Mission:

The Mission of Your Local Farmers Market Society is to foster community health and local economic development through the creation of a venue where community members have greater access to safe, healthy, locally produced, environmentally friendly food, and where BC producers can market their goods directly to urban consumers.

Objectives:

• To contribute to the economic viability of small farms and local cottage industries by providing ready markets and creating long term opportunities for them to retail their products at a fair return.
• To provide consumers with a choice of fresh, quality produce and other agricultural goods in settings that allow them to interact with the people who grow the food they eat and to thereby foster stronger connections between urban and rural dwellers.
• To help create a sense of community in the urban neighbourhoods where markets are held; and to help preserve rural communities and farmland by fostering sustainable small-scale agriculture.
• To serve as a practical and accessible medium for public education and mobilization around nutrition, agricultural and food policy issues.