Photo: Vancouver Farmers Markets (Kitsilano Market)
Vancouver Farmers Markets have just launched their spring season, with various markets open all across the city. These vibrant local food hubs have a long and proud history in this city that began nearly three decades ago.
Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM), a not-for-profit society, was founded in 1995 when some East Vancouver neighbours met in the basement of the Britannia Community Centre. They noted food insecurity in their area and very little in the way of local produce being sold nearby. “They thought a farmers’ market would be able to address this lack of food access in their community. And it snowballed from
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