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| | Seasonal Produce | | Tomatoes 
| | Whatever your favourite - it's very likely one of our market vendors will have the variety you're looking for. Talk to the farmer about how their tomatoes are grown and how best to serve them. Many vendors have recipes and tips to share. | | 
| At the markets in August:
Apples, Apricots, Artichokes, Beets, Blackberries, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Corn Cherries, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Currants, Edible Flowers, Fennel, Garlic, Green Beans, Green Onions, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Peas, Peppers, Plums, Potatoes, Radishes, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Salad Greens, Shallots, Summer Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Zucchini and more coming each week! | MONTHLY RAFFLES
Don't forget to enter our monthly raffles held at each Vancouver market. Fabulous prizes donated by market vendors. Raffle dates are: East Van and West End:
Aug 27, Sept 24. Oct 8 Nat Bailey Stadium:
August 31, Sept 28, Oct 26 All proceeds benefit Your Local Farmers Market Society.
Members receive 2 free tickets to each draw. |  | | Coming Events | | 
Heirloom Tomatoes at Sapo Bravo Organics, East Van Market
Tomato Festival
August 27th at East Van and West End and August 31st at Nat Bailey Stadium
We think the arrival of tomato season is reason to celebrate. Come to the market for Tomato Festival and see why! You'll find tomato variety displays, tomato sampling, interesting facts about tomatoes, recipes and more. Your favourit farmer will have their best tomatoes on display front and centre. Come early to enjoy the best selection. Did you know: There are more than 4,000 varieties of tomatoes, ranging from the small, marble-size cherry tomato to the giant Ponderosa that can weigh more than 3 pounds.
 More Cookbook Swaps Due to Popular Demand The recent cookbook swap held at the East Vancouver market was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who participated by donating, swapping and buying books. We hope you are happy with your new aquisitions. Because of this initial success, we've scheduled another swap for October 1st. Mark your calendars!! Drop off books at East Van on Sept 10, 17, 24. In addition, we've decided to have swaps at our West End and Nat Bailey markets - here are the details: September 24th at the West End Market and Sept 28th at the Nat Bailey Stadium Market. You can start dropping off books at the beginning of September at these 2 markets.
Feast of Fields - September 11 Come and celebrate our local bounty during a splendid afternoon in the country, wine glass and linen napkin in hand…
On a local farm once a year, FarmFolk/CityFolk gives you the opportunity to sample a wide variety of tasty selections from some of BC’s top chefs, food artisans, vintners, brewers, and farmers. Dishes are prepared from the high quality food grown locally by food producers who care about our environment, our health and the quality of their products.
Feast of Fields is a FarmFolk/CityFolk Society fund-raising event. This year's feast will be held at Vista D'Oro Farms in Langley. For more information: http://www.ffcf.bc.ca/feast.html Market vendors participating include:
edible gardens, Glorious Garnish and Seasonal Salad Co., McLennan Creek Dairy, The Granola King. YLFMS will have a table as well - stop by and say hi! |
Ask a Chef at the East Vancouver Market - September 3
Our popular Ask a Chef program continues in September with 3 more great chefs available to answer your cooking and food questions.
Hervé Martin, Hermitage
Eddy Mysliwiec, Se.ed Artisan Foods
Andrew Skorzewski, The Lazy Gourmet
You'll leave the market with not only great ingredients, but new and wonderful ways to prepare them for your family and friends. The next Ask a Chef happens October 1.
By the way, we'd love to hear your feedback about this and other special events and features of our markets. Feel free to drop us a line, talk to us at the Market Information Tent or slip a suggestion in our suggestion box. We are always looking for great ideas!
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After Summer Vacation Ends,
the Markets Continue When school is back in session, and summer holidays are over - the markets continue!! Don't forget that your favourite market is going strong even after Labour Day. In fact, all markets go on into October.
photo: Penny Lim |
Plant a Row ~ Grow a Row Program
How often is it that you can enjoy a favourite hobby and help others in your community at the same time? The Plant a Row ~ Grow a Row program invites local gardeners to grow an extra row of vegetables, for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and Neighbourhood Houses in Vancouver. Whether your vegetable garden is large or small, add an additional row, bed or pot and plant something extra. If you have extra fruit or vegetables, earmark them for donation as well. Encourage your family and friends to do the same.
This is a wonderful project for everyone, from small children to seniors, from those who have a huge vegetable plot to balcony gardeners who can grow vegetables in pots. Garden fresh produce donated to Neighbourhood Houses will go directly into their pre-school, after-school, youth, single parent, immigrant and senior programs. Food donated to the churches will be donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and sent to agencies preparing meals for the hungry. Your contribution makes a difference!
Produce can be taken to a drop-off site in your area. To find a location near you, visit www.vancouver.ca/foodpolicy and click on "Current Initiatives"
Beyond Peak Oil - September 10
 Vancouver Permaculture Network presents David Holmgren, Australian coordinator of permaculture and author. Sept 10, 3pm-6pm MacMillan Bldg, Room 166 , UBC, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver. Hosted by UBC Farm. Tickets $20 at Banyen Books 3608 W 4th Ave. Students $10 at door.
