Category Archives for "Vendor Information"
December 8, 2020
Meet ‘Bob The Dog’ – All dressed up and no place to go for Crafter Market Vendors (open letter)
Hi Everyone, As most of you know, we’ve had our business, Bob the Dog for almost 3 years now and it truly has been a labour of love. Running your own business is an 8 day a week kind of thing, and if you didn’t love it, you simply wouldn’t do it. Our business is […]
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December 6, 2020
Meet Th!nk Soap and take a trip through intoxicating and wonderful fragrances!!
Th!nk Soap is a Vancouver based soap company. They want to send you on a trip through intoxicating and wonderful fragrances that will remind you of beautiful memories and trips abroad. They are passionate about the chemistry of making cold process soaps and their combination of ingredients and use natural essential or fragrance oils and […]
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November 22, 2020
Meet the Vendor: Katerina Klimes of Mila Earth Body Care
We asked Artisan vendor, Katerina Klimes, to tell us about herself and her business. Here’s what she had to say: I am a Confident Chameleon! I was born in Prague, under the communist hammer. At the age of 7 we took a holiday, and escaped under the watchful eye of semi-automatics over the Yugoslavian border. […]
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February 27, 2020
What is a BCAFM Farmers’ Market?
Artisan Farmers Market Society has been a member of the British Columbia Association of Farmers’ Markets for around 20 years, but what does this mean for consumers and vendors? As a matter of fact, our Society’s co-founder, Mary Forstbauer, initiated the founding of the BCAFM. Today, the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets represents over 145+ […]
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November 2, 2018
Winter Market Off to a Great Start at Lonsdale Quay!
Hey Farmers’ Market Lovers! We’re putting on a Winter Market, Saturdays and Sundays at Lonsdale Quay! This winter we’ll have up to two dozen plus vendors for you to visit and shop from throughout Lonsdale Quay including a possible few vendors outside. The vendors will be assembled in three main areas, inside on the main level […]
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June 30, 2018
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Vendor Tips for Publicizing Your Message to the Artisan Farmers’ Market Community
The 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 […]
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April 24, 2018
There’s a new Kitchen in Town!
There’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 […]
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April 13, 2018
Why do Farmers’ Market Vendors Need to Have Insurance for the Market?
If 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 (formerly with Central Agencies) kindly contributed for this post from his talk at the 2018 AGM discussing the […]
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