What’s Fresh At Kitsilano – Sept 4th
Produce
apples, basil, bell peppers, blackberries, broccoli, bok choy, carrots, celery, chard, cherries, cauliflower, cucamelons, cucumbers, corn, eggplant, fennel, fresh herbs, garlic, green onions, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, leeks, nectarines, new potatoes, melons, mushrooms, patty pan squash, peaches, plums, radishes, raspberries, salad mix, strawberries, sunflowers, snap peas, sugar peas, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini, zucchini flowers
Top Picks
Plums are deliciously in season, each variety tastes completely different! Get them at the market from Stein Mountain Farm, Jobst-Hof, Klippers Organics
Cucamelons from Taves Family Farm (Apple Barn) are the perfect addition to a salad, and they’re just soo cute!
Go Check out a variety of different Mushrooms from Huis Mushroom Farm, his list of mushrooms entails Pink Oyster, Shitake, Enoki and much more!
Don’t Miss
It’s Member Appreciation Day at Kitsilano this Sunday, as it is the first market of the month! Make sure to sign up for a membership at the information booth if you haven’t already to take advantage of all your member perks!
ElectroRecycle is ready to accept over 300 small appliances while you shop the best in local flavours at Kitsilano Farmers Market. Have recycling questions? Be sure to ask their friendly staff at their tent located at the North entrance off 10th Avenue.
Its Survey September at the Farmers Markets. We want to hear some feed back from our Market shoppers! Stop by the Survey booth to answer a few quick and easy Market related questions.
The Salt Spring Coffee Edible Scavenger Hunt has kicked off last Saturday at Trout Lake Market, and runs until October 9. This is a super fun and easy way for shoppers to connect with farmers, food, and even market crew for a chance to win some sweet prizes.
What to do:
Pick up a card at any Vancouver Farmers Market, all Salt Spring Coffee events or download online here.
How to Enter:
Complete all five activities listed on the edible scavenger hunt card between August 27 and October 9. Fill out your contact details on the completed card.
Hand in your completed card at a Salt Spring Coffee booth or any Vancouver Farmers Market Info stand—or add a stamp and pop it in the mail!
Celebrate the harvest with Vancouver Farmers Markets at RIPE 2016! Tickets are on sale now for our annual dinner fundraiser, which takes place Sunday, October 16 at The Roundhouse. RIPE features a knock-out roster of farm-to-table chefs paired with VFM producers to present 8 mount-watering small plate tasting stations, seasonal cocktails, and local craft beverage. More info on participating chefs and vendors, and to buy tickets, at the RIPE event page.
Get a complete list of this week’s Kitsilano Market vendors here.
Discover our five other summer market locations on our Markets Page.
