is here and we’ve double the number of food trucks on-site all month long. We’ve asked the food trucks to create a NEW Market Menu item using market products from their fellow vendors and market shoppers (that’s you!) will decide who does it best. Don’t forget to vote every week – see […]
Read moreMarket Menu Items
This #foodtruckfeb we’ve asked our food trucks to create a Market Menu item using ingredients sourced as locally as they can get – right from their fellow vendors! Each food truck’s Market Menu item will be given a “Most Local” rating – can they make it to 50% local? 75%?? 100%??? Here’s the roster of […]
Read moreNew Location! Market Move
Due to construction at Nat Bailey Stadium, the Winter Farmers Market held Saturdays in the stadium parking lot will be moving to the Riley Park site beginning on February 14, 2015. Construction is scheduled to take 8 weeks, at which time we expect to move back to the stadium lot. The market footprint will include […]
Read moreVFM Statement Regarding Microbiological Survey of Locally Grown Lettuce Sold at Farmers’ Markets
Findings of a 2012 research study by a UBC Land and Food Systems Masters Student was recently released on the UBC Website. (LINK) Though the research for this study was conducted in more than 2 years ago at five unidentified farmers markets in Vancouver, we take food safety concerns seriously. The study shows that lettuce from farmers […]
Read moreFood Truck February is here!
#FoodTruckFeb kicks off this weekend at Nat Bailey! Our food trucks have been asked to create a Market Menu item using ingredients sourced as locally as they can get – right from their fellow vendors! Here’s who you can look forward to seeing on February 7th: Aussie Pie Guy Check out their pork tourtiere pie […]
Read moreWinter Market – Jan 31
Wow – what a wet, torrential rain we had last week. Thanks to everyone who came out in spite of the pouring rain. We gave away a lot of buttons for our #showusyerboots #bravetherain campaign too! This week’s looking a lot more farmers market friendly… Don’t miss these vendors: Ambercott Acres: James only comes out […]
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