Farmers’ Markets are Cool! Get Involved Now! Volunteer with the Farmers’ Market! Get involved with your community and get some fresh air in a friendly environment. We are looking for a few friendly, dependable volunteers for general tasks & promotional activities. When? On weekends, for the remainder of the season, until October 28th Where? At […]
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Continue readingIt all Starts with a First Step Taking that first step to launch one of gene and grace’s signature products at the Artisan Farmers’ Markets on the North Shore set off a chain of events that has catapulted its profile within Vancouver’s North Shore marketplace. An Emphasis on Recycling and Re-purposing gene and grace develops and manufactures […]
Continue readingThe Artisan Farmers’ Market Community wants to hear about your business and products. Here are a few tips to help you and your business, as a currently registered AFMS vendor, deliver your message to Artisan Farmers’ Market Society’s online community. Next time you renew your application or apply a new, assure your profile contains: your company […]
Continue readingThere’s a new Kitchen in Town! Have you ever wondered how a startup food company goes from supplying their friends and family with foods made in their residential kitchen to operating their own premises with a commercial kitchen outfitted to prepare food for the public? Renting a dedicated commercial kitchen can be a big step […]
Continue readingIf you have applied to be a vendor with Artisan Markets, or most other BCAFM markets, you are probably aware there is a requirement for vendors to have insurance this year. The following are speaking notes Brent Milburn kindly contributed for this post from his talk at the 2018 AGM discussing the importance of vendors having […]
Continue readingHere are some of the fine vendors we are happy to have confirmed already for the 2018 farmers’ market season! 4D Orchard: Okanagan Fresh Fruits A Bread Affair Ambleside Soap Aurora Creative Jewellery Awesome and Unique Bali Bites BAM Woodworks Bowen Island Herb Salts Burnaby Lakers Lacrosse Club CanWest Farms Ltd Chaerea Jewellery chouchou crepes […]
Continue readingStudents from the University of British Columbia are partnered with Artisan Farmers’ Market to help us better understand the community we serve. The data collected will inform the Market on potential and existing customer needs and preferences as well as contribute to the development of more effective methods of communicating with our audience. Please take […]
Continue readingHello Farmers’ Market Lovers, Launching this year’s effort to ensure all residents near our markets know what’s for sale at the market, here is a collection of vendor goods currently on display in the Vancity on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. Be on the lookout for more market presence in the upcoming months prior to our […]
Continue readingIn thinking back ten years about the markets, here are some of my thoughts… The Burnaby Farmers’ Market has been beneficial to me, being able to be independent and not having to take a minimal wage job somewhere. It is good for everyone’s general health to keep active in the later years, so I will […]
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