Sponsorship
Each year, Vancouver Farmers Markets extends invitations to sponsors to create an intimate and like-minded group of brands that value local food, sustainability, and healthy communities.
Our sponsors and community partners provide funding that pays for equipment purchases, operational expenses, and new market research and start up. Sponsorship dollars also helps us facilitate special programs like the Fresh to Families Project. Your sponsorship will support us as we continue to build successful, vibrant markets for Vancouver, which help keep BC farms in production.
Become a VFM sponsor! Check out our 2021-22 Sponsorship Package and email Gabrielle Vacheresse, gabrielle@eatlocal.org, to learn more.
Vancouver Farmers Markets is proud to be a 1% For the Planet Non Profit Organization
Major Project Support
Over the past 5 years Vancity and the Vancity VISA enviroFund have supported the Vancouver Farmers Markets to start-up new, thriving neighbourhood farmers markets including the Kitsilano Sunday Farmers Market and the all-outdoor Saturday Winter Farmers Market near Nat Bailey Stadium, and in 2012, the Wednesday Main St. Station Farmers Market. Additionally, since 2010, Vancity has supported the Vancouver Farmer Markets by providing project start-up funding to develop infrastructure for our markets and the local food system as a whole.
2021 Season Market Sponsors
Stilhavn is a curated collection of top performing REALTORS®. Unlike most brokerages, our agents are selected based on strict performance and personality criterion. We’re not striving to be the biggest, just the best. At Stilhavn, “better” means leveraging our collective strength and deep market insights to deliver unparalleled results for our clients.
Buy or Sell your home with the peace of mind that comes from working with the top, most celebrated talent in town! Our agents sell 10X more homes then the average Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver agent, and we sell them 60% faster.*
*based on IMS and internal data.
Stilhavn is sponsor of the Trout Lake & Kitsilano Farmers Markets
The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) supports, promotes and represents the shared interests of 7,000 businesses and property owners in the central 90-block area of Vancouver’s downtown core. We focus on priorities voiced by our members: programs and services in the areas of advocacy, accessibility, cleanliness, beautification, business support, marketing and mobility. www.dtvan.ca
The DVBIA is a season sponsor of the Downtown Farmers Market.
Cadillac Fairview is a globally focused owner, operator, investor, and developer of best-in-class real estate across retail, office, residential, industrial and mixed-use asset classes. Pacific Centre properties stretch over downtown Vancouver’s three city blocks, showcasing Vancouver’s retail, office, and entertainment hub and premier fashion destination.
We create and cultivate innovative spaces and experiences that bring people together in inspiring ways.
Cadillac Fairview is a season sponsor of the Downtown Farmers Market.
PCI Developments s a Vancouver-based real estate developer and investor founded in 1982. PCI is a proud member of the Hastings-Sunrise community with retail & secured rental apartments at 388 Kaslo and under construction retail & secured rental apartments, including moderate income rental, at 3600 & 3680 East Hastings at Boundary Road completing in 2023, and 3555 East Hastings shortly after.
PCI Development is a Season Sponsor of the Hastings Park Farmers Market
A Canadian digital insurance brand of The Co-operators, Duuo is always striving for that perfect mix of simplicity and innovation. Our goal is to make purchasing insurance the easiest item to cross off your to-do list. Through our digital, insurance platform, we’re making it easy to get the coverage you need, exactly when you want it. Duuo’s online platform allows Vancouver Farmers Market exhibitors to purchase affordable vendor insurance, providing coverage for the days you’ll be exhibiting without any service or cancellation fees. Simply sign up, get a quote, and purchase. It’s easy!
2021 Market Day Sponsors
ElectroRecycle, BC’s only small appliance & power tool recycling program, is thrilled to be partnering with the Vancouver Farmers Market again this year to provide market-goers with special monthly recycling events. Market shoppers are invited to drop off their old, broken or unwanted electrical appliances such as blenders, hair dryers or power drills for recycling on the first and third Saturday and Sunday of the month, and for FREE! For more info on the +400 items we recycle and the specific locations we attend this year, please visit www.electrorecycle.ca or find them at the market on the following dates:
West End: May 22, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 16
Kitsilano: May 2, June 6, July 4, August 8, September 5, October 17
Our Community Bikes promotes the use of bicycles as a healthy, affordable and environmentally sound form of transportation. Our social enterprise offers a selection of refurbished bikes and parts, while our programming offers education in the form of mechanical skills training to empower people and enable access to community services and opportunities.
Donate your old bike with Our Community Bikes at Trout Lake on June 12, Kitsilano on July 11 and West End on August 14.
Reusables.com is a container sharing platform for zero waste takeout. Since the start of COVID-19, the company has helped local restaurants in Vancouver replace single-use packaging with reusable packaging. For the community, Reusables offer a convenient and affordable way to reduce waste. Become a member today!
Find Reusables at Trout Lake on September 11.
Tutti is Vancouver’s newest local food and beverage delivery company with the goal of building a delivery service that brings communities together. Founded in 2017 in Victoria BC, Tutti has the vision to provide local restaurants with an affordable delivery option that keeps profits in their pockets while offering incredible customer service, and a reliable team of couriers. Tutti proudly specializes in connecting people with an outstanding network of locally owned businesses, including restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores, and other service outlets throughout BC!
Thank You to our 2020 Sponsors!
Interested in becoming a Vancouver Farmers Market sponsor? See our 2021-22 Sponsorship Package for more details or contact our Operations & Development Manager Gabrielle Vacheresse – gabrielle@eatlocal.org