Info: www.alternatives.com/vpn
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| | Market Hours | East Vancouver
East 15th & Victoria Drive | | Saturdays, 9am - 2pm | | Construction Update: 12th Avenue between Fraser and Nanaimo is now completely open to traffic. An earlier than expected finish to a big project - hooray! | | | Nat Bailey Stadium
30th Ave & Ontario St. | | Wednesdays, 1pm - 6:30pm | | | West End - (Nelson Park)
Comox St, between Bute & Thurlow | | Saturdays, 9:30am - 2pm | | [top] |
| Market Posters Available to Print | | 
Help us spread the word about the markets by printing out an 8 1/2 by 11 poster and putting it up at your place of work, apartment, gym, community gathering place or neighbourhood bulletin board. | Choose the market that is closest to where you will post it. Links to the posters are below: (these are PDF files)
East Vancouver
West End
Nat Bailey Stadium |  photo: Sharon Newman |
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| Vendor Spotlight | | 
photo: Rebecca Lamb | West End Vendors
If you've never ventured over to our West End market on Saturdays from June - October, you've been missing out on some great shopping. The best kept secret here - no long lineups and many of the same vendors as our East Van market. | | Here are just a few of the vendors you might not have visited but who are definitely worth a trip downtown. | | Tea Time - Pinky makes lovely scones and fresh fruit pies that are perfect with afternoon tea or as dessert. | Flowers by Matt and Chris - A beautiful bouquet for your dinner table or mantle. How about a nice hostess bouquet for that friend who knows just how you like your steak. | | Cookies by John - This fella make a killer bar cookie. You might be hooked after just one taste. | Dominion Organics - A new vendor this season, Dominion Organics is an organic greenhouse grower with tomatoes (heirloom varieties too), cucumbers, peppers and more. | | Vlad's Apiary - Vlad's prize winning honey is sure to please. Check out his assortment of beeswax candles too. | | | | | Familiar West End farmers who also sell at our East Vancouver Market: | | Snowy Mountain Organics (you may know them as Harvey's Orchards at East Van) | Klippers Organic Acres | | Forstbauer Family Farm | Ritson Family Orchards | | Langley Organic Growers | Little Qualicum Cheeseworks | | Jay Springs Lamb | Greenhill Acres | | Yarrow Eco Village Farm | Rai Farms | | Paul's Produce | Goldwing Ostrich Products | | Pasture to Plate Grassfed beef | | | To check out these and other vendors' schedules visit our vendor schedule page here. |
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| | Market Wishlist | In the spirit of freecycling, the following items would be greatly appreciated in good condition for use at the markets this season:
- brightly coloured, plastic/vinyl table cloths
- small outdoor folding chairs and cafe (small, folding) tables
- patio umbrellas
- bungee cables
- orange traffic cones
-digital camera in working order
Call us at 879-3276 to arrange a donation!
[top] | Market Memberships
There is still time to become a member of Your Local Farmers Market Society. Memberships are valid until April 2006.
Memberships support the operations of our 3 farmers markets, help us continue to work for BC farmers and to plan for the future of the markets and the society. Sign up at any market or mail in our online form. You'll need Adobe Acrobat to read this file.
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| Membership | Our 2005 membership drive has gone well and we’d like to thank our current members for their support. We now have more members than we have ever had in one season. However, we are only a quarter of the way to our goal of 500 members. We most warmly invite everyone without a membership to join the market and our non-profit society as an annual member. Memberships also make great gifts for friends and family who want to support the future growth and development of farmers markets in Vancouver!
Membership prices are: $25 single membership (+18 years)
$40 family membership - 2 adults & unlimited children under 18)
$15 youth (under 18), seniors (+60 years) or fixed income
As a member of Your Local Farmers Market Society, you are supporting the work of the society and its future programs. As a non-profit society dedicated to supporting local food systems and local economic and community development, YLFMS is starting to raise funds to develop exciting new programs for 2006 that will benefit our vendors, our shoppers and our community.
We would truly appreciate your support - help us reach our goal!
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Call for Buskers and Facepainters
Buskers and facepainters are needed for both our Nat Bailey Stadium and West End Farmers Markets. If you are talented musically or artistically, get in touch with us. You need to bring your own supplies but we'll be happy to provide some shade for you to work under. Buskers can ask for donations or put out a hat. These spots are booked in advance so please call the office (604-879-3276) and speak with Carole if you are interested.
Market Sign Hosters
Do you live in a neighbourhood near Nat Bailey Stadium? (with access to a patch of grass, living anywhere in the region of 12th - 33rd, Fraser to Cambie area?). If so, and if you would like to host a small sign for the 2005 market season, let us know! We would love it if you would help us get the word out about the markets by hosting a sign on your lawn. Sign hosts keep signs at their house for the market season (end of October). Sign drop-off can be arranged - Come talk to us at the Market Information Tent at any market or call the office at 604-879-FARM.
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| | Articles for E-bits | | E-bits is YLFMS’ monthly on-line newsletter, reaching over 1,000 supporters of the Farmers’ markets in Vancouver. If you would like to submit an article relevant to our readers on topics such as local food systems, farming issues, food preparation, food issues, recipes, sustainable agriculture, land preservation, arts and crafts production and community economic development please contact Tara at tara@eatlocal.org. Only articles pertaining to the overall goals and mission of the organization will be considered for submission. The next issue of e-bits will be out in mid-September. Submission deadline: September 5, 2005. | ______________________________
Newsletter Archive
Miss a past issue of e-bits, here's our archive: June 2005 e-bits July 2005 e-bits 
Your Local Farmers
Market Society
1163 Commercial Dr, #2, Vancouver, BC
V5L 3X3
info@eatlocal.org www.eatlocal.org
604-879-FARM (3276) |
Mole Hill Community Lane Sale - August 27th
The Mole Hill Community will have their second lane sale this summer on August 27th in the lane behind Comox Street. Proceeds from sales by Polly and Esther's Closet benefit the BC Persons With AIDS society.
Please support our West End neighbours and stop on your way to or from the market.
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